Jello Biafra was at No Values Fest in Pomona on Saturday, and while his official role there was for a headlining DJ set on a stage named for him, Jello-A-Go-Go, he also turned up to sing Dead Kennedys songs with a few of the other bands playing that day.
During Agent Orange‘s set, he came out to sing DK’s “Police Truck” with them. Tony Hawk, who watched from side stage, wrote, “Now this is what it’s like when worlds collide: I went to watch Agent Orange (one of the first punk bands I gravitated towards) at No Values Fest and they brought out a surprise guest to perform a Dead Kennedys classic : Jello Biafra sang Police Truck. Never thought I’d see JB sing another DK song, especially one from THPS. Unreal festival, and a moment I’ll never forget. Let’s ride!”
Jello also sang “California Uber Alles” with The Dillinger Escape Plan, which was very shortly after Ceremony also covered that song during their set. All three were within about an hour of each other and right before his two-hour DJ set on the Jello A-Go-Go stage, where he played a wide variety of music, not just punk (but a lot of punk). Watch videos of both of Jello’s guest appearances (and Ceremony’s cover) below.
The Dillinger Escape Plan’s set also featured guitarist Ben Weinman’s Suicidal Tendencies bandmate Mike Muir joining them to cover Minor Threat’s version of Wire’s “12XU.” More on their full set (including pics, videos, and setlist) here.
Head to the sixth slide for Ceremony’s “California Über Alles” cover: