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Buddies Fest 2

Posted by Loren on April 24, 2026

Buddies Fest 2
Buddies Fest 2

Buddies Fest, which kicked off in Tillsonburg, Ontario last year, is back with another 3-day lineup of punk kbands taking over The Mill/Paddy's Underground on August 7-9, with additional afterparty shows at The Copper Mug. 

Among the many performers, listed in no particular order: ALL, Kepi Ghoulie, Drag The River, Ben Nichols, Mikey Erg, Tommy Stinson, and more -- a full day-by-day listing is included below.

Learn more via the festival website.

Friday August 7
ALL MY SENSES - AUDIO VISCERAL - CHIXDIGGIT - DEALBREAKER - DOC HOPPER - DRAG THE RIVER - KEPI GHOULIE - SPELLS - SNOD + STEVENSONS - THE SMILE CASE - TOMMY STINSON (x-The Replacements) - ULTRABOMB (Greg Norton of Husker Du, Ryan of Soul Asylum & Derek of Social Distortion)
*ALL (bonus gig in club add on - limited to 100 tickets*

Saturday August 8
ALL (x-Descendents) - BEN NICHOLS - CHUCK COLES - CORY BRANAN - DEREK ZANETTI (x-The Homeless Gospel Choir) - MIKEY ERG - JOE PERNICE - SCOTT REYNOLDS BAND - SETH ANDERSON - THE SLOW DEATH - WHERE’S SHANE

Sunday August 9
BA JOHNSTON - DANBERT NOBACON (x-Chumbawamba) - FAST EDDIE - FUZZED OUT (Patrick Pentland of Sloan) - LAST DRAG - RUSTY - THE ANTI-QUEENS - THE MCBAINS - THE OBGMS - WHEATUS

Pictured: Mikey Erg

Buddies Fest 2
Buddies Fest 2

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