Dying Scene Gallery: Punk Rock Bowling Day Two – DEVO, Rocket from the Crypt, Subhumans and more! (Las Vegas 5/26/24)
On the Sunday of the festival your correspondent was struggling a little, but kept on going from the pool party, through the main festival, to another club show. Punk Rock Bowling is a marathon and there can be no slacking. Unfortunately we were also plagued by some equipment issues during the day.
On our way to the pool party on Sunday morning we met the bass player of San Diego’s Doll Riot. Self-proclaimed riot grrls, Doll Riot play some excellent pop-y punk. Unfortunately, after the Doll Riot’s set we encountered the aforementioned equipment issues so do not have photos of the other bands at the pool party.
On to the main festival to catch Destroy Boys on the main stage. New to us, highly enjoyable.
British hardcore punks Subhumans have been going since the ’80s. We’ve known these guys personally for a while, so we’ll refrain from saying how great they are, except they are great, and it was fantastic to see them in front of such a big crowd.
Sticking with the main stage, Rocket from the Crypt were up next and as fun as ever.
Headlining Day Two were DEVO, who seem to get ever better with age.
Billy Bragg was so great on the main stage on Saturday we had to go to his intimate club show on the Citrus Pool Deck after hours where he played a more obscure set than the previous day. Supporting was John Doe of X playing a mostly country set. Perfect way to wind down the day.
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