Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival

Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival
Genre	Punk rock
Dates	Memorial Day weekend
Location(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Years active	1999–present
Founders	Mark Stern, Shawn Stern, Andy Sirkin
Website	punkrockbowling.com

The Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival is an annual outdoor punk rock festival held since 1999 mixing bowling tournament and live music performances.

The first occurrence was held in 1999 at the now-defunct Huntridge Theater and originally based as a casual get-together bowling tournament for punk rock musicians and music industry insiders.

The live music components grew over the years into a full-fledge music festival from 2010 onwards including a 3-days outdoor music festival with additional night clubs performances, live music pool-parties, poker and bowling tournaments as well as other associated entertainment or punk culture events.

The event became part of the Downtown Las Vegas entertainment offer and happened there every year with the exception of 2010 (held in Henderson, Nevada), 2020 and 2022 (did not occur due to the Covid-19 pandemic). The 2016 edition also included an additional weekend held in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Lineups by year 1999-2009

13–14 February 1999 - DIY Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Friday 12 February

Kick off party

Location: Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Saturday 13 February

Festival

Location: Huntridge Theater

• Dropkick Murphys
• NOFX
• Pulley
• Rancid
• The Aquabats!
• The Casualties
• The Damned

18–20 February 2000 - 2nd Annual DIY Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Live music

Location: Huntridge Theater

Friday 18 February

• NOFX
• T.S.O.L.

Saturday 19 February

• Dillinger Four
• Welt
• Enemy U
• Punk Rock Karaoke (in the lounge of the Huntridge)

16–18 February 2001 - 3rd Annual DIY Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Live music

Friday 16 February

Location: House of Blues

• Lagwagon
• NOFX
• Pistol Grip

15–17 February 2002 - 4th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Live music

Location: Hurricane Harry’s, 3190 W Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada

Friday 15 February

• Jackass
• Manic Hispanic
• The Lawrence Arms

Saturday 16 February

• Alkaline Trio
• Bouncing Souls

7–9 February 2003 - 5th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Castaways Bowling Center, 2800 Fremont St Las Vegas, Nevada

Live music

Friday 7 February

Location: Huntridge Theater

• Dropkick Murphys
• The Forgotten
• The Unseen

Saturday 8 February

Location: Huntridge Theater

• GBH
• Circle Jerks
• Toxic Narcotic
• Daycare Swindlers

Location: Castaways Bowling Centre Cantina

• Manic Hispanic

6–8 February 2004 - 6th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Castaways Bowling Center, 2800 Fremont St Las Vegas, Nevada

Live music

Friday 6 February

Location: House of Blues

• Flogging Molly
• Punk Rock Karaoke
• Throw Rag

Saturday 7 February

Location: Castaway Bowling Centre Cantina

• Manic Hispanic

Location: Castaways Bowling Centre Lounge

• Flock of Goo Goo
• Harvey Sid Fisher

18–20 February 2005 - 7th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Live music

Saturday 19 February

Location: Pink Room of the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

• Flock of Goo Goo

Location: House of Blues

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• Bouncing Souls
• The Briefs

Location: Rock Room of the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

• Manic Hispanic

19–22 January 2006 - 8th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at Sam’s Town

Live music

Thursday 19 January

Location: Sam’s Town Live

• Manic Hispanic

Friday 20 January

Location: Sam’s Town Lounge

• Flock of Goo Goo

Location: Jillian’s, 450 S Fremont St, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Swingin Utters
• The Briefs
• The Riverboats Gamblers

18–21 January 2007 - 9th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at Sam’s Town

Live music

Location: Sam’s Town Live

Thursday 18 January

Kick off party

• Dillinger Four
• Nothington
• Strike Anywhere
• Bouncing Souls

Sunday 21 January

Award Ceremony

• Black Flag
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

17–20 January 2008 - 10th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

Bowling tournament at Sam’s Town

Live music and entertainment

Friday 18 January

Friday night kick off party

Location: Sam’s Town

• 7Seconds
• Youth Brigade
• Adolescents
• American Steel
• Nothington

Saturday 19 January

Movie premiere: “Let The Know” - The story of Youth Brigade and BYO Recoards

Sunday 20 January

Award party

Location: Canyon Club, 202 Fremont St, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Manic Hispanic

15–18 January 2009 -

Bowling tournament at Sam’s Town

Live music

Friday 16 January

Location: El Premier Nightclub, 3015, E Fremont St, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Dwarves
• The Casualties
• American Steel
• The Ignorant
• Off With Their Heads

Saturday 17 January

Location: House of Blues

• Pennywise
• Circle Jerks
• Channel 3
• The Darlings

Sunday 18 January

Location: House of Blues

• Pennywise
• Pulley
• The Vandals
• Tiltwheel

Location: El Premier Nightclub, 3015, E Fremont St, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Manic Hispanic
• The Bodies

