The legendary NYC punk venue CBGB has been closed since 2006, but the name was revived for the CBGB Festival, which went down in NYC in 2012, 2013, and 2014, and now CBGB Festival returns for another edition in 2025, co-presented by CBGB & OMFUG and The Bowery Presents. While the 2012-2014 editions were multi-day, multi-venue fests that included free shows in Times Square, CBGB Fest 2025 will be a one-day festival that takes place Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn on September 27.
The three-stage, 21-artist festival stays true to the venue’s punk history, ranging from veteran artists who actually played the real CBGB to the genre’s current generation. It’ll be headlined by Iggy Pop and Jack White, and this fest will be the TBD Brooklyn date that was listed on the announcement of the Sex Pistols’ first North American tour in 20+ years (with Frank Carter on vocals, alongside original members Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock). The lineup also includes The Damned, Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, Marky Ramone, Angel Du$t, Cro-Mags, Destroy Boys, Gorilla Biscuits, Lambrini Girls, The Linda Lindas, Melvins, Murphy’s Law, Scowl, Teen Mortgage, Lip Critic, Pinkshift, Soul Glo, and YHWH Nailgun.
Tickets for CBGB Fest go on sale Friday, May 16 at 10 AM, with a presale starting Thursday, May 15 at 10 AM. There are also discounted “Young Punk” general admission tickets that will be available for NYC residents under 25. Those will be sold on Saturday, May 17 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg box office starting at 12 PM. There are 350 “Young Punk” tickets available, a nod to CBGB’s official capacity, and they sell for $73 (another nod, for 1973, the year the club opened).
