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Fest 18 Announces Second Wave of Lineup

In case you slept through the weekend, Fest announced their second wave of bands for this year’s three day party in Gainesville. Headliners Jawbreaker, Dag Nasty, and Jawbox were previously announced. Let’s add a few more to that list.

First, there’s not one but TWO nights of Against Me! The Fest favorite will be playing four albums including White CrossesTransgender Dysphoria BluesSearching For A Former Clarity and New Wave. Stiff Little Fingers will also be there making their Fest debut and celebrating the 40 year anniversary of their album Inflammable Material! There’s also The Bronx (which we could have guessed since Mariachi El Bronx was previously announced), American Steel, and War on Women. Check out the whole list of bands and artists who were announced in the second wave!

Against Me! * Stiff Little Fingers * The Bronx * The Lillingtons * American Steel * Torche * Masked Intruder * Spraynard (reunion) * A Wilhelm Scream * Bad Cop / Bad Cop * War on Women * Career Suicide * Grade * Worriers * Laura Jane Grace * Rehasher * The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die * The Dopamines * Bullets to Broadway (Reunion)* The Casket Lottery * Able Baker Fox * Assholeparade * J. Robbins * David Dondero * Whiskey & Co. * Frameworks * Cicala * Choke Up * Rebuilder * Huntingtons * The Dollyrots * Nightmarathons * Get Married * Pohgo * Ramona * Arms Aloft * Expert Timing * The Penske File * We Were Sharks * Horrible Things * Starter Jackets * Bad Waitress * Western Settings * Almost People * Bong Mountain * The Heat Tape * Hospital Job * Chotto Ghetto * A Vulture Wake * Typesetter * Still Alive * Devon Kay and the Solutions * Ray Rocket * Night Witch * Pity Party * Boss’ Daughter * The Randy Savages * Jukebox Romantics * Debt Neglector * Machinist * Smartbomb * Caffiends * Skatune Network (Full Band) * Elway * MakeWar * You Vandal * Late Bloomer * Golden Pelicans * Russian Girlfriends * Blis * Answering Machine * Adult Mom * Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves * Big Nothing * Wet Nurse * Pink Spiders * Teen Agers * Youth League * State Faults * Origami Angel * Kid You Not * Death of a Nation * Dowsing * Such Gold * Post Teens * Radon * Great Grief * Bike Tuff * Too Many Daves * Mikey Erg! * DUSK * Tiltwheel * No More * Protagonist * Gillian Carter * Divided Heaven * Sunshine State * Hot Knife * Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones * American Pinup * The Eradicator * Quiet Fear * The Enablers * Rational Anthem * Brett Newski * Lost Love * Telethon * Heck Yes * Mercy Music * Heart Attack Kids * Life In Vacuum * Bonsai Trees * Problem Daughter * Elders * Year of the Fist * Barely Civil * Perspective, a lovely hand to hold * The Weak Days * The Cryptkeeper Five * Oh The Humanity * The Handsome Scoundrels * Baggage * Madison Turner * Half My Home * Pool Kids * Doll Baby * Boston Marriage * Cold Wrecks * Secret Spirit * Padfoot * Airstream Futures * Teen Divorce * Colour Design * Horrible Girl & The Hot Mess * Fat Heaven * Invaluable * Dial Drive * The Studs * Little Teeth * Cory and Kristy Call * Local Drags * Attic Salt * Talk Me Off * Weighdown * Superhaunted * The Raging Nathans * Odd Robot * Teenage Halloween * The Lucky Eejits * Foxy Dads * Destroy Orbison * Hodera (Acoustic) * Bravely * Wounded Touch * Se Vende * Hey, Chels * The Dodges * Chris Fox * Bricheros * Seagulls * Sports Reference * Leg Biters * Michael Kane & The Morning Afters * Mike Llerena & The Nerve * In The Meantime * Shea Birney * Weakened Friends * Carpool * Surrounder * Amuse * Walt Hamburger * Alright * Palomino Blond * Gallows Bound * Pale Lips * The Pauses * Worlds Greatest Dad * Danny Hughes * Night Surf * OOF! * Bossfight * PYRE * Cool Grandma * Orbiter * In The Stone * Liquid Limbs * Stunner * Thunderclap * Electro Maggot * Dozier * GILT * Bangzz * Meatwound * Damage Done * Bedspin * Bitemarks * Dirty Rotten Revenge * Choked Up * Television Supervision * Divine Feed * Hunger Anthem * The Butts * The Duppies * Suck Brick Kid * Mush * Ceramicats * Shark Anatomy * Articles * Sensual World * Sleepless * Ghost Party * New Junk City * Gutless * Transkam * Taking Meds * Tea Leaf * Rutterkin * PeZ * Future Teens * Juan Richardo Yilo * Arms & Hearts * Gimme * Reconciler * Poblano * Mike Frazier * Sammy Kay * Supertwin * SOFX * Heat Rash * The Mermers * Minimum Rage * Will Varley * Canadian Rifle * Paige Beller * Bob Nanna (Braid/Hey Mercedes) * Mark Rose (Spitalfield) * Squirtgun

While this year’s party does not include Big Pre-Fest in Little Ybor, it does span three days and eighteen venues in Gainesville, FL starting on Friday, November 1st through Sunday the 3rd. Three day passes are available now for $190 and are limited to 3,000 passes in total. We’ve been told that fewer than 1,000 remain so grab yours ASAP!

While you’re at it, check out the first wave line up:
Jawbreaker * Less Than Jake * Jawbox * Dag Nasty * Mariachi El Bronx * Off With Their Heads * AJJ * Iron Reagan * Joyce Manor * Teenage Bottlerocket * Planes Mistaken For Stars * Screaming Females * No Trigger * The Copyrights * Audio Karate * Kepi Ghoulie * Tsunami Bomb * Brendan Kelly * Tim Barry * Gouge Away * Dikembe * Spanish Love Songs * Lone Wolf * Timeshares * Slingshot Dakota * Signals Midwest * Dead Bars * Heartsounds * Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires * Dollar Signs * Go Betty Go * Tightwire * Graf Orlock * Wolf-Face * Shehehe * Save Ends * Coffee Project * Jason Guy Smiley * The Bombpops * Kill Lincoln * Worlds Scariest Police Chases * After The Fall * City Mouse * Astpai * DFMK * Catbite * The Run Up * Billy Liar * Forever Unclean * Uberyou * Teenage Bubblegums * Greg Laraigné * Good Friend * Chloe Hawes * Captain Asshole * Hell & Back * Sorry! We Are Silly * The Lippies * Holy Pinto * Light This City * Wilderness Dreams * Vacancy * Attagirl * Woolbright * Calicoco * Hit Like A Girl * Harmony Woods * Nervous Dater * Oceanator * Postage * FRESH * Stanis * Eat Defeat * Werecats * S.M.N. * No Sugar * Guerilla Poubelle * Milk Teeth * Nervus * Demons
The comedian and professional wrestlers are yet to be announced so keep checking back for more updates on Fest 18!
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