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 Fest 14 - Dates and initial line-up unveiled

Posted by Loren on April 21, 2015

Fest 14 - Dates and initial line-up unveiled
Fest 14 - Dates and initial line-up unveiled

Fest 14 has settled their dates and started the trickle down line-up announcements.

The decade-plus festival in Gainesville, FL will take place from oct. 30-Nov. 1 this year with headliners such as Desaparecidos, Lagwagon, The Menzingers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Off With Their Heads and many (many) more.

The leviathan festival will continue with their 3rd straight "Big Pre-Fest in Little Ybor" from Oct. 28-29 in Ybor City, FL beforehand. Tickets will go on sale June 1. Here's our look back on Fest 13.

Confirmed bands include Lagwagon, Desaparecidos, The Menzingers, Mustard Plug, Tim Barry, Off With Their Heads, Teenage Bottlerocket, mewithoutYou, The Jazz June, PUP, Young Widows, Modern Baseball, Defiance Ohio, Iron Regan, Night Birds, Sonic Avenues, Beach Slang, Prawn, The City On Film (Full Band), Crusades, Kepi Ghoulie, Mikey Erg, Chris Gethard, Foxing, Jeff Rosenstock, Restorations, Banner Pilot, The Copyrights, The Hotelier, Drug Church, and many more.

Fest 14 - Dates and initial line-up unveiled
Fest 14 - Dates and initial line-up unveiled

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