The Prodigy To Kick Off CBGB Festival

Official Announcement | Published: May 17, 2026 5:08 PM EDT

(SFM) CBGB & OMFUG - Home of Underground Rock and The Bowery Presents are proud to announce a special performance from legendary UK electronic pioneers The Prodigy to kick off CBGB Festival weekend.

On Friday, September 25 at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY, the band will play their first New York City performance in 17 years, with support from Berlin electronic duo Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic.

The massive one-night event will officially kick off CBGB Festival weekend, taking place Saturday, September 26 at Under the K Bridge Park, featuring Morrissey, Patti Smith, Interpol, Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) ft. Frank Carter, Bikini Kill, Mannequin Pussy and many more.

The festival's stages will feature generation-spanning acts, from Sleater-Kinney and Fred Armisen's Ramones tribute band The Return of Jackie and Judy, and Buzzcocks to CBGB-era hardcore staples Circle Jerks, Agnostic Front, and Haywire, plus today's torchbearers Upchuck, Militarie Gun, High Vis, Bad Nerves, Panic Shack, and Violet Grohl.

With 34 years at the forefront of the electronic music scene, The Prodigy remain an unstoppable force, even after the tragic loss of their brother Keith Flint in 2019. Since their return to the stage in July 2022, the band have delivered their signature explosive live performances across festivals including Coachella, Reading & Leeds, Isle of Wight and many more as well as their own UK & European headline arena tours. They are also hard at work in the studio, crafting new material to follow up their critically acclaimed album No Tourists, which solidified their record-breaking streak of seven consecutive UK No. 1 albums, dating back to 1997's Music For The Jilted Generation.

CBGB Festival pays tribute to New York City's gritty, sticker-covered past through the lens of modern punk. The lineups connect punk's originators with its fiercest future voices, all answering one core question: Who would be playing at CBGB today? Last year's festival featured headliners Iggy Pop and Jack White, along with Johnny Marr, Marky Ramone, The Damned, Melvins, Gorilla Biscuits, Murphy's Law, Cro-Mags, The Linda Lindas, Lambrini Girls, Angel Du$t, Lip Critic and more. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 on the Bowery, CBGB became an icon of raw energy, rebellion, and underground music, launching the careers of the Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Television, and countless others.