December 29 1990 at the El Portal Theater in LOVELY North Hollywood CA December 29 1990 - My brother Brian just phoned - Get your ass down here and film! NOFX & Pennywise are opening for Bad Religion! Eric (of NOFX) says it's cool. My friend Louis Elovitz & I arrive at the El Portal Theater in N. Hollywood a little before 5:00 p.m. No hassles from security - they've been expecting us. The theater is relatively empty… except for the members of Bad Religion. They see us we all nod our heads What's up? They're ready for their sound check; Louis & I start taping. We're... the only camera guys in the house - that's how I became the only cameraman to film the Bad Religion Riot of 1990 from first beer bottle thrown to the last… The Fire Marshall's decision to cancel the gig incited an over-capacity crowd of 1 000 Bad Religion fans into an angry mob. Rocks & Beer bottles went flying causing an estimated 000 in damages. Paramedics rescued the injured firemen hosed the masses and police escorted the diehards. You've seen The Riot footage when KABC-TV aired it internationally on ABC World News Tonight and when Pennywise used it in their 1995 Epitaph release Pennywise: Home Movies. Now you can see it live and uncut in its entirety. Bad Religion: The Riot - a piece of punk rock history. -Richard White [show more]
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The only known footage of the 1990 concert by Bad Religion which never began. The fire department decided to cancel the gig due to overcrowding which led to fans turning into an angry mob and causing $25,000 of damage. Also included is footage from the 1988 Suffer Tour.
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