Anti Fade Records has announced the return of Djilang’s best alternative and punk day fest; JERKEST.
Hosted by the one and only Anti Fade Records, Geelong’s Jerkfest has unveiled a lineup jam-packed with local and national acts for 2023, promising one epic day of being crammed to the ceiling and back with great bands and good times.
Taking place on March 25, 2023, Jerkfest VIII is ironically the festival’s ninth lineup – after having lost the 2020 fest a week from its scheduled date due to lockdown.
JERKFEST VIII
Essendon Airport
EXEK
Terry
R.M.F.C. (SYD)
Optic Nerve (SYD)
YL Hooi
Gee Tee (SYD)
G2G (SYD)
Geld
The Vacant Lot
Vintage Crop
Modal Melodies
LOU
Phil & The Tiles
Mug
Cloud Ice 9
Red Hell
Zelkova
The Toads
The Patersons
The Judges
Parsnip DJ’s
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For the uninitiated, Jerkfest is a local one-day festival held at the Barwon Club celebrating all things punk, shoegaze and psych and curated by Anti Fade Records founder and event organiser Billy Gardner. Since 2015, Jerkfest has been the host to some of the city’s most festive days, bringing artists like The Rebel (UK), Robyn Hitchcock (UK), Amyl & The Sniffers, The UV Race and much more to Victoria’s second largest city, Djilang.
Jerkfest III: Celebrating all things punk, shoegaze and psych
Now back for 2023, Jerkfest VIII ties together almost five decades of Australian music, compiling classic 70’s/80’s Melbourne acts Essendon Airport and The Vacant Lot, with modern favourites like EXEK, Terry, R.M.F.C., YL Hooi, G2G, Geld + and many, many more.
Tickets are very limited and are on sale now (third release) so you better be quick!
It all goes down at The Barwon Club on Saturday, March 25. You can purchase your tickets here.
