After a couple of weeks of small hints on social media, as well as Green Day claiming they were not the Network, the band released an EP on November 20, 2020, titled Trans Am .
Then on November 2, 2020, the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years, named “Ivankkka Is a Nazi”.
On October 30, 2020, the band’s secret side project, the Network , teased upcoming activity with a video titled “The Prophecy” and mentioned their upcoming sequel album.
On October 28, 2020, Against the Current released their new song “That Won’t Save Us”
In October 2020, the band had planned and announced a “Surf the UK Tour” in 2021 with Lit and The Dollyrots, but they were forced to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The tour was rescheduled to begin in April 2022.
Beginning in October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , Story of the Year performed their first three albums in three individual livestreams under the title Ghost Signal.
On September 25, 2020, Billy Martin did a guitar play through livestream on the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album.
In September 2020, Welty filed a lawsuit against the Offspring for unpaid royalties . Welty claimed he was owed millions more profits from the Offspring’s $35 million catalog sale and that former bandmate Dexter Holland tried to “erase” his contributions to the band’s career by failing to pay him his…
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On April 21, 2020, the Offspring released a rock cover of Joe Exotic ‘s country song “Here Kitty Kitty” popularized by the 2020 Netflix documentary Tiger King . It was recorded while the band was in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic . In a June 2020 interview with Download TV,…
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On May 21, 2020, the band released a cover of Blondie ‘s ” Dreaming “.