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Fun Fun Fun Fest
Fun Fun Fun Fest made its first appearance on a cold Austin Friday evening at Waterloo Park in 2006. It was a unique approach to festival booking...filling stages with what is happening now, what sounds great, and what is making an impact, regardless of what Pollstar or the mainstream media said was cool. What started out as a show for a few touring acts and local favorites became a movement, and a festival that fans and bands alike realized needed to be experienced year after year.
The theory behind Fun Fun Fun Fest was to create a fall festival experience that supported emerging artists, the creative class, local business, and bands we just love to see play, regardless of genre or MTV airplay. It is a true urban festival in the middle of downtown, where fans can get a burger from Spider House, some brisket from Lamberts, a beer from a Club de Ville bartender, a pair of vintage boots from Big Rig, and T-shirt from their favorite band. A fest WE in the scene would want to go to, without all of the filler that tends to show up at the corporate music carnivals around the world these days. Also, the FFF team makes sure that many of these shows end up in the streets of Austin after the fest, spilling out into Red River, and playing at local clubs into the night.
One of the many things that truly makes FFF special and unique is a focus on a collection of 3 core styles of progressive and underground music: indie rock, punk/hardcore, and hip hop/dj, spread across a park on 3 core stages that would allow fans to go from one area to another to see and appreciate different styles of music. Cross pollination at its best...put on BY people who love music, who know music, and FOR people who dig music in the same way.
Here's the 2008 lineup:
Stage 1:
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The National
Atmosphere
Minus The Bear
St. Vincent
Trail of Dead
Deerhoof
Rival Schools
Islands
The Annuals
Bishop Allen
Centro-matic
Sleepercar
Frightened Rabbit
Spinto Band
Parts and Labor
Colourmusic
Experimental Dental School
27
Till We're Blue or Destroy
Paul Green's School of Rock...and more!
Stage 2:
Shearwater
Tim Fite
Magnetic Morning (Adam Franklin of Swervedriver & Sam Fogarino of Interpol)
Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds)
The Revival Tour w/:
Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music)
Tom Gabel (of Against Me!)
Ben Nichols (of Lucero)
Tim Barry (of Avail)
The Tim and Eric Awesome Show
The Cynics
Ugly Beats
El Paso Hot Button
Walter Schreifels (of Quicksand, Rival Schools, GB, YOT)
Coldtowne Comedy Hour
Pepi Ginsberg
Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Hour
Matt Bearden
Chris Fairbanks
Frank Smith....and more!
Stage 3:
Bad Brains
ALL
Dead Milkmen
Flipper
Adolescents
Integrity
Bouncing Souls
Swingin Utters
DOA
Cro-mags (jam)
Scared of Chaka (Dave from The Shins)
Young Widows
Leftover Crack
Trash Talk
World Burns to Death
Krumbums
Mammoth Grinder
Cute Lepers
Bitter End
High Tension Wires
Born to Lose
Stage 4:
Clipse
Z-trip
Dan Deacon
Grupo Fantasma
Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
Dengue Fever
Brownout
Franki Chan
Toxic Avenger
Hawnay Troof
Starlynx & Bigface
Yacht
Richard Henry....and more!
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 22nd through Front Gate Tickets. Check back here for more info.
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ANNOUNCING: The FunFunFun Fest YouTube Contest
News flash: If you've ever filmed yourself - or others - doing hilarious, weird, or just plain interesting things and then posted the footage on YouTube...well, you're about to actually have a reason for doing so (other than knowing that you've contributed to the Internet in some way).
ANNOUNCING: The FunFunFun Fest '08 YouTube Contest.
This year's festival - taking place on November 8-9 at Austin's Waterloo Park - is loaded to the gills with some truly fantastic bands. We know that, for each of the bands on this year's lineup, there are tons of you superfans out there who can't wait for November. However, we also know that there are a smaller group among you that like to perform. You're the type that always brings a camera to a party. The type that always volunteers to sing at karaoke parties. The type that derives satisfaction from seeing yourself on film.
Now's your chance to show both your superfan-dom and get that pretty mug of yours on the Transmission website.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Film yourself covering your favorite song by any artist playing this year's FunFunFun Fest (here's the lineup).
