Time to cash in those scene points, kids! Philadelphia's third annual Pointless Fest is approaching. The festival, which celebrates the birthdays of some guys named Greg and Tony, also happens to be playing host to quite a few of punk and hardcore's brightest up-and-coming bands, as well as a few more established artists- Against Me!, 1905, Tragedy, and Disfear (ex-members of At The Gates, only US appearance) are expected to headline the three day fest. Pointless Fest At The First Unitarian Church 2125 Chestnut Street (22nd and Chestnut) Philadelphia, PA $11 a day / $35 for all four days / All Ages Click below to check out the full lineup.

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Pointless Fest Lineup Thursday August 12th 7:00pm Against Me! (Fl. No Idea Records) World/Inferno Friendship Society (NJ. Gern Blandsten Records) 1905 (DC) Del Cielo aka Dis-Cielo (DC. Lovitt Records) Amateur Party (Philly. Ex-members of KTMWQ and Dis Sucks!) Friday August 13th 7:00pm Tragedy (Featuring Members of Warcry!) Caustic Christ (Pittsburgh. Old School hc dude) Municipal Waste (Drunk crossover nonsense from Richmond) Bruce Banner (Feat. Members of ETA and DS-13 from Sweden) Fighting Dogs (Emo metal from ex-Members of Good Clean Fun, Virginia Black Lung, Rambo etc.) Damage Deposit (Featuring Felix Von Havocstein ex-Destroy/Code13) Saturday August 14th 1:30pm Disfear (Ex-members of At The Gates, Entombed. From Sweden) Kylesa (From Savannah, GA. Prank Records) Artimus Pyle (Ex-members of Fuckface. From Milwaukee/Seattle) Victims (From Sweden. Havoc Records) Deadfall (California) Bad Dudes (Philadelphia. Lock up your daughters (and katy otto)) Sunday August 15th 2:30pm Disfear (Ex-members of At The Gates, Entombed. From Sweden) Inepsy (Charged punk from Montreal) Hellshock (Portland poser punks playing punk rock ala Amebix) Witch Hunt (Nj Crust) Signal Lost (Really awesome - even Sean likes them. Managed by Timmy Cocainelo) AOS (Philly- not agents of satan) Aphasia (Pittsburgh) Endless Nightmare (Philadelphia) Dissystema (Philadelphia)