NOFX's Fat Mike Says Band 'Not Welcome' To Play In The US After Vegas Shooting Joke

NOFX's Fat Mike claims the US punk band have "effectively been banned" from playing any show in the States following a "disgusting" joke they made about last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas last month. 

During their Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival set, vocalist Fat Mike mentioned the October shooting, which claimed 59 lives, saying, "at least [the victims] were country fans".

The joke was widely slammed and consequently, Stone Brewing, the company that manufactures NOFX's beer, cut ties with the band, while they were also dropped from the line-up of their Punk In Drublic music festival.

In a post published on Instagram this week, Fat Mike said, "… Every NOFX show has been cancelled in the US.

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"We did not drop off the shows… we were told that NOFX is not welcome to play ANY big venue in the United States. No joke! NOFX has effectively been banned in our own country. This is not our choice, but it is our reality."

Fat Mike also claimed he is trying to bring Punk In Drublic back to the US, "but a lot of people don’t want it to happen".

"We made a mistake, we apologized, and we gotta suffer the consequences," the post continues.

"Maybe it ain’t fair, but whoever said life was."

Read the full post below.

 

Fuck it! I’m not supposed to talk about it, but because of the comments we made in Las Vegas... every NOFX show has been cancelled in the US. We did not drop off the shows.... we were told that NOFX is not welcome to play ANY big venue in the United States. No joke! NOFX has effectively been banned in our own country. This is not our choice, but it is our reality. We are very sorry to our fans, especially the ones in Austin. For now, we are playing in Europe, Mexico, and Canada. The Punk in Drublic Festival is still happening in Europe and other continents. I’m trying my best to bring it back to the US but a lot of people don’t want it to happen. It fuckin sucks! We made a mistake, we apologized, and we gotta suffer the consequences. Maybe it ain’t fair, but whoever said life was. We are just very thankful that our fans are being so supportive. Thanks to all of you!!!!! See y’all in Slovenia tomorrow! #punkindrublicinternational #whendidpunkrockbecomesosafe #IhatednotbeinginOhio

A post shared by Michael Burkett (@fatmikedude) on Jun 20, 2018 at 9:29pm PDT