{"id":178111,"date":"2026-03-04T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178111\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:18:10","slug":"karaoke-with-a-band-emo-night-karaoke-coming-to-kona-skate-park-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178111\/","title":{"rendered":"Karaoke with a band, Emo Night Karaoke coming to Kona Skate Park \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla \u2014 It\u2019s not a phase; Emo Night Karaoke will be at Kona Skate Park on March 20. The event features participants singing over 125 popular pop-punk, emo, and nu-metal songs with a live band. According to their website, signups are first-come, first-served, and the songs performed are chosen by a lottery.<\/p>\n

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Emo Night Karaoke is coming to Kona Skate Park in March Photo Credit: Raine Media (Raine Media)<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Raine Media<\/p>\n

Guitarist and emcee Chris Pennings says he got the idea after doing karaoke on a cruise ship. \u201cI did a Blink-182 song. It was the first time I ever done karaoke music, and I was with my brother, and we were drinking, and they were egging me on to do it, so I did it. And then when I got off stage, they\u2019re like \u2018How was it?\u2019 and I was like \u2018It would have been better with a band,\u2019 so that\u2019s where I got the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Emo Night Karaoke is coming to Kona Skate Park in March Photo Credit: Raine Media (Raine Media)<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Raine Media<\/p>\n

While the setlist is over 125 songs, Pennings says the band knows about 150 songs, and members spend about 25-30 hours a month practicing individually. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to remember that many songs. You\u2019re just like, constant practice when you\u2019re at home. You got a weekend coming up, you\u2019ve got to run through everything, and make sure you remember how to play everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for Emo Night Karaoke are on sale now<\/a>. You can find the setlist on the Emo Night Karaoke website<\/a>. You can hear more about the event and Pennings\u2019s message to those on the fence about performing in the full interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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