Lineups by year 2010-2020

7–9 May 2010 - Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival, Henderson, Nevada

Bowling tournament at Sunset Station (hotel and casino)

Live music festival and clubs

Friday 7 May

Location: Sunset Station Lounge - Club Madrid

• The Phenomenauts
• Filthy Thieving Bastards
• Old Man Markley

Location: Sunset Amphitheater

• NOFX
• Hot Water Music
• Fucked Up
• Teenage Bottlerocket
• Tony Sly
• Youth Brigade
• Guilty by Association

Saturday 8 May

Location: Sunset Station Lounge - Club Madrid

• Revival Tour featuring Chuck Ragan and Ben Nichols

Location: Sunset Amphitheater

• Flogging Molly
• Against Me!
• The Riverboat Gamblers
• Broadway Calls
• Cobra Skulls
• Swingin Utters
• Old Man Markley

Sunday 9 May

Location: Sunset Station Lounge - Club Madrid

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• Saint Alvia
• The Cute Lepers

Location: Sunset Amphitheater

• Adolescents
• Channel 3
• T.S.O.L.
• 7Seconds
• Ill Repute
• D.R.I.
• Stretch Marks
• The Crowd
• The Dickies
• Dr. Know

27–30 May 2011 - 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival

Friday 27 May

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25–28 May 2012 - 14th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 25 May

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24–27 May 2013 - 15th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 24 May

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23–26 May 2014 - Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 23 May

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22–25 May 2015 - 17th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 22 May

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2016

26–30 May 2016 - Las Vegas, Nevada Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 27 May

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10–12 June 2016 - Asbury Park, New Jersey Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Saturday 11 June

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27–29 May 2017 - Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 26 May

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25–28 May 2018 - Punk Rock 20th Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 25 May

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24–27 May 2019 - 21st Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Friday 24 May

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21–25 May 2020 - 22nd Annual Punk Rock Bowling

First postponed to September, the event was subsequently cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Parts of the planned lineups were rescheduled to 2021.

Lineups by year 2021 onwards

24–26 September 2021 - 22nd Annual Punk Rock Bowling

Originally planned for May 2021, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation forced the event to be held in the Fall.

Thursday 23 September

Kick off party

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• D.I.
• Angry Samoans
• Monique Powell (Save Ferris)
• Lean 13
• DJ Lethal

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• Fear
• Pegboy
• M.I.A.
• The Besmirchers

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Dillinger Four
• Get Dead
• Teenage Bottlerocket

Friday 24 September

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

Main Stage

Club shows

Location: Nerd Bar, 450 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Dr. Know
• Ill Repute
• False Confession
• Stäläg 13

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• Lunachicks
• Dog Party
• Mean Jeans

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Strung Out
• Make War
• Suicide Machines

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Guttermouth
• Narcoleptic Youth
• Modern Action
• Gob Patrol

Saturday 25 September

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

Main Stage

Club shows

Location: Citrus Grand Pool Deck

• The Slackers
• Save Ferris
• The Inciters
• The Odd Numbers
• The Capsouls

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Madball
• H2O
• 8 Kalacas
• D.F.L.

Location: Nerd Bar, 450 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• MDC
• Verbal Abuse

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• Days N Daze
• Left Alone
• The Potato Pirates

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Lower Class Brats
• Slaughterhouse
• Hanover Saints
• Liberty & Justice

Sunday 26 September

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

Main Stage

Club shows

Location: Citrus Grand Pool Deck

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Slapshot
• Overexposure

Location: Nerd Bar, 450 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• The Unseen
• Defiance
• Starving Wolves
• Soldiers of Destruction

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Punk Rock Karaoke
• Toys That Kills
• Infamous Stiffs
• Raptors

2022

The event did not occur due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

26–29 May 2023 - 23rd Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Thursday 25 May

Kick off party

Location: Fremont

• Dwarves
• Dead Boys
• Zeke

Friday 26 May

Club Shows

Location:

Location: Citrus Grand

• Reverend Horton Heat
• The Delta Bombers
• Julian James & The Lovebombs
• The Luxuries
• Greg Antista & The Lonely Streets
• Los Empties

Location: Backstage Bar

• The Avengers
• The Skulls
• The Venomous Pinks
• Some Kind of Nightmare
• Unit F

Location: Place on 7th

• Lion’s Law
• Wisdom & Chains
• Militarie Gun
• Anti-Vision
• H.A.L.T.

