 The band has shared the stage with performers such as the Skatalites, Toots & the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The English Beat, Hepcat, Chuck Berry, The Slackers, Flogging Molly, The Toasters, Mustard Plug, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.Deal's Gone Bad formed in 1994 and played locally in Chicago for several years, releasing their debut in 1996.They then signed to Jump Up!