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New York City’s CBGB gets a revival in 2025 as a one-day fest under the K-Bridge in Brooklyn on September 27.

Even though New York’s beloved punk venue, CBGB, closed its doors in 2006, the name lived on within CBGB Fest, which was revived in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Now, the festival is back for a new edition in 2025, co-presented by CBGB & OMFUG and The Bowery Presents.

Previous editions of the festival were multi-day events across multiple venues, CBGB Fest 2025 will be a one-day festival featuring three stages. The event takes place Under the K-Bridge in Brooklyn on September 27, headlined by Iggy Pop and Jack White.

This is also the previously “TBD” Brooklyn date listed on the Sex Pistols’ announcement of their first North American tour in over 20 years. Other artists slated to play include 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.

Fans can register now for presale access. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 16 at 10 AM ET, with a presale beginning Thursday, May 15 at 10 AM ET. Discounted “Young Punk” general admission tickets will also be available for NYC residents under 25, and will be sold on Saturday, May 17 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg box office beginning at 12 PM ET. There will be 350 of these available, selling for $73—a nod to CBGB’s official venue capacity, and the year the club opened in 1973.

The CBGB was an icon of “raw energy, rebellion, and underground music,” and helped launch the careers of the Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, and many more. The CBGB Festival pays tribute to New York City’s “gritty, sticker-covered past through the lens of modern punk.” Under the K Bridge Park was chosen as this year’s venue for its cultural relevance in the heart of Brooklyn.