Location: Fremont

• Youth Brigade
• Swingin Utters
• The Side Eyes
• Loud Graves
• Bad Thoughts

Location: The Usual Place

• The Real McKenzies
• The Goddamn Gallows
• Flatfoot 56
• Doll Riot
• Battle Flask

Location: Sand Dollar Downtown

• Agent Orange
• J.F.A.
• The Take
• After The Fall
• Pure Sport

Saturday 27 May

Location: Citrus Grand

• Lion’s Law
• Booze & Glory
• The Provos

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

• The Dollheads
• Dee Skusting & The Rodents
• The Crowd
• Surfbort
• Adolescents
• The Slackers
• Fishbone

Main Stage

• The Venomous Pinks
• Suzi Moon
• Channel 3 (CH3)
• Fesr
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• The Interrupters
• Bad Religion

Club Shows

Location: Citrus Grand

• Roy Ellis and the Aggrolites
• Bedouin Soundclash
• The Skints
• Bad Operation
• Amalgamated
• Robert Stokes Band

Location: Fremont

• Slaughterhouse
• Alice Bag
• (billed as special guest)

Location: Place on 7th

• Strung Out
• The Copyrights
• Western Addiction
• Washed

Location: The Usual Place

• Anti-Heros
• The Generators
• Antagonizer
• Hunting Lions

Location: Backstage Bar

• The Briefs
• Wine Lips
• Spiritual Cramp
• Rat Fuck

Location: Sand Dollar

• Ignite
• Pulley
• End It
• The Hate

Sunday 28 May

Location: Citrus Grand

• The Briefs
• Bad Operation
• TV Party

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

• GBH
• The Casualties
• Anti-Heros
• Sloppy Seconds
• End It!
• Speed of Light
• Madam Bombs

Main Stage

• Rancid
• The Damned
• Face to Face
• Roy Ellis with the Aggrolites
• Noi!se
• Playboy Manbaby
• Rough Kids

Club Shows

Location: Citrus Grand

• Fishbone
• HR of Bad Brains
• Son Rompe Pers
• Los Astakados
• Secos
• Eclipse

Location: Fremont

• L7
• Svetlanas
• Grade 2
• Informal Society

Location: Backstage Bar

• The Dickies
• Ultrabomb
• Dog Party
• Winkler

Location: Place on 7th

• Booze & Glory
• The Rumjacks
• The Bar Stool Preachers
• The Provos

Location: Sand Dollar

• Against All Authority
• Redshift
• Shock Therapy
• Not For Sale

Location: The Usual Place

• Manic Hispanic
• Left Alone
• Vulturas
• Diskount Vodka

Monday 29 May

Location: Citrus Grand

• Sloppy Seconds
• Playboy Manbaby
• Madam Bombs

Festival

Monster Energy Stage

• The Exploited
• Agnostic Front
• The Chisel
• Fea
• Svetlanas
• Infamous Stiffs
• Desert Island Boys

Main Stage

• Dropkick Murphys
• L7
• Suicidal Tendencies
• Hepcat
• Ultrabomb
• Doki Doki
• Ratfuck

Club Shows

Location: Fremont

• TSOL
• Punk Rock Karaoke
• Spider
• The Infirmities

Location: Backstage Bar

• The Beltones
• The Chisel
• The Drowns
• Speed of Light

24–27 May 2024 - 24th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival

Thursday 23 May

Kick off party

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• DJ Lethal
• Strate Jacket
• Tim & the Polecats
• Calavera
• The Meteors
• El Vez

Location: The Usual Place, 100 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas

Special screening of Punk Rock feature film ‘Wrong Reasons (2022)’ - hosted by Kevin Smith.

Live music

• Empired
• Franks & Deans
• The Aggrolites

Friday 24 May

Agnostic Front Art exhibit ‘40-years victim in pain’ including signing by Vinnie Stigma and Roger Miret at The Notoriety

Club shows

Location: Citrus Grand Pool Deck

• All
• Bad Cop/Bad Cop
• Iron Roses
• Teen mortgage
• Dollheads
• The Not

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Redd Kross
• Playboy Manbaby
• The Side Eyes
• Spoon Benders
• Cosmic Kitten

Location: The Notoriety Chandelier Room

• Generacion Suicida
• Home Front
• DAK (Descartes A Kant)
• Terminal A
• Spelling Hands

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• Throw Rag
• The Humpers
• Electric Frankenstein
• Thee Toe Tags
• Marching Party

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Agnostic Front
• Underdog
• Conservative Military Image
• Problem
• Species

Location: The Notoriety Padded Room

• 8 Kalacas
• 3LH
• La Pobreska
• Sancho Villa
• Skabrones

Location: The Usual Place, 100 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas

• Swami and the Bed of Nails
• Tijuana Panthers
• Toys That Kill
• Sweat
• Pure Sport

