The Fest 11 Adds Propagandhi, Grade, Latterman, Mean Jeans and More
Music News | Aug 1st, 2012
What do these bands have in common? Today they added Propagandhi, Latterman (Reunion), Grade (Reunion), Bomb the Music Industry, Smoke or Fire, The Copyrights, Mean Jeans, Ceremony, Such Gold, Old Man Markley, Useless I.D., Alligator, High Dive, Timeshares, Toby Foster, Vacation, Xerxes, The Hunters, DNF, Fight Amp, Hull, War on Women, Cattle Drums, Stabbed in the Back, State Lines, Prawn, Mountain Man, Wild Tribe, Andrew Cream, Volunteer, Money/Paper/Hearts, The Resonants, Direct Effect, and Jason Kutchma…..Well they were just added to the Fest 11 lineup!
The organizers behind Gainesville, Florida’s biggest independent music festival, THE FEST, have announced a new batch of confirmed bands.
The initial lineup featured the likes of:
Lagwagon, Anti-Flag, Braid, Naked Raygun, 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, Good Riddance, F.Y.P, Frank Turner, From Ashes Rise, Streetlight Manifesto, Baroness, A Wilhelm Scream, Mustard Plug, Titus Andronicus, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Broadway Calls, Cheap Girls, Cobra Skulls, The Front Bottoms, La Dispute, Toys That Kill, Coliseum, Dead to Me, Dear Landlord, Dopamines, Ensign, Flatliners, Good Luck, Lemuria, Look Mexico, No Trigger,Off With Their Heads, Polar Bear Club, RVIVR, Shook Ones, The Swellers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Plow United, David Liebe Hart Band, Tim Barry, Valient Thorr, Iron Chic, , Make Do and Mend, 1994!, Algernon Cadwallader ,Asshole Parade, Banner Pilot, Blacklist Royals, Heartsounds, Joyce Manor, Bridge and Tunnel, Franz Nicolay, Grabass Charlestons and many more.Today they added Propagandhi, Latterman (Reunion), Grade (Reunion), Bomb the Music Industry, Smoke or Fire, The Copyrights, Mean Jeans, Ceremony, Such Gold, Old Man Markley, Useless I.D., Alligator, High Dive, Timeshares, Toby Foster, Vacation, Xerxes, The Hunters, DNF, Fight Amp, Hull, War on Women, Cattle Drums, Stabbed in the Back, State Lines, Prawn, Mountain Man, Wild Tribe, Andrew Cream, Volunteer, Money/Paper/Hearts, The Resonants, Direct Effect, and Jason Kutchma.
You can view all 289 bands playing so far on THE FEST 11 official website.
The organizers are planning on 300 + bands over Oct 26th, 27th, 28th-2012 at 11 venues in downtown Gainesville, FL.
EARLY TURD 3-DAY passes are now on sale. Weekend passes are $85 and go up to $100 starting August 15th. Only 4,000 weekend passes will be sold (Less than 1,000 left) You can purchase tickets via THE FEST 11 official website. (http://www.thefestfl.com)
Confirmed Bands as of 7/31/12 for FEST 11:
Propagandhi, Lagwagon, Anti-Flag, Braid, Naked Raygun, 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, Latterman (Reunion), Grade (Reunion), Frank Turner, Streetlight Manifesto,Good Riddance,From Ashes Rise, Baroness, F.Y.P, A Wilhelm Scream, Algernon Cadwallader, Andrew Jackson Jihad,Broadway Calls, Plow United, Cheap Girls, Smoke or Fire, The Copyrights, Mean Jeans, Ceremony, Such Gold, Old Man Markley, Useless I.D.,Cobra Skulls, Dead to Me, Dear Landlord, Dopamines, Ensign, Flatliners, Good Luck, Lemuria, Look Mexico, No Trigger,Off With Their Heads, Polar Bear Club, RVIVR, Shook Ones, The Swellers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Tim Barry, Valient Thorr, Iron Chic, Mustard Plug, Make Do and Mend, Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland, We Are The Union, The Soviettes, Titus Andronicus, Menzingers, The Front Bottoms, La Dispute, Joyce Manor, 1994!, Asshole Parade,Laura Stevenson and the Cans; Tiltwheel; David Liebe Hart Band; Kevin Seconds; Whiskey & Co.; Ninja Gun; Tim Version; Horace Pinker; Ampere; Delay; Greys, Stickup Kid, Worriers; Bent Left; Divided