{"id":2062910,"date":"2025-10-01T20:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2062910"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:47:05","slug":"iggy-pop-closes-the-2025-cbgb-fest-in-brooklyn-to-rave-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iggy-pop-closes-the-2025-cbgb-fest-in-brooklyn-to-rave-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Iggy Pop closes the 2025 CBGB Fest in Brooklyn to rave reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2FIggy-Pop.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\">\n\t\t<i>Vivid Seats is the celebrity.land&#8217;s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and\/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change.<\/i><br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Up the punx.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Sept. 27, hardcore and punk fans of all ages gathered in Brooklyn for the 2025 CBGB Music Festival \u2014\u00a0the first of its kind and not at all like the 2012 edition in Times Square and Central Park \u2014 at Brooklyn\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/under-the-k-bridge-park-tickets\/venue\/30477?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Under The K Bridge Park<\/a> the with the illuminated Manhattan skyline serving as a hollow backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>The trendy Greenpoint neighborhood is a far cry from the sacred cave of a bar on the Bowery, where music luminaries like Blondie, the Beastie Boys and the Misfits unleashed pioneering music that defined the burgeoning genre. Shuttered in 2006, the city icon was of a long-gone era; many, myself included, were skeptical that the heavily-sponsored event could honor the legacy of founder Hilly Kristal\u2019s den of outsiders and geniuses.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Spoiler: Aye, it did.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My misgivings softened as I walked to the venue alongside a man in a plaid kilt. Down the thoroughway, we were spit out into a concrete waterfront park under the Kosciuszko Bridge. There was a crackling buzz in the air, although crazy long lines for food and merch threw a wet blanket on the excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Among three stages in an impressively expansive area, sat three stages: <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The CBGB Stage<\/strong><br \/><em>where main acts like the Lunachicks, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/iggy-pop-tickets\/performer\/1742?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Iggy Pop<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/19\/ticket-sales\/jack-white-concert-review-set-list-new-music-covers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Jack White<\/a> were scheduled to perform<br \/><\/em><br \/><strong>The Young Punks Stage<\/strong><br \/><em>for the rising next-gen, including the Linda Lindas and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/scowl-tickets\/performer\/142481?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Scowl<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">and, lastly \u2014 and furthest from all else\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Hilly\u2019s Stage<br \/><\/strong><em>where the most authentic line-up of the original venue enraptured fans, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/marky-ramone-tickets\/performer\/22221?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Marky Ramone<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>One challenge with the setup of near-constant unmissable music is that it\u2019s nearly impossible to catch all the acts \u2014 so, I get fixes where I can \u2014 starting with the same hardcore sounds I\u2019d venture to the hallowed venue for on Hilly\u2019s Stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, this is not CBGB, it\u2019s a tribute,\u201d Jimmy G. of Murphy\u2019s Law howls from Hilly\u2019s Stage. \u201cGood times ain\u2019t cheap, and cheap times ain\u2019t good,\u201d the consummate frontman continued before launching into classics like \u201cQuest for Herb\u201d and \u201cCrucial BBQ.\u201d He sprays the crowd with beer as they scream with joy.<\/p>\n<p>Fans crowd surf over the top rails of the stage barrier, only to get pulled out and jump right back in again; the pit begins to circle like Modelo down a drain. Jimmy hangs a banner with a photo of Kristal on the stage rails. Later, he\u2019s joined for a song by Lower East Side icon, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/15\/entertainment\/musician-jesse-malin-gives-health-update-following-spinal-stroke\/\">D Generation\u2019s Jesse Malin<\/a>, still in recovery after a stroke. It\u2019s a rousing, sentimental banger of a set.<\/p>\n<p>Over on the Young Punks stage, the post-teenage Linda Lindas command attention from even the crustiest elders in transit to buy meat kabobs, who pause to admire the youthful energy and scathing guitar shreds.At one point, their fellow Californians <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/destroy-boys-tickets\/performer\/112798?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Destroy Boys<\/a> and Allison Wolfe join them on stage. The crowd bops along as they cover Talking Heads\u2019 bouncy \u201cFound a Job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, on the main stage, Jack White towers over throngs of his adoring admirers in the dark; he amasses a massive crowd for his set. Fans sway as the influential axeman effortlessly scales soulful tunes like \u201cOld Scratch Blues\u201d and covers, including Blind Willie Johnson\u2019s \u201cJohn the Revelator.