CBGB Festival Proves Punk Isn’t Dead With Iggy Pop, Jack White & More
Young And Legendary Punks Came Together This Past Weekend Under The K Bridge In Brooklyn
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Sunday, September 28 – This Saturday September 27, CBGB & OMFUG - Home of Underground Rock lived on with CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with The Bowery Presents, at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY. The stacked one-day event featured a lineup of generation-spanning bands across 3 raucous stages. Iggy Pop closed out the night with his first NYC performance in over a decade and Jack White returned to the city fresh off three sold-out shows this past February.
CBGB founder Hilly Kristal’s grandson Adam Burgman shared “It was so exciting to attend the CBGB Festival this weekend. The whole lineup and getting to see Iggy Pop and Jack White was amazing! I know my grandpa would be happy to see the legacy of CBGB and his name continue with this festival.”
The lineup was impeccably curated, featuring punk legends like Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, Marky Ramone, The Damned, and Melvins; CBGB-era hardcore staples Gorilla Biscuits, Murphy’s Law, and Cro-Mags; and today’s punk torchbearers including The Linda Lindas, Lambrini Girls, Destroy Boys, Angel Du$t, Scowl, Pinkshift, Teen Mortgage, YHWH Nailgun, Soul Glo, Lip Critic, and The Molotovs. Under the K Bridge Park was chosen for its industrial grit and cultural relevance in the heart of Brooklyn. Festival-goers enjoyed a full day of music on three stages, vintage and new merch, local food and drink, and immersive CBGB installations—including the famous bar and Hilly Kristal's front office.
Harley Flanagan from Cro-Mags said "I honestly really had an amazing time. I actually cried on stage after dedicating our song to Hilly and all my old friends from the hardcore punk scene that are no longer with us. That’s how meaningful it was for me. It was a very emotional experience in more ways than I can explain."
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CBGB Festival crowd (Photo Credit: Jessica Licata) & @CBGBFest Instagram |
Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 on the Bowery, CBGB became an icon of raw energy, rebellion, and underground music, launching the careers of the Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Television, and countless others. This weekend, CBGB Festival paid tribute to New York City’s gritty, sticker-covered past through the lens of modern punk. The lineup connects punk’s originators with its fiercest future voices, all answering one core question: Who would be playing at CBGB today?
Highlights from the festival included:
● Iggy Pop storming into the photo pit during his first New York City show in more than a decade, creating a moment of pure punk chaos.
● Jack White ripping into “Seven Nation Army” with the crowd’s chant reverberating under the K Bridge.
● The Damned reviving “New Rose,” their groundbreaking 1976 single that helped launch UK punk.
● Murphy’s Law bringing fellow New Yorker Jesse Malin to the stage, as he continues his recovery from a recent spinal injury, uniting two eras of the city’s punk scene.
● The Linda Lindas’ set with unrelenting energy, drawing one of the night’s most enthusiastic responses.
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L to R: Johnny Marr (Photo Credit: Maggie Friedman) & Marky Ramone (Photo Credit: Maggie Friedman) |
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L to R: Pinkshift & CBGB Festival attendees (Photo Credit: Maggie Friedman)
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ABOUT CBGB & OMFUG - HOME OF UNDERGROUND ROCK
Founded in 1973 in Manhattan's East Village, CBGB was ground zero for the seminal punk rock and new wave movements, launching the careers of bands like the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith Group, The Dead Boys, Richard Hell, The Beastie Boys, and The Dictators. During the 1980s, CBGB would become home to the hardcore punk revolution, with bands such as Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law, Cro-Mags, and Gorilla Biscuits becoming synonymous with the club. In the 1990s, the Club embraced the next generation of hard rock with bands including Sum 41, Korn, Green Day, and Guns N' Roses regularly performing. Over the past 50 years, CBGB has become the most famous, influential, and talked-about rock & roll club of all time.
CBGB and its iconic logo continue to personify underground and alternative music and all that it stands for. In 2013, the former location at 315 Bowery was added to the National Register of Historic Places and remains a pilgrimage site for legions of music fans today. CBGB’s legacy and cultural relevance are now managed by a passionate group of New York City-based music lovers who are dedicated to curating its impact on music, fashion, and visual art today.
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ABOUT THE BOWERY PRESENTS
The Bowery Presents, an AEG Presents company, is the leading East Coast concert promoter, whose mission is to bring the best artists to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and beyond while providing an excellent concert experience for both fans and artists. In its 21st year, The Bowery Presents is a purveyor of true artist development and consistently strives to work with artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Tyler Childers, Khruangbin, Maggie Rogers, LCD Soundsystem, Leon Bridges, Sam Smith, and Lake Street Dive to grow from performing in intimate clubs to performing in sold-out arenas. As a trusted industry tastemaker, The Bowery Presents produces dynamic entertainment experiences at dozens of venues nationally, presenting thousands of shows annually.
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