Heaven; Protagonist; Teenage Softies; The Atom Age; The Borderlines; Boardroom Heroes; Lowtalker; DiMarcos; Nerd Alert; Bone Dance; Silversnakes; Half Hearted Hero; Rose Cross; The Capitalist Kids; Big Awesome; Springtime; Choke Up, Banner Pilot, Blacklist Royals, Heartsounds, Bridge and Tunnel, Franz Nicolay, Grabass Charlestons, Into It. Over It., Junius, Max Levine Ensemble, Comadre,Mikey Erg, Mixtapes, Night Birds, Nothington, Red City Radio, Restorations, Shellshag, The Sidekicks, Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Larry and His Flask, Pianos Become The Teeth, Burning Love, New Bruises,Stoned at Heart,Young Turks, Possessed by Paul James, The Criminals, Sonic Avenues, The Bomb, After the Fall, Antillectual, Arms Aloft, Arteries, Creepoid, Crusades, Black God, Brokedowns, Capsule, Carpenter, The Catalyst,City Mouse, Dikembe, Dirrect Hit, Elway, Enabler, The Fake Boys, The Future Now, Gateway District, Glocca Morra, Go Rydell, Great Cynics, Heartwell, The Holy Mess, House Boat, How Dare You, Junior Battles, Kite Party, Koji (Full Band),Leagues Apart, Red Collar, Luther,Masked Intruder, Mockingbird Wish Me Luck, PJ Bond, Post Teens, Reverse the Curse, Run Forever, Seahaven, Senders, Shores, Sister Kisser, Alligator, High Dive, Timeshares, Toby Foster, Vacation, Xerxes, The Hunters, DNF, Fight Amp, Hull, War on Women, Cattle Drums, Stabbed in the Back, State Lines, Prawn, Mountain Man, Wild Tribe, Andrew Cream, Volunteer, Money/Paper/Hearts, The Resonants, Direct Effect, Jason Kutchma, Slow Death,The Snips, Soul Control,Spraynard, Static Radio,Stay Ahead of the Weather, Too Many Daves, Vacation Bible School, We Were Skelletons, Weak Teeth, The WILD, Worn In Red, Coffee Project, Sundials, Army of Ponch, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, Calculator, You Blew It!, Pretty Boy Thorston and the Falling Angles, Billy Wallace, Little League, American War, Hold Tight, Code Orange Kids, One Win Choice,Waxahatchee, Jus’ Folks, Nightmares For A Week, Averkiou, Former Thieves, Cop Problem, No More, The Great Explainer, The Manix, City of Ships, Captain Were Sinking, All Dinosaurs, All Eyes West, Anchors, Arliss Nancy, Astpai,Best Practices, Tiny Empires, Blank States, Campaign, Caves, Cigarette Crossfire,Cougs, Dudes Night, Edhochuli, Ex-Boogeymen, Gameday Regulars, Give, Hop Along, the Isotopes, Jowls, Karbomb, Life Coach, Ma Jolie, Maladroit, Mark McCabe ,Nothing In The Dark, Now People, Perdition,Pity Party, Pure Graft, Saintseneca, Samuel Caldwell’s Revenge, Signals Midwest, Single Mothers,Solids,Sour Boy, Bitter Girl,ssssnakes, Stable Boys, The Stereo State, Strong City, The Motorleague, The Smith Street Band, Traveling , Two Hand Fools, Wetlands, Chemical Ache, Fellow Project, Pentimento, Liberation Service, Broadcaster, The 20Belows, Raindance, American Pinup, Kill You Dead, No Weather Talks, Margate, Rob Lynch, Despite Everything, Bear Trade, Dukes of Hillsborough, and many many more still to come…!Beginning over a decade ago with only 60 bands, four stages, and two days, THE FEST has experienced a massive growth rate, now finding the festival almost outgrowing the amazing city it was birthed in. The past four FESTs have sold out prior to the actual event! Last year it sold out in 60 days!!!
THE FEST also finds attendees and bands traveling to Florida from all over the world. Last year 82% of ticket sales came from outside the state of Florida and 21% were non-US residents.
FEST has had close affiliations and support from No Idea Records, Punknews.org, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Alternative Prss, Commonwealth Press, Orange Amplifiers, SJC Drums, and a many of independent record labels and independent fanzines and companies that make up our musical landscape.
