The full lineup for the 2021 edition of the Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival was announced last month. The gathering is set to go down from September 24-26 at the Downtown Vegas Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.
It has been revealed today that Friday headliners NOFX are no longer on the bill. Descendents have taken over their place.
PRB say:
We regret to announce that NOFX will no longer be able to perform at Punk Rock Bowling this year due to circumstances beyond our control, but the good news is we have confirmed the Descendents to headline Friday in their place! An email is currently being sent to everyone that bought a FRIDAY ONLY ticket to explain your options. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to still see you in Vegas this September.
NOFX’s mainman “Fat” Mike Burkett comments:
I’ve been playing and bowling at Punk Rock Bowling since the very first one when there were only 22 teams. PRB is my favorite time of the year. Like so many of you, I not only get to see my favorite bands, but I also get to see my punk friends from high school. This event is my reunion, it’s my convention, and it’s my church…. I was so f–king excited to play it this year….. but sadly we are not going to.
NOFX had a meeting this week and decided we shouldn’t play out of respect that wounds are still healing. There has been a lot of hate messages and threats because we are on the bill, It just feels wrong. We know we said shitty things that caused it, so we get it. Sorry to everyone that wanted to see us. It’ll have to be in a different city. Hopefully we can see you all in Vegas when the time’s right. But not Everything Sucks, I talked to Milo yesterday…. And he’s comin! Decendents are taking our spot! It’s pretty fucking cool that we are being replaced by a better band! I wish I could be there to see ’em.
Check out the updated lineup and flyer below.
Friday, September 24:
Descendents
Frank Turner
The Menzingers
All
Anti-Flag
The Queers
Roy Ellis
Pears
FYP
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Seized Up
The Linecutters
The Sunnydales
Jerk!
Saturday, September 25:
Circle Jerks
Streetlight Manifesto
Leftover Crack
Gorilla Biscuits
Youth Brigade
The Bronx
The Aggrolites
Good Riddance
Plague Vendor
Field Day
Urethane
Decent Criminal
Side Eyes
Suburban Resistance
Sunday, September 26:
Devo
Lunachicks
Murder City Devils
The Lawrence Arms
Municipal Waste
The English Beat
Riverboat Gamblers
The Schizophonics
Bishops Green
Bridge City Sinners
The Last Gang
Holy Fever
Babe Patrol
The Twits
Get tickets at punkrockbowling.com.
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