The inaugural Wrecking Ball festival takes place this summer

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

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Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

The Masquerade is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a two-day concert blowout this summer.

The Wrecking Ball 2015 will include 60 bands on four stages – Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and the Masquerade Music Park – on Aug. 8-9.

Leading the lineup are Coheed and Cambria, Descendents, Thrice, Glassjaw, The Get Up Kids, Desparecidos, American Nightmare and The Lawrence Arms. Check out the full lineup here .

The festivities will launch Aug. 7 with a Punk Rock Karaoke pre-party that will boast Greg Hetson of Bad Religion, Derek O'Brien of Social Distortion and The Adolescents, Eric Melvin of NOFX, and Stan Lee and Edward Tater of the Dickies.

Tickets for the festival go on sale at 10 a.m. April 6. A two-day general admission pass is $110; two-day VIP is $199; and entry to the Punk Rock Karaoke party is $15. Tickets can be purchased via all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com .

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