CURRENT "BLACK FLAG" tour

Jon, I had to leave early but while i was there they didn't team up.

Perhaps during the encore.

jon, thats not telling the whole story.

here!
http://www.citizinemag.com/music/music-0306_gregginn1.htm

PS when the fuck did they become "The Flag"?

I love how Ginn is canonized for Black Flag. Seriously there's like 3 albums worth of good material with him and then it starts falling to shit. Anybody wanna hear "Loose Nut"? For that matter, how about some Gone? Mojack? Fast Gato? HOR?

He's a wanker, get over it.

dude, you totally fucked up the status quo.

what about robo and dez playing with jerry and the misfits, they play jealous again and tv party with dez on vox.

he is, for certain, the only ex-flagger to have dated kari whurer (sp?).

http://www.hevy.co.uk/

Wait, what now?

there's another version of Black Flag just called Flag w/ Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton from the Descendents etc. competing versions of the same band are never not funny (as noted above) but I would actually go and see the Morris etc one

I think there's definitely an argument that says if it's not Chuck then it's not Black Flag.

Would agree with that argument (though I have time for Flag's post-My War LPs). Ron's a sweetheart, and the show he played for his 50th, with Ginn appearing for the encore, looked like lots of fun. But the 2003 "reunion" was so so so so very bad. Wonder if Ginn's going to use a tape recording of himself playing bass again this time.

[important: by '2003 reunion' i mean ginn's charity show for the cat rescue place, not the rollins-related WM3 reunion]

Again with the reuniting. http://www.nme.com/news/black-flag/68356

perhaps naively, am stunned at how poorly written even a simple news story is on the NME website

Brendan ‏@oneillb1

@maggieserota We've got nothing better to do/Than to browse Netflix and add shows to our queue #TVParty2013

Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton from the Descendents etc

ok this is awesome in part for the fact that morris and stevenson were from totally different eras of the band

def. they all knew each other back in the day though...

i hope it means you get to hear keith singing my war

as one of the flag singers treated worst by the group/ginn after leaving, he'd be within his rights to sing it!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/150623_10151667742114428_1628686654_n.jpg

what a shitshow

FREE CAMPING

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/734185_10151692219692178_1155145144_n.jpg

lol

lol that muddy roots fest! every band name is golden.

Joe Buck Yourself

Cutthroat Shamrock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv0lg-LklZk

Wow Bill is fat!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flag-reunites-black-flag-veterans-20130207

I also understand that another former Black Flag member has just signed on with Flag.

Chuck Dukowski: We'd been talking about bringing Dez [Cadena] in too, so we brought Dez in.

hahaha awesome

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/bp/black-flag.jpg

got to tip the hat to the brooklynvegan commenter who noticed that Greg is wearing a Bassnectar (the Black Flag of brostep) shirt in this photo

Black Flag put up a new song for download, and if that wasn’t an odd enough sentence on its own, they also offered some fighting words for Flag. They posted “***note: not to be confused with the ‘fake’ Flag band currently covering the songs of BLACK FLAG in an embarrassingly weak “mailing it in” fashion*** We urge you to check out the real BLACK FLAG when they hit your area.”

which of these black flags will be better live I wonder.

BF is playing Oakland when I'm planning on being in fucking Europe. maybe I need to rejigger my vacation plans.

"C'mon, let's go see the creepy old cat man dance around."

"...uh, yeah, the Eiffel Tower!"

The new song is pretty much crap.

It's horrible

How many of his original frontmen would want the job at this point, seeing how Reyes was treated

I'm pretty sure I'd rather see the Chuck Dukowski Sextet live than GinnFlag

Yeah you would. I had so much more fun at Flag. I'd rather listen to farts than Ginn

I don't think Mike Vallely is short. Google says he's 5' 10".

More importantly, googling that led me to his skate videos, which are just as great as I remember.

