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The Fest
THE FEST is an independent multiple-day, multiple-venue underground music festival held annually in…
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THE FEST is an independent multiple-day, multiple-venue underground music festival held annually in Gainesville, FL with support from the fine folks from VISIT GAINESVILLE, ALACHUA COUNTY. Established…
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May 25, 2002
Billy Reese Peters-Girlfriend Is A Pirate-Fest I
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2:45
May 25, 2002
Against Me! - What We Worked For (Live in Gainesville, FL, 2002)
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2:53
May 25, 2002
Grabass Charlestons-Bossman-Fest I
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2:51
Oct 17, 2003
Against Me! - Pints of Guinness Make You Strong LIVE
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Oct 29, 2004
Grabass Charlestons — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Loaded for Bear — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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3:07
Oct 29, 2004
Towers of Hanoi — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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2:40
Oct 29, 2004
Chin Up Chin Up — Why Is My Sleeping Bag A Ghetto Muppet? (Live at Fest 3 — 2004)
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2:51
Oct 29, 2004
The Lovekill — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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5:50
Oct 29, 2004
Victory At Sea — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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4:32
Oct 29, 2004
The Mercury Program — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Fin Fang Foom — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Bishop Allen — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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3:03
Oct 29, 2004
Mates of State — Ha Ha (Live at Fest 3 — 2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Lucky Stranger — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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2:32
Oct 29, 2004
No More — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Whiskey & Co. — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
The Tim Version — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
The Horror — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
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Oct 29, 2004
Toys That Kill — Live at Fest 3 (2004)
The Fest event history: 768 events · documented from 2002 to 2026 · 82 venues · 91 flyers.
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25 sets · 2002–2026
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Oct 25, 2026
The Copyrights
25 sets · 2006–2024
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Oct 26, 2024
No More
24 sets · 2002–2025
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Oct 24, 2025
Whiskey & Co.
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Signals Midwest
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Elway
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From the archive
First edition
May 24, 2002
Latest documented
Oct 25, 2026
Busiest year
2015 — 52 shows
Biggest edition
The Fest 14 — 52 sets
Most-used venue
The Atlantic — 49
Help improve this page
Missing Shows?
Add Show
Incorrect Info?
Edit Event
Top artists
Tiltwheel
25 sets · 2002–2026
e.g.
Oct 25, 2026
The Copyrights
25 sets · 2006–2024
e.g.
Oct 26, 2024
No More
24 sets · 2002–2025
e.g.
Oct 24, 2025
Whiskey & Co.
22
Signals Midwest
21
Elway
20
From the archive
First edition
May 24, 2002
Latest documented
Oct 25, 2026
Busiest year
2015 — 52 shows
Biggest edition
The Fest 14 — 52 sets
Most-used venue
The Atlantic — 49
Founded
2002
Upcoming
18 shows
