Looks like there is a pretty big festival brewing up over in Peoria, Illinois and that is Mates Fest 6– a four day music festival happening at various venues taking place on March 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. There will be bands playing from all over the state, including Springfield bands Asthma and The Timmys. Here is the complete list of bands announced so far:

Amoureux (Peoria, IL)
Angelust (Peoria, IL)
Angry Gods (Chicago, IL)
Asthma (Springfield, IL)
Beat the Smart Kids (Chicago, IL)
Chimess (Bloomington, IL)
Closet Burner (Chicago/Galesburg, IL)
Cold Grip (Peoria, IL)
Dead_Language (Peoria, IL)
Delta Waves (Peoria, IL)
Dirty Rotten Revenge (Bloomington, IL)
Half-Strokes (Bloomington/Normal, IL)
Jared Grabb Among Thieves (Peoria, IL)
Lost in Time (Peoria, IL)
Mayhew the Traitor (Urbana, IL)
Mercury Flask (Peoria, IL)
Mutts (Chicago, IL)
Nard Voris (Peoria, IL)
The Oceanographers (Peoria, IL)
Pears (New Orleans, LA)
Reduced to Instinct (Bloomington, IL)
Rings (Peoria, IL)
Rise to New Heights (Peoria, IL)
Sarah Marie Dillard (Peoria, IL)
Super 88 (Peoria, IL)
Time Machine Guns (Peoria, IL)
The Timmys (Springfield, IL)
Trey Mowder (Peoria, IL)
Unamused Dave (Peoria, IL)
Werepire Day (Bloomington/Peoria, IL/Cincinnati, OH)

More bands will be announced later on. To stay updated on everything Mates Fest related and to catch other band updates, you can check out the Mates Fest 6 facebook event.