Chip Baker Films has announced Punk Rock Movie Night featuring the movies Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC and Sid: The Final Curtain. Both of which share a bill, allowing fans of the music genre to catch the new video pairing in select theatres across the United States and parts of Europe. 

The main feature, Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC, pieces together the formation of the punk rock scene surrounding the fabled New York City nightclub, Max’s Kansas City. The movie uses archival footage and interviews featuring a batch of musicians who played at Max’s, as well as the venues’ managers and so-called survivors. In total, it can be described as “a vibrant oral history, a raw inside slice of punk nostalgia & punk history,” according to the press release. 

In addition to Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC, Punk Rock Movie Night will also include a special bonus short film entitled Sid: The Final Curtain, which premiered at Dock of The Bay Music Documentary Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain, on May 5. There, the film took home the Judges Special Mention Award.  

Sid: The Final Curtain tells the story of the Sex Pistols’ last live performance with bassist Sid Vicious, who died of a drug overdose in February ‘79, following the ensembles’ September 1978 gig. The video includes rare live footage of the final late-seventies concert with Vicious and exclusive interviews with individuals who attended the legendary show. 

Additional viewings will be announced shortly. View the current screening schedule below, and visit the independent venue websites to purchase tickets.

Watch the trailers for Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC and Sid: The Final Curtain below. 

July 27 – Texas Theater – Dallas

July 28 – Metropol – Dusseldorf, Germany

July 28 – The Grog Shop – Cleveland

July 30 – Joe’s Pub – New York City

July 30 – Lichtblick – Berlin, Germany

July 31 – The Balboa Theater – San Francisco 

Aug. 5 – IFI – Dublin, Ireland

Aug. 5 – Cumberland Theatre – Cumbernauld, UK

Aug. 5 – GFT – Glasgow, UK

Aug. 5 – Playhouse – Perth, UK

Aug. 5 – Broadway Cinema – Nottingham, UK

Aug. 5 – Rio Cinema – London, UK

Aug. 5 – Showroom – Sheffield, UK

Aug. 5 – GFT – Glasgow, UK

Aug. 7 – Rio Cinema – London, UK

Aug. 7 – Duke Of York’s Picturehouse – Brighton, UK

Aug. 10 – Trylon – Minneapolis, Minn. 

Aug. 10 – Tyneside Cinema – Newcastle, UK

Aug. 11 – GFT – Glasgow, UK

Aug. 11 – Showroom – Sheffield, UK

Aug. 12 – Brewery Arts – Leeds, UK

Aug. 12 – Brewery Arts Centre – Kendal, UK

Aug. 12 – City Varieties – Leeds, UK

Aug. 15 – Paradise Theater – Toronto

Aug. 18 – Philly Moca – Philadelphia

Aug. 20 – Electric Palace – Hastings, UK

Aug. 20 – Filmhouse – Northampton, UK

Aug. 20 – Picturehouse at FACT – Liverpool, UK

Aug. 20th – Dukes, Langcaster – UK

Aug. 22nd – Picturehouse at FACT – Liverpool, UK

Aug. 22nd – Arts Centre – Warwick, UK

Aug. 24th – Dukes – Langcaster, UK

Aug. 22 – Arts Centre – Warwick, UK

Aug. 25 – Arts Centre – Warwick, UK

Aug. 22 – Hollywood Theater – Portland, Ore.

Aug. 23 – Theater @ The Crocodile – Seattle

Aug. 25 – Roverstad – Oslo, Norway

Aug. 25 – Violet Crown Cinema – Austin, Texas

Aug. 25 – Violet Crown Cinema – Santa Fe, N.M. 

Aug. 25 – Violet Crown Cinema – Charlottesville, Va.

Aug. 30 – Plough Arts Centre – Great Torrington, UK

Aug. 31 – Plough Arts Centre – Great Torrington, UK

Sept. 2 – Eden Court Cinema – Inverness, UK

Sept. 3 – Eden Court Cinema – Inverness, UK

Sept. 3 – Filmhouse – Newlyn, UK

Sept. 5 – Filmhouse – Newlyn, UK

Sept. 6 – Film Club at The Forum – Darlington, UK

Sept. 20 – Sub Rooms – Stroud, UK

Sept. 23 – Gman Tavern @ The Metro – Chicago