{"id":3573,"date":"2020-06-03T17:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2020-06-03T18:18:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T17:18:39","slug":"circle-jerks-are-the-first-band-confirmed-for-rebellion-2021-as-it-begins-to-plan-its-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3573","title":{"rendered":"Circle Jerks are the first band confirmed for Rebellion 2021 as the punk festival begins to plan its 25th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Californian hardcore legends Circle Jerks are the first band to be confirmed for the world&#8217;s biggest punk music festival, Rebellion, as it begins to plan its 25th anniversary celebration in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s event, which was due to be held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from August 6-9, was <a href=\"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3383\"><strong>cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circle Jerks were due to make their first-ever appearance at Rebellion in 2020, and the festival organisers confirmed today that they have rebooked them for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They wrote on their Facebook page: &#8220;We\u2019ve started the process of re-booking bands that were cancelled this year and putting in offers for the bands on our wants list for 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019re not going to rush this, it\u2019s early days and still 14 months until the festival. 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