Maybe it has seemed like a minute since we’ve brought you another announcement full of bands for Dumb Fest 4-Ever. That might be because we’ve been holding out to announce possibly the biggest wave of bands for the festival yet! That’s right! Here we are with an exciting eight more bands playing Dumb Fest 4 on June 10th, 11th, and 12th, which this time includes the popular Goner Records garage rock band NOBUNNY. It looks like they will be the big headliners at the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show of Dumb Fest on day 3. Here’s a look at the full announcement:

NOBUNNY (Chicago/California)
DARK THOUGHTS (Philadelphia, PA)
GUSH (Springfield)
MIGRAINE (Austin, TX)
CHASM (Kansas City, MO)
MACE (Chicago, IL)
CRUTCH (Oklahoma City, OK)
KELUT (Peoria, IL)

That now brings us to a full 32 bands announced for Dumb Fest 4, and there are even more coming. You can expect one or two more waves of bands to come sometime within the next couple of weeks. To view the full lineup announced so far and which bands are playing which days, go check the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event or our Dumb Fest 4 page. Also be on the lookout for Black Sheep meetings regarding Dumb Fest to be announced soon so you can find out what you can do in getting involved in helping us set up and get the word out about Dumb Fest!

Surprise! You didn’t think another Dumb Fest announcement would come this fast, did ya? Well there are a LOT of bands playing the fest this year so we better get announcing them. Here’s another announcement with another whopping eight bands playing the fest this year on June 10th, 11th, and 12th. Yes, this year the lineup contains a band coming all the way from Australia! Check it:

MUFF DIVERS (New York/Chicago)
DISPARO! (Sydney, Australia)
OUR LADY (Springfield)
FALTER (Milwaukee, WI)
THE COWBOYS (Bloomington, IN)
SODA BOYS (St. Louis, MO)
FAD (Birmingham, AL)
PRYSS (Springfield, IL)

The band coming all the way from Australia is Disparo!, who will be doing a U.S. tour in June. Check out their music streaming on the player below. Go check out the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event for a closer look at which of those bands will be playing which days. Also check out our Dumb Fest 4-Ever page to view the what bands have been announced so far at all times. That brings us to 24 bands announced for Dumb Fest 4 so far, and we have at least two more announcements in the works! You can expect at least one more announcement before the month is over.

Time for a nice little Monday night surprise! Or a big Monday night surprise! It’s time for the second wave of bands to be announced for Dumb Fest 4-Ever happening on June 10th, 11th, and 12th here in Springfield. Tonight we are announcing another eight bands to be playing the festival in June. Here they are:

C.C.T.V. (North West Indiana)
POOKIE & THE POODLEZ (Oakland, CA)
The F.U.F.S. (Oklahoma City, OK)
VADERBOMB (Louisville, KY)
86 GEMINI (Chicago, IL)
LIVIN’ THING (Springfield, IL)
TAKE MY BIKE PLEASE (Bloomington/Normal, IL)
SHARK WEEK (Springfield, IL)

You can find music for most of those bands by clicking the links on their names. Also checkout Pookie & The Poodlez streaming on the player below. Go check out the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event for a closer look at which of those bands will be playing which days. Also check out our Dumb Fest 4-Ever page to view the what bands have been announced so far at all times. Other bands will be likely announced in two more waves, coming at ya throughout the rest of this month!

Wow, the day has finally come! We are finally releasing the first wave of bands being announced for Dumb Fest 4-Ever happening here in Springfield on June 10th, 11th, and 12th this year! That’s right, here are 8 bands of what is looking like a 35-band total 3-day fest happening at Black Sheep, Dumb Records, Skank Skates, and Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s. Let’s get into the bands:

UROCHROMES (Western Mass.)
CLOSET BURNER (Galesburg, IL)
LOWERED A.D. (Carbondale, IL)
BIB (Omaha, NE)
GOON (Denver, CO)
HUSH (Champaign/Chicago, IL)
LA LOUVE (Champaign, IL)
MOONDEAD (Springfield, IL)

You can find links to most of the bands’ music by clicking on their names. Check out a track from Urochromes streaming below. Go check out the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event for a closer look at which of those bands will be playing which days. Also check out our Dumb Fest 4-Ever page to view the what bands have been announced so far at all times. Other bands will be likely announced in three more waves, coming at ya throughout the rest of this month!

Wow, looks like some big news is dropping in here on our site today! Today we are confirming that Dumb Fest 4 (or Dumb Fest 4-Ever) IS HAPPENING and we have the official dates and venue. The festival will be happening this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 10th, 11th, and 12th. It will be help at usual locations Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and Skank States- as well as an additional location at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s!! That’s right, it looks like we are adding a third day to this year which will be a show at the classic Hardee’s outdoor stage.

That’s all of the Dumb Fest 4 info we have for now! You can expect bands to be announced throughout the month of March. For any bands interested in playing, unfortunately the lineup is already mapped out with no room to spare. If you are interested in playing Black Sheep on different dates, our booking email is still blacksheepcafe.217@gmail.com. Ticket info and all of that jazz will come later with band announcements. Be sure to check out our Dumb Fest page to keep up with Dumb Fest stuff, or the Dumb Fest facebook page.