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Ramones Productions, Inc. and Hollywood Forever have announced the official RAMONES 50th-anniversary tribute. Taking place the evening of August 30, 2026, at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, this special edition of an annual Los Angeles tradition will serve as the first milestone celebration commemoratin...

Members of Green Day, Rancid, blink-182 and more will join together for an upcoming tribute concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ramones’ self-titled debut album. The upcoming performance at Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery will unite late-era Ramones bassist CJ Ramone with Green Day vocalist-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, Rancid vocalist-guitarist Tim Armstrong, blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and “special guests.” They’ll be performing as Cretin Family, a Ramones-referencing portmanteau of the “Cretin Hop” and “We’re a Happy Family” tracks off 1977’s Rocket to Russia. “From the moment I first heard the Ramones, music was never the same,” Tim Armstrong said in a statement. “They are my favorite band of all time! I can’t wait to play those great and perfect Ramones songs with my friends CJ, Travis and Billie. It’s gonna be wild!” Billie Joe Armstrong adds: “The spirit of the Ramones is alive in every backyard punk show, punk club and festival. Generation after generation of cretins and weirdos become Ramones lovers. Kids are influenced by the Ramones and they don t even know it yet. ¡Viva Ramones!” The night will be hosted by John Travolta, and likewise include a double-feature screening of his recent directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, and 1976 horror flick Carrie — featuring Travolta and PJ Soles, the latter having also starred as Ramones superfan Riff Randell alongside the punk band in iconic 1979 B-movie Rock n Roll High School. Famously, founding bassist and lyricist Dee Dee Ramone is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, while the grounds also hold a tributary statue to late guitarist Johnny Ramone. I m excited to celebrate the best band ever with Ramones fans from all over the world, and to welcome our new generation of fans,” Johnny’s wife Linda says in a statement. “See you at Hollywood Forever. Hey Ho, Let s Go! Gabba Gabba Hey!” Tickets to the upcoming Ramones 50th anniversary show are on-sale now, with proceeds from the event supporting David Agus MD Cancer Research at Ellison Institute. You’ll find more info here.