Those who like to claim punk is dead clearly didn’t witness the turnout of more than 40,000 people for Goldenvoice’s inaugural No Values festival in Pomona on Saturday June 8th. Once we got past the frustration of the traffic-snarled entrances to the Pomona Fairgrounds, the furiously infectious energy across five stages and the multigenerational dream lineup of punk and ska bands certainly made GV’s first attempt at Punkchella feel like a time capsule moment in the mosh pit. Cramming as much music into one day as we possibly could, here’s the recap of what we experienced once our Doc Martens hit the asphalt.
Bad Religion
Turnstile
The Damned
Suicidal Tendencies
Sublime
Social Distortion
The Jesus Lizard
Iggy Pop
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dead Milkmen
All photos by Madison Hedgecock.