Festivals

Swanfest — the annual music festival curated by Dance Gavin Dance — has revealed its official lineup for this year’s event, taking place Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL. Marking the fourth installment of the annual event, and its return to the Midwest, Dance […]

Emerging from the depths of hell to bring you some of the most BRUTAL national Metal and MetalCore bands, the 4th Annual Virginia Deathfest is back Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd, ready to melt your fucking face. The Two Day Festival, by bands, for bands, will highlight the […]

On The Blue Cruises, Inc. (the OG masters of making boomers relive their mullet days at sea) just dropped news about the Monsters Of Rock Cruise (MORC). This floating time capsule of spandex and power ballads will set sail for its 14th(!) voyage April 12-17, 2026. Five days of “I […]

RIOT FEST is hitting the big 2-0 this year—midlife crisis? Nah, they’re throwing a three-day rager in Chicago’s Douglass Park (Sept 19-21) with headliners like GREEN DAY (who probably still know all the words to Dookie), BLINK-182 (Tom’s back, but don’t ask him about UFOs right now), WEEZER (yes, they’ll […]

TURNSTILE is headed to the 305! They’re part of the initial lineup drop for this year’s III Points festival, taking over the Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, FL, on October 17-18th. (Fun fact: Did you know TURNSTILE’s lead singer, Brendan Yates, was a drummer before becoming the frontman? Mind. […]

Mutants of the Monster music festival returns in June to downtown Little Rock after a two-year stint at venues in the Argenta Arts District. Organizer Christopher “CT” Terry, co-lead singer of Arkansas heavy metal/prog-rock band Rwake, said audiences can expect plenty of good times as they celebrate performances by Natural State rockers Pallbearer, festival namesake Black Oak […]

Taking place from June 19th through the 22nd, the Maryland Death Fest shall return to the 611 Cafe in Frederick, MD. This is the 11th anniversary of the fest. Black Doomba Records is sponsoring and vending at The †maryland DOOM† Fest 2025. Join others for a JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF DOOM, […]

July 11th and July 12th, 2025, marks the first annual Asheville, NC Doomed and Stoned Fest. An official festival from the popular Doomed and Stoned blog formed in 2013 that covers everything heavy metal. Shortly after, official Doomed and Stoned Fests started spreading across the US, including Chicago, Portland, Indianapolis, […]

Brew Ha Ha Productions continue to expand their Punk In The Park festival offerings, today announcing a Saturday, September 27 event at the Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, Massachusetts. The central New England date the outdoor punk rock and craft beer festival will feature a lineup that includes Bad Religion, Pennywise, […]

Yaaas, it’s that time of the year again! The 23rd annual The Fest extravaganza is taking over Gainesville, FL, from October 24th to 26th. But, let’s get this party started a day early with a Kick-Off Show at the iconic Bo Diddley Plaza on October 23rd! The Lineup (So Far…): […]