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he Green Lantern is a bar/venue in Lexington, Kentucky. Though it hosts bands of all genres, the venue has been notable for hosting many metal and punk bands over the years, the stoner, doom and sludge genres in particular. Along with live bands and not too dissimilar to most bars it hosts karaoke. Leans more heavily into punk with a lot of the Lexington/Eastern KY punks hanging there. Several Louisville bands have played there. | he Green Lantern is a bar/venue in Lexington, Kentucky. Though it hosts bands of all genres, the venue has been notable for hosting many metal and punk bands over the years, the stoner, doom and sludge genres in particular. Along with live bands and not too dissimilar to most bars it hosts karaoke. Leans more heavily into punk with a lot of the Lexington/Eastern KY punks hanging there. Several Louisville bands have played there. | ||
While the building dates back to the early 1950s as a local pub it began hosting shows for touring acts and locals within the Lexington scene as far back as 2009 with the likes of Chico Fellini, The Seedy Seeds and Wussy among early performers in that era. | While the building dates back to the early 1950s as a local pub it began hosting shows for touring acts and locals within the Lexington scene as far back as 2009 with the likes of Chico Fellini, The Seedy Seeds and Wussy among early performers in that era. The Green Lantern has also hosted various fests, notably the punk rock animal benefit fest called "Up The Pups". | ||
==Select Performers at The Lantern== | ==Select Performers at The Lantern== | ||
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*[[Opposable Thumbs]] | *[[Opposable Thumbs]] | ||
*[[Prayer Line]] (last show with Trent Combs) | *[[Prayer Line]] (last show with Trent Combs) | ||
*Savage Master | *[[Savage Master]] | ||
*[[Shi]] | *[[Shi]] | ||
*[[Shitfire]] | |||
*[[Shutaro Noguchi]] | *[[Shutaro Noguchi]] | ||
*[[Stonecutters]] | *[[Stonecutters]] | ||
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*Bastard Sons of a Judas Goat (Mount Washington) | *Bastard Sons of a Judas Goat (Mount Washington) | ||
*Bed Sore (Lexington) | *Bed Sore (Lexington) | ||
*[[Brassknuckle Boys]] | |||
*Buzz-Hound (Eastern KY) | *Buzz-Hound (Eastern KY) | ||
*CROP (Lexington) | *[[CROP]] (Lexington) | ||
*[[Dirtbag]] (Lexington) | *[[Dirtbag]] (Lexington) | ||
*Everyone Lives Everyone Wins (Lexington) | *[[Everyone Lives Everyone Wins]] (Lexington) | ||
*Ford Theatre Reunion | *Ford Theatre Reunion | ||
*Globsters (Hazard) | *Globsters (Hazard) | ||
*[[The Loaded Nuns]] | |||
*Neglect (Lexington) | *Neglect (Lexington) | ||
*Noncompliant (Lexington) | *Noncompliant (Lexington) | ||
Latest revision as of 07:06, 9 October 2024
497 W 3rd St, Lexington, KY
he Green Lantern is a bar/venue in Lexington, Kentucky. Though it hosts bands of all genres, the venue has been notable for hosting many metal and punk bands over the years, the stoner, doom and sludge genres in particular. Along with live bands and not too dissimilar to most bars it hosts karaoke. Leans more heavily into punk with a lot of the Lexington/Eastern KY punks hanging there. Several Louisville bands have played there.
While the building dates back to the early 1950s as a local pub it began hosting shows for touring acts and locals within the Lexington scene as far back as 2009 with the likes of Chico Fellini, The Seedy Seeds and Wussy among early performers in that era. The Green Lantern has also hosted various fests, notably the punk rock animal benefit fest called "Up The Pups".
Select Performers at The Lantern
Louisville
- Blind Scryer
- Deady
- GRLwood
- Isolation Tank Ensemble
- (ohlm)
- Opposable Thumbs
- Prayer Line (last show with Trent Combs)
- Savage Master
- Shi
- Shitfire
- Shutaro Noguchi
- Stonecutters
- Tropical Trash
- Vice Tricks
Lexington and Other KY Cities
- Autocrat (Lexington)
- Bastard Sons of a Judas Goat (Mount Washington)
- Bed Sore (Lexington)
- Brassknuckle Boys
- Buzz-Hound (Eastern KY)
- CROP (Lexington)
- Dirtbag (Lexington)
- Everyone Lives Everyone Wins (Lexington)
- Ford Theatre Reunion
- Globsters (Hazard)
- The Loaded Nuns
- Neglect (Lexington)
- Noncompliant (Lexington)
- Hawkbill (Manchester)
- Swamp Hawk (Lexington)
- Tombstalker (Lexington)
- Vibrolas (Central KY)
Regional and Touring
- Agent Orange
- Black Tusk
- Electric Citizen
- FaithXTractor
- Lung (Cincinnati)
- Monolord
- Pallbearer
- Sete Star Sept
- Spotlights
- Toke
- Truckfighters
- Vampyre
- Vile Creature