Militarie Gun (Friday, 10:15 p.m., Place on 7th) Ian Shelton has played incendiary local sets as the drummer/vocalist of powerviolence band Regional Justice Center, but this more melodic project allows him to show his chops solely as a frontman.
Wisdom in Chains (Friday, 11 p.m., Place on 7th) “Pennsylvania, I f*ckin love you” are the only words you need to remember to take part in a massive sing-along during “The Land of Kings,” the foremost anthem in a catalog full of them.
Fear (Saturday, 5:05 p.m., Main Stage) It won’t feel like the fest is fully underway until this classic LA punk outfit cranks out the gloriously cheeky “I Love Livin’ in the City” in observance of the song’s 45th birthday.
End It! (Saturday, 11 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown; Sunday, 3:25 p.m., Sunday, Monster Stage) Last year’s Unpleasant Living EP runs a total of eight minutes, and the Baltimore hardcore band makes it count, with heavy-hitting lyrics and riffs that should batter even harder live.
Ignite (Saturday night, 12:55 a.m., Sand Dollar Downtown) Can new vocalist Eli Santana do justice to the soaring melodies Zoli Teglas belted out with the Orange County band for years?
The Damned (Sunday, 7:45 p.m., Main Stage) The first-wave London punks, headlining their third Punk Rock Bowling, always bring a welcome change to the proceedings, leaning more into theatricality than pure aggression.
The Chisel (Monday, 5:30 p.m., Monster Stage) No current punk band’s rising faster than this blistering London collective, and time’s running out to catch The Chisel on a small stage.
Dropkick Murphys (Monday, 9:15 p.m., Main Stage) The Celtic punk stars set a high bar with 2015’s PRB-closing set, when they played debut album Do or Die in full and brought out guest stars. Can they top it?
PUNK ROCK BOWLING May 26-29, times & prices vary, Downtown Las Vegas, punkrockbowling.com.
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