Fest 19 Festival • Page 9

What @JaytotheGee said above. Personally, I think One Step Closer is a bit too straight-up "hardcore" to be a mystery band or a TBA on any of the bills with those currently listed. If there was one on the day Strike Anywhere was playing, or at Knockin' Boots the night Comeback Kid is headlining... Maybe. But I don't think it's happening, all things considered.

Are we sure Cresswell will be there with HWM? I mean, he was in the US doing that album anyway. Maybe he just didn't go home? Haha. But given that it's a Gainesville show I could see them just having Wollard playing. Maybe they have them both?

Either way. The Flats would be a perfect - and fantastic replacement! Definitely an upgrade in every possible way. Fingers-crossed it's them and they still do Cavalcade.

 

I feel like it's going to be Masked Intruder, just seems like the easiest solution lol

 

Honestly, my initial thought was them. Quickly followed by the Bombpops (Jen will already be there). But I also feel like if each of those bands were available they probably would have already been booked somewhere on that bill, hah.

I'm now feeling like it could be any of those three.

 

secret band sets are almost always bands already on the lineup. the only times they are not are when its a super group of bands on the lineup like the classic Bottles show

 

Are we thinking Mover Shaker might have a secret set since it’s their last tour?

 

I mean, maybe? The surprise sets tend to be bigger bands playing smaller venues, though, if memory serves.

 

So do those bands give hints that they’re playing (and where/when), or do you just have to go to every secret set in hopes that you stumble into one you wanted to catch?

 

If I remember correctly, the mystery bands are announced on the app/website the day before or the morning of.

 

Oh sweet- thank you!

 

I just went through the Fest's Twitter feed to try and find examples of the mystery bands from each year. For some reason I couldn't find more than a single day from 2019. So this is all a bit scattershot...

But I would say it's mostly "bigger"/relatively notable bands playing a smaller venue.

Fest 15 (2016):
Day 1: The Ergs!, Propagandhi, and Planes Mistaken for Stars
Day 2: You Blew It, Off With Their Heads

Fest 16 (2017)
Day 1: Radon, Against Me!, Teenage Bottlerocket, Beach Slang
Day 2: Direct Hit!, Snapcase, Hot Water Music, A Wilhelm Scream, the Flatliners ("Great Awake" set), Nothington

Fest 17 (2018)
Day 1: Dead To Me, Elway, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Slingshot Dakota, RVIVR, Red City Radio, Banner Pilot, Masked Intruder, Signals Midwest
Day 2: Night Birds, Pears ("Go to Prison" set), Lemuria, Piebald, the Stereo

Fest 18 (2019)
Day 1: Slingshot Dakota, A Wilhelm Scream, Spanish Love Songs, Tsunami Bomb, Skatune Network

 

I remember being so bummed in 2015 when I couldn't get in The Menzingers' mystery acoustic set, but then a couple hours later Greg and Tom showed up on stage with Modern Baseball for their Killers cover set. That made up for it a little bit.

 

Hah! I think I was at that one. Was that at Market Street Pub?

 

I think so! It was across the street from High Dive, which was where the MoBo set was.

 

From what was on their Instagram account, sounds like Hotel Etiquette is playing all Pentimento songs, which sounds wonderful to me.

 

That is awesome! Forgot about Hotel Etiquette, is it only the drummer from Pentimento though?

 

From Fest twitter: "All bands/volunteers/staff at Fest will be fully vaccinated and we would love it if everyone else was too."

Really glad they're making this a requirement for folks working the festival. Kinda makes me wonder about some of the bands who dropped off *coughs*CivFromGorillaBiscuits*coughs*

 

Yeah....

 

I believe that is correct.

 

Another round of band announcements coming on Friday. Looks like there's 7 band TBAs listed on the schedule and 1 TBA for comedians. Two of which are headliners for their respective venues that night. Curious to see who they add!

That being said, I'm also seeing some venues that look relatively light and could have a band or two tacked on (Knockin' Boots on Saturday; Bo Diddley on Friday).

EDIT: Just realized Knockin' Boots probably just has a late start time because of Fest Wrestling.

 

The pessimist in me also wants to point out that they could be replacing bands that dropped since the schedule came out

 

Well, that's factored into at least some of the TBA (Teenagebottlerocket, Sack, Ray Rocket) and probably a few others that I missed. There's also possibly some additional bands that will be dropping.

But yeah, you're right. There might be a few more.

EDIT: Also just realized that they previously said the mystery Bo Diddley band was going to be announced on Friday the 13th. Which... is this Friday. Hah! Exciting!

 

Holy shit! The mystery band is EVE 6.

EDIT: Also added Chuck Rogan to replace TBR, Chinese Telephones, Cliffdiver, a new comedian and a bunch of other bands:

Lemmiwinks, Gordon Withers, Airstream Futures, Wrong War, Bonsai Trees, the Handsome Scoundrels, Damage Done, LAST, Hotel Etiquette, Wreath, Love Kills Joy, Black Valley Moon, Tampa Punk Rock Karaoke, and Bradley Palermo.

 

Tampa bay punk rock karaoke was already on the schedule before this

 

Tell that to the Fest site who listed them as newly added. Haha.

 

Dang Chuck Ragan replacing TBR is kind of a let down but the Eve 6 set is gonna be a lot of fun lol