It was probably a perspective issue with the stage, which wasn't raised much. From where i was standing, Ginn didn't look tall but I remembered he's like 6'5 or something. So Vallely obv would have looked much shorter in comparison despite not being Danzig-sized.

So I'll strike my fake news height comments, but vocals are definitely not his thing. He wasn't unusually bad, but it sounded like karaoke. Everybody could play their instruments but it felt so perfunctory.

The songs that worked best were post-My War tunes

Rhoda from Steubenville (Neanderthal) at 9:08 21 Jan 20
Lol this one is at a craft beer bar.

FLAG is actually pretty damn good, aged and cobbled together as it is. Saw em last year and had a lot of fun. Descendent’s guitarist totally nails the classic Ginn guitar sound, gnarly ass solos and all.

I’ve heard nothing but sad things about the “Black Flag” incarnation.

that's the other thing, Keith talked to the crowd. there was no communication with the crowd last night. not once.

the guitar also was very clean sounding. if the guitar was dialed down a smidge more, I'd have been at a Minutemen show. which is great, if they're The Minutemen playing Minutemen songs, not so much when you're a noisy-meedly-weedly punk band

but the thing that made me leave was the constant stream of assholes who kept rudely shoving (or trying to shove) by me to get to the front, until I spread my shoulders and cut off all entry points behind me. how the hell can you watch a show when you're constantly having your space invaded? only to come back minutes later so you have to do the whole charade again.

that's more a discussion for the show etiquette thread though.

Also, in regards to the ‘peace, man’ post, Fish Head Cantina is about as lame and shitty as you would expect it to be. The fact that the Ginn & Crew version were playing there told me enough about what to expect.

lol. I liked the place last night, but it's a place you go to have good beer with friends near the beach. it's horrible for a concert.

the place they're playing this weekend? a local Cafe/restaurant that has poker games and is equally awkward. these are teh places they're playing.

Flag, on the other hand, played the State Theater in St Pete and the shit sold out or damn close.

Shouldn't BLACK FLAG be able to play like real clubs? I feel like they should have two modern hardcore bands opening for them and selling out legit theaters.

You would think. It might also be intentional on Ginn's part. They just got announced as playing this big festival here in Sept that fuckin Judas Priest is playing at so clearly the ability is there.

But on the other hand, sales are so shit to Saturday's show, the owner of the venue walked into one of my best friends' cat cafes and just gave him two tickets (which are going for $35 even though it's literally at a restaurant).

My friend has zero interest in punk rock or Black Flag either

Hell even the current version of the Cro Mags is playing bigger venues here

Ugh it's all so dire

So many sentences in the world of punk rock begin with "If Greg Ginn wasn't such an asshole..."

Like when Saint Vitus albums were out of print for decades but no one else could reissue them, and probably almost every other SST band

yup :(

it's also been easy for me to forget in today's easy access media era how much it sucked when you wanted to hear an album and you legitimately had no way to fuckin hear it other than buying a used cd or vinyl in an eBay auction and paying way more than it was worth.

and hoping the cd you got wasn't a damn cd-r

Shouldn't BLACK FLAG be able to play like real clubs? I feel like they should have two modern hardcore bands opening for them and selling out legit theaters.

yeah "Gimme Gimme Gimme" was loud and raucous at Flag.

yesterday it was 30% slower than usual and it sounded like four people dicking around on it at a Sam Ash.

I also left because I refused to hear them mangle "Rise Above" or "Damaged I". they were just getting to "Six Pack" when I was leaving and someone screamed 'THIS IS THE SHIT THAT STARTED IT ALL' but he was in the bar and you can barely hear or see the show from there so...i had no idea why he was excited.

i might have left earlier if it wasn't 30 degrees outside. us Floridians cannot handle cold.

When he played around here a few months ago, it was at a place outside of town I'd never heard of before that is both a "cantina" and a "rockin' sushi bar". Which might not be so bad - I dont want to disparage this place I've never been! ...

