For over than a decade, tattoo convention meets music festival meets hot rod show meets fashion and culture celebration Ink N Iron has been a popular staple of the scene in Long Beach, California, and, for the first time ever, the fest has announced a 2015 expansion to Nashville, which they fittingly dub “in the land of Elvis and Cash.” Set to take place August 7-9, Ink N Iron will host performances from the likes of Merle Haggard, Sharon Jones, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits, Wanda Jackson, The Bronx, Nikki Lane, and countless other acts in Bicentennial Mall State Park. Additionally, the weekend boasts a massive tattoo convention at Municipal Auditorium, as well as a hot rod show, tours to Graceland, Sun Records, and the birthplace of Johnny Cash, cabaret, a vintage fashion bazaar, a pin up pageant, tattoo contests, and more! Tickets for the inaugural event are on sale now, and range in options from tattoo convention only to single-day concert tickets to weekend passes. This fest kind of crept of our radar out of nowhere, and we’re glad that it did, because it sounds like it’s going to be a hell of a weekend! Peep the full lineup below, along with a video recap of last year’s Long Beach installment!
MERLE HAGGARD • SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS • SUICIDAL TENDENCIES • MISFITS • REVEREND HORTON HEAT • BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS • HAYES CARLL • WANDA JACKSON • JIM LAUDERDALE • BILLY JOE SHAVER • NEKROMANTIX • SONNY BURGESS & THE LEGENDARY PACERS • BATMOBILE • SLEEPY LABEEF • CARL MANN • WS “FLUKE” HOLLAND • RAYBURN ANTHONY • STAN PERKINS • ALTON & JIMMY • JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND • THE BRONX • NIKKI LANE • JM VAN EATON W/ LINDA GAIL LEWIS • NASHVILLE PUSSY • 69 CATS • SI CRANSTOUN • RAY COLLINS HOT CLUB • STOMPY JONES • GIZZELLE • MARIACHI EL BRONX • KOFFIN KATS • QUEBE SISTERS • BOB WAYNE AND THE OUTLAWS • SLIM JENKINS • HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN • SARAH GAYLE MEECH • DANNY B. HARVEY W/ ANNIE MARIE LEWIS • ROB SNYDER • CHANTILLY LACE VINCENT W/ LOS HIGH TOPS • CIGAR STORE INDIANS • HOLA GHOST • ALEX VARGAS • DOUG C. AND THE BLACKLISTED • RHYTHM SHAKERS • SON LITTLE • SWITCHBLADE 3 • LINDI ORTEGA • GEORGIA ENGLISH • A MAN CALLED STU • RANDALL CLAY • DUANE MARK • D.ON DAROX AND THE MELODY JOY BAKERS • JINX JONES • LOS HIGH TOPS • LAURA BENITEZ AND THE HEARTACHE • HOT ROD WALT & THE PSYCHO DEVILLES • JOSH HI-FI SORHEIM • MISS LONELY HEARTS • LARA HOPE AND THE ARK-TONES • THREE TIMES BAD • HOPELESS JACK AND THE HANDSOME DEVIL • HUBCAP STEALERS • THE PUNKNECKS • PEACE LOVE AND STUFF • REVEREND RED
