John Travolta, Billie Joe Armstrong, Travis Barker & CJ Ramone are among the guests
Ramones Productions, Inc. and Hollywood Forever have announced the official Ramones 50th anniversary tribute. Taking place on August 30th at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, this special edition of an annual Los Angeles tradition will serve as the first milestone celebration commemorating 50 years since the release of the band’s self-titled debut album. Hosted by screen icon John Travolta, the concert will include the inaugural live performance from Cretin Family — a supergroup featuring Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and CJ Ramone, along with special surprise guests playing a set of Ramones songs. The event will also feature a double feature screening of Carrie’s 50th anniversary deluxe edition, and John Travolta’s new film, Propeller One-Way Night Coach. Shepard Fairey will also present a guest DJ set, with proceeds from the event supporting David Agus, MD, Cancer Research at Ellison Institute.
Tickets are available via TicketWeb.
“I’m excited to celebrate the best band ever with Ramones fans from all over the world, and to welcome our new generation of fans. See you at Hollywood Forever. Hey Ho, Let’s Go! Gabba Gabba Hey!” shares Linda Ramone.
“Two years ago, I had the pleasure of experiencing the Hollywood Forever Johnny Ramone tribute for the first time. It was a blast, and I want to return again for the Ramones tribute!” states Travolta. “With showing something new, my directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach. And something old, the 50th anniversary of original Carrie. It is going to be a fun night. See you there!”
“The spirit of the Ramones is alive in every backyard punk show, punk club and festival. Generation after generation of cretins and weirdos become Ramones lovers. Kids are influenced by the Ramones, and they don’t even know it yet. ¡Viva Ramones!” exclaims Armstrong.
“The Ramones are the blueprint. Punk rock wouldn’t be what it is today without them. I’m honored to celebrate 50 years of one of the greatest bands ever!!!” adds Barker.
“This is gonna be the biggest celebration of the Ramones anyone has seen for a long time!!!” says CJ Ramone.
The New York natives ignited the punk rock revolution with their debut album in 1976. Fast, loud, and relentless, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, and Tommy Ramone cut through the era’s excess with a brash attitude and a set of songs — “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Judy Is A Punk,” and a dozen other short, combustible, stripped-down but groundbreaking blasts — that were like nothing else at the time.
The official Ramones 50th anniversary tribute arrives at the center of a series of year-long festivities to honor not only the record’s generational legacy, but the birth of a genre and the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ enduring impact on this global grassroots movement. From punk to pop to the perennially cool, music and style have never been the same since.
Ahead of the official band’s 50th anniversary tribute, Rhino will release a limited-edition, first-time picture disc pressing of Ramones on July 17th, and a 2 LP colored edition of Ramones’ Live At The Roxy, 8/12/76 on July 31st, as part of its Spirit Of ’76 campaign.
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