The Fest
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Genre
DatesMay, October, November
Location(s)Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Years active2002–present
Founded by
  • Tony Weinbender
Attendance~4,000
Organised by
Websitethefestfl.com

The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, United States, organized by Tony Weinbender, formerly of No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock and pop-punk festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, hardcore punk, metal, and ska acts.[1]

The Fest takes place each year on the weekend of the Florida–Georgia football game (around Halloween) held in Jacksonville.[2]

History

Live performance of Zeta at the Fest 17

The Fest first took place May 24 and 25, 2002, and has since attracted a large turnout throughout the years. Bands perform across a variety of venues (varying from small bars to large concert halls) in the downtown Gainesville area.[3]

Fest 20, held October 28-30, 2022, featured headlining acts such as Hot Water Music, The Menzingers, Anti-Flag, The Flatliners, Avail, and Samiam, as well as hundreds of other bands including Algernon Cadwallader, The Bollweevils, Celebration Summer, SPELLS, The Dopamines, Kali Masi, Heavy Seas, School Drugs and more.

See also

References

  1. ^ Levine, David (May 18, 2015). "The Fest 14 adds bands (Title Fight, The Progress, Modern Life Is War, As Friends Rust, Smoke or Fire, PBTT, Bigwig, more)". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Francischine, Tyler (October 24, 2012). "The punk-rock infusion of Fest 11". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Bradford, Levi (October 26, 2016). "Fifteen years of FEST". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

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