UK punk rock band Snuff have been confirmed for an exclusive U.S. performance during THE FEST 8, October 30th-November 1st in Gainesville, Florida. Singer/Drummer Duncan Redmonds will also be performing acoustic at some point that weekend. The current line-up of the band is that of the 1997 ‘Tweet Tweet My Lovely’ era – Duncan Redmonds on drums/vocals, Loz Wong on guitar, Lee Erinmez on bass, Dave Redmonds on trombone and Lee ‘The Mod’ Murphy on hammond.

THE FEST 8 have also confirmed a few more bands alongside Snuff. Solo performances from Jon Snodgrass and Chad Price of Drag the River, Ben Lovett (Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves/ Heavens, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Lauris Vidal, Damion Suomi, Ready the Jet, and Ghost Knife. The latter features Ben Snakepit and Chris Pfeffer from J Church with Mike Wiebe of The Riverboar Gamblers/High Tension Wires.

THE FEST 8 previously announced a diverse lineup of 200+ confirmed bands featuring the likes of 7 Seconds, Less Than Jake, Dillinger Four, Youth Brigade, Samiam, Dead to Me, Strike Anywhere, Fleshies, Torche, Radon, Kylesa, Tim Barry, Bomb the Music Industry, A Wilhelm Scream, Drag the River, Lemuria, Off With Their Heads, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, The Methadones, Iron Lung, Coalesce, Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves, Bridge & Tunnel, and special reunions from Gunmoll, King Friday, The Thumbs, The Ghost, Clairmel, and Hair Beard Combo.

THE FEST 8 promises more confirmations in the weeks to come as they finish up going through band applications.

Visit http://www.thefestfl.com for all details.