Maggie Blitz

RATH & The Wise Guys - Official night 1 of the Smoking Dopes tour happened at the Tin Roof in Charleston, SC. Nothing but love and amazing energy! 🫶🏼

We have been trapped in this rolling metal sweatbox for what feels like three consecutive lifetimes. Fueled entirely by 3 AM roller-grill mystery cylinders, dangerously expired gas station energy drinks, and the lingering trauma of a truck stop bathroom that looked like a literal biohazard crime scene, Pig Pen is finally hurtling toward Monstercade for Night 2 of the Smoking Dopes Tour alongside the absolute savages in RATH & The Wise Guys.

Look, we know your history. We know that back in 1913, the towns of Winston and Salem officially joined forces to become one unstoppable super-city. Well, tonight, we are joining forces with the absolute maniacs in 30 is Dead to help dismantle it brick by brick.

But before we rip the doors off the venue and rewrite local history, we interrupt this tour update for your critically important, legally mandated daily PSA from the van:

Matty Matheson IS A COLOSSAL, UNMITIGATED FRAUD.

Seriously, we need to talk about this. This guy’s entire manufactured aesthetic is as hilariously ridiculous as Guy Fieri violently slapping on co**se paint, crawling out of a damp crypt, and starting a blast-beat black metal band about Diners, Drive-Ins, and Demons.

We DO NOT need a self-appointed "Mayor of Hardcore Town," man.

We don't need a screaming culinary lumberjack trying to gentrify breakdowns with wagyu beef and artisanal mayonnaise.
..Anyway. Now that our blood pressure is sufficiently spiked and the van smells like pure rage and stale corn chips, let's get psyched about tonight.

Gather your friends, come out and scream until your lungs give out, then buy a t-shirt so we can afford something other than roller-dog meat to survive the rest of this tour.

See you in the pit. NO CHEFS ALLOWED!

Our landlord is evicting us, so we’re making it your problem. We're fleeing the scene and hitting the road THIS FRIDAY.

Pig Pen is leaving town to spread filth, noise, and terrible decisions across the country. Get your tickets now so you can say you saw us before the inevitable van fire or our collective arrest. Bring earplugs. Or don't. We don't care.

THE SMOKING DOPES TOUR 2026

7/10 - Charleston, SC - Tin Roof
7/11 - Winston-Salem, NC - Monstercade
7/12 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Cave
7/13 - Baltimore, MD - Wax Atlas
7/14 - Kingston, NY - Night Swim Kingston
7/15 - Clinton, CT - Scottish Dave's Pub
7/16 - Bensalem, PA - Broken Goblet
7/17 - Chesapeake, VA - RiffHouse Pub
7/18 - Atlanta, GA - Atmosphere Atlanta