500$Fine

Richmond, VA

Photo by Brandon WIllis, 2023
James River High School Battle of The Bands: The Creeps, 500$Fine, Psycho 78, and More, at James River High School, Chesterfield, VA
2019 St Edward Reunion Show: Fun Size, Broken Chains of Segregation, Knuckle Hed, 500$Fine, Phelics at Richmond Music Hall, Richmond, VA
Benefit for RVA Punk Nation, In Memory of Patrick T. Daly: 500$Fine, Target For Aggression, Hate 0 Four, Time For Regret, The Unity Project, Lewistown, Lycosa at St Edward School, Richmond, VA
Code 13, James River Scratch, 500$Fine, Rasp at Twisters, Richmond, VA, Brought to you by RVA Punk Nation
Benefit Show for Patrick T. Daly: 500$fine, Unity Project, Target For Aggression, Indypendant, Vile, Rukus, Duration, Schmegma, Armwood, Thred, Left In Ruins, at St Edward School, Richmond, VA
RVA Punk Nation Benefit: Active Minds, Infect, 500$Fine, Rukus at Biograph Theater, 814 W Grace St, Richmond, VA
Fun Size, 500$Fine, Hot Water Music, Swank at Floodzone, Richmond, VA
Pre-Skool, Top Heavy, Phelics, Knuckle Hed, The Nuns, 500$Fine at Twisters, Richmond, VA
500$Fine, Nova Express, Nostalgic Manor, Target For Agression, Copper Sails, at St Edwards Church, Richmond, VA
Pink Lincolns, Cloud 13, 500$Fine, Indypendant at Twisters, Richmond, VA
The Creeps, Phelics, Uphill Down, 500$Fine, The Neurotiks, at Twisters, Richmond, VA
Code 13, Wardance Orange, 500$Fine, Bastard Squad at Twisters, Richmond, VA
Cloud 13, Fun Size, Swank, 500$Fine, show at Twisters, Richmond, VA 1995
500$Fine, Top Heavy, The Bastard Squad, Warheads, Shotgun WIllies, Schameal, Grace st Cinema, Richmond, VA, 1995
Herm, Divide and Conquer, 500$Fine, at 1208 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA
Cloud 13, Lucky Stiffs, 500$Fine, Mr. Pink, Twisters, Richmond, VA
Cloud 13, Pre-skool, Algebra 1, 500$fine at the Floodzone, Richmond, VA 1995
Pre-Skool, 500$Fine, Tsuregu, Ebola 95, Twisters, Richmond, VA
The Abdukted, 500$Fine, ES, Human Error, House Show, 533, North 1st Street, Charlosttesville, VA
Indypendant, 500$Fine, Broken Chains of Segregation, Forthright, Copper Sails, at St Edward Church, Richmond, VA, 1995
Whirlybird, Knuckle He, Golden Llama, Ecoli, at Twisters (929 W Grace, Richmond, VA)

500$Fine (500 Dollar Fine) is a punk rock trio from Richmond, VA. The band started in late 1993, on the southside of Richmond, VA as ‘Golden Llamas’ and renamed themselves 500$fine in 1995. Composed of drummer Matthew Dennis, bassist Patrick Daly, and vocalist / guitarist Gary Llama (and Langdon Oliver on second guitar between 1994 and 1995), the band, all in their early teens, played a pop-ier hardcore punk rock with a lyrical focus on socio-political issues.

In 1997, following the passing of Bassist Patrick Daly, Matthew and Gary released a CD, ‘Forward’, of two of these demo tapes as a benefit for the RVA Punk Nation, a group working to open an all ages club in RVA, playing a series of shows to promote the new release with friends filling in on bass.

In 2019, the Matthew and Gary reunited, with friend Bradley lyle (from Earth Dog Mothership) on bass, as part of a reunion show to honor the venue they cut their teeth at, St Edwards School.

Following this reunion, the band was joined by a new permanent member, Jason, playing bass and adding vocals.

In 2021, the band began releasing new music again, with the release of a self-titled 7″.