It's Not Dead Festival

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It's Not Dead Festival was a punk rock and ska music festival held at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California. [1] The festival featured three stages, a skate and BMX half-pipe ramp, and an art display. The festival was organized by Kevin Lyman, creator of Warped Tour and was first held in October 2015. [2] Bands that performed at the festival included Bad Religion, Less Than Jake, T.S.O.L, and Left Alone. [3] [4]

It's Not Dead Festival 2 took place on August 26, 2017, with Rancid and Dropkick Murphys headlining the show. Other bands included The Adicts, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, The Interrupters and the Toasters. [5]

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References

  1. Grow, Kory (18 June 2015). "Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents Lead It's Not Dead Fest Lineup". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Rouse, Bradley. "LIVE REVIEW/PHOTOS: NOFX, Descendents, Less Than Jake, more rock first-ever It's Not Dead Fest". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. Chesler, Josh. "It's Not Dead Festival Stays Punk as Fuck and Survives the Heat". OC Weekly. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. Franco, Vanessa (12 October 2015). "SAN BERNARDINO: It's Not Dead fest revived '90s punk". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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