December 2nd! Wrap Up!

Hello FEST Friends,

Well, some time has pasted since the epic adventure of FEST 10! I hope that all of your livers have healed, your international crazy sickness (FEST AIDS) has passed, and that you have dodged all the creditors from making the trek to Gainesville. I really want to thank EVERYONE involved this year, attendees, volunteers, bands, and guests for making our big ten the absolute BEST FEST EVER!!!

With everything running pretty smooth I actually got to enjoy FEST a little this year. I got to see some great friends play, have actual conversations, meet some new folks, and see a few new bands. So many highlights personally for me but overall the comedy showcase at Rocky’s was one of the biggest. Biggest bummer happened within minutes of leaving Rockey’s when I was struck by a car while riding my bicycle to the Holiday Inn. I pretty much face planted on the pavement and spent the end of FEST 10 in the emergency room!

All has healed since then and honestly, if something was to go drastically wrong I would rather it happen to me than anyone else.

If you gaze up to the video player you will see we have posted an amazing FEST 10 recap video from our friends at Steadfast Video. They did an amazing job with this and I think really captured the true feeling that swarms the air at FEST!  If only you could smell the stale PBR in the air while watching it!

Also, if anyone did not get FEST 10 merch we have a little bit left. Please email me (tony@noidearecords.com ) the design and size you would like along with your mailing address and I will email you back what the total cost with shipping would be. I can only do this via Paypal and we pretty much have one box of shirts left, a few hoodies, and some pint glasses.

WE HAVE:

Party Bats –shirt- $15

FEST 10 logo (black) –shirt- $15

FEST 10 logo (brown) –shirt-$15

FEST 10 Hoodies -$25

FEST PINT GLASS   - $5

* all order will come with a FEST 10 poster and totebag!

Here is some killer reviews/ photos and footage from FEST 10!

Alternative Press  streamed more than 220,000 minutes of footage to people all around the world. Two-hundred-and-twenty-thousand minutes. That is literally a third of a year's worth of video

http://www.livestream.com/altpress/folder

VERBICIDE:

IMAGE GALLERY

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2011/11/05/photo-gallery-the-fest-10/

HANGING LIKE A HEX:

http://www.hanginghex.blogspot.com/

SCENE POINT BLANK
http://www.scenepointblank.com/features/music/the-fest-10

Suburban Apologist

DAY 1 - http://www.suburbanapologist.com/fest-10-coverage-day-1-october-28th-2011/

DAY 2- http://www.suburbanapologist.com/festival-review-fest-10-day-2-%E2%80%93-10-29-11/

DAY 3- http://www.suburbanapologist.com/festival-review-fest-10-day-3-%E2%80%93-10-30-11/

POP STACHE

DAY 1- http://popstache.com/blog/festivals/festival-review-the-fest-10-gainesville-fl/

DAY 2- http://popstache.com/blog/festivals/festival-review-the-fest-10-gainesville-fl/2/

DAY 3- http://popstache.com/blog/festivals/festival-review-the-fest-10-gainesville-fl/3/

Matt & Mondo’s Punk rock Power Hour

http://mattandmondo.com/mattsblog/?p=51

Punktastic

http://www.punktastic.com/reviews/gigs/511/Spraynard/Fest-10,-Florida/

http://www.punktastic.com/festivals/6/fest-10/

TON OF VIDEO FOOTAGE:

http://www.youtube.com/user/prefontainecruz#p/c/E014421D1A49374C/10/25II4yiehgY

So, that leaves us looking ahead to 2012. I have FEST 11 on my brain and hope to be able to give everyone a heads up on the dates by the end of January 2012. Got a few ideas and kinks to work out until then so please keep following up on Twitter and Facebook for updates. FEST 10 is going to really be hard to top but we are going to give it 110% to make it even more epic!!! If there is a band you want to see play FEST 10 do not bug us about it. Go straight to the donkey’s tooth and nag the shit out of your favorite band!!! They will listen!

Thanks again to everyone for making our family one of the best in the world!

Endless cheers to you all!!!

Tony and the FEST 10 crew.