The Drop Dead Festival is the largest Gothic Punk themed festival, it books as many as sixty five bands per event, and have been known to attract attendees from over 30 countries. DDF is a post-punk, Deathrock multiple day festival, annually held in New York, NY and Europe with additional smaller events having formerly been held in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Jersey. Musical styles typically featured at Drop Dead include post-punk,...
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The Drop Dead Festival is the largest Gothic Punk themed festival, it books as many as sixty five bands per event, and have been known to attract attendees from over 30 countries. DDF is a post-punk, Deathrock multiple day festival, annually held in New York, NY and Europe with additional smaller events having formerly been held in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Jersey. Musical styles typically featured at Drop Dead include post-punk, deathrock, synthpunk, psychobilly, punk, experimental, gothic rock, horror punk, dark cabaret and more. The festival is also notable for its elaborate stage designs, bazaar of vendors of scene paraphernalia, movie screenings, and a dance floor featuring underground djs from around the world.
The first Drop Dead Festival was held in August 2003, after the success of a series of smaller events put on by NY Decay Productions at the Pyramid in New York. The festival was originally held at the world (in)famous CBGBs punk rock club, but subsequent...
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