The grand opening of the Punk John Rock Museum inwards Las Vegas is localize for Jan. 13, 2023. Conceived past Mike “Fat Mike” Burkett, singer/bassist for LA punk band NOFX, the exhibit hall testament live the world’s firstly dedicated exclusively to the crowd-surfing, loogie-hocking, blade-wearing shake music subgenre. As the Punk Rock Museum’s website states, it will “proudly shove inwards your face the history, culture, and absurdity of stone n’ roll’s mongrel stepchild.”
Experiential packages from $100 to $25K are currently beingness pre-sold at thepunkrockmuseum.com.
The $25K package, called “In the Sh*tter,” gets you lifetime tickets and laminates, a plaque with your call installed inward the museum above a urinal or on a bathroom stalling door, and a booze named after you at the bar. The $100 package, known as “The Crustie,” gets you ii tickets, two VIP laminates, an ill-fitting T-shirt, and ii warm up beers at the bar.
No choice is listed for unvarnished old general admission.
Tickled Punk
Burkett said he originally wanted to clear a punk shake stash away that would also presentation the artifacts he had self-possessed o'er the years. That idea flipped around when he began cataloging the artifacts and realized how many in that respect were, and how few he was in reality willing to sell.
The Punk John Rock Museum will brag thousands of relics in its 12,000 foursquare feet of show space. These include Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry’s iconic Vultures shirt, Devo’s push covered stadium helmets, and the shining light-green chainsaw at one time used past Sum 41 to kicking cancelled their shows.
The museum testament also feature interactive exhibits, including single where you can romp your favorite punk musician’s guitar.
A Little Help from His Friends
The Punk Rock Museum was financed past Burkett allies Pat Smear (Germs, Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion), Vans Warped Tour beginner Kevin Lyman, and skateboarding fable Tony Hawk. It’s curated by a collective of 10 punk-rock musicians and manufacture professionals, including former Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, who described the museum to Spin magazine as “a sexual love alphabetic character to punk rock.”
Fellow collective member and Pennywise guitar player Fletcher Dragge added, to Spin: “When people capture into punk rock, they really drop their teeth into it and don’t permit go. We wanted to create a place for these people, and for people who don’t cognise much around it.”