Southside Johnny’s members met in middle school. The lead singer was heavily influenced by his father's love for music. The bassist used to annoy his aunt by playing his favorite cassette tape incessantly. Southside Johnny began performing at Rash, a local dive bar. The Beatles heavily influenced the early work of the band.

Members of Southside Johnny see this tour as a chance to expose another audience to their music. The band is in the beginning of the accompanying tour for their most current release. The most current release from Southside Johnny has been heavily influenced by singers of the 1960s.

Generally, critics have commended Southside Johnny for their ability to connect with the audience during live shows. A music critic from Champaign, Gerald Avondale, has always commended group’s incredible stage presence. Southside Johnny’s newest album has received superb praise from Peter Jasper, a music critic out of New York, and Shane Pillar, from Albany.

Southside Johnny was discovered while performing at at Academic, a local club. Southside Johnny were relieved when their single climbed the charts. They had heard too many stories of bands with record deals going nowhere.

Southside Johnny accepted that they were real working musicians in 1995, when Mary Easley started the band’s first fan club. The fan club quickly grew from a few dozen in San Francisco to a few thousand country wide.

The group has an obsession with Human in Orlando and are sure to play a concert every year. Southside Johnny's shows always have the audience singing by the end of the show. Southside Johnny’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on TheSeats.com, along with the schedule of all the band’s concerts.