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NOFX performed at Tempe Beach Park 4/6/15.

Happy 49th Birthday, Fat Mike!

Melissa Menzinger January 31, 2016

I first photographed NOFX in 2012 when I was focusing more on writing than photography. It's not my best work (again, it was 2012 and I was still pretty new to the game), but what was most memorable about this show is that Fat Mike granted me a rare interview. 

 

My favorite part was asking why he took the interview.

I took your interview because our show in Phoenix is selling like shit. It's like, the worst city in the country. It's got such a depressed economy...fuck. I see Phoenix as being the next Detroit. If you're a college student or retired, it's a pretty good city.

A quote like this would get fans in some other circle's riled up, but the bottom line is it's punk rock and a very Fat Mike thing to do.

 

NOFX performed at Tempe Beach Park 4/6/15.

To that end, the recent photos in this post are from NOFX's performance at this huge punk/screamo music festival last year. Fat Mike made fun of bands like A Day to Remember while he was on stage. Their fans weren't happy, but the audience standing before NOFX loved it. 

 

NOFX at Marquee Theatre, 1/7/12

Bonus, here's Fat Mike holding up some Preparation H.

 

NOFX performed at Tempe Beach Park 4/6/15.

See you in the photo pit.

In Punk, HBD, Live Tags nofx, fat mike, punk, Mike Burkett, melissa fossum, tempe, phoenix, music photography, concert photography
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