From the Promoter

Punk rock legends Black Flag to perform at an all-ages show on Saturday, July 20, at the Chinese Cultural Centre.

For the first time in 26 years, Greg Ginn will hit the stage in Vancouver with Black Flag. This all-ages concert will be one of many great events put on this summer by the newly-formed Arrival Agency.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to present Black Flag's only Canadian performance. We'd like to think that their DIY ethos embodies what the Arrival Agency is all about. This show is a sign of what people can expect from us moving forward since we left the Waldorf Hotel back in January," says Arrival's Kasha Marciniak. "We worked really hard to make this show all-ages so everyone will have a chance to see these legends in the flesh."

Founded in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California by Ginn, Black Flag are pioneers of the West Coast's punk rock scene. Widely regarded as one of America's most important underground acts, their songs "Black Coffee", "Nervous Breakdown", "Rise Above", "Six Pack", and "TV Party" are as iconic as the band's four bars logo. Since breaking up in 1986, the band has played only a handful of reunion shows. Earlier this year, Ginn and Ron Reyes, the band's vocalist during the Jealous Again- and Decline Of The Western Civilization-era, announced they would be reforming. Black Flag is currently putting the finishing touches on a new album, their first since 1985.

The show will be somewhat of a homecoming for Black Flag's lead singer. Shortly after quitting the band, mid-performance, in 1980, Reyes moved to Vancouver and lives here to this day. "Vancouver captured my heart the moment Black Flag first played here nearly 30 years ago. And it has been my home for nearly that long. So it is with amazing pride and excitement that we return to Vancouver to do an all-ages show, the way it should be," says Reyes.