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We're playing 2 sets this year! Fri Oct 23 – 2:50pm at Loosey's Sat Oct 24 (as Alkaline Trio) – 5:30pm at Loosey's Won't Stay Dead is a horror-themed punk band from Chicago, blending catchy hooks and harmonies with macabre lyrics. The band formed in 2017 and has been playing with the current lineup since 2025.
The band’s high energy live shows and funeral-appropriate aesthetic have drawn comparisons to Alkaline Trio, My Chemical Romance, The Bombpops, and Veruca Salt. Won't Stay Dead released their second full-length album Vindication in December 2025, marking their official debut with Red Scare Industries. In 2024, the band's cover of the Enemy You track Ex Machina was featured on Red Scare Industries' 20th anniversary comp.
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Won't Stay Dead released 3 Hits from Purgatory in February 2023 via We Are Horror Records. The 3-song EP features outtakes from the recording sessions for the band's debut album Purgatory, released in 2021 on Don't Panic Records. Won't Stay Dead has opened for local and national acts including The Queers, The Koffin Kats, Days n Daze, The Falcon, Ringo Deathstarr, The Dopamines, Blitzkid, and The Dollyrots.
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