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The BIG fOIST! Happening at The Sardine

8/12/21: Updated to reflect one venue change

Fans of the Minutemen, young and old, have probably already heard about the Sardines three-day BIG fOIST festival happening on August 13. The festival, named after the Minutemen’s 1984 single.

The festival is a smash up of an old school record swap and live music event that will be free to the public. The three day will be at the Sardine and at Brouwerij West from August 13 to 15. Single day passes are still available for the music fest. The swap will be directly next door to the Sardine at 1105 W. Pacific Ave. and the Swap will be 21 and up.

Friday, Aug 13 @ The Sardine (Doors: 6 PM)

Friday night’s headliner is F.Y.P. This band was started by Todd Congelliere in 1989 and remained active all throughout the 90’s. This band was the predecessor of Congelliere’s Toys That Kill and Underground Railroad to Candyland.

F.Y.P. — 10:15 – end

Neighborhood Brats — 9:30 – 10 pm

The Wrinkling Brothers — 8:45 – 9:15 pm

Mikey Erg — 8 – 8:30 pm

Saturday, Aug 14

Saturday features Mike Watt and the secondmen, The Arrivals (from Chicago), Toys That Kill, and zydeco queen Stephanie Mcdee, from Louisiana.

@ The Sardine (Doors: 12 pm)

Stephanie McDee “After Party” — 12 am

The Arrivals — 10:30 – end

Toys That Kill — 9:45 – 10:15 pm

Spare Parts for Broken Hearts — 9 – 9:30 pm

The Slow Death — 8:15 – 8:45 pm

Stephanie McDee — 7:30 – 8 pm

Mike Watt + The Secondmen — 6 – 7:15

Assquatch — 5:15 – 5:45 pm

Tables Turned — 4:30 – 5 pm

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@ BROUWERIJ WEST

Alley Cats — 11 – end

Plan A — 10:15 – 10:45

A Lovely Sort of Death — 9:30 – 10 pm

Bastidas — 8:45 – 9:15 pm

Shoplifters — 8 – 8:30 pm

The Pretty Flowers — 7:15 – 7:45 pm

Carnage Asada — 6:30 – 7 pm

Jason Paul & The Know It Alls — 5:45 – 6:15 pm

Herman Dune — 5 – 5:30 pm

Kesem — 4:15 – 4:45 pm

Vacancy — 3:30 – 4 pm

Sunday, Aug 15

Sunday features all-girl punk band Bad Cop Bad Cop.

@ The Sardine (Doors: 12 pm)

Bad Cop Bad Cop — 10:30 – end

The Last Gang — 9:45 – 10:15 pm

Makewar — 9 – 9:30 pm

Clown Sounds — 8:15 – 8:45 pm

Calm Kill —  7:30 – 8 pm

Hey Chels — 6 – 6:30 pm

Sean Bonnette (AJJ) — 5:15 – 5:45 pm

Band Aparte — 4:30 – 5 pm

Coma Twins — 3:45 – 4:15 pm

Bombón —  3 – 3:30 pm

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@ BROUWERIJ WEST

Spaceforce — 10:15 – 10:45 pm

Animals and Children — 9:30 – 10 pm

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks — 8:45 – 9:15 pm

The Dead Novas — 8 – 8:30 pm

Se Vende — 7:15 – 7:45 pm

Datamaps — 6:30 – 7 pm

Monkey Mindz — 5:45 – 6:15 pm

The Downsides — 5 – 5:30 pm

Velour Academy — 4:15 – 4:45 pm

Trap Girl — 3:30 – 4 pm

More than 50 bands will be performing over three and two venues. You must be at least 21 to attend (you will be asked to show legal ID or Passport at the door). A trolley will be going back and forth from The Sardine to Brouwerij West.

There will also be a swap meet next door to The Sardine running concurrent with THE BIG fOIST! on all three days. We will also have food for purchase. Other booths include rare Charles Bukowski books, vinyl albums from Recess Records and Water Under the Bridge. The festival will start  Friday at 6 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, the start time is 12 p.m. 

PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE SARDINE FIRST TO SHOW YOUR TICKET AND GET WRIST BAND.

Time: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Aug. 13 – Aug. 15

Cost: $30 – $90

Details: www.recessops.com/collections/tickets 

Venue: The Sardine, 1101 S. Pacific Avenue

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