this is hardcore squareThe deeper we go into 2016, the more festival announcements we get and this time around, Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest revealed their lineup for 2016 and looks to be a really fun one.

The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA on August 04th-07th and there are some big names like Turning Point, who will be doing a tribute to Frank “Skip” Candelori who died in 2002; Youth of Today, making their second appearance at the festival since they reunited in 2010; and many more you may be more familiar with than us.

The last time we heard about the festival, it was on a much somber note when Crosscheck’s drummer Tom Alderson was allegedly beaten by  Ian Adams of Heavy Chains and Suburban Scum vocalist Ryan “Karebear” Taylor, leaving Alderson seriously damaged with “physical injury and trauma to his head and other parts of his body.”

After months in intense therapy, Alderson received clearance from his doctors to go back to his regular routine and has moved on from the incident but we’re hoping this year’s edition doesn’t have the same results and ends up being a good show for everyone. These are the bands confirmed for the festival:

Turning Point (a tribute to Frank “Skip” Candelori)
Youth Of Today
Integrity
Gorilla Biscuits
Burn
Nails
Terror
Floorpunch
Strife
Code Orange
Down To Nothing
Killing Time
Breakdown
Iron Reagan
Ringworm
World Be Free
Ruiner
Protester
Haymaker
Wisdom In Chains
All Else Failed
Done Dying
Full Of Hell
Most Precious Blood
Zao
Eternal Sleep
Power Trip
Angel Du$t
Year Of The Knife
Incendiary
Freedom
Lifeless
Criminal Instinct
Naysayer
Blistered
Rude Awakening
True Love
Iron Price
Strength For A Reason
Malice In The Palace
Red Death
Jesus Piece
Hellweed
Line Of Sight
Absolute Suffering
Break Away
No Zodiac
Timebomb
Ten Ton Hammer
Stand Off
Jagged Visions

Tickets will go on sale on April 1st and can be found here.

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