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From Tuesday 26 March 2002

The REAL reason behind NUFAN pull out

After all the rumours and heresay on other internet websites following No Use For A Name‘s controversial decision to pull out of the Deconstruction Tour, Punktastic can bring you the real reason why the band won’t be touring Europe just yet. In an interview with Deconstruction organiser Dave

Divit, Rufio, Vandals and AFI to tour UK!

Nitro Records finest bands and AFI… (well they are on a major now…) are to tour the UK this summer. Punktastic has learned that AFI, The Vandals, Rufio and Divit will play shows on these shores this summer, leading to rumours that

Monday 25 March 2002

Get guest listed for life!

That’s right, enter our new Better Off Worse contest and you could be the proud recipient of a place on their guest list for the rest of your life! Also up for grabs in the free to enter contest are copies of their existing and forthcoming releases, T-shirts

NOFX to headline 2003 Euro fest!

Fat Mike’s So Cal crew NOFX will headline the 2003 Deconstruction Festival across Europe, according to organiser Dave Pollack. In an exclusive interview with Punktastic, Dave told us that Nofx would be playing next years event. Asked why the band were not approached to play this years

Saturday 23 March 2002

Ensign to pop over to UK

New Jersey hardcore mob Ensign are to play UK shows in April. The dates are as follows: 4th – Dundee, West Port Bar 5th – Nottingham, The Old Angel 6th – Brighton, Concorde 2 7th – ….bristol venue to be confirmed…… 8th – Exeter, The Cavern Club 9th – Manchester,

[spunge] to release new single

UK ska-punkers are set to release a new single, their first for B-Unique Records, just in time for their forthcoming UK tour. In an email to their mailing list, Dave Juste, on behalf of the band’s management, wrote: “We’ve finished recording the first four tracks

Busdrivers to make UK stop

US ska-punkers The Busdrivers are set to tour the UK in August. The band, signed to our good friends at Good Clean Fun Records, will set out on a co-headlining jaunt with Shootin’ Goon. This news is so hot-off-the-press that dates are still to be

Friday 22 March 2002

No official Maladroit date yet

Despite flyers being handed out at the Weezer gig in Manchester on Tuesday night, Weezer‘s fourth studio album ‘Maladroit’ has not been scheduled for release. Flyers at the gig suggested that the CD would hit the shops on April 29, but according to the

No Use off Decon tour

According to www.fatwreck.de No Use For A Name have dropped off the Deconstruction 2002 bill. As of yet, no reasons have been given for their decision. In other Deconstruction news, here is the list of bands and dates so far. I know these have

Thursday 21 March 2002

Waterdown to visit UK

Victory Records’ favourite sons Waterdown are to visit these shores in April. The German hardcore crew will visit the following venues: APRIL 04 newport, UK @ TJ’S 05 Chelmsford, UK @ ARMY AND NAVY 06 Oxford, UK @ ZODIAC 07 Plymouth, UK @ COOPERAGE 08 Exeter, UK @ PHOENIX 09 Bristol, UK @ FLEECE AND