Angry Mob at Vegas Punk Rock Festival Attacks Biker Wearing Nazi Emblem
Posted on: May 27, 2025, 11:59h.
Last updated on: May 28, 2025, 10:41h.
- A man attending a Las Vegas punk rock festival was attacked by concertgoers because of his T-shirt
- The shirt, from a now-defunct California chopper shop, sported a logo similar to a Nazi SS insignia
A man in a T-shirt with a logo resembling the Nazi SS insignia was attacked while attending the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas over Memorial Day Weekend. As a security guard attempted to escort the man out of the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center sometime between Saturday and Monday, he was punched in the face and pushed to the ground by an angry mob.
“No fucking Nazis!” one person can be heard shouting in this video of the incident, which was posted on Tuesday to the Instagram account @thisisindecline.
As of Wednesday night, the video has 25K likes and more than 3,500 comments, most of which congratulate the attackers.
The fact that anyone thinks it’s ok to wear anything like this in public places is a sign of exactly where we are as a country,” wrote Instagram user @harpers_da, in a comment that received 2,638 likes. “The fact that we have people like the ones in this video not putting up with it is a sign that we are not gonna take it. Good for them!!”
“Someone buy that guy that punched him a beer,” commented @hollywoodhooligan.
“No one was harmed in this video and that’s the problem,” added @hcvstro.
The incident reflects the lasting schism within punk rock created when neo-Nazi white supremacists first infiltrated the movement in late-1970s England.
Despite active efforts by seminal US punk bands including Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys to purge far-right racists from the American scene — the latter band even recording a 1981 song called “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” — many bigots have remained fans of punk rock over the decades.
Intolerance of the Intolerant
A minority of the comments pointed out that intolerance of the intolerant is also intolerance.
“Punk rock was rebelling against society norms, bikers rebelled against society norms, in theory they are one in the same,” commented @randy_janson. “Wearing offensive logos is common in both cultures. It’s sad to see what would be called a hardcore scene ganging up on a senior citizen because his outfit offended them.”
The man’s T-shirt logo was identified as advertising the Dago Choppers, a self-effacing nickname chosen by the Italian founders of Venice Choppers, a motorcycle shop in Venice, Calif. once associated with the Hell’s Angels.
As for why the shop — which burned down in the 1990s and is not affiliated with a second Venice Choppers bike shop still in operation — would adopt the SS logo, many believe it’s because it reflected the owners’ hatred of Blacks and Jews. Some, however, don’t.
“To accuse someone of being a Nazi, you need actual proof,” commented Instagram user @tim.toonish. “This man is wearing a ‘Dago Choppers’ shirt, which simply means he’s part of biker culture. If the two lightning bolts in the logo scare you, at least take the time to understand what they actually represent.
“In the past, symbols like these were used to signify rebellion, not Nazi ideology. The Iron Cross on Orange County Choppers’ logo or similar runes on KISS’s branding don’t make those people Nazis. These folks attacked a man for no reason…”
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The comments from “Intelligent person” and “Arealpunk” really disprove what their goofy ass names are claiming.
I will always be intolerant of intolerance; see: The Paradox of Tolerance.
LOL freedom of speech until it offends us. 6 gorrilion LOL
I disagree with wearing incendiary symbols and I disagree with using violence to express disagreement. Disgusting as it is, it does fall under freedom of speech and expression. Violence to solve conflicts is a last resort though and I’d just ignore this guy, not get an assault charge over it
Not a mob but I'm sure you think the jerks who attacked our capitol were great people. Sit down. Don't wear edgy takes on Nazi symbolism. Last I checked Nazis killed millions. I've seen Trump go after people at his events for loudly calling him out and his fans attack those people but I'm sure your ok with that.
So people can’t wear shit that has nothing to do with nazi etc and get beat? but Tranys can run around at parades with strap on hanging out in front of kids and if we beat them it’s some how a hate crime? This is backwards. The ignorance in this world is mind boggling. Like how people associate white supremacy with pagan runes, or the swastika with hate when most don’t even know they these symbols pre-date any of that crap. But they don’t take the time to check or arnt curious enough to talk to the person to find out they immediately just go and rage, pure ignorance and stupidity. One day you’re gonna swing it someone and you’re gonna fucking find out and I hope you do very much so.
my favorite part was when the cops were like, welp I reckon you best be GTFO of here for your own safety amirite adolf
These are obviously posers. No decent human would assume this shirt represents Nazis. Typical hypocrites looking for a fake excuse to be woke. They need to be exterminated.
Like it or not, you can't attack people like that. He should sue every one that touched him, the security that did not protect him and the cops that watched it happen. The same first amendment that lets the punk rock folks wear and say what the want, protect this guys rights to wear that t-shirt. You can't pick and choose what is right and wrong based on what offends you.
Wow, look at all the cute little nazi’s in these comments. It’s not Nazis OR sheep. NAZIS ARE SHEEP. Best wishes to the incels in comments below. Go touch some grass.
Dude should have came back and lit that whole crowd up. Fuckin scumbag sheep.
Punks about being edgy people bitching about nazis in punk should go fucking hang with their sheep friends and fucking normal scumbags. Being edgy is what punks about to the fucking moron that posted being edgy is for 13 year Olds listen to rap faggot fucking sheep bitch
If you wear a double Sig rune, you‘re either positive towards Nazis or you‘re an idiot. There is no excuse. Bikers wanting to be edgy like 13 year olds are lame. If you‘re with Dago Choppers, wear another logo.
Good for the bowlers.
Don't co-opt nazi symbolism if you're not a nazi, or at least don't want people to think you're a nazi. There's a reason they choose these symbols in the first place.