The third and final day of Riot Fest had a bit more rain and clouds but that seemed totally fitting for the main headliner of the day, The Cure, and Dying Scene has photos for you in case you missed it. We are also showcasing some other amazing bands, including AFI, Earth Crisis, The Bronx, […]
The third and final day of Riot Fest had a bit more rain and clouds but that seemed totally fitting for the main headliner of the day, The Cure, and Dying Scene has photos for you in case you missed it. We are also showcasing some other amazing bands, including AFI, Earth Crisis, The Bronx, Gorilla Biscuits and Fleshwater!
Fleshwater is an alternative post-hardcore band from Georgetown, Massachusetts. Anthony DiDio and Matt Wood are also members of hardcore group Vein.fm.
Straight-edge hardcore band Earth Crisis brought a blazing and intense performance.
The Bronx! If you are lucky enough to embark on Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise in November you’ll see them there!
Finishing off his three-peat performance weekend, Walter Schreifels and the Gorilla Biscuits had no shortage of energy!
I first saw AFI at Riot Fest 2013; ten years later they still put on one of the best shows. If you haven’t seen them live yet you are really missing out.
The Cure closed out the night with a mesmerizing concert to an emotional crowd of fans that waited for this moment all day.
Check out the full gallery below and revisit day one and day two!
The final day of Riot Fest 2022. What a journey it has been! Do you ever get that post-concert blues? Because I sure was feeling it after Riot Fest. Check out our photo gallery of Save Face, Mom Jeans. and long-time favorites Less Than Jake. Mom Jeans. is an indie rock/emo band from California. Time […]
The final day of Riot Fest 2022. What a journey it has been! Do you ever get that post-concert blues? Because I sure was feeling it after Riot Fest. Check out our photo gallery of Save Face, Mom Jeans. and long-time favorites Less Than Jake.
Mom Jeans. is an indie rock/emo band from California. Time to get your sad on!
Another first for me was seeing Save Face and I’m so glad I did. The red jumpsuit-wearing post-hardcore/emo band released their debut album Merci with Epitaph Records in July 2018.
If you’re a ska fan then you are well familiar with Less Than Jake. They formed in 1992 and been making waves ever since. Check them out in the full gallery below, along with some neat shots of their toilet paper shooter (yes, you read that correctly)!
Don’t forget to check out Riot Fest day one coverage and day two!
Is it already that time of year again!? Riot Fest is back and we have three days worth of photo galleries of some of your favorite bands and some up and coming bands you should put on your radar! Check out some of the bands from the first day of Riot Fest and give them […]
Is it already that time of year again!? Riot Fest is back and we have three days worth of photo galleries of some of your favorite bands and some up and coming bands you should put on your radar! Check out some of the bands from the first day of Riot Fest and give them some love.
FEA is a Chicana all-female band from San Antonio, TX. Produced by Laura Jane Grace, they debuted their self-titled LP in 2016. FEA set the bar early on for the first day of Riot Fest with their raw, fierce, and powerfully feminist punk rock energy.
New York-based garage punk band The Bobby Lees quickly become one of my favorite bands of the year after hearing “Guttermilk” for the first time. In true punk rock fashion their drummer, Macky Bowman, ran laps around the stage in nothing but his tighty whities (and that was just a warmup).
Code Orange is a sludgy, thrashy, metalcore punk rock band that obviously cannot be defined by only one single genre. Their intense set was one not to miss.
Yard Act is a fun post-punk British band. Their newest single “The Trench Coat Museum” was released in July and co-produced by Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr.
Walter Schreifels had a particularly busy Riot Fest weekend not only performing with Quicksand on day one, but also Rival Schools and Gorilla Biscuits on the following days. For its 30th anniversary, Quicksand played their 1993 album Slipin its entirety.
Turnstile was of the headliners for the first day (along with the Foo Fighters). Check out the rest of the photos from the first day below, and look out for our coverage of day two and three of Riot Fest!
Festival season is in full swing, and one of the biggest European fests of the Summer is just around the corner. Punk Rock Holiday is an annual event held in Tolmin, Slovenia, a small but beautiful European country nestled between Italy and Croatia. PRH, contained on a site near The River Soča, attracts thousands each year […]
Festival season is in full swing, and one of the biggest European fests of the Summer is just around the corner. Punk Rock Holiday is an annual event held in Tolmin, Slovenia, a small but beautiful European country nestled between Italy and Croatia. PRH, contained on a site near The River Soča, attracts thousands each year for its unique blend of camping in natural beauty, a tight-knit community of regular attendees, and fantastic lineups that features some of the biggest names in punk rock, as well as a batch of some of the most exciting up-and-coming bands from around the world. This year’s edition is back, featuring another behemoth lineup from August 7-11 in what will surely be another PRH for the ages.
As a person who has been regularly attending punk and other music fests and shows for roughly a decade, PRH has always been on my radar. In 2023, I will finally be able to attend and take in the music, the sites, the community and hopefully provide the Dying Scene readers with coverage of some classic names, and bands you may have never heard of! Before packing up for Slovenia, here are some bands I’m most looking forward to seeing.
Rob’s Must-See Punk Rock Holiday Sets
Pennywise
Pennywise is a veteran of the festival scene, but seeing them at Punk Rock Holiday seems like a completely different beast. One of the trademarks of the festival is that the stage features no barrier, instead opting for a connected mini stage where fans can stage dive off of and interact with the band. This feature comes into the spotlight whenever Pennywise plays as the crowd devolves into absolute bedlam. Just check out their last performance at PRH 2019, featuring road flares, circle pits, and a full-on invasion of the stage.
