It’s Not Dead Festival Announces 2017 Lineup Featuring Rancid, The Dropkick Murphys and Off!

Headliners Dropkick Murphys pump up the crowd with their Irish American Celtic Punk music

photo by Pamela Lin

You may know Kevin Lyman as the man behind Warped Tour and Taste Of Chaos, and now Lyman has announced after taking a year off It’s Not Dead Fest will return this August. Rancid and Dropkick Murphys will headlining the punk festival Aug. 26, at at Glen Helen Amphitheater in Devore.

The ska and punk festival focused on classic bands and when the festival first debuted in 2015 it featured bands such as Descendents, Bad Religion, Less Than Jake, Pennywise, NOFX and more. After skipping 2016, the second installment of It’s Not Dead will not only include the headliner’s Rancid and Dropkick Murphys but has also slated performances by Buck-O-Nine, Buzzcocks, The Casualties, Channel 3, Down By Law, The Exploited, Flatliners, GBH, Good Riddance, The Grim, Guttermouth, The Interrupters, Kevin Seconds, Left Alone, Love Canal, Mad Caddies, Madcap, Murphy’s Law, Off!, Reagan Youth, Rehab Bob, Runaway Kids, The Selecter, Skating Polly, Slaughter and the Dogs, The Toasters, Toxic Energy, True Rivals, The Unseen, U.S. Bombs, Voodoo Glow Skulls, A Wilhelm Scream and Wraths.

Also returning this year is the “Art’s Not Dead” art exhibition alongside the “Punks Well Read” book signing area.

Tickets will be going on sale at 9 a.m. March 20th with early-bird tickets starting at $30+fees which will rise to $42.50+fees and final day of show price being $60 w/ fees included.

It’s Not Dead Fest 2017 Lineup
Rancid
Dropkick Murphys
Buck O Nine
Channel 3
The Casualties
Channel 3
Down by Law
The Exploited
The Flatliners
CBH
The Grim
Good Riddance
Guttermouth
The Interrupters
Kevin Seconds
Left Alone
Love Canal
Mad Caddies
Madcap
Murphy’s Law
Off!
Rehab Bob
Reagan Youth
Runaway Kids
The Selecter
Skating Polly
Slaughter and the Dogs
The Toasters
Toxic Energy
True Rivals
The Unseen
U.S Bombs
Voodoo Glow Skulls
A Wilhelm Scream
Wraths
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Ashlee Burke: On the Mxdwn Music News team, Ashlee is a freelance music blogger living in Los Angeles. She grew up in a small town in Wyoming (and swears it's a real place!) She even has a bachelor's degree from the University there. She studied Theater, English, and Journalism. Ashlee loves almost any type of music and loves hearing new tunes. She specializes in dance music journalism.
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