Punktastic Needs You!

Did you know Punktastic has been around for nearly twenty years? Twenty years. In terms of internet sites, that makes us really old. We’re sprouting 8-bit grey hairs and starting to get wrinkles on our homepage – but we couldn’t have reached this landmark without you, and for that,

Win Tickets to new music night The September Session

We have 3 pairs of tickets to giveaway to O2 Academy Islington’s new music night The September Session on Wednesday 11th September. “We know how difficult it is for new bands to break through, so we want to support them and play professionally-equipped venues” says Academy Events’ Joe Davies, promoter of The September

Burn Burn Burn, The Lucky Eejits, Them Cuts, Fishing For Chips, Dead Ven @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Two touring bands with two newly released LPs. Seattle’s Burn Burn Burn and Oakland’s The Lucky Eejits set forth together on a trek across the western United States. Their stop in San Diego brought them to one of the premier dive bars in town, The Tower Bar, where both

ROAM – ‘Smile Wide’

Some bands seem to be destined to bring sunshine into our days on this cursed earth, and South Coasters ROAM have been doing just that for the last three years. Since the release of debut ‘Backbone’, their brand of pop punk has never really pushed the boat out, but

LIVE: Arctangent Festival 2019 – Friday

ArcTanGent is one of the metal worlds best kept secrets – or one of its worst kept secrets, if you’ve ever been one of its guests. Tucked away in the rural countryside of Bristol, the festival is a haven for anyone harbouring an intense love for

Punktastic Presents: Playlist – September ’19

We don’t know about you, but we’re fed up of this hot weather. It’s unbearable. The only heat we’re happy to tolerate is in nuclear hot venues, where cold air is more valuable than gold and a cold beer costs more than it ever should. Give us a gig

Truck Festival 2019 @ Hill Farm, Oxford

LIVE: ArcTanGent Festival 2019 – Thursday

ArcTanGent is one of the metal worlds best kept secrets – or one of its worst kept secrets, if you’ve ever been one of its guests. Tucked away in the rural countryside of Bristol, the festival is a haven for anyone harbouring an intense love for

Gender Roles – ‘Prang’

It’s fair to say Brighton is a melting pot of creatives, musicians, and eccentrics. It’s one of the reasons there’s a surge of bands coming from the city. Another is that it’s home to a prominent ‘DIY’ scene, with smaller venues and local promoters regularly putting on young and

LIVE: A Day To Remember @ House Of Vans, London

It’s been a long time since tonight’s headline act have played in the UK. Their last full tour culminated in a near sold out Wembley Arena in front of 10,000 people – tonight they play to an audience of just 850. Following Dan P. Carter’s opening DJ set, with a