― ☮️ (peace, man), Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:56 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

So a Guy Fieri restaurant!?

it's weird, they played in London recently at the Electric Ballroom with Total Chaos (I mean yeah that's not a good band but they aren't unpopular) supporting. the Electric Ballroom also coincidentally where the Circle Jerks are playing this year. so it seems like they are playing appropriate venues over here

(I didn't go, because of everything I've ever read about this incarnation of Black Flag)

maybe Dukowski is still booking their US tours but he's just trying to fuck with them

but my god, Ginn could have died onstage and I'd not noticed a difference.

― Rhoda from Steubenville (Neanderthal)

i do believe that if greg ginn died, you'd notice a difference, because a lot of people would suddenly be in a celebratory mood.

Might even crack open a

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERFY8IaU4AUaa-0.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERFY8IaU4AUaa-0.jpg

LOL

bwaha

Out At The Store Today
Saw Black Flag Coupon On A Vitamin Rack
A Little Voice Inside My Head Said:
"Don't Forget The Cheese, Your Wife Asked For Monterey Jack..."

*to self*
“well shit. i wasnt gonna go but I do need multivitamins...”

I really do feel like Otto in Repo Man "I can't believe I used to like these guys"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zalUzOLicU

horrifying

tho at least greg seems to be on the good shit

'I can't believe I used to like these guys' in your defense you probably only liked one of those guys because the others weren't born yet

Despite it all, kinda wondering---anybody heard about this line-up, or is it too new/far back in the cage?

Austin, TX — Legendary American punk band BLACK FLAG will launch an extensive U.S. tour on September 3, 2026, at the Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, concluding on November 1, 2026, at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas.

The tour spans more than 45 cities nationwide, with stops across the Mountain West, Midwest, East Coast, Southeast, Southwest, and California.

Founding guitarist Greg Ginn is joined by Max Zanelly on lead vocals, David Rodriguez on bass, and Bryce Weston on drums.

Following recent U.S. and European touring, BLACK FLAG returns with a revitalized lineup and a set drawing from its influential catalog. The tour offers both longtime fans and new audiences the chance to experience the band live in intimate club and theater settings.

Additional performances are planned for January and April 2027, including dates in California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and other markets.

Tickets and further information are available through individual venues and BLACK FLAG’s official channels.

BLACK FLAG - 2026 U.S. TOUR DATES

09.03.26 - BELLY UP - ASPEN, CO

09.04.26 - SUNSHINE STUDIOS LIVE - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

