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Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 Recaps
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Fri Nov 11 2011 · Posted in Daily
Positive Negatives: Fun Fun Fun Fest 6 @ Auditorium Shores (Nov. 4 - 6)
Check out the full set via Jerry Milton’s Flickr.
Fri Nov 11 2011 · Posted in Photo Galleries, Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
October 26, 2011
FFF6 iOS App
“Never before in the great nation of Texas has a festival app been as righteous and sweet as this one” - T. Boone Pickens
This year’s app will feature:
- Complete band listing for festival and aftershows
- Users able to filter by day, stage, and time
- Mobile ticket purchasing links for ticket buys on the go – great for homies, exes, and moms!
- Complete band bios and links to social
- A custom Taco Locator – only one of its kind in the festival space
- Fully integrated Instagram functionality – tag photos to be featured in app feed*
- Custom user schedules
- Transportation maps for parking, shuttles, bike valets, bus routes
- Fest maps with directions to mechanical bulls, wrestling rings, comedy tents, food, first-aid, and rock and roll
- Complete information area with FAQs, directions, hotels, contact info, and more
*Make sure to post Instagram photos to the FFF6 wall by tagging your photos from FFF with #funfunfunfest
Our Sponsors Love You
Some of our official sponsors will be giving away some sweet prizes during the fest.
Stanley (famous for those durable green containers grandpa used to carry to work) will be on-site challenging those who think they can crush the heavy-duty bottles and gifting them with limited edition FFF Fest Flask and bragging rights.
PS3 will also be there with the Sony Social Club, giving the audience a fix for their video game needs. There will be contests and giveaways throughout the weekend including a private dance party with 10 friends or a chance to win custom-made FFF Fest PS3s.
smart usa: Along with presenting FFF Nites, which gives all ticketholders access to concerts and parties that make the FFF6 after-Fest experience 100% more unboring. During the fest, head on over to the smart ride & drive area and get behind the wheel of a smart. Take it for spin around downtown. Every person who test-drives a smart will get an “unwait” pass that will let you skip the lines for all FFF Nites shows.
If you want to score a pair of free PIP tickets to FFFFest, try your hand at smart spotting with our scavenger hunt on Oct. 29th or test your skills with smart's trivia questions in the week leading up to the Fest for a pair of general admission tickets to each day of the festival! Stay tuned to smart’s twitter and facebook for more details.
[www.facebook.com/smartusa www.twitter.com/smartcarusa]
Vendors, Sponsors, and More!
FFF6 is excited to announce all of our food and retail companies that will be vending on the grounds this year. Fun Fun Fun will also focus on the many non-profit organizations that help cultivate Austin’s philanthropic spirit with booths from several local and national non-profit organizations.
Food Vendors:
Austin's Pizza
Aquarelle
Black Sheep Lodge
Blue Ribbon BBQ
Boomerang's Pies
Carnevore
Chi'Lantro
Crepe Crazy
Frank
Handshakes
Hey Cupcake!
Juiceland
Kebabalicious
Linda Chan's
Lucky J's
Mmmpanadas
The Parlor
Snowie
Thai BBQ
Tiff's Treats
Progress Coffee
Non-Profit Vendors:
Action For Animals
Attendance Records
AustinMusicPeople
Invisible Children
LifeBeat
SIMS Foundation & HAAM
LOOP
Texas School for the Deaf - Language for All
The Revival Fund
Austin2Angkor: Building Futures in Cambodia
Retail Vendors:
420 Spot
Austin Facial Hair Club
Chaos Card Company
Chrome
Goorin Bros. Hats
Hold Up
Love Nail Tree
Bruise Cruise Festival
Peoples Rx
Prototype Vintage
RUNNUR
Strut
The Don Collection
FFF6 Poster Show Presented by The American Poster Institute
The FFF6 Poster Show Presented by The American Poster Institute will feature 16 handpicked artists from around the nation will represent their favorite FFF bands with posters for sale.
Kollective Fusion
Decoder Ring
Empire Press
Secret Serpents
Industry
Mexican Chocolate Design
Jay Ryan
Paul Imagine
Penhead
Ryan Duggan
Lil Tuffy
Boss Construction
Awesome Dudes Printing
Obsolete Industries
Clintprints
Under Pressure
I Hear Wedding Bells
Fun Fun Fun Fest is proud to announce Page and Stephen's Very Special FFF Wedding happening on The Yellow Stage from 3:35-4:10. Paint it Black will be playing wedding jamz and Sergio “Sexy Sax Man” Flores is going to serenade them with George Michael’s smoothest love and make out jamz. The talented Ashley Garmon will be the wedding photographer and a special surprise guest will be officiating the wedding.
Wed Oct 26 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
FUN FUN FUN FEST ANNOUNCES THEIR FINAL LINE-UP SCHEDULE FOR THE FESTIVAL AND AFTER-SHOWS
FFFF6 Set To Pack the Weekend from Day to Night with Performances from Acts Ranging from Public Enemy to Slayer and Passion Pit
AUSTIN, TX (October 18, 2011) – Fun Fun Fun Fest has announced the final lineup with set times happening November 4th – November 6th, 2011 at Auditorium Shores. They have also solidified their FFF Nites aftershow lineup, which will be free to FFFF 6 ticket holders based on capacity and type of ticket.
Times for the festival will begin Friday at noon and go until 9:45 pm each night. Each of the four stages will be billed with artists from various genres like Lykke Li, M83, Girls, Passion Pit, Slayer, Major Lazer, Odd Future and comedy routines from Donald Glover, Reggie Watts, Anarchy Championship Wrestling as well as a special performance from Henry Rollins.
