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NOFX address "shitty and insensitive" Vegas comments, removed from Punk In Drublic fest

After making controversial comments on stage this past weekend about the Route 91 Harvest Music Fest shooting, NOFX issued a statement. They write:

I can’t sleep, no one in my band can. What we said in Vegas was shitty and insensitive and we are all embarrassed by our remarks. So we decided we will all get together to discuss and write an in depth, sincere, and honest apology because that’s what the people we offended and hurt deserve.

The band have also been removed from this weekend’s edition of their own Camp Punk In Drublic festival, as has Fat Mike’s band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. The festival’s producers write:

Camp Punk In Drublic festival producers have announced that NOFX and Me First And The Gimme Gimmes (featuring Fat Mike) will not be performing at this weekend’s festival at Legend Valley near Columbus, OH.

Descendents have been added to the Saturday festival lineup, replacing NOFX, and The Vandals have been added to the Friday Night Kickoff Party, replacing Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

While NOFX is known for their dark, uncomfortable humor, the festival producers of Camp Punk In Drublic are shocked and disappointed by the band’s recent statements about the Route 91 Harvest Festival victims and country music fans. These statements do not reflect the feelings or views of the Camp Punk In Drublic festival, its staff, and its sponsors.

The festival producers support fans of all music genres and take safety very seriously at all of their events.

Out of respect for Route 91 Harvest Festival victims and their families, Camp Punk In Drublic will make a donation to a fund benefitting those affected by the 2017 tragedy.

Stone Brewing (the beer company that makes NOFX’s signature Punk In Drublic beer and also sponsors their festval) also cut all ties with the band.