09.05.26 - FOX THEATER - BOULDER, CO

09.06.26 - ACES HIGH SALOON - SALT LAKE CITY, UT

09.08.26 - SHRINE SOCIAL CLUB - BOISE, ID

09.09.26 - COVELLITE THEATRE - BUTTE, MT

09.10.26 - PUB STATION - BILLINGS, MT

09.11.26 - THE NEWBERRY - GREAT FALLS, MT

09.13.26 - THE AQUARIUM - FARGO, ND

09.14.26 - BIG’S BAR - SIOUX FALLS, SD

09.15.26 - THE REGENCY LIVE - SPRINGFIELD, MO

09.16.26 - RECORDBAR - KANSAS CITY, MO

09.18.26 - THE VENUE - CADILLAC, MI

09.19.26 - TOKEN LOUNGE - WESTLAND, MI

09.20.26 - MERCURY MUSIC LOUNGE - LAKEWOOD, OH

09.22.26 - YETI MUSIC CAFÉ - SUTTON, WV

09.23.26 - CRAFTHOUSE - PITTSBURGH, PA

09.24.26 - ELECTRIC CITY - BUFFALO, NY

09.25.26 - PUTNAM PLACE - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

09.26.26 - RITZ THEATRE - SCRANTON, PA

09.27.26 - NIKKI LOPEZ - PHILADELPHIA, PA

09.29.26 - EMBER MUSIC HALL - RICHMOND, VA

09.30.26 - ELEVATION 27 - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

10.01.26 - HUB CITY VINYL - HAGERSTOWN, MD

10.02.26 - 40 WATT - ATHENS, GA

10.03.26 - OPEN CHORD - KNOXVILLE, TN

10.04.26 - GROUND ZERO - SPARTANBURG, SC

10.06.26 - THC LIVE - JACKSONVILLE, FL

10.07.26 - BRASS MUG - TAMPA, FL

10.08.26 - WEST END TRADING CO. - SANFORD, FL

10.09.26 - VINYL MUSIC HALL - PENSACOLA, FL

10.11.26 - THE SHRINE - TULSA, OK

10.12.26 - THE LIBERTY - ROSWELL, NM

10.13.26 - SISTER - ALBUQUERQUE, NM

10.14.26 - THE REBEL LOUNGE - PHOENIX, AZ

10.16.26 - DEEPEND LIVE - REDONDO BEACH, CA

10.18.26 - THE POUR HOUSE - PASO ROBLES, CA

10.21.26 - TIOGA BREWERY DISTRICT - FRESNO, CA

10.22.26 - VENTURA MUSIC HALL - VENTURA, CA

10.23.26 - FELTON MUSIC HALL - FELTON, CA

10.24.26 - NAPA MUSIC HALL - NAPA, CA

10.25.26 - CORNERSTONE BERKELEY - BERKELEY, CA

10.29.26 - COOTERS BAR - EAGLE PASS, TX

10.30.26 - ESPEE - SAN ANTONIO, TX

10.31.26 - AM/FM - DALLAS, TX

11.01.26 - HOUSE OF BLUES - HOUSTON, TX

All tour dates are subject to change.

Additional 2027 tour dates have also been announced.

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lol Hagerstown

09.30.26 - ELEVATION 27 - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

10.01.26 - HUB CITY VINYL - HAGERSTOWN, MD

10.02.26 - 40 WATT - ATHENS, GA

10.03.26 - OPEN CHORD - KNOXVILLE, TN

10.04.26 - GROUND ZERO - SPARTANBURG, SC

they've got a long way to go and a short time to get there

Pretty crazy that they're doing three dates in Montana. The closest one (Butte) is 3 1/2 hours drive each way from me, if I was even interested, which I'm not.

xp god that’s a lot of driving

I'm not interested in seeing them even though they're coming to my town, but I respect the ambition of that tour schedule. Just squeezing every possible penny out. Seems like a lot for a 72-year-old, but maybe this is Ginn's retirement fund.

it's not even so much the distances but the fact that they're constantly backtracking

don't care about the band but i am frustrated for them

Ginn is sticking with the new bandmates he hired I think last year including 20-something female vocalist Max Zanelly

Interesting that there's no NYC, Chicago, or DC shows (there is a more remote MD one). Plus they have a day off in between Philly and Richmond, Va that are 4 hours apart; but no day off between Hagerstown, MD and Athens, GA that is at least a 9 hour drive (says google)

that circuitous 5-day leg (464 miles) is only slightly longer than LA-SF (430 miles) which is a routine 1-day tour leg so I would counter: no, that's not bad at all. typical east coast softness.

Ginn is sticking with the new bandmates he hired I think last year including 20-something female vocalist Max Zanelly

yeah I think I read that somewhere

that circuitous 5-day leg (464 miles) is only slightly longer than LA-SF (430 miles) which is a routine 1-day tour leg so I would counter: no, that's not bad at all. typical east coast softness.

it’s a cumulative 1,300 miles

not last night according to my google AI assistant...

(just kidding, i have no idea how i arrived at that # lol)

A lot of those venues are like 250-cap dive rooms so i wonder if it even really adds up to "retirement fund" money. (Unless Greg is just paying the band like $75/gig & keeping the rest, which is not unlikely.)

I've never had an emotional investment in them as a band but watched most of a recent set on youtube and man was it weak & bad. i would be annoyed paying $5 to see them at my local bar, nevermind $45