Bands pull out of Denver's Punk in the Park festival over political donations

denver7 ^ | Jul 18, 2025 | Jaclyn Allen

[real saxophonist]

Yeah, I haven’t heard of any of them either. My punk phase was way back in the 80’s.

[real saxophonist]

Good post, thanks.

[Yardstick]

LOL!

(and Johnny Rotten and any of the Ramones would choose Trump over those fragile teddy boys in Denver any day of the week...)

[No name given]

Indeed.

[Col Frank Slade]

I think Joey Ramone would have liked Trump.

Two guys from Queens NYC.

[pingman]

How can that be? He ain’t broke!

[piasa]

Brandon Alan Lewis, owner of Punkerton Records, first uncovered Collins’ political contributions and felt compelled to inform others. “I felt like people at least had the right to know,” said Lewis, explaining how this revelation conflicts with punk’s fundamental ideals. "I just felt like it was the antithesis of what we represent in punk rock."

You just knew the troublemaker, the turd in the punch bowl in the party of life, would be someone with a name like Brandon, or Karen, etc. He's a liar at heart. He didn't bring this up because anyone's "right to know" had been infringed or taken away or denied, as he would like people to assume. Anyone who waz interested and wanted to know could find out just as he did. It isn't a secret, after all. What Brandon really wants but doesn't admit, is that he wants to do as much damage to Brew Ha Ha / promoter of the event as he can out of pure spite, even if he ruins the event for others. If Brandon cannot enjoy it, because Brandon cannot mind his own business, Brandon doesn't want anyone else to enjoy it, either. Note that Brandon uses the Royal We... assuming, like a dictator, that Brandon is in power and can defined who and what "we" represent.

[capydick]

Jeez these idiots don’t realize that the party of AOC,Mandami, Newsxum, Biden, Harris, et al ARE the establishment and PDJT is as ant-establishment as you can get.

[real saxophonist]

Man, I’m getting some really great posts here - Thanks!

[real saxophonist]

Another good post. Thanks

[ClearCase_guy]

[TiGuy22]

I guess there’s no room for diversity.

[IYAS9YAS]

“I felt like people at least had the right to know,” said Lewis, explaining how this revelation conflicts with punk’s fundamental ideals. "I just felt like it was the antithesis of what we represent in punk rock."

Hahahaha. They are the Establishment. They want the people who give them no choices in anything but sex and abortion to be in charge. That isn't freedom.

[Shqipo]

“I’m a rebel. Rage against the machine. Get your Civic booster!”
—bunch of losers

[Oldeconomybuyer]

…how this revelation conflicts with punk’s fundamental ideals.…

Censoring free speech.

[mac_truck]

Losing two bands out of the forty bands scheduled doesn’t seem like very much...I’m sure the neighbors won’t mind either

[libertylover]

This Democrat indoctrination resembles the way the Palestinians indoctrinate their children against the Jews. Pure hatred,

Good analogy.

[MrRelevant]

TDS is real

[left that other site]

Me Too.