MAY 1 MINI UPDATE:

1. FEST 23 3-DAY PASSES ARE SELLING FAST – ONLY 25% LEFT FOR THE ENTIRE FEST.
   • THAT’S ALL WE’RE SELLING. IF 3-DAY PASSES SELL OUT BEFORE JUNE, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MORE AVAILABLE IN OTHER PRICE TIERS.
2. WE ARE STILL SELLING TICKETS FOR THE THURSDAY KICK OFF SHOW (THE NIGHT BEFORE FEST 23)! GET YOUR TICKETS CHEAP (UNTIL WE ANNOUNCE THE LINEUP – THEN THE PRICE INCREASES!).
3. FEST HOTELS ARE FLYING! CHECK THE HOTELS PAGE TO SEE WHAT’S LEFT AT THE DISCOUNTED FEST RATE.
4. UNFORTUNATELY OUR FRIENDS IN PROPAGANDHI WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY FEST 23. PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE WE WORK TO FILL PROPAGANDHI’S SLOT IN THE LINEUP. WE WERE ALL REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM BEING A MAJOR PART OF FEST 23 AND WE HOPE TO SEE THEM RETURN SOON.

Hey all our FEST FRIENDS,

Today we are extremely stoked to announce the long awaited initial FEST 23 lineup!!! We hope you are as pleased as we are to be hosting so many old friends and new buds to our community at FEST 23!

Swing over to the BANDS PAGE for a complete list of who all is confirmed to play FEST 23 this year and take a deeper dive into each band’s world. Remember, we are not done here. We still have a TON of bands confirmed that we are holding off to announce. They will be presented to the masses on JUNE 6th.

FEST 23 – THREE-DAY PASSES/ OFFICIAL FEST 23 HOTELS GO ON SALE FRIDAY APRIL 25TH AT 10 AM EST!!!

Set your alarms for FRIDAY APRIL 25th when FEST 23 THREE DAY PASSES and OFFICIAL FEST 23 HOTELS go on sale! Last year sold out super quick so don’t wait on grabbing them early.

Check out the FEST 23 TICKETS PAGE to see more info and prices. We are still trying to keep the three day passes affordable and you save money if you buy them early at $200. That’s a pretty crazy deal for three days, 300+ bands, comedians and wrestlers at 15 venues!!! Price will increase on JUNE 1st if we don’t sell out before then.

The FEST 23 HOTELS PAGE is also live so you can take this week to check out all our hotel partners and figure out what hotel option best suits your travel needs. We have more options this year than we ever have had. Also, new this year, the hotel sales will be handled directly through each hotel’s website. We will provide the direct links when they go on sale. To get the FEST 23 special rate you MUST use the links provided on the FEST 23 website. This will save the FEST staff time and you money in the end.

FEST 23 OFFICIAL KICK OFF SHOW

We are kicking FEST 23 off early this year on Thursday OCT 23rd at Bo Diddley Plaza. While we are fine tuning the lineup we wanted to offer all our FEST family a discounted BLIND TICKET PRICE of $25!!! This price will increase to $40 when the bands are announced and $50 day of show. It’s a no brainer if you are able to party with us early on Thursday. I am sure you will be ecstatic on who we have planned to kick things off! So grab those discounted KICK OFF SHOW TICKETS  on FRIDAY APRIL 25th at 10 am EST (same day FEST 23 passes and hotels go on sale).

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You will not only stay up to date with the news and announcements leading up to FEST 23, but you will also get updates on stuff FEST has planned in Gainesville leading up to FEST 23… as well as new release updates/ tour dates and all kinds of stuff that official FEST bands have going on!

FEST COMEDY LINEUP ANNOUNCE FRIDAY MAY 16th!!!

We will see you back here on MAY 16TH at 10am est when we announce the lineup for the FEST 23 COMEDY SHOWCASES! Lots of old favorites and new faces confirmed for this year. We are also working on doing 3… maybe 4 comedy showcases this year!!!

Until then, pass some time by getting to know all the bands we have booked so far by listening to the FEST RADIO PLAYER, and start planning out your trip to sunny FEST friendly Florida this fall to help us celebrate 23 YEARS OF FEST!

CHEERS!

– TONY AND THE FEST 23 CREW