FFF NITES is specifically curated to be an extension of the fest itself, and allow for the Fun Fun Fun experience to continue after the park closes. There will be shows featuring Ty Segall, Dead Confederate, Dom and Royal Bangs as well as DJ sets from Syd The Kyd (OFWGKTA), Neon Indian, and Passion Pit among others. FFFF 6 bands Grimes, Cold Cave, Mates of State, The Oh Sees and many more will all be playing as well.
All shows are happening at classic Red River venues like The Mohawk, Red 7, Beerland, Beauty Bar, ND, The Parish and Empire Automotive, transforming one of Austin’s favorite districts into the nighttime version of Fun Fun Fun Fest.
Please check below for lineup details for both day and night shows. In other fest news, Fun Fun Fun Fest announced today that the Boxer Rebellion has canceled their US tour due to a family emergency and will not be appearing at FFFF 6. Also, Slayer has moved to the Orange Stage for bigger production, lights, and full force legendary metal experience.
When asked about this announcement, FFF Founder Graham Williams said, “Its exciting to be announcing our first ever 3 full day schedule times in conjunction with the first ever free FFF Nites for our ticket holders. Once again, we are keeping things fresh and trying new ideas. That is what we are known for, and this is no different. Our goal is to keep things fun and to consistently deliver a unique and memorable experience every time fans come to this festival. In fact, we even have a few more surprises next week. Good times, good times.”
Go to funfunfunfest.com for updates and to purchase tickets. You can follow the fest on Twitter @funfunfunfest for up-to-the-minute news, ticket giveaways, or you can become a Fun Fun Fun Homie on Facebook @ facebook.com/funfunfunfest.
Fun Fun Fun Fest would like to thank you to all of the partners who help make the festival possible, including Heineken Light, Stanley-PMI, smart, PlayStation, Music Unlimited, Incase, Chrome, Honest Tea, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Sailor Jerry, Jim Beam Devil's Cut, and many more.
ABOUT FUN FUN FUN FEST
Fun Fun Fun Fest booked its first set of acts in 2006 in downtown Austin, leading
with the likes of Spoon and The Circle Jerks… setting the tone for what would grow
to be the darling of independent music festivals for music lovers and music makers
in the United States for years to come.
Now in its sixth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest is an independent genre based festival,
known as one of the most relaxed, creative, and pioneering festivals in music
today. Fun Fun Fun Fest is a fest that is custom booked for the most passionate
underground and progressive musicians, comedians and fans around the world.
PRESS CONTACT:
GIANT NOISE
William Mills / 512.382.9017 /
Claudia Blanchette / 512.382.9017 /
Tue Oct 18 2011 · Posted in Daily
Sonic Snogg: Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist Profile – Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts: one part comedic genius, one part exceptional musician, one part peculiar performance artist, and all parts awesome. Hailing from Seattle, WA, Watts gained considerable mainstream notoriety after opening up for Conan O’Brien during his 2010 "Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" tour. Also in 2010, Reggie Watts released his debut comedy cd/dvd Why Shit So Crazy? (Comedy Central Records). Watts continues to promote his recent release, Live at Third Man Records (Third Man Records, 2011), following up his previous EP, Pot Cookies (Normative Records, 2008) and LP, Simplified (Non-Linear Productions, 2004).
Reggie Watts fits firmly in the space between comedian and musician and is perhaps the only live performer I can imagine seamlessly transitioning between beat-boxing/rapping songs like “Shit Fuck Stack” and stream of conscience spoken-word narration in an affected British accent that morphs into German without skipping a loop-track beat. I thoroughly adore Watts’ absurdly-named tracks like, “Do You Like Pterodactyls?” and “Smurfs is People Too,” but I also don’t expect to hear any track as recorded during his live show, as each set is organic, surreal, and even slightly disorienting. Watts’ unpredictability and off-beat timing is precisely what captivates the audience. Catch Reggie Watts’ Fun Fun Fun Fest performance at the
Yellow Stage on Friday, November 4th, time TBD.
Thu Oct 13 2011 · Posted in Daily
Beat Connection: Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist Profile – Four Tet
When getting into a discussion about electronica, certain names will inevitably come up. Daft Punk, Aphex Twin, Burial, all artists who have changed the face of electronic music forever but when talking about the real movers and shakers of electronic music today, it is almost impossible to pass up Kieran Hebden, the man behind Four Tet. Working under the guise of electronica producer and artist, Hebden has done more to progress electronic music as Four Tet in a few short years than lesser artists have throughout entire careers. When one normally thinks of electronica, there are certain defined sounds and a uniform style that one thinks must go into the definition of electronica, but since the end of the 20th century, Four Tet has vastly expanded the scope of electronica by embracing the multitude of genres that exist outside of the confines of the computer and the turntable. Four Tet pulls not only from the techno and ambient music that has influenced countless electronic artists but from post rock, free jazz, soul and R&B, hip hop, folk, and indie rock, and applies those myriad influences to a style of electronica that feels warm, lived in, and wonderfully human in a way that so many of Four Tet's contemporaries either are incapable of producing or shy away from. As Four Tet, Kieran Hebden is redefining the meaning of electronica to create something that is hardly like anything else being created today.
