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Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized

Posted by Loren on August 5, 2018

Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized
Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized

Taking place Sept. 26-30 in Memphis, TN, Gonerfest 15 has confirmed the final lineup for the Goner Records' sponsored event that takes place over five days. Notable appearances this year include Oblivions, Trouble Bots, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Gino & the Goons, Greg Cartwright (solo), Robyn Hitchcock, Sick Thoughts, Blaha, Cabonas, Nots and more.

A full list is included below, and additional info can be found through the festival website.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT 9/26 @ Studio On The Square (9pm)
THE SORE LOSERS Screening

THURSDAY OPENING CEREMONY 9/27 @ Goner Gazebo (5pm)
DM BOB (Louisiana)

+ Sam Phillips Recording Happy Hour/Studio Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

THURSDAY NIGHT 9/27 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus (NYC)
Harlan T. Bobo (Memphis/France)
Gino & The Goons (Tampa, FL)
Aquarian Blood (Memphis, TN)
Bummer's Eve (Cincinnati, OH)
BENNI (New Orleans, LA)
MC Eric Arm
DJ Kevin Nutt (WFMU's Sinner's Crossroads)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 9/28 @ Memphis Made Brewery (Doors: 2pm)
All Destroyers (Memphis, TN)
Trouble Boys (Austin, TX)
Ethers (Chicago, IL)
Solo Sets by: Greg Cartwright (Oblivians, Reigning Sound), Jesse Smith (Carbonas, Gentleman Jesse), & Harlan T. Bobo

+ Ardent Studios Happy Hour/Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

FRIDAY NIGHT 9/28 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Oblivians (Memphis, TN)
Sick Thoughts (Helsinki, Finland / New Orleans, LA)
Surfbort (NYC)
En Attendant Ana (Paris, France)
Cobra Man (Los Angeles, CA)
Ten High (Fayetteville, AR)
MC Helen A Handbasket
DJ Tom Lax (Siltbreeze Records)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 9/29 @ Murphy's (Doors: Noon)
Robyn Hitchcock (London, UK / Nashville, TN)
AWFM (Memphis, TN)
Shark Toys (Los Angeles, CA)
EXEK (Melbourne, AUS)
Vile Bodies (New Orleans, LA)
Datenight (Nashville, TN)
David Nance (Omaha, NE)
Negro Terror (Memphis, TN)
PSCIENCE (New Orleans, LA)
Blaha (Minneapolis, MN)
Drunks With Guns ( St. Louis, MO)
Memphis Clouds (Memphis, TN)

+ Royal Studios Happy Hour/Tour (6:30pm - 8pm) *with RSVP

SATURDAY NIGHT 9/29 @ HiTone (Doors: 8pm)
Carbonas (Atlanta, GA)
Deaf Wish (Melbourne, AUS)
Neckbones (Oxford, MS)
NOTS (Memphis, TN)
Amyl & the Sniffers (Melbourne, AUS)
Oh Boland (Galway, Ireland)
MC Nobunny
DJ TBD

SUNDAY 9/30 CLOSING CEREMONY @ Goner Gazebo (2pm)
R.L. Boyce (Como, MS)

+ THE SORE LOSERS Screening @ Studio On The Square (Noon)

Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized
Gonerfest 15 lineup finalized

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