“This isn’t an essay about canceling Morrissey and Lydon. We know nobody needs another punk purity test. Morrissey can say what he wants. So can John Lydon. Riot Fest can book them. The rest of us can talk about the booking itself.”
Punk (Chicago’s Riot Fest 2026) Is Not a Costume
By Nora Flanagan and Eric K. Ward
erickward.substack.com