Mon Oct 3 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
1st Annual Fun Fun Fun Fest Water Olympics
FIRST EVER FUN FUN FUN WATER OLYMPICS SEPT 11TH IN AUSTIN, ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNTS IN AUSTIN AND TEXAS MARKETS OCT 1ST
12noon – 6pm @ Fiesta Gardens (Austin, Texas)
Registration and Opening Ceremonies @ 12pm
Games Begin @ 2pm
- Tug of War Across the Lake
- Paddleboard Jousting (single person event)
- Paddleboard High Kick Competition (single person event)
- Paddleboard Freestyle Competitoin (single person event)
- Canoe Jousting (two-person teams)
- Canoe / Paddleboard / Kayak Relay (three-person teams)
The Austin Facial Hair Club will be providing tasty grub and slinging merch.
Brought to you by: The Expedition School, The Austin Chronicle, & The Austin Facial Hour Club.
You might want to train for this, and we are hooking you up with a place to train! Go to www.expeditionschool.com - to set up your SUP session and/or lesson to train or call them directly at (512) 626-6282.
The Expedition School
Hours of operation: 6am - 10pm
FFF Discount: $30 for 2 hour lesson / $17 for 2 hour session on the water
FFF Water Olympics Special is available Sept 5th - 10th.
Mon Aug 29 2011 · Posted in Events, Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2011 ANNOUNCES NEW ACTS ADDED TO LINEUP
INCLUDING SPOON (ONLY 2011 SHOW), BLACK LIPS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, OMAR SOULEYMAN, SERGIO “SEXY SAX MAN” FLORES, AND MORE
FIRST EVER FUN FUN FUN WATER OLYMPICS SEPT 11TH IN AUSTIN,
ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNTS IN AUSTIN AND TEXAS MARKETS OCT 1ST
AUSTIN, TX (August 18, 2011) –: Fun Fun Fun Fest announced today some new additions to this year’s festival lineup, including SPOON, Black Lips, Cannibal Corpse, Omar Souleyman, Sergio “Sexy Sax Man” Flores and more. The 6th annual festival will be held November 4 – 6, 2011 at Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX.
SPOON are returning after headlining the inaugural FFF fest in 2006, which also happens to be their only date, in U.S. or Europe, in 2011. They are performing along with punk and garage kings, the Black Lips, American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, Syrian pop sensation Omar Souleyman, and more. These late additions join previously announced headlining acts such as Passion Pit, Slayer, Public Enemy, The Damned, Hot Snakes (reunion), Hum, and Danzig Legacy Tour. And, as a special treat the guys at Fun Fun Fun Fest are bringing in Sergio “Sexy Sax Man” Flores, whom you may remember from his sexy sax serenades in shopping malls on YouTube (currently @ over 8MM views) to sax up the crowd between sets.
Some new additions have also been added to this year’s yellow stage, including the Air Sex Competition, Dating Game, New Movement Comedy, Rap Battle Royal, Master Pancake’s Video Jukebox, Brett Gelman, Adira Amram, Johnny Pemberton, Cameron Buchholt, Jake Flores, and Doug Mellard. The new acts join the already announced Henry Rollins, Reggie Watts, Brian Posehn, Upright Citizens Brigade, Turquoise Jeep and more.
FFF is also proud to announce the first ever Fun Fun Fun Fest Water Olympics, which will take place in Austin at Fiesta Gardens on September 11th. The fest will celebrate its new location on the banks of Town Lake at Auditorium Shores by offering contests where the winners can take home great prizes, such as weekend passes to the fest. Contests will include stand up paddle board jousting, freestyle, and high kick competitions, as well as canoe jousting, canoe/kayak/SUP relay races and more. Registration starts at noon, and the event goes from 2 – 6pm. Austin Facial Hair Club, stars of the new hit series “Whisker Wars,” will be providing the food, security, and grooming tips.
The festival will also hold the annual Austin scavenger hunt on October 1st, which is notorious for sending music fans on a mad dash around town marking bizarre and sometimes filthy deeds off their target lists in an effort to win passes and other Fun Fun Fun gear. Dallas will also host an official FFF Scavenger Hunt (produced by the Grenada Theater), and other scavenger hunts will be announced in more Texas markets soon. Please check funfunfunfest.com for more details.
Go to funfunfunfest.com for updates and to purchase tickets. You can follow the fest on Twitter @funfunfunfest for up-to-the-minute news, ticket giveaways, or you can become a Fun Fun Fun Homie on Facebook @ facebook.com/funfunfunfest
Fun Fun Fun Fest would like to thank all of the partners who help make the festival possible, including Heineken Light, Stanley-PMI and many more.
ABOUT FUN FUN FUN FEST
Now in its sixth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest is an independent genre based festival, known as one of the most relaxed, creative, and pioneering festivals in music today. Fun Fun Fun Fest is a fest that is custom booked for the most passionate underground and progressive musicians, comedians and fans around the world.
Now in its sixth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest is an independent genre based festival, known as one of the most relaxed, creative, and pioneering festivals in music today. Fun Fun Fun Fest is a fest that is custom booked for the most passionate underground and progressive musicians, comedians and fans around the world.
PRESS CONTACT:
GIANT NOISE
Elaine Garza
512.382.9017
William Mills
512.382.9017
Thu Aug 18 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2011 ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP
Featuring: PASSION PIT, PUBLIC ENEMY, THE DAMNED, MAJOR LAZER, SLAYER, HUM, LYKKE LI, HENRY ROLLINS, GIRLS, DANZIG LEGACY TOUR (DANZIG/SAMHAIN/DANZIG & DOYLE PERFORMING MISFITS), M83, DIPLO, ODD FUTURE (OFWGKTA), BLONDE REDHEAD, HOT SNAKES, AND MORE
WEEKEND PASSES NOW ON SALE
AUSTIN, TX (August 1, 2011) –: Fun Fun Fun Fest is proud to announce the current lineup for the 6th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest to be held November 4 – 6, 2011 at Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX.