\u201d The newly-minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer transitions so flawlessly between genres and sounds that the hour-plus fades into mere moments of musical perfection that haunt the air that surrounds us. As expected, the Detroit native performs many White Stripes\u2019 favorites, including the pointed \u201cIcky Thump,\u201d before closing with a soul-moving, bass-heavy rendition of \u201cSeven Nation Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headlining CBGB, serpentine deity Iggy Pop can\u2019t let a barrier like a shirt muffle the sun-god energy radiating from his soul. Even to someone who has listened to his timeless anthems forever, the 78-year-old living legend\u2019s live show is breathtakingly fresh, addictive and as vital as ever. His gifted guitarists shred through hits like \u201cLust for Life\u201d and \u201cI Wanna Be Your Dog,\u201d as he spurts, \u201cf\u2014k, f\u2014k, f\u2014k,\u201d between songs. The crowd bows to his glory.<\/p>\n<p>Closing the night on Hilly\u2019s Stage, NYHC icons the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/gorilla-biscuits-tickets\/performer\/31326?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Gorilla Biscuits<\/a> are raging, with frontman Anthony \u201cCiv\u201d Civarelli removing obstacles between himself and the crowd by skirting off stage \u2014 to the chagrin of security and delight of his rowdy fans.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching into the night sky, the band bangs out favorites like \u201cNew Direction,\u201d \u201cStart Today,\u201d and their cover of \u201cMinor Threat,\u201d while nodding to other scene legends \u2014 Sick of It All, Agnostic Front, Leeway and Killing Time (LES fixture and original AF singer John \u201cJayanta Das\u201d Watson joins the enraptured crowd all night, in yet another moment of resonance).<\/p>\n<p>Gorilla Biscuits guitarist Walter Schreifels told me it was \u201can honor\u201d to close the fest, and that he was moved by \u201ca connection to the CBGB ethos and energy.\u201d The Quicksand founding member and NYC native was also thrilled that so many young people came out to experience the music \u2014 possibly for the first time \u2014 reflecting that he went to the original venue to \u201cfind out something about himself,\u201d and how that same positive energy was now brought to a new, larger platform and audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHilly would have been psyched. He loved music, and by virtue of that, he loved people. This [fest] is a recognition of that, by the name \u2014 but in fact, it\u2019s bigger than that,\u201d Schreifels said.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it was.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Final Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The hardcore and punk music scene was born of unabashed individuality, rebellion and creativity. Spawning a subculture that spans fashion, film and art, it\u2019s a collective divinity that supercedes other identities to bind us as one, united in anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Under Hilly Kristal\u2019s watchful eye, the doorman let kids like us in \u2014 often without paying \u2014 because to him, the scene was an energy to itself, and, as one of its most influential curators, he wasn\u2019t going to gatekeep our introduction to culture. The legendary CBGBs bathrooms, the band rooms, the walls \u2014 all told stories (quite literally, as every inch was covered in stickers and graffiti). \u201cPunks never gonna die!\u201d Jimmy G. bellowed at one point, and, on this day, he was right.<\/p>\n<p>Punk is still inspiring an unapologetically authentic future for anyone who dares and the inaugural CBGB Festival is proof positive.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Huge punk rockers on tour in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Missed the CBGB Festival and need to get to a show ASAP?<\/p>\n<p>Here are. just five of the most iconic punk acts you won\u2019t want to miss live these next few months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/patti-smith-tickets\/performer\/7714?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Patti Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/blink-182-tickets\/performer\/961?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Blink-182<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/turnstile-tickets\/performer\/53899?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Turnstile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/taking-back-sunday-tickets\/performer\/4083?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Taking Back Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/black-flag-tickets\/performer\/31814?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Black Flag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who else is on the road? Check out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/concerts\/rock?utm_source=nypost.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-embedded&amp;wsUser=1006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">this list of all the biggest rockers on tour in 2025<\/a> to find the show for you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivid Seats is the celebrity.land&#8217;s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and\/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Up the punx. 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