Drop Dead Festival
Genre(s)	Deathrock, Goth Rock, Psychobilly, Post-Punk

The Drop Dead Festival is one of the largest horror music events in the world. A multiple day festival, Drop Dead is annually held in New York, NY with additional smaller events having formally been held in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Jersey. Musical styles typically featured at Drop Dead include deathrock, psychobilly, gothabilly, gothic rock, post-punk, horror punk and dark cabaret. The festival is also notable for its elaborate stage design, a vendor bazaar, and a dancefloor featuring deathrock and post-punk djs from around the world. Image File history File links Ddlogoep. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Deathrock (also spelled death rock) is a term used to identify a subgenre of punk rock which incorporated elements of horror and first emerged most prominently in the West Coast of the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... This article is about notable bands within the goth scene. ... Psychobilly is a genre of music generally described as a mix between the British punk rock of the 1970s and the American rockabilly of the 1950s. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... New York, New York redirects here. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Trenton Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq. ... Deathrock (also spelled death rock) is a term used to identify a subgenre of punk rock which incorporated elements of horror and first emerged most prominently in the West Coast of the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Psychobilly is a genre of music generally described as a mix between the British punk rock of the 1970s and the American rockabilly of the 1950s. ... Gothabilly is a portmanteau which refers to an unusual fusion of rockabilly music and the Goth culture. ... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) evolved out of post-punk during the late 1970s. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Horror Punk (or Horror Rock) is a sub-genre of punk rock, that blends Horror imagery and themes inspired by horror movies with a raw punk rock sound. ... Dark cabaret is a music genre that has influences from German cabaret, burlesque, vaudeville, folk, punk, deathrock, gothic rock and darkwave music styles, as well as Film noir. ...

History

The first Drop Dead Festival was held in August of 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 infamous CBGBs punk rock club, but subsequent Drop Dead Festivals have moved to the much larger Knitting Factory, also in lower Manhattan (with pre-parties and after-parties still occasionally taking place at CBGBs). In 2005, the Drop Dead Festival grew to four days--three days in the Knitting Factory and one in the old Limelight. About 5,000 people attended and the headliner was Nina Hagen. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 141,205 km²  (54,520 sq. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Knitting Factory is a New York City music club, in its heyday specializing in jazz and experimental music (though these are no longer its main focus). ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catharina Hagen (born on March 11, 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany. ...

2006 Drop Dead Festival Returns to the Knitting Factory in New York City, on Labor Day, September 1-2. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...

An array of deathrockers at the Drop Dead Festival

In 2005, NY Decay Productions also started to publish a sister magazine, Drop Dead Magazine, covering many of the bands who play at the Festival. The magazine comes out four times a year and, with the same goals as the Festival, promotes deathrock, post-punk, new wave, psychobilly and related musical styles. Image File history File links Ddphotos05. ... Image File history File links Ddphotos05. ...

Past shows have featured exclusive appearances by international headliners, such as Antiworld (2003), Ausgang (2004), Autonervous (2005), Bella Morte (2004, 2005), Bohemién (2005), Cinema Strange (2003, 2004, 2005), Coffin Nails (2005), Cult of the Psychic Fetus (2003, 2004, 2005), Deadbolt (2004), Deep Eynde (2004), Frankenstein (2004), Frank the Baptist (2005), Holy Cow (2004), The Naked and the Dead (2005), Nina Hagen (2005), Phenomenauts (2005), Rezurex (2005), Scarlet's Remains (2005), Skeletal Family (2004), World Inferno Friendship Society (2005), and hundreds of other up-and-coming, as well as established, bands. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andy Deane, Bella Morte Bella Morte are a Gothic rock band that was formed in 1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia. ... Cinema Strange is a Band from America. ... A deadbolt is a special kind of locking mechanism. ... The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel, the first written by Norman Mailer. ... Catharina Hagen (born on March 11, 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany. ... The Phenomenauts playing in San Francisco in 2005. ... Out the ashes of The Elements (1980-1982) came the Gothic rock group Skeletal Family in December 1982. ...

External links

• Drop Dead Festival
• Drop Dead Magazine
• NY Decay Productions