This Saturday, September 27th, Jack White, Iggy Pop, and a deep lineup of acts that bridge punk rock’s past, present, and future will connect Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn, NY for the CBGB Festival. For those who can’t make it in person, Veeps is also offering a free livestream of the full-day festival [claim your free livestream].
In addition to Jack and Iggy, the festival’s main CBGB Stage is due to feature performances by The Damned, Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, and Melvins. The secondary Hilly’s Stage will host performances by Angel Du$t, Cro-Mags, Gorilla Biscuits, Lip Critic, Marky Ramone, Murphy’s Law, Soul Glo, and YHWH Nailgun.
Additional rising acts due to appear on the Ed Hardy-sponsored Young Punks Stage include Destroy Boys, Lambrini Girls, The Linda Lindas, The Molotovs, Pinkshift, Scowl, and Teen Mortgage.
Founded in 1973 in Manhattan’s East Village, iconic rock venue CBGB was a breeding ground for punk rock and new wave which gave rise to the likes of Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith Group, and Beastie Boys. In the decades that followed, CBGB became synonymous with punk, hardcore punk, new wave, and underground rock. Though the club closed in 2006, its name and logo remain one of the most enduring symbols of rebellion and DIY music culture.
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The CBGB Festival reimagines this legacy for a new generation, celebrating New York City’s gritty, sticker-covered past while spotlighting the artists shaping punk’s future. Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Under the K Bridge Park (which, for the record, is a professionally built-out concert venue which hosts an impressive mix of high-profile show) was handpicked by CBGB Festival organizers for this event—a “raw, industrial space in the cultural heart of the borough, echoing the spirit of the original Bowery club.”
The livestream for CBGB Festival will begin on Saturday, September 27th (tentatively) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Veeps mobile, desktop, and TV streaming apps. The stream will only be available to watch in real-time. No replay will be offered. Limited in-person tickets for CBGB Festival are still available via the festival website here.
Claim your free ticket to the CBGB Festival livestream on Veeps here—because nothing says “punk rock” like hanging out with Iggy Pop under a bridge.
