Bad Religion is celebrating their 40th anniversary tour with Alkaline Trio and War on Women, after having to postpone last year because… well you know. The second night of their 30 date tour brought them out to Vegas Saturday night at the Brooklyn Bowl.   Just getting to Brooklyn Bowl on a Saturday proved to be its own feat. While parking on the strip remains a nightmare, I counted 14 Bad Religion t-shirts as I walked to the venue from my secret parking spot, and saw several people sporting new Rancid and Dropkick Murphy shirts from the show the night before.  Staff were diligently checking vax cards (and negative covid tests), which hopefully makes everyone feel safer because once inside, fans were shoulder to shoulder.  It’s been awhile since I’ve been at a show that packed, but I suppose being around for four decades warrants the attention.  You know that Bad ...

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Hundreds of fans flocked to Downtown Las Vegas last Saturday to see Alkaline Trio, Bayside, and Off With their Heads at the newly-opened Fremont Country Club. The sold out event was the venue's first “rock” show and despite long lines which caused several fans to miss openers Off With Their Heads, everyone seemed to leave happy. ...

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Alkaline Trio’s 2007 Occult Roots tour became sort of a gold standard for me. On that tour, they played their 1999 debut album Goddammit all the way through, gave frontmen Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano each a solo set, and played an additional set of songs voted on by their fans. ...

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