Hey FEST friends,
Check out our BIG update below. Lots going down in the weeks to come so make sure to follow us on TWITTER and FACEBOOK for updates. For now, check out what new we have cooking below.
- Tony
WEEKEND PASSES STILL FOR SALE!
ONLINE AND IN LOCAL GAINESVILLE OUTLETS:
We have a little over 400 weekend passes left for sale. After that they are all gone. Out of that 400 we have placed some in local Gainesville businesses. You can purchase them in CASH ONLY at the following joints while they last.
VIDEO RODEO
1119 West University Ave.
2pm-11pm 7 Days a Week
Hear Again Records
201 SE 1st St. Suite 105
Mon 11am-7pm
Tue-Thu 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Sun 1pm-5pm
Arrow’s Aim Records
101 N. Main St.
12pm-8pm 7 Days a Week.
BIG SCHEUDLE CHANGES:
So, if you look at the schedule page you will see that there have been some crazy changes made. Biggest cause of this is that we are no longer going to be doing shows FEST weekend at STEREO. Nothing really bad happened. They just got in with a little capacity issues recently, so we decided that maybe this year would not be the best time to use them as a venue. We really hope they get everything worked out with the city so we can add them to the family of venues next year.
Luckily we were able to find a NEW space to cover those shows. We will be doing shows all weekend long at a new space owned by the folks who run THE TOP/ THE ATLANTIC. FEST will be their first weekend open and the space is coming along in great strides. On the schedule we will be listing it as THE NEW TOP SPOT (but is still listed as STEREO in the meantime). Until they come up with something better this will do. So, check out the schedule and take a look how things shifted. I hope the schedule will stay pretty strong on it’s legs and we do not have many more changes.
FEST VIP PASS UPGRADE:
On Monday Oct 15th at 7:00pm EST, we will sell 100 FEST VIP PASS UPGRADES. What are these you ask? Well, these are upgrades to your FEST 11 weekend pass. If you are one of the lucky 100 people to purchase this upgrade you will have the privilege to skip the lines and get into the venues even faster at all FEST 11 shows. However, if the venue is at capacity you will have to wait at the front of the line until space opens up at in the venue. You will NOT be able to escort and these passes will come with a special laminate and colored FEST wristband so they will NOT be transferable. Once again you MUST have or purchase a FEST 11 weekend pass to purchase the upgrade for your pass. This is NOT a weekend pass. Dig? If you are in a band/sponsor/volunteer and would like to purchase a VIP upgrade please note in your order what band or if you are a volunteer/sponsor. We can switch out your general pass for your VIP pass you have purchased.
These upgrades will be $100 each and we are only selling 100 of them starting Monday Oct 15th at 7:00pm EST on the TICKETS PAGE!!!
DOWNLOAD COMPS:
We once again will be giving you guys a series of 6 FREE download compilations of bands playing FEST 11. Check them out here. We will be adding the rest in the weeks leading up to FEST. A special thanks goes out to all the bands for donating a song and to our very own Sarah Goodwin for taking the time to compile these for you all to enjoy.
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DROID APP / iPhone App
Thanks to John Flynn of Punknews.org for once again making a killer FEST 11 app for the Android. You can grab it here for FREE.
FEST ART SHOW
With the curating help of Edie Snyder we will once again be having a wonderful FEST ART SHOW. If you find yourself in Gainesville early on Thursday swing by the opening or stop in at some point during the weekend. The gallery is located right next to CMC and in walking distance to all the venues.
@ Display Gallery: 439 S. Main Street- Gainesville
Opening reception: Thursday Oct 25th 7pm-10pm
The art show will remain open all weekend long Friday –Sunday (Oct 26th-28th) 12pm-8pm.
MORE INFO: http://thefestfl.com/fest11/
PRE-FEST SHOWS
Buy your tickets to the 1982 show here!
There are still a few tickets left for the official PRE-FEST shows at High Dive and Loosey’s. Check out the flyers and ticket links below.
FEST RADIO PODCASTS
Finally, check out the little blurb and link below.
This month The Top Shelf is yielding our spot to on Lead Us Down to Fest Radio, the great idea that never quite got off the ground to get it's own place to live. We will be back next month with more in depth album interviews.
This episode of Fest Radio features Tony and Dave drinking beer brewed in Gainesville listening to and chatting about the following bands: Static Radio / Broadcaster / Menzingers / Cheap Girls / Broadway Calls/ Dikembe / Titus Andronicus / Look Mexico / Glocca Morra / The Smith Street Band / Toys That Kill.
Fest Season is getting under way. Plans get made, and plans get scrapped. Over the summer, Tony and Dave started working on a Fest Radio podcast to highlight new bands, chat up history and share stories. The plan was ambitious, but only a couple episodes were made. Here's Episode 1. Episode 2 will be airing on WGOT-LP, 94.7 FM Saturday 6PM, EST during the Fest. Also streaming online at wgot.org
