Maggot Fest Confirms 30 Bands For Third Year
News posted Monday, September 24 2012 at 10:00 AM.
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Punk-minded juggernaut Maggot Fest returns to Melbourne for its third year in November, spanning two days at Collingwood’s Gasometer (Friday Nov. 2 and Saturday Nov. 3) and one in North Melbourne (Sunday Nov. 4) split between the record/comic store Wooly Bully by day and the nearby Town Hall Hotel by night.
The staggering line-up of 30 bands boasts overseas guests Useless Eaters (US, pictured) and The Raw Nerves (NZ) alongside a sea of Australian acts including Ausmuteants, Deaf Wish, Kitchen’s Floor, White Walls, Chook Race, The Stevens, Fighting League and Old Mate. The band hail from all over Australia, from Perth (Helta Skelta) and Brisbane (Psy Ants) to Sydney (Whores) and beyond.
As for the internationals? “Led by the charismatic Seth Sutton, Useless Eaters are American punks. A teenage Sutton started the band in Nashville in 2007 and they have since released three albums and more than a dozen 7”s and EPs on almost as many labels,” says the presser. “Raw Nerves are four dudes from Auckland that channel The Ramones, Shangri-Las, Billy Childish, The Oblivians and Bo Diddley.”
Photos of Maggot Fest's previous years are here and here. Multi-day and single-day tickets for this year go on sale Wednesday (Sept. 26) via Oztix. Full list of bands below.
Ausmuteants
Chook Race
Constant Mongrel
Deaf Wish
East Link
Ex Con
Exhaustion
Family
Fighting League
Gentlemen
Ghastly Spats
Helta Skelta
Kitchen's Floor
Leather Towel
Low Life
Nun
Old Mate
Psy Ants
Ratsak
Raw Prawn
The Raw Nerves
Stag
The Stevens
Soma Coma
Straightjacket Nation
Taco Leg
Tyrannamen
Useless Eaters
Whores
White Walls
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Deaf Wish!
Yep.
Was good last year, but it was a long day. Everyone seemed to turn up about 15 minutes before the Sailors went on.
Here's a Family tune online: http://soundcloud.com/radiantfbi/family-demo
first year was good also. seemed more and more people left as the day went on, by the time True Radical Miracle played, there were only a handful of people left, suprisingly.
missed last year as I was overseas, and will miss this year again unfortunately for same reason. booo.
No Sydney show this time around?
No Maggot Fest for Sydney unfortunately but Useless Eaters are playing The Square on Friday November 9th with Dead Farmers, Loose Grip and Housewives.
take an RDO. get on a reasonably priced flight.
Tix available here.
Schedule announcement early next week but grab a two day pass. It's going to be sick!!
Check this amazing poster by
doh!
fail!
is there a schedule lying around? gotta try to figure out my flights...
Maggot Fest III
Nov 2, 3, 4 2011
Tickets here!
FRI NOV 2 - THE GASO
Doors 7pm
Psyants 710 -740 u
Raw Nerves 750-820 d
Ratsak 830-900 u
Family 910-940 d
Soma Coma 950-1020 u
Tyrannamen 10:30-11:00 d
Kitchens Floor 11:10-11:40 u
White Walls 11:50- 12:20 d
Whores 1230-100
Deaf Wish 1:10 – 1:40
SAT NOV 3- THE GASO
DOORS 3pm
Ex Con -3:00 3:30 u
Gentlemen 3:40- 4:10 u
Exhaustion 4:20-4:50 d
Low Life 500-530 u
Old Mate 540-610 d
Fighting League -620-650 u
The Stevens 700-730 d
East Link 7:40 – 8:10 u
STAG 8:20- 8:50 d
Raw Prawn 9:00-9:30 u
Useless Eaters 9:40 – 10:10 d
Leather Towel 10:20 – 10:50 u
Straightjacket Nation 11:00 – 11:30 d
Helta Skelta 11:40 – 1210 u
Nun 12:30 – 1:00 d
Austmutants 1:10 -1:40 u
SUN NOV 4
Wooly Bully
Chook Race 3:45
Taco Leg (LP launch) 4:25
Town Hall
Constant Mongrel 7:30
Loose Grip 6:40
Ghastly Spats 6:00
of course it's 2,3,4 Nov 2012. I'm a bit mental today.
Stoked to see Low Life. Their Sydney Darbs 7'' is killer.
Raw Nerves DJ set @ 99 Problems tomorrow from 8pm.
I think I'll need some trail mix and a camel pack of water to cope with this brutal scheduling. Really looking forward to seeing Ausmuteants and Tyrannamen.
Mix tape from Seth from Useless Eaters. If you want tix I suggest you get them pretty soon!
Kicks off tonight at 7pm. Maggot Fest shirts available as well as a bunch of merch from all the bands.
aaaaahh I didn't get my shit together
are there likely to be door tickets this arvo (saturday)?
Apparently there were going to be some if you got there early. Last night was pretty great; Deaf Wish ruled.
holy shit. last night was bloody nuts. tonight is going to be out of CONTROL! there are still tix at door but get down EARLY!!!
best ever! thanks everyone. it was WILD. but it doesn't stop!!! tomorrow 3pm Wooly Bully Chook Race and Taco Leg (lp launch) FREE! then later up the road Town Hall hotel Constant Mongrel, Ghastly Spats, Tight Slip and Friendsters (also free) INSANE WEEKEND!!!
I am so fucking tired. This has been excellent fun.
Tip of the cap to you Tim Scott. Wasn't a bad band all weekend, too many highlights to mention. Bring on Maggot Fest 4
Today at Wooly Bully. Taco Leg (lp launch) and Chook Race 3:30pm FREE! then Constant Mongrel, Ghastly Spats, Tight Slip and the Friendsters at the Town Hall Hotel 6pm FREE!!