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PICK OF THE WEEK: Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival – Summit Music Hall – Thursday-Saturday, June 2nd-4th

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Summit Music Hall will play host to the Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival taking place Thursday-Sunday. Headlining the festival are The Buzzcocks on Thursday, Millencolin on Friday, and Flag on Saturday. Rounding out the bill is a stellar lineup of supporting bands including The Briefs, 88 Fingers Louie, Anti-Nowhere League and more! Summit is definitely going to be the place to be in Denver this weekend!

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“X” – April 1st – Summit Music Hall

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How does a band remain relevant nearly thirty years later? They do what “X” does and play straight forward honest to God Rock and Roll just like they did when they started in 1977. Last Friday “X” from Los Angeles played a show in Denver to help the Summit Music Hall celebrate their 6th anniversary. If Friday was any indication, you do not want to miss any of the rest of this special concert series that commemorates this milestone.

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Enslaved & Yob – March 14th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 2 min read

Amidst the drunkenness of LoDo following Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, Enslaved, Yob, and Ecstatic Vision treated a sparse but dedicated crowd at Summit Music Hall. Despite an energetic set from headliners Enslaved, Yob stole this show with their three-song forty-five minute set, covering three out of the four songs from their latest record ‘Clearing the Path to Ascend.’

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Taking Back Sunday – March 4th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 4 min read

Many fans braved the single digit temperatures Wednesday night to watch Taking Back Sunday in a sold-out Summit Music Hall. Many people came down to the theater that night expecting to make a purchase, and ended up leaving disappointed. Sadly, the band did not perform as well as expected, and even the fans who got their tickets in time left a little bit disappointed.

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Good Riddance – January 30th – Summit Music Hall

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The Santa Cruz, California band Good Riddance returned to Denver after a mere thirteen years and were welcomed by joyous fans. The band has been around since 1986, but broke up for five years, reuniting in 2012. The band decided to do a two-city tour and luckily Denver was on of the cities on this great Political Punk bands’ itinerary. The band came onstage to Old West theme music, fans crowded the stage, fists in the air, while a moshpit raged behind them.

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Lagwagon – December 11th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 5 min read

When Fat Mike (Nofx) chose to enlist Lagwagon as the first band on his label Fat Wreck Chords he knew what he was doing. The bands’ latest album has garnered unprecedented success, and people flocked from all over to see them perform at The Summit. The usual show junkies showed up, as well as the once-a-year show goers. The Summit was packed for this one and even though the balconies were open there was not much space to move around, especially during the main act.

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Suicidal Tendencies – December 8th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 5 min read

Punks and old Metal heads of all types showed up to the Summit Music Hall on Monday night to see one of the most influential Punk bands of all time. The venue quickly filled with some of the scariest dudes in Denver, the type you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. Cold Monday nights do not usually result in large crowds for concerts, but that was not the case this week when the Suicidal Tendencies kicked off their tour here in Denver.

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GWAR – October 31st – Summit Music Hall

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Like the pages out of a Sci-Fi novel, GWAR is hell-bent on destruction of the human race, scouring the globe for the last 30 years in search of blood, taking many lives along the way as their plot to take over the world unfolds. However, their plan was recently put on hold as they search for their missing front man, Oderus Urungus, who the band claims disappeared with all of their money and space crack. With their enemies bearing down on them, GWAR stopped at the Summit Music Hall to celebrate Halloween right here in Denver.

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Riot Fest – September 19th, 20th, 21st – Sports Authority Field

Estimated read time 14 min read

Although Riot Fest celebrated it’s tenth anniversary this year, it was only the second year that the festival has come to Colorado. The festival was originally located in Byers, but after the town refused to let festival attendees return for the second year, the event was moved to the blacktop at Sports Authority Field in Denver. Riot Fest is one-of-a-kind festival, with carnival rides and sideshows and a wide variety of music ranging from Rock to Punk to Rap.

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Dillinger Four – August 9th – Summit Music Hall

Estimated read time 8 min read

All the old-school Punk Rockers showed up for the Riot Fest promoted event at the Summit Music Hall last Saturday. Fans from all over came out for the long overdue reunion show for the band Pinhead Circus, a Colorado band that was formed in 1988 and played last in 2008 and what ended up being a wild and controversial set from Dillinger Four, ending abruptly due to their bassists’ exposed genitals.