The Transmission Entertainment team, who produces Fun Fun Fun Fest, once again has delivered on an exciting and genre-blurring (from hip hop to indie rock, punk rock to dance, metal to comedy) mix of old and new acts, while keeping their reputation for being a festival offering a unique genre based stage system, rarely-seen performances, newly discovered talent, and anticipated reunions.
The 2011 headliners include everything from indie dance darlings Passion Pit to heavy metal gods Slayer, from hip hop legends Public Enemy to punk icons The Damned. This year, FFF reunions include Hot Snakes, who disbanded in 2005 at the height of their popularity, Hum, who have not been consistently active as a recording or touring group since 2000, and Glenn Danzig playing Misfits songs for the first time in years with original Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. More bands are planned to be added to the full FFF line up in Aug/Sep.
When asked about this year’s event, Graham Williams, FFF Founder had this to say: “It’s been so hard to keep the lid on everything we have been working on, there are so many exciting bands and acts this year, and so many more to come.” He added “This is clearly the best bill we have ever put together, and I can’t wait to watch it all happen in November.”
Weekend passes are on sale now, including PIP (Pretty Important People) passes. Single day passes, band set times, student discounts and more will be coming in September. Stay tuned for plenty of opportunities to win tickets in the member’s area at funfunfunfest.com, during Fun Fun Fun Fest’s infamous and annual Scavenger Hunt, the newly added Fun Fun Fun Olympics, and on Twitter/Facebook outlets.
As always, Fun Fun Fun Fest will be working with Austin’s favorite local food and fashion vendors, dedicated to delivering a true Austin Experience for locals and travelers alike.
‘X’ will no longer be performing at Fun Fun Fun Fest as previously announced, as they are on a new tour. They have been replaced by legendary gothic punk band, The Damned, known for being the first UK punk rock group to release a single, an album, to have a record on the UK music charts and to tour the US.
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2011 CURRENT LINE UP:
ORANGE STAGE
Passion Pit • Lykke Li • M83 • Blonde Redhead • GIRLS • HUM • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah • Okkervil River • Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears • Architecture in Helsinki • Ted Leo & The Pharmacists • Heartless Bastards • Tune-Yards • Ra Ra Riot • Tinariwen • Radio Dept • Cold Cave • We Were Promised Jetpacks • Mates of State • The Joy Formidable • Cloud Nothings • The Boxer Rebellion • Asobi Seksu • Keep Shelly In Athens • Le Butcherettes • Jim Ward (Sparta/At The Drive-In) • Joe Lally (Fugazi) • Future Islands • Crooks • Lemuria • TV Torso • Manejo Beto
BLACK STAGE
Slayer • Danzig Legacy (Danzig/Samhain/Danzig & Doyle Perform Misfits) • The Damned • Hot Snakes • Murder City Devils • Kid Dynamite• Boris • Cave In • Negative Approach • D-Generation • Eyehategod • Russian Circles • Thee Oh Sees • Zero Boys • Paint It Black • Trash Talk • Youth Brigade • No Bunny • Davilla 666 • Bane • Earth Crisis • Graveyard • Doomriders • Ceremony • From Ashes to Rise • World Inferno/Friendship Society • Total Control (Member of Eddie Current Suppression Ring) • Death Grips • Touche Amore • Defeater • Mind Spiders • OBN III • Shapes Have Fangs • Schmillion • Thieves
BLUE STAGE
Public Enemy • Major Lazer • Odd Future (OFWGKTA) • Diplo • Flying Lotus • Neon Indian • Four Tet • Spank Rock • Dan Deacon • Cecil Otter & Swiss Andy present: WUGAZI • Childish Gambino • Budos Band • Rakim • Del The Funky Homosapien • Big Freedia • YACHT • Baths • MNDR • Austra • Dengue Fever • Black Milk • DJ Franki Chan • Ocote Soul Sounds • Auto Body • Bird Peterson • Brandt Brauer Fricke • Picture Plane • T-Bird and The Breaks • Cecil Otter (Doomtree) • G-side • Speak • Purity Ring • DJ Car Stereo (Wars) • B.L.A.C.K.I.E. • Fat Tony
YELLOW STAGE
Henry Rollins • Reggie Watts • Brian Posehn • Upright Citizens Brigade • Turquoise Jeep • Donald Glover • Ali Wong • Anarchy Championship Wrestling • Neal Brennan (Co-creator of Chappelle Show/Half Baked) • Best Fwends • Matt Bearden • Brody Stevens • Captured By Robots • Kenny “K-Strass” Strasser Yo-Yo Extravaganza • Whamcity Comedy Set • Louis Katz • Chris Trew • Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest • JT Habersaat + the Altercation Punk Comedy Tour
…With more announcements to come in August and September.
Fun Fun Fun Fest encourages you to travel smart by biking, walking or carpooling to the festival grounds, as parking will be limited and not permitted in surrounding neighborhood areas. Parking options and more can be found at funfunfunfest.com.
Go to funfunfunfest.com for updates and to purchase tickets. You can follow the fest on Twitter @funfunfunfest for up-to-the-minute news, ticket giveaways, or you can become a Fun Fun Fun Homie on Facebook @ facebook.com/funfunfunfest
Fun Fun Fun Fest would like to thank you to all of the partners who help make the festival possible, including Heineken Light, Stanley-PMI and many more.
