CBGB Festival is moving its final performance of the night away from the main festival grounds and into a much smaller Brooklyn room. The official 2026 CBGB Festival After Hours will take place at ERIS Evolution on Saturday, September 26, with The Return of Jackie and Judy leading a late-night benefit for Girl Power USA.
The Return of Jackie and Judy brings Fred Armisen together with Sleater-Kinney members Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker for a live Ramones tribute. The group is already scheduled to perform during CBGB Festival at Under the K Bridge Park earlier that day, which means the ERIS set gives attendees another chance to see the project in a club-sized space after the main event concludes.
Doors open for the after party at 11 p.m. ERIS Evolution is located at 167 Graham Avenue in Brooklyn.
Tommie Sunshine Joins The After Party Lineup
The after-hours program also includes a set from longtime New York DJ and producer Tommie Sunshine, a DJ set from FIGO, a live performance from Arsun, plus appearances from DJ Tasmin and DJ Gemspa. Additional guest DJs will be announced before the event.
That mixture gives the after party a different musical identity from the punk and alternative rock programming at Under the K Bridge. The Return of Jackie and Judy keeps the event connected to CBGB’s history, while the DJ lineup carries the night into house, electronic music and late-night Brooklyn club culture.
The smaller setting is a major part of the appeal here. CBGB Festival places Fred Armisen, Brownstein and Tucker on a large outdoor lineup with Morrissey, Patti Smith, Interpol, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, Bikini Kill, Circle Jerks and Mannequin Pussy. ERIS gives the project a room where the audience will be much closer to the performance.
After Party Supports Girl Power USA
Proceeds from the event will benefit Girl Power USA and its work supporting women’s empowerment in international communities. The night will also include a silent auction with artist-signed memorabilia and additional items.
VIP hospitality will be available during the event, with sponsors including Eventim, DS & DURGA, City Winery, Halo Eclipse and Illuminated Leaf. The benefit component gives the after party a defined purpose within the larger CBGB weekend, connecting the artists and sponsors with fundraising beyond the main festival programming.
CBGB Festival begins at 2 p.m. on September 26 at Under the K Bridge Park and is open to guests ages 16 and older. The main festival and after party are separately ticketed events, so festival admission does not automatically include entry to ERIS.
Tickets for the main CBGB Festival are available from AXS. After-party tickets can be purchased using the official ticket link provided by Girl Power USA and UG Strategies.
The Return of Jackie and Judy already connects the festival to the Ramones in a direct and specific way. Moving the group into ERIS later that night adds a second context for the project, replacing the outdoor festival scale with the kind of close club performance that defined much of CBGB’s original identity.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
