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Punk Rock Bowling 2018 lineup

Posted by Loren on December 17, 2017

Punk Rock Bowling 2018 lineup
Richard Eriksen

Annual Las Vegas punk rockk bowlathon, Punk Rock Bowling, has announced its 2018 lineup. Taking place May 25-28, 2018 marks its 20th year of merging sport and live music.

“We never even thought about it going two years,” says Mark Stern about the festival’s longevity. “We just set up a party for all our friends in bands and labels, and since everyone had such a great time the first year, more people wanted to come out, so we did it again next year.”

Headldiners for year 20 include L7, Turbonegro, Rise Against, At the Drive-In, Crass, Against Me!, NOFX, Marked Men and more (listed below).

20TH ANNUAL PUNK ROCK BOWLING & MUSIC FESTIVAL

MAY 25-28, 2018
Downtown Las Vegas Event Center
200 S 3rd St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Rise Against
At The Drive 
NOFX
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
L7
Against Me!
Turbonegro
Steve Ignorant / CRASS '78-'84
The Partisans
GBH
Marked Men
Angelic Upstarts
The Briefs
Swingin' Utters
Slaves (UK)
DOA
Noi!se
Larry And His Flask
Buster Shuffle
Crazy & The Brains
Resistance 77
Birth Defects
Father Figures
The Atom Age

Editor's note: Updated Feb. 10, 2018 with image detailing daily line-ups.

Punk Rock Bowling 2018 lineup
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