ABOUT FUN FUN FUN FEST
Fun Fun Fun Fest booked its first set of acts in 2006 in downtown Austin, leading with the likes of Spoon and The Circle Jerks… setting the tone for what would grow to be the darling of independent music festivals for music lovers and music makers in the United States for years to come.
Now in its sixth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest is an independent genre based festival, known as one of the most relaxed, creative, and pioneering festivals in music today. Fun Fun Fun Fest is a fest that is custom booked for the most passionate underground and progressive musicians, comedians and fans around the world.
PRESS CONTACT:
GIANT NOISE
Elaine Garza
512.382.9017
William Mills
512.382.9017
Mon Aug 1 2011 · Posted in Events, Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest Legends: The Murder City Devils ["Bear Away” / 2007]
Breaking: The Murder City Devils Confirmed For Fun Fest 2011
Mon Jul 25 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
We Broke The Seal (LEAK #2)
Watch the video below to reveal more artists that are setting sail for FFF 6 this November.
Stumped? Decode our nautical magic by here.
Watch the "Leak #1" video here.
FUN 2 ON SALE TODAY!: FUN 2 tickets go on sale TODAY at 6pm CST. This is your LAST CHANCE to purchase discounted tickets for FFF6. Like FUN 1, these are limited in number and will sell out fast. FUN 1 sold out in 45 minutes, so make sure you're ready at 6pm sharp!
FUN 2 tickets are sold here.
New Website Features: We have added some great features to the FFF6 website that include a FULL pricing grid, new informational slides, and a complete history of the FFF stages of the past. In the next few weeks we will also be unveiling a transportation grid so you can plan the greenest way to get to the shore, as well as an updated store with new & exciting products to spend your hard earned points on.
Thu Jul 21 2011 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 Leak #2
Fun 2 (discounted) tickets on sale later today!
Thu Jul 21 2011 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest Legends: The Jesus Lizard ["Puss” / 2009]
Tue Jul 19 2011 · Posted in Live Sessions, Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest Legends: The Strange Boys [“Be Brave” / 2009]
Mon Jul 18 2011 · Posted in Music Videos, Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
Lineup Leak #1
Yesterday, 5 acts were released via detailed, ridiculous, and highly inefficient nautical coding system. Stumped? Decode our nautical magic by clicking here.
FUN 2 Tickets: FUN 2 tickets go on sale next Thursday, July 21st. Like FUN 1, these are limited in number and will sell out fast so jump on it and save some moniez. FUN 1 sold out in 45 minutes, so make sure you stay tuned to FFF6 social media for the on sale time for FUN 2.
New Website Shizzle: Website updates in mass quantities will be gracing FFF.com over the next days & weeks to come! Radical features such as "History Of The FFF Stages" and an updated store, with a crazy sale to wet your FFF whistle, will allow members to have insane amounts of fun.
Also FUN 2, lineup leaks, updated news, forums, blogs, & more make FunFunFunFest.com the ultimate fun center on the web.
Scavenger Hunt - Save The Date: The FFF6 Scavenger Hunt is set for October 1st so start getting your teams together now (up to 5 people per team). More details coming soon!
FFF Water Olympics: The FFF Water Olympics is set for early September so start getting your teams together now. Prepare yourselves for tug o wars, water baloonz, paddle board karate, boat jousting, and more.
Fri Jul 15 2011 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 Leak #1
Fun 2: Limited number of discounted tickets go on sale next Thursday via the Fun Fun Fun Fest site.
The last band leaked in the video above will be performing its landmark debut.
Thu Jul 14 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
Everything's Better In 3's!
Everything's better in three's. Amigos, stooges, sons, six mafias, sheets to the wind, exclamation points, aliens, Rambos... and most of all FUN.
Today we're proud to announce that there will be a THIRD FULL DAY OF FUN FUN FUN FEST 2011. Three days of FFF? HELL YES. This means more bands, more DJs, more comedians, more jorts, more vendors, more everything fun on Auditorium Shores this November.
Not to bore you with politics, but we've been working closely with the City of Austin on this for a while, and last week were given their blessing to add Friday, November 4th to FFF6. A big thanks to the City of Austin and the Parks Department for helping to make this happen. Read more about it here and here and here.
Attn FUN 1 & FUN 2 Homies
To all the homies who took advantage of FUN 1 early bird tickets: We're not gonna leave you hanging. You're first in line to get tickets to the third day at an exclusive discount only available to you and other FUN 1 ticketholders. FUN 2 tickets are set to go on sale next month. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.
Tue Jun 28 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
Fun 1
Every year, we release a series of discounted tickets to our most loyal fans. We release them early and with perks so we can say thank you. This year is no different, as we are releasing a limited number of FUN 1 tickets will go on sale today at 6PM CST to members only. Here are more deets:
Fun Fun Fun Fest 6
November 5-6, 2011
Auditorium Shores
Austin, TX
The race to get the coveted FUN 1 tickets (2 day pass) will start today at 6pm CST (That's 4pm PST & 7pm EST). Make sure you are near an internet enabled apparatus so you can secure your place in FFF history and celebrate FFF6 with homies and strangers alike. FUN 1 is not only the biggest discount of the year, but we hook you up with some added value by shipping the tickets to you (for free) and allowing you to skip the will call lines. Investing in FUN 1 will also automatically enter you into our "Share The Fun" contest in which the winner will receive a chance to fly in an out-of-town friend for FFF6 and also become upgraded to P-I-P, shore style baby!
We are releasing a very limited number of tickets for this round, so get them quickly – they will sell out like last year. Get your tickets HERE!
Good luck!
