Eugene Hutz, and his 7 piece gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello return to Baltimore’s Ram’s Head Live about midway through their 15 date, 20th Anniversary tour before heading to Europe.

Their recent set-lists have drawn heavily from 2005’s Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike and 2010’s Trans-Continental Hustle as well as a smattering of covers of the likes of The Cramps, Iggy Pop and Elvis Presley. This band melds multiple musical styles and cultural flavors into a froth of pure energy and intensity.

“Gogol Bordello’s task is to provoke (the) audience out of (a) post-modern aesthetic swamp onto a neo-optimistic communal movement towards new sources of authentic energy, with acts of music, theater, chaos and sorcery.”

Gogol Bordello’s Mission Statement

If you’ve never seen Gogol Bordello live, there’s never a better time than right now, so make sure you pick up your tickets today. Support from New York’s genre bending Nu Folk Rebel Alliance. Doors at 9pm.

To give you a bit of a preview for Friday, enjoy these photos from the Shindig Festival in Baltimore 2014. Photos copyright and courtesy of Shantel Mitchell Breen/These Subtle Sounds.