The Smithereens To Play Sellersville This Weekend
The Smithereens will be playing the Sellersville Theater this weekend, specifically, November 7,2026.
The band continues to tour with two original members (guitarist Jim Babjak and drummer Dennis Diken) despite the unfortunate death in 2017 of founding lead singer, songwriter, guitarist Pat DiNizio.
The band’s lead singer for this show will be another noteworthy veteran of the music scene, John Cowsill, who is enjoying his time touring with the band while also having established his own chart-topping career with ‘60s hitmakers The Cowsills, who had numerous hits singles and albums throughout the 1960s.
John also performed as a member of the Beach Boys on numerous tours throughout the 2000s. John does a great job of carrying on the tradition and high standards the Smithereens have set for themselves and for their fans over the years.
The Smithereens remain one of America’s musical treasures. Formed in New Jersey in 1980, the band’s timeless power-pop sound – rife with strong, catchy melodies, meaningful lyrics and walls of layered guitar, bass and drums – remains intact.
Huge fans of Buddy Holly and the 60s British Invasion (particularly the Beatles, Kinks and the Who), along with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, the band incorporated these influences and wore them proudly on their musical sleeves as they developed their own original style and sound.
Anyone who has heard them on record and seen them live knows they are in for a bold and brash treat, with the band’s creative mix of melodic pop structures, lyrical prowess and crashing waterfalls of high energy sound enabling them to continue to be one of power-pop’s most interesting and entertaining bands.
Signature songs like Blood and Roses, A Girl Like You, Only a Memory, Behind the Wall of Sleep and a raft of critically-acclaimed albums (Especially for You, Green Thoughts, 11 and many others) have cemented the band’s place in the hearts, minds and ears of their devoted worldwide fan-base.
The band was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2019. A few tickets remain for the show.