FFF6
Wed Jun 1 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
FUN 1 On Sale Date YO!
The first round of on-sale tickets, aka FUN 1, are going on sale tomorrow, June 1st. Shit is officially on! There are several reasons why you should take advantage of the Fun 1 ticketing option:
- THE BIGGEST PRICE BREAK OF THE YEAR
- There will be contests, giveaways, and P-I-P upgrades to our homies who snag tickets early.
- All the cool kids do it.
To be eligible for FUN 1, simply register at funfunfun.com and create
a user profile.
And, because we love you so much, one lucky FUN 1 ticker holder will win a "Share The Fun Fun Fun" prize and get to fly in a friend for the festival! That¹s right, we know you have some poor friend in Chicago/Boston/Ohio/BFE that is dying to come party Austin style for a weekend and we have you covered. So start saving your tips and jump on
this super amazing offer before all the FUN 1 tickets are gone!
Tue May 31 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
What's The Lineup? Guess The Fest!
Think you know what we booked for FFF 6? Put your money where your mouth is and let’s see what you got. If you are right, you will be crowned.
Here is your chance to guess this year¹s acts and see how it stacks upagainst the real FFF6 lineup. Head over to guessthefest.com and put your knowledge to the test. If you nail it you can win some sweet prizes. Use your Facebook or Twitter login to create a ballot and get 10 guesses, use both Twitter & Facebook and get 20...which is nice.
Prizes include:
- First Place: Fly-in for you and a friend: We will fly you and a guest in to Austin from any major US city for FFF6. We will hook you up with tickets, and no less than a 1 1/2 star hotel for the weekend. If you live in or around Austin we will fly in some friends of yours or replace the flight by buying you and 10 friends burgers and beer at Casino El Camino. Point is, Big Prize City and you will be the mayor.
- Second Place: P-I-P PASSES: You and a friend get the royal fun treatment, and roll like Flavor Flav for a weekend.
- Third Place: GANG-OF-4: You and 3 homies get weekend passes so you can flash mob the bar lines together.
Fri May 27 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
What's The Lineup? Guess The Fest
For years FunFunFun founder Graham Williams has endured a constant onslaught of "you should book for Fun Fun Fun Fest. It comes from friends, family, and random strangers in restrooms, bars, and even during the middle of the fest itself. Everyone seems to have an opinion about who should or is going to play the fest.
Now is your chance to make your guess and see how it stacks up against the real FFF6 lineup. Head over to guessthefest.com and put your knowledge to the test. If you nail it you can win some sweet prizes.
Use your Facebook & Twitter login to create a ballot and get 10 guesses, use both Twitter & Facebook and get 20...which is nice.
Prizes include:
First Place: Fly-in for you and a friend
We will fly you and a guest in to Austin from any major US city for FFF6. We will hook you up with tickets, and no less than a 1 1/2 star hotel for the weekend. If you live in or around Austin we will fly in some friends of yours or replace the flight by buying you and 10 friends burgers and beer at Casino El Camino. Point is, Big Prize City and you will be the mayor.
Second Place: P-I-P PASSES
You and a friend get the royal fun treatment, and roll like Flavor Flav for a weekend.
Third Place: GANG-OF-4
You and 3 homies get weekend passes so you can flash mob the bar lines together.
The Discounts Are Coming!
The first round of on-sale tickets, aka Fun 1, will be launching in late May. There are several reasons why you should take advantage of the Fun 1 ticketing option. 1.) THE BIGGEST PRICE BREAK OF THE YEAR B.) There will be contests, giveaways, and P-I-P upgrades to our homies who snag tickets early. 3.) It’s just plain smart.
Please stand by for further details and information regarding the on-sale date for the Fun 1 tickets which will be released VERY soon.
The Dream Team
Everyone has that one friend, ya know THAT friend who will suck on a bums toe or shave their eyebrows off? The FFF6 scavenger hunt will take place in August so start recruiting your dream team today. More details to come in the following weeks.
Tue May 10 2011 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind Of Adi: News & Stuff
Fun Fun Fun Fest News
As announced earlier today, the sixth edition of my beloved Fun Fun Fun Fest will take place at Auditorium Shores. I’m pretty stoked about this. A much larger space, a lot less dust boogers, and a beautiful backdrop are just few of the clear benefits of this switch. Of course, I’ll miss the proximity to the 'hawk and Red 7 but as far as I can tell, the pros outweigh the cons for the most part.
Tickets will be sold in three phases via the website. The biggest discount will be available in Phase One, aptly named Fun #1, starting late May – only Fun Fest members will have access so I recommend signing up ASAP. And new this year -- the Guess The Fest contest where you could win some sweet prizes by correctly guessing Fun Fest 2011 performers.
Check out some of our Fun Fest interview features from 2010 below:
Thu Apr 28 2011 · Posted in Daily
Straight From The Fun Fun Fun Fest HQ
Fun Fun Fun Fest Moves To Auditorium Shores
With the New Move the Fest Will Grow in Size and Capabilities
Austin, Texas (April 28, 2011) – Fun Fun Fun Fest, one of the premier independent music festivals in the country, announced today that they will be moving from their Waterloo Park location of 5 years to Auditorium Shores this year to accommodate the growing size and popularity of the event.
Founded in 2006 by Graham Williams, Fun Fun Fun Fest has been known for its consistent commitment to discovering new talent and unearthing new ideas in music and comedy, while also working to pay homage to key legends in the independent music scene. The 6th Annual Fun Fun Fun Fest will take place Nov. 5 – 6, this year at Austin’s Auditorium Shores. There will also be a festival kick off event on Friday November 4th.
