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The Fest 20 announces more bands, including Paint It Black, Bollweevils, mo

Posted by Loren on June 7, 2022

The Fest 20 announces more bands, including Paint It Black, Bollweevils, mo
The Fest 20 announces more bands, including Paint It Black, Bollweevils, mo

With 144 days remaining until The Fest 20 begins, the annual punk rock gathering has announced a second wave of bands to play this year's event on Oct. 28-30 in Gainesville, FL.

In addition to previous announcements such as Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, and Catbite, the new announcements include:

The Copyrights, Broadway Calls, Comeback Kid, Paint it Black, Algernon Cadwallader, Against All Authority, La Dispute, The Pietasters, Worriers, Folly, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Chuck Ragan, Meatwave, The Methadones, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Brendan Kelly, Chris Farren, Errortype: 11, Cliffdiver, the Bollweevils, Devon Kay and the Solutions, The Holy Mess, Their /They're/ There, The Eradicator, Taking Meds, Onelinedrawing, Timeshares, Franz Nicolay, Home is Where, and more still to come.

The full lineup, ticket information, and more can be found at The Fest website.

The Fest 20 announces more bands, including Paint It Black, Bollweevils, mo
The Fest 20 announces more bands, including Paint It Black, Bollweevils, mo

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