2. Post that thing on YouTube.
3. Send us the link at .
This contest will end on September 30, at which time we'll announce the 3 winners - gold, silver, and bronze. But not to worry, all 3 winners get the same prize -- a pair of tickets to this year's festival AND glorious recognition of your video right here on the Transmission website.
Come on, all you hidden talents out there. Now's your time to shine.
Tue Sep 2 2008 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest ‘08 - TICKETS
Click the above graphic for Fun Fun Fun Fest passes. Undergraduate students...be aware that there are discount available tickets available for purchase. WARNING to STUDENTS: If you don't bring a valid student ID to the festival, you WILL have to pay full price for admission. Student tickets will only only available for a limited time. And now...onward. Get 'em while they last.
Fri Aug 22 2008 · Posted in Daily
FunFunFun Fest 2008: FULL LINEUP RELEASED, TICKETS ONSALE AUGUST 22
Peoples: The cat's out of the bag. As of today, at long last, the FunFunFun Fest '08 lineup is now public in its entirety.
For the third year in a row, we've gone all out to bring you - the Transmission community - one of the nation's most unique music festivals, incorporating a broad pallet of musical styles ranging from hardcore and punk to indie rock and hiphop. After all, good music is just good music...plain and simple.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 22, through Front Gate Tickets. We'll also be offering student discount tickets this year as part of a statewide university campus sales drive, so Texas undergrad students, stay tuned.
For more information, check out the announcement post on The Austinist.
Wed Aug 20 2008 · Posted in Daily
Dan Deacon - The Crystal Cat
Video for "The Crystal Cat" by Dan Deacon, off his 2007 debut LP Spiderman of the Rings (Carpark). Video directed by Jimmy Joe Roche. As we announced several week's ago, Dan Deacon will be blowing up the DJ/HipHop Stage at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008 this November in Austin. Uhhh....YAY-yuh.
Tue Aug 12 2008 · Posted in Music Videos
Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008
For this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest, new bands are being leaked all over the place. Along with the bands listed here (The Dead Milkmen, Dan Deacon, and Deerhoof), our friends at the Austinist have reported that punk legends DOA will be on the bill as well as DJ Z-Trip and Minus the Bear. MTB were recently featured on Daytrotter.com, and are touring in support of their latest, Planet of Ice. We'll continue to report as the lineup grows like a giant mohawk chia pet of rock.
Check back here or at the FFF 08 website for regular updates and chances at free tickets.
In case you lived in a hole last year and missed it, peep the FFF 2007 recap video:
Fri Jul 25 2008 · Posted in
Fun Fun Fun Fest ‘08 Lineup: UPDATE #1
It's coming.
As of today, we at Transmission Entertainment begin to pull back the curtain, slowly revealing the glory that will be this November's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. We advise you to batten down the hatches and prepare for a massive tsunami of overwhelming awesomeness.
See today's post on GORILLA vs. BEAR for the first of many updates on this year's Festival lineup.
The excitement will continue. Stay tuned.
Transmit Socially,
TRANSMISSION ENTERTAINMENT
Dead Milkmen : Bitchen Camaro. If you dont know this song...ummmmm....get to know this song now.
Tue Jul 15 2008 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Interviews
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is alredy shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Sat Jun 14 2008 · Posted in Interviews
Murder City Devils - Idle Hands
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is alredy shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Tue Jun 3 2008 · Posted in Live Sessions
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is already shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Thu Nov 15 2007 · Posted in Live Sessions, Interviews
Murder City Devils - Bear Away
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is alredy shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Sun Nov 4 2007 · Posted in Live Sessions
Murder City Devils - I Want a Lot Now
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is alredy shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Sun Nov 4 2007 · Posted in Live Sessions
Final Fantasy - An Actor’s Revenge
The FFF Fest 2008 dates have been announced. Check out the new website here and prepare yourself for what is alredy shaping up to be the best FFF yet. Word.
Sat Nov 3 2007 · Posted in Live Sessions
Calendar
Sun 9 Nov 2008
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008
Waterloo Park ALL DAY FESTIVAL
Sun 9 Nov 2008
First wave of bands to be announced this summer!!
Sat 8 Nov 2008
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008
Waterloo Park ALL DAY FESTIVAL
Sat 8 Nov 2008
First wave of bands to be announced this summer!!