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Fat Mike Presents
Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival
Featuring Alternating Co-Headliners
NOFX, Flogging Molly And Bad Religion, Plus Four More Bands Per Show

Touring Festival Launches September 16 In Tacoma, WA
With Stops In Boise, ID, Concord, CA, Sacramento, CA & Huntington Beach, CA

Stone Brewing To Release Small Batch
Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager
Exclusively In Festival Markets

Created from the mind and liver of NOFX's frontman Fat Mike, the Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival will debut in the Western U.S. this fall with five special events featuring the best in punk rock music and regional craft beer.

Named for NOFX's classic Punk In Drublic album, which has sold over one million copies, Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival launches September 16 in Tacoma, WA, with stops in Boise, ID, Concord, CA, Sacramento, CA, and Huntington Beach, CA. NOFX will co-headline each date of Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival alongside Flogging Molly in some markets and Bad Religion in others, and every show will also feature four other bands. Look for full details to be announced in August at www.PunkInDrublicFest.com.

Each Punk In Drublic festival date will feature up to four hours of craft beer tastings with over 100 craft beers, including some of the West Coast's best and local favorites. Craft beer tastings are included with admission. Festival hours will be Noon—9:00 PM.

Fat Mike has joined forces with premier music event producer/promoter Synergy Global Entertainment and respected craft beer event production powerhouse Brew Ha Ha Productions for the festival. In addition, to celebrate Punk In Drublic, Fat Mike teamed up with craft beer pioneers Stone Brewing to brew their very own Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager, which will be available in cans only in the festival markets. This collaboration is a huge show of support by Stone, as it marks the first time ever that Stone has worked with a musician for a can release. They've even included the festival tour dates on the back of each can. This is a first-of-its-kind level of commitment from a brewery partner for a festival tour.

Stone Brewing & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager can

(Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager,
courtesy of Stone Brewing)

When asked how Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager tastes, Fat Mike says, "It's something to wash the noise away." However, other slogans offered by Mike that were quickly turned down by Stone included, "It's the beer of champagnes" and finally, "They say you can't get beer from a stone…oh shit, we just did!"

"We know we're crazy for letting Fat Mike in our brewery, but we're doing it anyway," says Greg Koch, Stone Brewing co-founder. "We have a lot in common in not only refusing to follow the status quo, but actively rejecting it. I have incredible respect for what he and Fat Wreck Chords have done for the independent music scene. Craft beer is currently in a similar open-your-eyes-to-the-man's-corporate-obfuscation battle. Is independent craft beer punk rock? Very. And even more so now with this collab. See you in the pit!"

Cameron Collins, Co-Founder & Director of Events at Brew Ha Ha Productions explains, "Craft beer and punk rock are cut from the same cloth. Small, independent, and up against some big challenges: taking on BIG BEER, and local bands determined to do it their way, despite what might make them a quick buck. Punk In Drublic throws off the mantle of the ordinary to create an event unlike any other…a perfect pairing of craft beer and punk rock!"

Catch the Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival "stumbling through a town near you":

The Saturday, September 16 (Tacoma) and Sunday, September 17 (Boise) Punk In Drublic shows will feature performances from NOFX, Bad Religion, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Bad Cop / Bad Cop and more. Tickets for these two shows go on sale Friday, July 28 at 10:00 AM local time at www.PunkInDrublicFest.com.

General Admission and VIP tickets for the Tacoma and Boise shows are priced as follows. Ticket details for other dates will be announced in August. All tickets include craft beer tasting and access to view the music stage for attendees 21 years or older.

VIP Tickets include access to a VIP Entry Lane and VIP Lounge, with:

Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival is pleased to welcome Rockstar Energy Drink, Wienerschnitzel, Stone Brewing and Cosmic Fog as sponsors and supporters in its inaugural year. Sponsor activations vary by market.

Look for details on the other Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival shows in the coming weeks. Visit www.PunkInDrublicFest.com for more information.

Punk In Drublic Tacoma flyer with band lineup and venue details Punk In Drublic Boise flyer with band lineup and venue details

About Fat Mike:

Fat Mike is a musician, songwriter, producer, record label president, political activist, and champion bowler! Best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter for long-running punk rock band NOFX, Fat Mike is also bassist and arranger for supergroup cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Additionally, Fat Mike is the co-owner of the Fat Wreck Chords record label in San Francisco. NOFX formed in Los Angeles in 1983, signed to Epitaph Records in 1989, and went on to sell over 6 million records worldwide including two records that went gold in the US and Canada. In 2004, Fat Mike founded Punkvoter.com in an effort to mobilize the punk community to vote, and in turn raised over a million dollars for the Kerry Campaign with the Rock Against Bush compilations. In 2016, NOFX released both a New York Times best-selling book (The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories) and their critically acclaimed 13th album (First Ditch Effort).

About Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc.:

Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE) specializes in producing music events and music marketing programs benefitting brands, artists, consumers, partners and attendees alike. SGE has produced thousands of branded music festivals, concerts, tours and events throughout the world playing to millions of applauding fans.
www.sgeworldwide.com

About Brew Ha Ha Productions:

Brew Ha Ha Productions (BHHP) is California's most successful craft beer event producer and creates award winning, often sold out, events. Its team brings years of successful event production and business experience along with an inside view of the craft beer industry and its enthusiasts. Fueled by a desire to promote craft beer, along with a vision of creating legacy beer fests and events, BHHP was conceived 10 years ago. BHHP produces multiple celebrated festivals with rave reviews annually including BRUFEST in Phoenix AZ, 91X's BeerX in San Diego, Driftwood, Ye Scallywag and more. Best known for their signature events like the OC Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Roundup, Brew Ho Ho 'Holiday Ale Festival', Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival, and the award winning Brew Hee Haw at the OC Fair, BHHP is now expanding events to other cities and states including Arizona, Washington and Idaho to enhance communities with fun and safe events along with helping to raise money for local charities.

Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival Publicity Contacts

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson / Ashton-Magnuson Media: kristine@am-media.net, (818) 996-2496
Ashley Di Buduo / Ashton-Magnuson Media: ashley@a12entertainment.com, (323) 379-9684

NOFX Publicity Contact

Vanessa Burt / Fat Wreck Chords: Vanessa@fatwreck.com

Brew Ha Ha Productions Publicity Contact

Tori Elder / The ACE Agency: tori@theaceagency.com, (702) 413-8625

Stone Brewing Publicity Contact

Lizzie Younkin / Stone Brewing: Lizzie.younkin@stonebrewing.com