Location: The Sand Dollar downtown, 1 S Main St, Las Vegas

• Los Yesterdays
• Johnny Ruiz & The Escapers
• The Inciters
• Roots & the Barrio
• DJ Tommy Gunn

Location: The Notoriety Lounge

• Mac Sabbath
• Fartbarf
• Bonavega
• The Mormons
• Ukelele Hiro

Saturday 25 May

Matinee Pool Parties

• Bonavega
• DAK (Descartes A Kant)
• Home Front

Other matinee activities

• Screening of feature documentary ‘The Art of Protest (2020)’ and ‘Ghost of the Chelsea Hotel - and other Rock & Roll Stories (2023)’ at The Notoriety
• Agnostic Front Art exhibit ‘40-years victim in pain’ including signing by Vinnie Stigma and Roger Miret at The Notoriety
• Bowling tournament preliminaries (126 teams of 4 people) at Sam’s Town

Festival

Street Party Stage

• Katie Overbey and the Backlash
• The Iron Roses
• Teen Mortgage
• 999
• Madball
• Gorilla Biscuits

Main Stage

• Twist Off!
• Bad Cop/Bad Cop
• Skatalites
• Lagwagon
• Billy Bragg
• Descendents

Club shows

Location: Citrus Grand Pool Deck

• Suicide Machines
• Buck-O-Nine
• Escape From The Zoo
• Catbite
• Göners ÜK

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Starcrawler
• Niis
• Slaughterhouse
• Soldiers of Destruction

Location: The Notoriety Chandelier Room

• Fear
• Zeke
• Røbber
• The Plagues

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• The Queers
• Dwarves
• FYP
• Sidekick

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• The Chats billed as ‘surprise guest’
• Cosmic Psychos
• The Fiends!
• Gus Baldwin & The Sketch

Location: The Notoriety Padded Room

• Mess
• Pistol Grip
• 21 Gun Salute
• Strongarm and the Bullies

Location: The Usual Place, 100 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas

• Guitar Wolf
• The Lords of Altamont
• Schizophonics
• Shakewells

Location: The Sand Dollar downtown, 1 S Main St, Las Vegas

• Rich Kids on LSD (RKL)
• Dr Know
• The Grim
• Romper

Location: The Notoriety Lounge

• The Zeros
• The Hangmen
• Egg Drop Soup
• Madam bombs

Sunday 26 May

Matinee Pool Parties

• Zeke
• Doll Riot
• The Inciters
• Madam Bombs

Other matinee activities

• Screening of feature documentary ‘The Art of Protest (2020)’ and ‘Nightclubbing - The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC (2022)’ at The Notoriety
• Bowling tournament finals (32 teams) at Sam’s Town - winning team ‘Dad Religion’

Festival

Street Party Stage

• Muertos Heist
• Catbite
• Cosmic Psychos
• Snõõper
• Starcrawler
• The Chats

Main Stage

• LA Slum Lord
• Vial
• Niis
• Destroy Boys
• Subhumans
• Rocket From The Crypt
• Devo

Club shows

Location: Citrus Grand Pool Deck

• Billy Bragg
• John Doe
• Chad Hates George
• Ceshi (Codefendants) vs Jen Pop (The Bombpops)

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Lower Class Brats
• Starving Wolves
• Rumkicks
• Nütt

Location: The Notoriety Chandelier Room

• Sonido Gallo Negro
• Sgt. Papers
• Viaje Nahual

Location: Sonic Rodeo Stage

• Lagwagon
• Cigar
• Mean Jeans
• Zach Quinn

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Judge
• Madball
• Section H8
• Horripilation

Location: The Notoriety Padded Room

• N8noface
• Codefendants
• Zig Zags
• Knuckleheadz

Location: The Usual Place, 100 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas

• Plague Vendor
• Strawberry Fuzz
• The Pinky Rings
• Kilfeather

Location: The Sand Dollar downtown, 1 S Main St, Las Vegas

• Bratmobile
• Fea
• Neighborhood Brats
• Trap Girl

Location: The Notoriety Lounge

• Saccharine Trust
• Dead Bob
• Covid Cola
• Detective Frog

Monday 27 May

Matinee Pool Parties

• Vial
• Snõõper
• The Pinky Rings
• DJ Swami John Reis

Festival

Street Party Stage

• Kate Clover
• Die Spitz
• Bratmobile
• Scowl
• Quicksand

Main Stage

• Doll Riot
• Vial
• The English Beat
• Stiff Little Fingers
• Gogol Bordello
• Madness

Club shows

Location: Fremont Country Club, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Punk Rock Karaoke
• Guttermouth
• Raptors

Location: Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E Fremont St, Las Vegas

• Subhumans
• Die Spitz
• Bad Ass

See also

• List of music festivals
• List of punk rock festivals
• Punk rock

External links

• Official website