In addition to the progressive and seminal underground acts the festival is known for,
promoters plan to diversify the lineup this year with new genres and performers as well as introducing new on-site activities, comedy, food, shopping, and more.
As a 10 year resident of the Bouldin Creek neighborhood, a former board member of the
Long Center, and a founding member of AMP, James Moody has been working with Parks, the City of Austin, AMP, The Long Center, the Palmer Events Center, and other stakeholders to help make this exciting addition a smooth transition for all involved.
“We are looking forward to this move. “ says James Moody, partner at FFFF. “It’s the right time for us. After maxing out Waterloo Park last year, we realized we needed more space to deliver on some of our new ideas and offer our fans what they expect”.
Graham Williams said “I am very excited about this. With more room and better access, we can do some of things that we could never do at Waterloo. We have been able to get more creative with bookings, production, layout, and vendors. I look forward to watching it all come together”.
A limited batch of early-bird tickets for the 2011 festival will go on sale in May, as
will vendor applications for local businesses. For more information stay tuned to
funfunfunfest.com, facebook.com/funfunfunfest and @funfunfunfest for updates, details
and contests.
ABOUT FUN FUN FUN FEST
Opening its doors in 2006, Fun Fun Fun Fest became quickly known as a different sort of
festival that focuses on independent music, comedy, discovery, creativity, and setting the
tone in the progressive music space from the Live Music Capital of the World. Now in its 6th year, Fun Fun Fun Fest has grown to include more stages, more ideas, more vendors, more genres, and ultimately more fans. Its one of a kind online user community has been custom built for FFF fans around the world to chat, share, blog, win tickets and merch, and interact with fest organizers. Learn more and purchase tickets at http://www.funfunfunfest.com. You can follow the fest on Twitter @funfunfunfest for up-to-the-minute news, or you can become a Fun Fun Fun Homie on Facebook @ facebook.com/funfunfunfest.
Thu Apr 28 2011 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind Of Adi: Fun Fun Fun Fest Feature (November 2010 / Waterloo Park)
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From The Mind Of Adi Video Series Archive:
- From The Mind Of Adi Residency Series Video Preview (2010)
- A chat with Birds Barbershop owner Michael Portman (2.27.10 / Birds Barbershop S. Congress Ave. location)
- Residency Series kickoff (3.3.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Residency Series show #2 (3.31.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Residency Series show #3 (4.14.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Residency Series show #4 (4.28.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Your Mom’s Burger Bar Feature (5.1.10)
- Residency Series show #5 (5.12.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Pachanga Latino Music Festival Feature (5.22.10 / Fiesta Gardens)
- Residency Series show #6 (5.26.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Residency Series show #7 (6.9.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Residency Series show #8 (6.23.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- Blue Ribbon Barbecue Feature (8.25.10)
- Red River On The Rocks (8.28.10 / The Mohawk)—Video Recap
- ACL Fest Feature (October 2010 / Zilker Park)
Mon Jan 31 2011 · Posted in Interviews
From The Mind Of Adi: News & Stuff
Fun Fun Fun Fest Kick-off & After Parties Announcement
Thursday, November 4th (Free):
- Austinist presents Local Music Is Sexy with Bill Baird, The Weird Weeds, Watch Out For Rockets, Markov, Botany, Amasa Gana, Sleep Good, Mutual Benefit, Dana Falconberry, Rayon Beach, Sally Crewe at The Mohawk
- Inquistion, more TBA at Red 7
- Toyota Matrix and Mike’s Hard Punch present The Helio Sequence, more TBA at Club de Ville
- Lose Control presents Hot Tub, Trash Yourself, Kids And Chemicals, Midnight Conspiracy, Johan, Crystal Vision, Goon, Glasnost, DJ Hoodie Allen, Young Girls, Hot Britches, Booger Season at Beauty Bar
Friday, November 5th ($5 with Fun Fest wristband; $10 without):
- Gorilla Vs. Bear presents Special Guest, Memory Tapes, Sleep Over, Fol Chen, Soft Healer, more TBA at The Mohawk
- Dead To Me, Cobra Skulls, Toys That Kill, The Arrivals, Shanghai River, The Stampede at Red 7
- Sixteen Deluxe, Smoke And Feathers (EP Release), Royal Butchers, The Moaners, David Dondera at Club de Ville
- DâM-FunK DJ set, Bon Jay, Richard Henry, DJ Chicken George at Beauty Bar
- FUNk FUNk FUNk with Big Sam’s Funky Nation, DJ Mahealani at The Parish
- Peligrosa at The ND
- Faun Fables, Death Is Not A Joyride, Little Teeth at Beerland
Saturday, November 6th ($5 with Fun Fest wristband; $10 without):
- Special Guest, Joan Of Arc, Dum Dum Girls DJ set, Kuroma, Intelligence, more TBA at The Mohawk
- Scream, Krum Bums, Women In Prison, Naw Dude, The Impalers, Blag Dahlia (Dwarves) DJ set, hosted by JT Habersaat at Red 7
- Learning Secrets presents Delorean DJ set, Jacques Renault DJ set, Learning Secrets, Lemonade, Cowabunga Babes, Burger City DJs at Beauty Bar
- FUNk FUNk FUNk with Foot Patrol, DJ I Wanna Be Her at The Parish