Even for those who have seen Pennywise many a time, myself included, a performance at Punk Rock Holiday is must-see.
Maid of Ace
One of my most anticipated sets from a band that may be under the radar for some is the excellent band of Hastings, UK natives, Maid of Ace. The band, which consists of sisters Alison Cara Elliott (Lead vocals/Guitar), Anna Coral Elliott (Vocals/Guitar), Amy Catherine Elliott (Bass/Vocals), and Abby Charlotte Elliott (Drums), has been releasing ferocious music and putting on fantastic shows since 2014. Their most recent release, Live Fast or Die, was named the 6th best album of the year by Vive Le Rock in 2020. If you haven’t checked out this band, give them a try!
With the band releasing a few singles in recent years, hopefully we aren’t too far away from a full release. Either way, I’ll be checking them out on the beach stage at Punk Rock Holiday.
Cigar
Who doesn’t love a good skate-punk set? Cigar, one of the underappreciated acts of the 90s skate punk boom is hot off the release of their comeback album The Visitor in 2022 (read our review here) and has been hitting the road touring. Cigar is a band I’ve never had the chance to see live and I’m excited to see the band play a set of their trademark fast, fun and ferocious tunes. Let us know in the comments if you’re into Cigar, if you’re happy they’re back and if you’ve checked out the latest release from the pioneering group.
Scowl
One of the best parts of music festivals is checking out bands who have just recently released an exciting new project. The group that fills that niche for me at this year’s PRH is Scowl, who is fresh off their release of a new EP titled Psychic Dance Routine which saw the band generate a fair amount of buzz. This buzz has resulted in an odd but momentous past year for the band which has seen them play big live shows like Coachella and opening for Limp Bizkit, but also performing at a Sonic Drive-In in New Jersey. Check out one of their recent music videos to see if it’s up your alley.
It has been a wild ride for a band that released their first set of material in just 2019. If it continues they may be more regular performers of mainstream festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza. It should be interesting checking them out at PRH to see if their hype will translate to a triumphant set in Slovenia.
The rest of the Punk Rock Holiday Lineup
While this is just a short list of some of the bands I’m most looking forward to, there are of course a number of other exciting acts, including but not limited to H20, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Pulley, Dropkick Murphys, etc. If you were attending PRH, who would be your can’t-miss sets? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for coverage of the event from yours truly.
Continuing with our Riot Fest 2022 coverage with a few bands from day two! In case you missed it, click here to see my day one recap. We’re starting off with the hardcore punk band War on Women. This female-fronted band delves heavily into political and feminist issues. Shawna Potter is the very definition of […]
Continuing with our Riot Fest 2022 coverage with a few bands from day two! In case you missed it, click here to see my day one recap.
We’re starting off with the hardcore punk band War on Women. This female-fronted band delves heavily into political and feminist issues. Shawna Potter is the very definition of fierce; definitely see this band live if you get the chance…and, head’s up they will be touring with fellow hardcore punk band Cancer Bats this fall for an East Coast U.S. tour.
Next are The Front Bottoms, an emo/indie rock band from New Jersey. They released their third installment of their popular Grandma EP series titled Theresa on September 2, 2022.
Long-time emo band Sunny Day Real Estate made a stop at Riot Fest for their fourth reunion tour. Their 1994 debut studio album Diary has been considered one of the defining albums of the Midwest emo genre.
Check out the full gallery below and Part One of day two here!
Once again, it’s time for a festival, and once again, it’s time for us to see some music and think about it. This time, we are heading to Copenhell – Denmark’s biggest Rock and Metal festival, but after this year – I would call it Denmark’s biggest alternative festival. Copenhell takes place a weekend in […]
Once again, it’s time for a festival, and once again, it’s time for us to see some music and think about it. This time, we are heading to Copenhell – Denmark’s biggest Rock and Metal festival, but after this year – I would call it Denmark’s biggest alternative festival.
Copenhell takes place a weekend in June every year, and people from all over the world come and celebrate music. This year, Dying Scene found their feet on the ground, and it’s nice being home for stuff like this. Because as we know, I live in Denmark, but up north, and I have a special relationship with the festival, but I don’t wear any rose-tinted glasses when I’m here.
This year is special, tho, because it’s my first year as our EU/UK coordinator, and that means I have a team of three other amazing people. Peter Kirkeskov Rasmussen, Philip Onyx, and Sabina Hvass will give you some impressions of the festival and explain why we hope one of you, dear readers, will come along on the ride next year.
The first band of my day. Maybe not everyone else’s, but Underoath made their return for the first time since 2017. And I honestly can’t say I was disappointed one bit. While Underoath is a highly energetic band, sometimes the energy can take over and become a slight hiccup for vocalist Spencer Chamberlain, who was making sure that everyone in the audience was moving. But didn’t have the microphone with him for a few songs, which wasn’t his fault. I’m looking at you, sound techs. But after that minor hiccup, Chamberlain came back strong, while Aaron Gillespie continues to prove that he knows how to drum and supply the clean vocals flawlessly. I mean, come on, he wasn’t breaking a sweat. And it did help that they varied set list, considering that it was a festival. I have zero complaints about it. Either way, I’m looking forward to seeing a full concert with them.
