2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Unveiled

May 4, 2009

Celebrating what would have been the 58th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place Tuesday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced that, as part of the ninth annual Bash, fans will be treated to a special advance sneak peek listen to rough mixes of never-before-heard Joey Ramone solo recordings. Various producers, including longtime RAMONES producer Ed Stasium, are currently preparing tracks for a full album's worth of material, slated for posthumous release at the end of the year.

This year's headliners are FISHBONE and SUPERSUCKERS. The spectacular party will conclude with THE FRIENDS OF JOEY, featuring Richie Ramone, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Jean Beauvoir, Ivan Julian, George Tabb, Al Maddy and Mickey Leigh. Also appearing are DEATH and ROUGH FRANCIS (both bands were the subject of a feature story in the New York Times on March 12),UNCLE MONK (featuring Tommy Ramone),Bebe Buell, and TOM CLARK & THE HIGH ACTION BOYS. As the audience enters the venue they will once again be greeted by musician Tracy Thornton, playing RAMONES songs on the steel drum. And, in what has become a Birthday Bash tradition, Sean O'Sullivan's PUNK PIPERS will round out the night on the bagpipes. The fete will be emceed by Matt Pinfield and Peter Aschner. Additional surprises are expected at the evening's events.

Ramone, who passed away in April 2001 after a seven-year battle with Lymphoma, had a history of encouraging up-and-coming bands in New York's downtown music scene by showcasing them at his special "Joey Ramone Presents…" events. Since Ramone's passing, his brother and their mother Charlotte Lesher carried on the tradition "by featuring bands that make great music and getting together some of Joey's friends to celebrate him on what would otherwise be a sad, somber day," Leigh explained.

Tickets are available in advance at the Fillmore box office for$25 ($30 day of show) or through LiveNation.com. The Fillmore is located at 17 Irving Place, corner 15th Street, New York City. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

For ongoing updates, visit www.joeyramone.com. Net proceeds from the Bash go to support the Joey Ramone Foundation for Lymphoma Research.

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