The Fest

The Fest adds Ergs reunion, Dillinger Four, Torche, Floor, Boysetsfire, Digger, FYP & more; Mikey Erg announces solo LP

Gainesville punk mecca The Fest recently announced its initial 2016 lineup and now more bands have been added. Excitingly, the lineup now includes a reunion from pop punk greats The Ergs! and the also-great Dillinger Four, whose shows are few and far between these days. Other additions include the recently-reunited Digger, Boysetsfire, F.Y.P. (final show), Torche, Floor, Tenement, Lemuria, Mean Jeans, Somos, Vacation, Iron Chic, Slingshot Dakota, PUP, RVIVR, Timeshares, Frameworks, Bob Nanna’s band Lifted Bells, Antarctigo Vespucci, Ian Graham (Cheap Girls), Katie Ellen (ex-Chumped), Roger Harvey, Museum Mouth, Hiccup, Amanda X, Die Choking, Sonic Avenues, Mac Sabbath, Creepoid, Sports, and more.

Other reunions on the lineup besides The Ergs! include Against All Authority, Gunmoll, Pink Razors, Twelve Hour Turn and Tired From Now On.

The additions join Planes Mistaken For Stars, Propagandhi, Small Brown Bike, Samiam, Dead To Me, Strike Anywhere, Knapsack, Tim Barry, Braid, Latterman, The Menzingers, United Nations, Toys That Kill and more. Tickets for The Fest go on sale May 20 at 4:20 EST. Updated lineup below.

In related news, Mikey Erg announced his debut solo album, Tentative Decisions, which comes out June 24 via Don Giovanni (pre-order). It was produced by fellow Fest-er Jeff Rosenstock, and the first single is “Comme Si About Me.” Listen:

The Fest — 2016 Lineup

NEW ADDITIONS:

Dillinger Four
The Ergs
Boysetsfire
FYP
Lemuria
Masked Intruder
Mean Jeans
Big D and the Kids Table
Torche
Tenement
Cheap Girls
Elway
RADON
Save Ends
Slingshot Dakota
Dowsing
Gunmoll,Timeshares
Somos
Free Throw
Broadway Calls
‘Pink Razors
Vacation
PUP
RVIVR
The Copyrights
Iron Chic
Twelve Hour Turn
Sundials
Chris Cresswell
Erica Freas
Microwave
Wet Nurse
Signals Midwest
Meridian
Steve Adamyk Band
Post Teens
Antarctigo Vespucci
Frameworks
Digger,Tired from Now On
Lifted Bells
Broadcaster
Hospital Job
Such Gold
Pretty Boy Thorson and the Fallen Angles
Hold Tight!
Aspiga
Dan Webb and the Spiders
Empty Vessels
Dog and Wolf
Boardroom Heroes
Recreational Drugs
Remainders
Nervous Triggers
World’s Scariest Police Chases
FUTURO
Hodera
Billy Liar
Traverse
Not Half Bad
Awkward Age
Cicada Radio
Long Knives
Late Bloomer
Bodyfather
Alright
Mean Girls
Cement Matters
TENS
Campaign
Adult Dude
Woozy
Veery
King Friday
Sleeptalker
Amygdala
Dryjacket
The Obsessives
Resonants
You Vandal
ROBES
Ratboys
Dead Tropics
The Otis Wolves
Brightr
Jeff Shepherd
Jon Creeden and the Flying Hellfish
STUPID DAIKINI
What Gives
Russian Girlfriends
Lauris Vidal
Kid Not You
New Junk City
Pictures of Vernon
Boyfriend Material
Better Now
Old Vices
The Swindlin’ Hearts
Insignificant Other
Flat Stanley
Island of Misfit Toys
La Peche
Ian Graham
House of Llightning
Ceramic Cats
Nightmares for a Week
Katie Ellen
Wolf-face
Whiskey and Co
Teen Agers
Hiccup
Divorce
Roger Harvey
Heat Rash
SODA
Amanda X
Widow and Children
Army Of Ponch
Thunderclap
Family Friend
I Came From Earth
Museum Mouth
Divided Heaven
Totally Slow
Mac Sabbath
Floor
Against All Authority
Creepoid
Direct Hit
Success
Somnia
Salvatore Fiteni
Sports
Irish Handcuffs
Andrew Paley
City Mouse
Protagonist
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Blacklist Royals
The Handsome Scoundrels
Pkew Pkew Pkew
Ornaments
The Decline
Coffee Project
Laura Palmer
UV-TV
The Duppies
Night Witch
Dredger
The Winter Passing
No More
Lonesome Town Drifters
Alaska
Youth in Bloom
Sunshine State
The Gunshy
Bobbys Oar
Sonic Avenues
Brian McGee
Young and Heartless
Get Dead
Mannequin Pussy
Stressface
Assholeparade
DOC
Die Choking
Hot Knife
Chris Stowe
Walter Etc
Almost People

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED:

Propagandhi
Less Than Jake
Off With Their Heads
Mustard Plug
A Wilhelm Scream
The Flatliners
Small Brown Bike
Samiam
Dead to Me
Strike ANywhere
Knapsack
Tim Barry
The Menzingers
Braid
Latterman
Ajj
Shellshag
Prawn
You Blew It!
Pears
Toyguitar
Golden Pelicans
Captain We’re Sinking
War on Women
Red City Radio
After the Fall
Annabel
Big Eyes
Audacity
Toys That Kill
Underground Railroad to Candyland
United Nations
Rozwell Kid
Iron Reagan
Night Birds
Twelve Hour Turn
Planes Mistaken for Stars
Jeff Rosenstock
Empty Lungs
Dikemba
Drug Church
The Flatliners
Coaster
All People
All Eyes West
Bong Mountain
Arms Aloft
Birthday Suits
Fucking Invincible
Golden Pelicans
Jason Guy Smiley
Kids
Makewar
Old Flings
The Pauses
Binary Heart
The Brokedowns
Choke Up
Coke Bust
Chris Farren
The Caulfield Cult
Dead Broke
Dead Bars
Coke Bust
DFMK
Ghouls
Ghostlimb
The Girls!
Gouge Away
Henrietta
Holy Pinto
Jabber
The Island of Misfit Page
Jake and the Jellyfish
Just Friends
Kamikaze Girls
Meatwound
The Max Levine Ensemble
Matt Woods
Mustard Plug
Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band
No Weather Talks
Oso Oso
Ordinary Lives
Options
Pears
Pity Party
Tiltwheel
Typesetter
Up for Nothing
Western Settings
Raging Nathans
Prince Daddy and the Hyena
Regents
Rozwell Kid
Runaway Brother
Sinai Vessel
Sister Kisser
Shawn James and the Shapeshifters
Sea of Storms
Slingshot Dakota
Tender Defender
Strike Anywhere
The Unlovables
Worthwhile Way
Worship This
Wonk Unit
Caskitt

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