"headlining" aka playing last

I was seeing a friends band and asked when they were playing in the lineup, and they said they were playing last. And I was like "oh dude, headlining show, that's sweet!', to which he responded 'nah.. we're playing last'.

And indeed, I was one of maybe 10 people who stuck around til the end, and they were making jokes about bringing out the buckets and being the clean up crew

All of this to say: punk shows kinda suck for local bands. People don't like staying out late much anymore, and if they do, you gotta have the pull to keep them there all night. I had a dude once tell me he only books his band if they can play 2nd in the lineup, and it makes perfect sense.