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Fest 14 adds Modern Life Is War, Smoke or Fire, more

Posted by Loren on May 19, 2015

Fest 14 adds Modern Life Is War, Smoke or Fire, more
Fest 14 adds Modern Life Is War, Smoke or Fire, more

The Fest 14, taking place in Gainesville, FL from OCt. 30-Nov. 1, has announced another wave of bands including Modern Life Is War, Smoke Or Fire, Big Wig, Riverboat Gamblers, Title Fight, As Friends Rust, Lee Corey Oswald, and more.

Check below the jump for more info. See our Fest 13 coverage as well.

Tickets will go on sale June 1.

Per the press release:

The latest additions - which now bring the total number of confirmed bands to 331 - include the likes of Title Fight, Modern Life Is War, As Friends Rust, Big Wig, Into It. Over It., Smoke or Fire, Pianos Become the Teeth, Loma Prieta, Riverboat Gamblers, Masked Intruder, Lee Corey Oswald and more. They join an already impressive list of artists such as Lagwagon, Desaparecidos, The Menzingers, Mustard Plug, Tim Barry, Off With Their Heads, Teenage Bottlerocket, mewithoutYou, Modern Baseball, The Hotelier, Chumped, The Sidekicks, Elway, and Defiance, Ohio.

Fest 14 adds Modern Life Is War, Smoke or Fire, more
Fest 14 adds Modern Life Is War, Smoke or Fire, more

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