JUDAS PRIEST/KING DIAMOND To Play FFF Fest In Austin, Texas In November!
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 @ 4:26 PM
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Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest) is excited to announce the music lineup of the 9th annual festival to be held November 7-9 at Auditorium Shores and Butler Park in Austin, TX. This year, more than ever, fans can expect an extreme amount of A-level heavy music, led by festival headliners and Metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST, performing their first Austin live set in more than 25 years. The heavier than thou "Black Stage" at the 2014 FFF Fest will also include ironclad live sets from the legendary KING DIAMOND, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, AMON AMARTH, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, DEATH GRIPS, BLOOD BROTHERS, ICEAGE, SICK OF IT ALL, DEAFHEAVEN, JELLO BIAFRA and the GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PISSED JEANS, PALLBEARER, THE BOTS, IRON REAGAN and many, many more. Weekend passes are on sale now at FunFunFunFest.com.
Started in 2006, Fun Fun Fun Fest focuses on a combination of discovering emerging talent and putting together rarely-seen or highly-anticipated reunion performances. Other FFF Fest 14 headliners include Neutral Milk Hotel, Death Cab For Cutie, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Alt-J and Girl Talk. The roster will also feature performances from The New Pornographers, Dinosaur Jr., 2 Chainz, First Aid Kid, Atmosphere, Guided by Voices, City and Colour, Yo La Tengo, Dun Dun Girls, Foxygen, Sun Kil Moon, Flying Lotus, Yelle, and Ginuwine. Additional musical acts may also be announced later this summer.
Festival producers Transmission Events will offer a sound for everyone, with a mix of new music, long-awaited reunions and fan favorites. The music lifting from the park will include indie, hip-hop, punk, electronic, metal folk and more. This year will also feature expanded comedy and action sports experiences, with a fresh lineup of comedians and riders to be announced this summer.
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2014 MUSIC LINEUP:
BLACK STAGE:
Judas Priest, King Diamond, Death From Above 1979, Rocket From The Crypt, Death Grips, Gorilla Biscuits, Blood Brothers, Amon Amarth, Glassjaw, Black Lips, Hot Water Music, Iceage, Sick of It All (Blood, Sweat and No Tears / Scratch the Surface anniversary set), Deafheaven, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, METZ, Pissed Jeans, Pallbearer, The Bots, Iron Reagan, Pianos Become Teeth, Fat White Family, Radkey, Twin Peaks, Crooked Bangs, Communion, Breakout
ORANGE STAGE:
Death Cab for Cutie, Neutral Milk Hotel, Alt-J, The New Pornographers, Dinosaur Jr., First Aid Kit, Guided By Voices, City and Colour, Yo La Tengo, Failure, Dum Dum Girls, Foxygen, Courtney Barnett, Sun Kil Moon, Yann Tiersen, Majical Cloudz, San Fermin, Angel Olsen, Tinariwen, J Mascis, Mineral, King Tuff, Knapsack, Chelsea Wolfe, Reputante, Spider Bags, Julianna Barwick, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Scott H Biram, The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Nostalghia, This Will Destroy You, Dana Falconberry, The Sour Notes, Good Fields
BLUE STAGE:
Nas (Illmatic 20th anniversary), Wiz Khalifa, Girl Talk, 2 Chainz, Atmosphere, Flying Lotus, Sky Ferreira, The Presets, Gary Numan, Cashmere Cat, Ginuwine, Z-Trip, Run The Jewels (El-P/Killer Mike), Lunice, Yelle, Ryan Hemsworth, The Internet, SOHN, SZA, Thundercat, Mas Ysa, Say Lou Lou, Gardens and Villa, Roosevelt, ASTR, Jacuzzi, Cities Aviv, Zorch, Blue, The Misfit., The Digital Wild
Stay tuned for announcements forthcoming on the 2014 comedy lineup as well as skate & ride athletes and program, the Aqua Olympics and FFF Fest's annual scavenger hunts across Texas. The schedule for FFF Nites will also be announced later this summer - all after parties are free with a festival wristband. The festival will also continue to bring in Austin's favorite local food and fashion vendors, along with amazing poster art.