Our big hope is the Mab, of course: the Mabuhay Gardens, on Broadway, where all the punk bands play.

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For fans of former Busted and Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson, the chance to have the pop-punk hunk play a private gig in your living room may be the ultimate fantasy.

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Green Day, the band that took snarly punk rock all the way to Broadway, will play one of this year's most anticipated sets.

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Dads play a strain of emo that has been going through resurgence in the national underground punk scene, and their messy yet tuneful songs offer a solid exemplar of the burgeoning sound.

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