NOFX to break up? Bandleader “Fat” Mike Burkett may be the happiest clown with the biggest frown, but it appears he’s planning on disbanding the veteran California punk rock act in 2023.
Will NOFX say So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes next year for real?
According to responses to comments that Fat Mike made on his latest Instagram post on Thursday (Sept. 1), as Spin and NME reported, that appears to be the case.
The band hasn’t officially announced a split or any final shows yet. But Fat Mike seemingly leaked the news to his followers in his surprise remarks.
They came in response to comments to an Instagram video showing the NOFX lead singer and bassist getting a “shave and a haircut” in Alaska. He’s currently up north for NOFX’s Punk in Drublic Festival dates in Canada this month.
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“Actually, We love Canada, it’s just that next year will be out last year,” Fat Mike said to one fan. He continued, “We will be announcing our final shows soon. It’s been an amazing run….”
To another comment about upcoming, and evidently final, NOFX gigs, Fat Mike replied, “Los Angeles will be the last place we play. It’s where we started, it’s where we’ll end.”
NOFX last released an album, Single Album, their 14th studio effort, in 2021. The outfit started as a hardcore band in Los Angeles in 1983 before becoming underground pop-punk heroes in the ’90s with efforts such as Punk in Drublic (1994).
NOFX also includes longtime members Eric Melvin (guitar), Erik “Smelly” Sandin (drums) and Aaron “El Hefe” Abeyta (guitar). Fat Mike owns the punk label Fat Wreck Chords.
Fat Mike Instagram Comments – Sept. 1, 2022
Fat Mike Instagram Comment
Fat Mike Instagram Comment
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