Punk Rock Bowling

Best outdoor fest I’ve ever been to! well organized except for the crazy long line but at least they moved quickly… next year I know to get there an hour early and bring more drinks. The club shows were also awesome and I ended up with tickets for everything I wanted to see even though I didn’t buy any ahead of time. The bartenders at the fest fucking sucked but I guess not everyone can make a vodka cranberry.

First year going and it was beyond amazing! Words cannot express how much fun I had! I cannot wait til next year!!!

improved the fest grounds this year, club shows were fun. glad to get down there early and glad to see its becoming a week long event, till next year !

Another year passed & another great festival. PRB is yet to disappoint, great line ups at the main show. So many good club shows to pick from after. Truly the best Music Festival held in Las Vegas. The lay out of the main stage and grounds was pretty awesome. Punk rockers of the world unite, and make new friends. This year was one for the books. If for some strange reason you didn’t make it this year. Mark your calendar for next year. Thank You PRB once again. You even gave me the chance to meet my Unilocal Friend from TN.
Stay strong & rock on!

Awesome shows and good for a crazy time on Vegas. Second year and plan to come back next year. Get your tickets early it will sell out and jump in the club shows quick. They sell out within the day they come out.

Due to more and more of us flocking into town early, Punk Rock Bowling weekend is gradually turning into a week long event. In its 15^th year, the event just keeps getting better. Lots of free pre show goodies like the comedy show at The Palace, and The Joey Show (punk rock piano) at The Nug, plus some late night pre shows at a good price.
Main stage: the line is faster this year. The bleacher set up for the non VIPs is perfect. Food, vendors, and band schwag are in a easy to find. Tons of records, t shirts, pin up style clothing, and cheap CDs for sale. The lot is paved this year which keeps the dust down, but makes for a rough landing in the pit. Only negatives are: Bathrooms are gross a bit early this year, and there is no margarita or sour mix available with shots of patron. Also, hard to figure out where to get 21+ bracelet. Get it when you come in gate.
I will update later…

Overall awesome festival, usually good bands and as a bonus, they have strongbow on tap! Can’t wait to see the descendents!

Punk’s in my blood. Ever since I snagged a Minor Threat album about 15 years ago and heard Ian MacKaye scream «I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT, ALL YOU DO IS TALK ABOUT YOU», followed by picking up Op Ivy and hearing «All I know is that I don’t know nothing,» I was hooked. I fell in love with the music, culture and ideals immediately. And I still love it like the first day I heard it.
Punk Rock Bowling is a great event to remind us all of why we became a part of this in the first place. It brings all the old punks and new punks together, the seas of colored hair, mohawks, liberty spikes and studded vests with bands you know or have never heard of. We got a couple of tickets to check out the final day of festivities, headlined by the Black Flag reunion group FLAG, and it was a killer experience. So many people rocking the styles and hair together in a way that you just don’t see anymore in 2013. Everyone was pretty well-​behaved too, I didn’t see any major problems or fights, besides those to be expected in the pit that is.
And the music was great. We got there right when The Casualties started and they fired up the crowd like crazy for all of the old-​school acts that followed: The Subhumans, D.R.I. and FLAG themselves. And those bands are another reason why I love punk — all the members may be past 50 now, but they still rock out and jump around like they’re 20 and in their garage. They’re still pissed off at the world and love what they do, and the fans ate it up.
I was sad I wasn’t able to attend more days as the shows all sold out extremely fast, but what I did see was a perfect display of old school on a not-​too-​hot Vegas Memorial Day weekend with a bunch of people who try to show the world that punk ain’t quite dead yet.

Three years in a row!
I attended the Saturday portion of PRB 2013, Devo was headlining, but there were also great long-​time punk favorites: The Weirdos and The Damned, as well as bunch of other bands. Although I wasn’t there from beginning to end, the part the show I did see was awesome.
The festival has certainly grown. Since it has taken over the vacant lot Downtown where it was held last year as well, the area of the festival has expanded. There were more vendors and more places to eat, food trucks for the most part. There were a couple places to alcohol/​beer and one large beer garden. The beer garden was great because it provided shade, and they had fans/​misters. They provided a lot more seating options with picnic tables outside the beer garden.
There was still stadium seating available and what looked to be maybe a VIP section.
My friend and I did wait in a LONG line to get in, but it seemed to move fairly quickly. It would be helpful for them to put up signs that they need a «BOY» and a «GIRL» line to make the line move quicker in the future. That kind of seemed to be the hold up because the crowd was unaware that we needed to separate genders to be frisked and have our bags checked up until the very beginning of the line. If there were two lines to begin with, it would go faster.
Minus the standing in line the concert was awesome. Of course PRB is full of many other events like the actual bowling and the after-​shows that happen in many of the bars Downtown. Overall I enjoyed my experience. Oh and the fact that the ticket was available to be printed online is a big plus (there were issues with ticketing in the past).

Unimpressive line up.
Long lines.
Unprepared fans.
Crowed after parties.
Lots of armature alcoholics.

Epic concert! If you missed it you shouldn’t have.

ONE OF THE BEST TIMES EVER! I was VIP so didnt have to worry about the ticket lines!

I don’t even know where to begin… everything about the shows I managed to go to was awesome. Sure, making people get all their tickets at the El Cortez rather than at the venues was a little weird, but if you read the site, you knew to arrive early to avoid crazy lines (which I did, and I got my tickets in about 10 minutes, rather than the many hours it took a ton of people to get theirs). The talent alone made this event worth it, but the crowd each night was really pretty cool, and I managed to meet a ton of new folks from all over the US, as well as great Vegas local punks. I’ll be back next year for sure, and will go the entire weekend rather than piece mealing the shows.
And can I get a big amen on the scads of FINE punk ladies that were in abundance? DANG!