Wheatus (Acoustic) and Gabrielle Sterbenz Special Guest Live @ Docie's Dock

🎸 WHEATUS — Dirtbags Across Eastern USA (and CANADA Too!) Tour Comes to Docie’s Dock! 🎶
Live in Fort Walton Beach, FL | September 29, 2025

Get ready, Fort Walton Beach — the iconic alt-rock band Wheatus is bringing their Dirtbags Across Eastern USA and CANADA Too! acoustic tour to Docie’s Dock for one unforgettable night of stripped-down storytelling and raw, unplugged energy.

Best known for their breakout anthem “Teenage Dirtbag,” Wheatus has been defying genre boundaries and creating hook-filled rock since the early 2000s. Now, on this special acoustic leg of the tour, the band invites fans into a more intimate setting — showcasing the heart of their music with rare, unplugged arrangements, fan favorites, and deep cuts from their expansive catalog.

Joining Wheatus is longtime band member and supporting act Gabrielle Sterbenz, an Americana singer-songwriter whose evocative voice and poetic lyricism bring a soulful warmth to the stage. With roots in folk and indie, Gabrielle’s solo set offers a perfect complement to Wheatus' acoustic energy — honest, heartfelt, and powerfully human.

Docie’s Dock, the beloved little dive where music thrives, is the perfect venue for this special stop. Known for up-close and personal shows that connect artists with fans in a truly unique way, this promises to be an experience you don’t want to miss.

🎤 WHEN: Monday, September 29, 2025
📍 WHERE: Docie’s Dock, Fort Walton Beach, FL
🎟️ TICKETS: Limited availability — grab yours now before they’re gone!

Come early, grab a drink, and settle in for an evening of acoustic magic with one of the most enduring names in indie rock. Dirtbags welcome.

BRENDAN’S SOLO BIO: Born and bred on an island as densely populated as Montreal just without any of the culture, Brendan B Brown did what Andrew Carnegie did, he beat the odds. Taking the unprecedented decision of forming a band in New York City at the age of 22, Brendan took his father’s nickname of “wedus” and his mother’s penchant for rare fabrics and formed Wheatus. Wheatus became known in some circles as the greatest band to play the Mercury Lounge and eventually signed to Columbia Records who released the first two Wheatus records, kinda. After the major label life and the success of Wheatus’s debut single “Teenage Dirtbag,” Brown continued Wheatus and released five more records before the band’s renaissance would take place after “Teenage Dirtbag” was covered by One Direction. Since then, Wheatus, still led by Brown, has enjoyed a renewed interest with their songs covered by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Sza, Jax, Ruston Kelly and touring with such acts as Dashboard Confessional, Living Colour, Everclear, and many more. Brendan B Brown has taken the success in stride and wants you to join the ride. Get in. Join the Dirtbag.

GABRIELLE’S BIO: Americana singer-songwriter (and longtime member of Wheatus), Gabrielle Sterbenz, was born into a house filled with Patsy Cline. At school, she sang in a Gospel Choir, hoping to sound like Aretha Franklin. In the evenings, Gabrielle would come home and drown her sorrows in Ella Fitzgerald. When this could sustain her no longer, she hatched a plan to graduate early, headed to New York City, and began working as a backing vocalist on late night television, for Robbie Dupree, Mike Doughty, Lorde, and most notably, Wheatus (of Teenage Dirtbag fame), a band she’s been a member of since 2011. Last year, Gabrielle performed her own music in every state in the lower 48, as direct support on Wheatus’ US acoustic tour, while also serving double-duty in the band. She is currently releasing music from her second record of original music.

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