It’s hard to believe that The Fest is in its 20th iteration. The festival always had ambition, but it’s a real testament to still be going 20+ years later. And not just because of pandemic challenges, but because punk bands tend to come and go. It would be impossible to truly measure how many “punk generations” The Fest has spanned -- and influenced as it keeps on thriving.
Scene Point Blank has attended approximately 10 Fests. Admittedly, it gets hard to count after a while, but in that time we've written some in-depth histories and more. For #10 we collected stories about the first decade. For Fest 18 we tried to capture the spirit of some long lost venues.
But that's all history. Because our main point is that Fest 20 is about the present, not the past.
The schedule is now online so attendees can start planning ahead. And we also have some interviews to help you prep, thanks to Hot Water Music, No Trigger, MakeWar, and City Mouse.
