Festivals & Events: Thursday, Descendents, Less Than Jake, more to play Fest

Florida-based music festival Fest has announced its first wave lineup for this year. Thursday (playing War All The Time in full), Descendents, Less Than Jake (playing Hello Rockview in full), Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, The Wonder Years (playing two sets]], Dillinger Four, Lucero, Gwar, Sparta, ALL, Laura Jane Grace, Against All Authority, Samiam, JER,Mustard Plug (playing two sets), Braid (playing Frame & Canvas in full), Strike Anywhere (playing two sets), The Pietasters (playing two sets]], Smoking Popes, Cloud Nothings, Amygdala, Eve 6, Saetia, Prince Daddy and the Hyena, Jermones Dream, Gutless, Tim Barry, Brendan Kelly, Folly, We Are The Union, I Am The Avalanche, Free Throw, Fat Heaven, No Trigger, Gel, Tsunami Bomb, Middle-Aged Queers, Chris Gethard (two sets), Direct Hit! (playing Brainless God in full), Zeta, and The Bollweevils (playing two sets), are among the bands playing the festival. More bands will be announced on June 1. Fest will take place October 27-29 in Gainesville, Florida. See the full first-wave lineup below.

Fest 2023 First Wave Lineup

Thursday
Descendents
Less Than Jake
Quicksand
Gorilla Biscuits
The Wonder Years
Dillinger Four
Lucero
Gwar
Sparta
ALL
Laura Jane Grace
Mustard Plug
Against All Authority
Samiam
Braid
Strike Anywhere
Smoking Popes
The Pietasters
Cloud Nothings
Eve 6
Saetia
Prince Daddy and The Hyena
Jermones Dream
Tim Barry
Brendan Kelly
Chris Gethard
Folly
We Are The Union
I Am The Avalanche
Free Throw
Direct Hit!
No Trigger
Zeta
The Bollweevils
Gel
The Methadones
Capsule
Signals Midwest
Elway
JER
Tsunami Bomb
Audio Karate
MakeWar
Bong Mountain
Garrison
Dikembe
Errortype: 11
Dead Bars
Taking Meds
Protagonist
Restraining Order
Kali Masi
Dollar Signs
Tightwire
Flatfoot 56
Drowningman
Wolf-Face
Answering Machine
Russ Rankin
The Iron Roses
Hundreds of Au
You Vandal
Moving Targets
Gillian Carter
Chinese Telephones
Coffee Project
Carly Cosgrove
Heart and Lung
Good Friend
The Eradicator
Vinnie Caruana
Teen Agers (playing I Hate It in full)
Virginity
Horsewhip
Nome
Matt Woods and the Natural Disasters
Danny Attack
Trash the Rental
Porch Coffin
Pangolin
Rutterkin
Problems
Love Kills Joy
Knives
Too Many Daves
Madison Bloodbath
Flagman
Kid You Not
GILT
Articles
Shakers
Dial Drive
Gutless
Confession Kids
The Miller Lowlifes
Cursed Birth
Thunderclap
Ill Star
Machinist!
Leg Biters
Sports Reference
Blind Tiger
Evening Standards
Shark Anatomy
Debt Neglector
Glazed
Vicious Dreams
Off Day
430 Steps
Suck Brick Kid
Weakend Friends
The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir
The Punk Cellist
New Junk City
Telethon
Shehehe
Dowsing
School Drugs
Worlds Greatest Dad
Billy Liar
Cold Wrecks
Jabber
Lone Wolf
Worlds Scariest Police Chases
Amygdala
All Away Lou
Goalkeeper
Omnigone
The Best of The Worst
Still Alive
Joystick
Hans Gruber and the Die Hards
The Pomps
Thirsty Guys
The Pink Spiders
City Mouse
Flying Raccoon Suit
Shitty Neighbors
Phantom Bay
S.M.N.
Free Kick
Tripsun
La Version Extended De Las Cosas
Lost Love
Bucky Harris
Excuses Excuses
Sunnier
Eat Defeat
Amends
Jaguar
Lakes
Guilhem
Tim Holehouse
Clavus
Celebration Summer
Her Head’s On Fire
Better Love
Oh The Humanity!
Baseborn
Time Thieves
To Forget
Distants
Bad Planning
0 Miles Per Hour
NOT
Awful Din
Fox Teeth
Innerlove
Youth League
Middle-Aged Queers
The Dreaded Laramie
Neckscars
Fat Heaven