Descendents will now be replacing NOFX at the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, NV on September 24-26. NOFX dropped off the event following “hate messages and threats” related to a joke they made about the October 2017 Las Vegas, NV shooting during the 2018 edition of the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. Fat Mike commented:
“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 fucking 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.
Actually very sincere,
Fat Mike and NOFX“
Here's the updated lineup:
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!
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