The Fest 8 has been officially announced. The event takes place all over the city of Gainesville, FL from October 30th through November 1st. The Fest organizer Tony Weinbender had this to say of the event:
Last year I think we had 266 bands/artists perform. It was an amazing task and even more baffling that we pulled it off and everything ran so smooth. However, as much as I love trying to have everyone play, it’s really taxing on all of us who put it together. So, we are planning on scaling back on the number of bands to the 200-ish range. This will allow us more time to do what we do and allow every band/artist to have a minimal 30-minute set. I can’t say who we have cooking yet but I can say that you can expect a healthy dose of repeat FEST bands as always. We’re very lucky that so many of the bands love their time in Gainesville with us so much that they return to play year after year. We’re shooting for a July 1st launch of the full blown website with our first big batch of bands to announce, shirt designs, and tickets for sale.
