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NOFX Joke Canceled Shows
NOFX's 2018 joke about Route 91 Harvest mass shooting led to canceled U.S. shows and apology.
In brief
NOFX's 2018 joke about Route 91 Harvest mass shooting led to canceled U.S. shows and apology. NOFX canceled U.S. shows after a 2018 joke about the Route 91 Harvest mass shooting was deemed offensive. Originally reported by VICE.
2018 Vegas Joke
NOFX members Fat Mike and Eric Melvin joked about the Route 91 Harvest mass shooting at a Las Vegas festival in 2018.
“That sucked, but at least they were country fans and not punk rock fans”
Sponsor Cut Ties
Stone Brewing, who created NOFX’s official beer, Punk in Drublic, dropped the band from their festival lineup.
Apology Published
NOFX issued an apology stating their joke crossed civility and they were being indecent.
“We crossed the line of civility. We can’t write songs about how people in this world need to be more decent when we were clearly being indecent”
Shows Canceled
All U.S. NOFX shows were canceled by June 2018 due to backlash from the joke.
The big picture
NOFX canceled U.S. shows after a 2018 joke about the Route 91 Harvest mass shooting was deemed offensive.
