List of punk rock festivals
| List of punk rock festivals | |
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| General Information | |
| Related genres | Punk rock, rock, hardcore punk, pop punk |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Related events | Rock festival, music festival, concert tour, music festival, electronic music festival, historic rock festival |
| Other | Punk culture |
The following is an incomplete list of punk rock music festivals. This list may have some overlap with list of rock festivals and list of heavy metal festivals. Punk is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. By 1976 the first festivals were being organized.[1]
Festivals
| Name | Year | Location | Notes | |
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| European Punk Rock Festival | 1976 | 
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Mont de Marsan, France | In August 1976, the self-described "First European Punk Rock Festival" was held in Mont de Marsan in the southwest of France. Eddie and the Hot Rods, a London pub rock group, headlined. The Sex Pistols, originally scheduled to play, were dropped by the organizers who said the band had gone "too far" in demanding top billing and certain amenities; The Clash backed out in solidarity. The only band from the new punk movement to appear was The Damned.[2] Organised by Zermati, took place at Mont-de-Marsan on 21 August 1976, and featured French bands Bijou, Il Biaritz and Shakin’ Street, as well as The Damned.[3] |
| 100 Club Punk Festival | 1976 |  UK
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Oxford Street, London | A two-day event held at the 100 Club—a typically jazz-oriented venue in Oxford Street, London, England—on 20 and 21 September 1976.[4] The gig showcased eight punk rock bands, most of which were unsigned. The bands in attendance were each associated with the evolving punk rock music scene and movement of the United Kingdom. The concert marked a watershed for the movement, as punk began to move from the underground and emerge into the mainstream music scene. |
| Deeply Vale Festivals | 1976- '79 | UK
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England | The Deeply Vale Festivals were unique free festivals held near Bury in northwest England in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. They are regarded as significant events that united punk music into the festival scene. |
| Rock Against Racism | 1976- | UK
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United Kingdom | |
| Rock Against Sexism | 1978- | UK
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United Kingdom | |
| Heatwave | 1980 | 
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Canada | Promoted as the Punk Rock Woodstock |
| International Pop Underground Convention | 1991 | 
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Olympia, Washington | Punk and indie festival associated with the start of riot grrrl. |
| Yoyo A Go Go | 1994–2001 |
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Olympia, Washington | Held in 1994, 1997, 1999, and 2001. |
| Warped Tour | 1995-present |
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United States | The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are constructed prior to and for the duration of the event. The tour began as a showcase for alternative and punk rock music, and in more recent years featured very diverse genres. It is the longest running touring music festival in North America. |
| Antifest | 1995-present | 
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Czech Republic | |
| Punk Rock Bowling | 1999-present |
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United States | 4 Days of Punk Rock Debauchery in downtown Las Vegas. Outdoor fest, Late night club shows, Bowling Tournament with 1,000 punk rock Bowlers, Poker tournament, Pool Parties, Movie Screenings, Comedy. Memorial Day Weekend. |
| Dobrofest | 2010-present | 
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Levtsovo aiffield, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| Deconstruction Tour | 1999-present |
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| The Fest | 2002-present |
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Florida | |
| Drop Dead Festival | 2003– present | (many) | United States, Europe | An electro, post-punk, synthpunk, and experimental multiple-day festival, and the largest DIY festival for "art-damaged" music. |
| Mighty Sounds | 2005-present |
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Czech Republic | |
| Riot Fest | 2005–current | US
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Chicago | |
| Persistence Tour | (many) | Europe | ||
| Insubordination Fest | 2006-present |
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Maryland | |
| Estonian Punk Song Festival | 2008-present | 
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Estonia | |
| Pop Punk's Not Dead Tour | 2011-present |
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US, UK | United States, United Kingdom |
| Break The Ice | 2012 – present | 
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Melbourne, Australia | |
| Common Ground Festival | 2004 – present |
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Forest of Dean, England | Formally known as the Dirty Weekend Festival, Common Ground is a politically conscious benefit festival, organised a by a small collective of like minded people, featuring underground punk, dub, ska, crust and other genre bands |
| Punk im Pott | 1999-present | 
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Oberhausen, GER | 2 days German punk indoor |
| Ruhrpott Rodeo | 2007 – present |
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Hünxe, GER | 3 days of punk, ska, hardcore and other genre bands |
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Further reading
- Christgau, Robert, "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain" (review), New York Times Book Review, 1996.
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert, "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain" (review), New York Times Book Review, 1996. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
- ^ Strongman (2008), pp. 131–132; Savage (1992), p. 216. Strongman describes one of the Sex Pistols' objectionable requests as "some entourage accommodation". Savage says they were dropped from the festival following a violent altercation between Sid Vicious, then part of the Sex Pistols' "entourage", and journalist Nick Kent at a Pistols gig. It is possible that the organizers were specifically afraid of Vicious's attendance.
- ^ "Vive Le Punk". rockfort.info.
- ^ "History". the 100 Club. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
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