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A weekend at Camp Punksylvania

Posted by Loren on February 25, 2023

A weekend at Camp Punksylvania
photo by Loren Green

Taking place at Circle Drive-In Theater from Sept. 1-3, the third annual Camp Punksylvania has shared more lineup additions.

Artists including The Suicide Machines, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Tsunami Bomb, The Bar Stool Preachers, War On Women, Belvedere, The Dollyrots, and Mikey Erg will coalesce in Scranton, PA. Keep reading or scroll down for the full list, as of this date, with more announcements coming in a week.

As the name suggests, in addition to live music and community, camping is part of the experience.

The current confirmed artists to appear at Camp Punksylvania include:

The Suicide Machines (Michigan)

Bad Cop Bad Cop (California)

Tsunami Bomb (California)

The Bar Stool Preachers (United Kingdom)

War On Women (Maryland)

The Potato Pirates (Colorado)

Belvedere (Canada)

The Dollyrots (California)

Mikey Erg (New Jersey)

Lenny Lashley (Massachutes)

Froggy (Pennsylvania)

Dissidente (Pennsylvania)

Fat Chance (Pennsylvania)

Working Class Stiffs (New York)

The What Nows?! (Pennsylvania)

The Jasons (New Jersey)

Stop the Presses (New York)

The Squalors (Pennsylvania)

Scott Reynolds of ALL (New York)

ÅSMR (Ohio)

Black Guy Fawkes & the Co-Conspirators (Maryland)

More performers will be announced at later dates, with the full lineup debuting March 1st.

Pictured: The Suicide Machines live at The Fest 20 (2022)

A weekend at Camp Punksylvania
photo by Loren Green

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