Punk Goes Pop!
Where you can be proud to know all the words to 'Blank Space'.
Overview
Everyone loves pop songs — and anyone who says they don't is probably lying. It's okay, they've got a reputation to uphold. For one night at the Brightside, though, they don't have to pretend otherwise.
Punk Goes Pop! is exactly what it sounds like: punk bands covering pop songs. It's based on the series of albums of the same name, first released in 2002, offering loud, fast-paced, rock-infused versions of everyone from 'N Sync to Belinda Carlisle, Rihanna to Kanye West, and Taylor Swift to Mumford & Sons. The list goes on.
The Brightside's version offers a fun twist, with local bands Double Lined Minority, Set the Record, Seabound and Elegies along for the ride. They're serving up covers of covers of pop songs, like a nesting doll of new takes on catchy chart toppers. Between sets, Thriller DJs will spin the original compilations to ensure the upbeat mood never wavers. And then there's the drink of the evening, the aptly titled bucket cocktail Falling in Reverse's Take On Coolio's 'Gangstas Paradise' Was the Worst Cover in the History Of Music. Best order it when the music is quiet.
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