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MidWest Friends Fest on August 31

Posted by Loren on July 19, 2024

MidWest Friends Fest on August 31
MidWest Friends Fest on August 31

August 31 marks the first MidWest Friends Fest, featuring 21 bands and taking place at Southgate House Revival in Newport,  KY. The festival features three stages, nine local bands, and 12 touring bands including Teens in Trouble, bat Boy, Pinksqueeze, The Dreaded Laramie, Nowhere Fast, and more.

Learn more via the festival website.

The lineup:

MidWest Friends Fest will feature local friends Scarlet Street, Tooth Lures A Fang, Bear The Moon, Alex Kasznel & The Board of Directors, Dustbin, Abandoned Malls of America, As It May, LayLow, and Ryan Rockwell, and visiting friends Teens In Trouble, Bat Boy, Camping In Alaska, Kerosene Heights, Nowhere Fast, Honeycrush, Pinksqueeze, FinalBossFight!, The Dreaded Laramie, Manor Gates, Routine Fuss, and OK Cool. 

MidWest Friends Fest on August 31
MidWest Friends Fest on August 31

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