The Fest 7 :: Gainesville, FL :: Oct 31 - Nov 2

Hey Everyone,

So, FEST 8 is officially a week over. We all have had time to clean up the mess, kick back and share some stories over cold ones, and most importantly caught up on much needed rest. Looking back on last weekend I have to say with all honesty this was the best run FEST ever! I have to sling a massive thanks to all my main crew that ran shit over the weekend as well as all the volunteers and venues for their help. It takes a community to run a FEST and we showed the world that we have the best! I also want to thank all the bands who rocked our asses all weekend. I actually got to see more this year than ever but also missed way more than I got to see but that is more the reason why the bands need to tour to Gainesville and play a non-FEST show so we can not work and enjoy it!

Now with FEST 8 being over we are going to start to focus on our next party, HARVEST OF HOPE 2010. Dates are going to be March 12-14th . Bands confirmed so far are LEATHERFACE, ANTI-FLAG, SMALL BROWN BIKE, TORCHE, DEAD TO ME, MERCURY PROGRAM, COBRA SKULLS, HOLOPAW, ASSHOLEPARADE, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, LEMURIA, ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD, SHELLSHAG, CAPSULE, FIN FANG FOOM, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, THE RIOT BEFORE, TILTWHEEL, DAN PADILLA, WORN IN RED, AMERICAN CHEESEBURGER, BEN DAVIS AND THE JETT$, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND, THE MEZINGERS, ALERNON CADWALLADER, THE MEASURE [SA], THIS BIKE IS A PIPE BOMB, O PIONEERS, AND DEFIANCE OHIO.

So, lots of FEST friends with many more acts to come.

If you forgot to grab FEST shirts while you were here we have them available through the NO IDEA RECORDS webstore. They are at a closeout price of $10 and are available while supplies last. We also have a bunch of guidebooks left over so if you lost yours just drop a note in your order and we will sling you one. We ran out of Koozies. Sorry!

We are starting to collect footage from the craziness from the weekend.

Check out our good buddy Todd Flixler’s photos posted on Alternative Press’s Website: You can also check out lots of video footage Scott Heisel from AP shot last weekend at the site as well.

Thinker Thought also captured a ton of sets from FEST 8. Check them out on Jared’s YouTube channel.

Here are some pics from our friend Nicole Kibert. You can check them out on her Flicker page.

Every day more and more footage keeps popping up on YouTube and look out for some killer footage from National Underground who had a massive team out filming all weekend.

Hope everyone had a blast at FEST 8! I hope to update the site starting next week with YouTube footage from this year, photos from our crew who shot all weekend, and stories from you guys. So if you have stories you want to share please email them to tony@noidearecords.com. Include photos if you have them. I will read over them and hopefully we can axe one of the pages on the site to make room for them. All depends on how much we can talk the Black Axe guys into working on the site more.

So, check back every Friday and hopefully we will be able to keep the FEST spirit alive and well. Thanks again to you all for coming, being cool, and loving all the work we put into FEST 8!

Cheers!

-Tony Weinbender and the FEST crew