The Fest 6

Pabst Blue Ribbon. Five Star Pizza. 180+ bands. 12 venues. A thousand drunken punks. Gainesville, FL. October 26th-28th.

Every year, punks from around the country -- and many from over seas -- descend upon the small college town of Gainesville, FL and proceed to take it over. This yearly occurrence is called The Fest. This will mark the 6th year of its existence and is shaping up to be the best year thus far. For someone who's grown up listening to punk and who still completely embraces the punk rock culture, The Fest sums up what it's all about: cheap beer, your best friends, sing-a-longs, finger-points, stage dives and good times. It's complete mayhem for three days straight and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Here are some clips from last year's Fest:

Paint It Black


Lifetime


The Ergs


- bq