Join us to celebrate thirty years of the seminal punk label, Hopeless Records! Come by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday 8/24 for special performances, exhibits, and more.

Awsten Knight from Waterparks, Illuminati Hotties, Dan Campbell from The Wonder Years, and Scene Queen, will be performing on the Union Home Mortgage outdoor plaza in the afternoon, followed by a Q&A Panel hosted by Alt Press founder Mike Shea.

• 12pm – Dan Campbell (acoustic)
• 1pm – Awsten Knight (acoustic)
• 2pm – Illuminati Hotties
• 3:15pm Scene Queen (DJ Set)
• 5pm – Hopeless Records Q&A/Panel

Guests will be able to purchase a vintage design Hopeless shirt in the Rock Hall gift shop, take home 30th-anniversary Hopeless zines, and even take a selfie with Hank the Pigeon, the six-foot-tall mascot of The Wonder Years, who will be flying in for the day.

On August 24th and 25th, the Museum will host Hopeless’ traveling road show – the “Hopeless Museum,” in addition to the exhibit dedicated to the label’s thirtieth anniversary in the Museum’s Main Exhibit Hall.

Tickets for the live performances on the Rock Hall’s Union Home Mortgage outdoor plaza are $5; a “concert-plus” ticket is also available for $35 which includes the concert as well as the ability to tour all Rock Hall exhibits.  A limited number of Rock Hall Hopeless Bundle tickets, which additionally include access to the Q&A panel with Mike Shea in the Museum’s Foster Theater, are available for $45.   

PARKING: Paid meters and parking lots are available around the museum on East 9th St., Erieside Ave., Alfred Lerner Way (in front of FirstEnergy Stadium) and at the Great Lakes Science Center. You can also use these links to park in other downtown lots, reserve your parking spot in advance or to take public transportation.