# NOFX Joke Canceled Shows

> NOFX's 2018 joke about Route 91 Harvest mass shooting led to canceled U.S. shows and apology.
- Title: NOFX Joke Canceled Shows · VICE | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: nofx, route 91 harvest, punk rock music, fat mike, eric melvin, mass shooting, apology, canceled shows, news, culture, Joke, Canceled
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/8-years-ago-nofx-made-a-joke-that-led-to-canceled-shows-and-a-public-apology
- Author: Tony Alpsen
- Published: 2026-10-14T00:44:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nofx, route 91 harvest, punk rock music, fat mike, eric melvin, mass shooting, apology, canceled shows, news, culture
## 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.
## Key takeaway

NOFX canceled U.S. shows after a 2018 joke about the Route 91 Harvest mass shooting was deemed offensive.