A new festival will take place at Rockstar Bar, a 3,000 capacity venue in Las Vegas, on Oct. 20-21.
The 18+ two-day even features sets from Black Flag, Madball, The Dickies, and more than 50 punk, emo, and metal bands in total, with additional 21+ afterparties planned as well.
Called When We Were Hungry, the festival started as a meme created by Modern Day Escape bassist and songwriter William Wenz, evolving to include co-founder/director and artist manager Mal Levy.
Read the full lineup, in alphabetical order, below.
Sept. 22, 2022 update:
The festival has been cancelled. It's founders offered the following statement via press release:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, WHEN WE WERE HUNGRY FEST 2022 is no longer able to take place. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we understand your frustrations, as we too are heartbroken that it has come to this. Our team has consistently been working around the clock trying our hardest to make things work, but sadly, it was beyond our control.
We would like to thank those who have supported us, as well as all artists who were set to play. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. Please continue to support the bands who were scheduled to play WWWH and please support smaller festivals and tours. The music industry is struggling right now. Your support is beyond appreciated.”
Refunds for the event are available at point of purchase and will be processed immediately. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact info@wwwhfest.com with the subject “Ticket Refund,” notating name on the transaction and order number.
The 2022 WHEN WE WERE HUNGRY FESTIVAL line-up:
408, Across The White Water Tower, Alesana, All At Once, Along Came A Spider, Anarbor, Artificial Aliens, Beyond Unbroken, Black Flag, Cloud Construction, College Radio, Doll Skin, Dropout Kings, Every Avenue, Eyes Set To Kill, FDS, Fight From Within, HELLOGOODBYE, Hope Dies Last, Madball, Makeout, Mark Rose (Spitalfield), Mest, Mighty Vices, Modern Day Escape, Obsolete Man, Original A.S.D., Osatia, Outsiders, Ovtlier. Palisades, Picturesque, Rookie Of The Year, Saving Vice, SAYWECANFLY, Scarlett O'Hara, Secondhand Serenade, Sinshrift. Social Order, Spirits, The Bunny The Bear, The Dead Rabbitts, The Dickies, The Higher, The Medic Droid, Thirst, Tickle Me Pink, Tiny Moving Parts, True North, Unwritten Law, Vampires Everywhere, Violent New Breed, Voodoo Glow Skulls, VRSTY and We Were Giants.