- Austin Surreal, Proper Entertainment, and Smoke ATX present Perseph One, Kydd, The Nice Guys (Live MCs); Rapid Rick, Waajeed, DJ Mel, DJ Dus, Jean Grae, Devin The Dude (DJ sets) at The ND
- The Flatliners, Off With Their Heads, Snips, more TBA at Beerland
- Knuckle Rumbler presents Bizzoounce with Katey Red, B.E.B., The Glitoris DJ set, DJ Rusty Lazer, more TBA at Scoot Inn
- Outbreak, Hour Of The Wolf, Red City Radio, Cruel Hand, Backtrack, Aficionado at The Broken Neck
- Mobile Death Camp, Infernaeon, Demontuary, Indisgust, Misery at Headhunters
Sunday, November 7th (Free with Fun Fest wristband; $5 without):
- Margot And The Nuclear So And So’s, Sonny And The Sunsets, Golden Triangle, Jookabox, Karaoke Underground at The Mohawk
- BrooklynVegan and Scion presennt Special Guest, Landmine Marathon, Mammoth Grinder, Ratking, more TBA at Red 7
- Yelle DJ set, more TBA at Beauty Bar
- The Applicators, The Motards, more TBA at Beerland
Thu Oct 21 2010 · Posted in Events
From The Mind Of Adi: News & Stuff
Fun Fun Fun Fest Yellow Stage Schedule Announcement
Saturday, November 6th
- 1pm: Andy Ritchie
- 1:30pm: Live Stunt Show by Jacob Calle (What The Hell)
- 2:05pm: Joe Sib
- 3:15pm: Anarchy Championship Wrestling
- 4:30pm: Monotonix
- 5:30pm: New Movement Comedy Group
- 6:15pm: Moshe Kasher
- 6:45pm: Matt Bearden
- 7:20pm: Alamo Drafthouse’s Master Pancake “Video Jukebox”
Sunday, November 7th
- 1pm: Terp2it
- 1:50pm: JT Habersaat & The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour
- 2:55pm: Mariachi El Bronx
- 4:05pm: Anarchy Championship Wrestling
- 5:20pm: Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest
- 6:00pm: Sean Patton
- 6:30pm: Matt Bearden
- 7:05pm: Alamo Drafthouse’s Air Sex Contest
Purchase Fun Fest tickets here.
Mon Oct 18 2010 · Posted in Daily
From The Mind Of Adi: What Next?
Fun Fest’s Scavenger Hunt
We’re just weeks away from this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, which can only mean one thing -- the time is ripe for the annual Fun Fest Scavenger Hunt! The head honchos at Transmission Entertainment are meticulously crafting this year’s to-do-list even as I type. Last year, ardent fans kissed senior citizens, rode mechanical bulls, indulged in hanky panky with the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue, photographed cops who didn’t have a moustache, and what not. All in the name of glory…and Fun Fest. Your typical scavenger hunt this is not!
There are some truly fabulous goodies up for grabs this year, including of course, free passes to the festival itself. If you already have your ticket, I still encourage you to join in on the mayhem. You could very well be upgraded to PIP or win one of many, many other wonderful prizes. Get the complete lowdown below.
What: Fun Fest’s Scavenger Hunt sponsored by The Parlor and Waialua Soda Works.
Where: Begins and ends at The Mohawk.
When: Friday the 15th (Check in at 5 p.m.; hunt begins at 6).
How: Sign up here or on-site at 5 p.m.; entry is free, however, each team must bring five canned goods (benefits Caritas of Austin).
Why: Prizes include complimentary passes to Fun Fest, goodies from Alamo Drafthouse, Prototype Vintage Design, Frank, The Parish, Birds Barbershop, Sneak Attack, Beale Street Tavern, Bikinis, Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., and Incase, and free tickets to Azure Ray (The Mohawk), The Thermals (Red 7), Free Energy (The Mohawk), Bad Brains (The Mohawk), Peanut Butter Wolf (The ND), The Heavy (The Mohawk), Helmet (Red 7), Matthew Dear (The Mohawk), …Trail of Dead (Red 7), of Montreal (East Side Drive-In), Casual (Red 7), Junip (The Mohawk), Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (The Mohawk), Big Boi (East Side Drive-In), and Skeletonwitch (Red 7).
Essential details:
- Teams must have a name and be comprised of two to five people.
- The 50 item to-do-list will be provided at 6 p.m.
- To earn extra points, come in costume, check in at various places via Gowalla, and follow Fun Fest’s Scavenger Hunt on Twitter. Ricky the infamous Fun Fest intern has returned to tweet for this momentous occasion.
- Bring digital cameras to document your work; bring a video camera or flip-cam should you wish to participate in the bonus “Best Scavenger Hunt Documentary” contest (entries due by October 25th). Plus, certain activities may net you extra points if you have a video of the deed!
- Teams much check back in at 10 p.m. to be eligible for prizes.
See you out on the battlefield!
Thu Oct 14 2010 · Posted in Events
From The Mind Of Adi: News & Stuff
Fun Fun Fun Fest Update
- New artists added! The Apples in stereo, Todd Barry, Chris Hardwick, Andy Ritchie, Magnifico, Shane Mauss, Terp2it, Moshe Kasher, and Sean Patton -- check out all the profiles on the Fun Fest website.
- New activities added! Alamo Drafthouse’s Master Pancake Video Jukebox, live Tesla Coil show (by Arc Attack), the Austin Facial Hair Club Bearded Kissing Both, and more!
- The schedule has been unveiled, and single day passes and student discounts are now available as well. Get your tickets today!
- Registration for the Scavenger Hunt (ie. the most fun you’ll probably have until the fest itself) is now open -- sign up here! We’ll be doing a video recap of the hunt this year so you best be ready to go the distance!
