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Ramones Launch Year-Long 50th-Anniversary Program for 1976 Debut

An authorized Las Vegas exhibition anchors a year of official tributes.

Overview

  • The Ramones, Rhino, The Punk Foundation, Linda Ramone, and Ramones Productions announced Thursday a year-long 50th-anniversary program for the band’s 1976 debut.
  • The only authorized Ramones exhibition will open July 4 at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas.
  • The museum show will feature performances, artist talks, guided tours, and community workshops.
  • Between now and the end of 2026, the team will roll out physical reissues, with newly remastered videos already live on the band’s official YouTube.
  • The record, long credited with speeding up punk on both sides of the Atlantic, was cut in about a week for roughly $6,000 to $6,400.