I have been to many "adult" band concerts, including Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, etc...The Aquabats put on the best show by far. And the tickets are only 10 bucks, not like the others who are over a hundred. Just because a band has fun does not mean that they cannot put on a good show. I've talked to many people, and they have all said that The Aquabats put on the best stage show out of all the concerts they have seen. Hell, even my dad thinks so. And he's, you know, old.

And about the marketing/ripoff thing...The Aquabats are a TINY band from the OC whom hardly anybody has heard of. There are about 5 other kids in my entire school who know who they are. They play in tiny venues to about 250 kids and adults alike. In fact, at the shows there are many more adults there than kids. So I don't see how it could be some big evil marketing scam.

Sounds to me like they're doing it for the love of the music and the love of performing (from what you've described) and in my opinion, that's never a bad thing! Too many 'commercial' bands have lost sight of that, and don't care about pleasing the fans who frankly, have made them what they are today.

Kudos Mac!