Edge Day is a celebration founded by people who live

straight edge Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated as sXe or signified by XXX or simply X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs in reaction to the punk subculture's excesses. Some ...

lifestyles. The occasion has been observed annually on October 17 since 1999. The inaugural event, originally called Edge Fest, was held in

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, Massachusetts. It is most prominent in Boston, but annual events are now held by individuals in U.S. states such as Georgia and California, and globally in cities such as

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and

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History

Founding

The first annual National Edge Day was celebrated on October 17, 1999, at the final

Ten Yard Fight Ten Yard Fight was an American straight edge, football-themed band formed in 1995 in Boston. Along with In My Eyes and Floorpunch, they spearheaded the youth crew revival in 1997. Ten Yard Fight's "official" last show was in Boston on Octob ...

show at the Karma nightclub in

, Massachusetts. The show also featured the bands Bane, In My Eyes, Reach the Sky, and Floorpunch. This show marked the end of the 1990s " youth crew" revival, but arguably started a new chapter in straight edge society by creating an observable holiday in the community. Since the inaugural event, a local Boston show has been organized annually to celebrate Edge Day. Central to the holiday is the organization of local live shows, performed mainly by hardcore bands who also identify as straight edge. If the 17th day of October does not fall on a weekend, the Edge Day show usually falls on the Saturday before or after October 17.

2009

Have Heart Have Heart were an American straight edge hardcore punk band formed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 2002. The band recorded a demo that was released in 2003. In 2004, they released the ''What Counts'' EP ( Think Fast! Records), with their deb ...

played one final show prior to their initial disbandment in honor of National Edge Day in Revere, Massachusetts. National Edge Day was celebrated in

, Sweden.

2011

A National Edge Day celebration was held in

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, Georgia. Performing bands included Mindset, Foundation, and Break Away. The first UK Edge Day since 2004 was held in London.

2012

The first recognized West Coast Edge Day was held in Santa Ana, California. The second annual UK Edge Day show was held in London at the

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Jamm Bar.

2015

Edge day is held in London in DIY Space For London. Edge Day is celebrated in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia in punk space called Rumah Api. Edge-day was celebrated at THE HARDCORE STADIUM in Cambridge, MA on Oct. 16,17,18th. Bands played included Stop and Think, Invasion and Mindset. Edge day is celebrated every year in Novi Sad, Serbia.

References

{{reflist Straight edge October observances