Tag Archives: This Is Hardcore Fest

This is Hardcore Fest head calls Oakland fire “blessing in disguise”

Posted by on December 5, 2016

As the body count continues to increase in the awful Oakland warehouse fire that took place during an electronic music show on Friday (2), many hard rock and metal fans are probably reminded of the Station nightclub fire of 2003 in which 100 people lost their lives at a Great White show. At least 36 […]

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Turning Point guitarist Jay Laughlin talks reforming for This Is Hardcore

Posted by on August 5, 2016

Yesterday, Philadelphia’s annual This Is Hardcore fest began. The four-day festival brings together the best in punk and hardcore from up and coming bands to legacy acts. This year, Sunday night’s headliner is Turning Point, the seminal Philly-area hardcore band that broke up in 1991 The band gained in popularity, with their catalog being re-released […]

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2016 Metal festival guide for North America, Part 1

Posted by on June 15, 2016

In the last couple of years, North America has been getting a serious amount of festivals, some of them reaching new areas where events like thise never had taken place. Since the demise of Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival last year, the American scene had a gap that needed to be filled in different, smarter […]

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This is Hardcore Fest announces 2016 lineup

Posted by on March 28, 2016

The 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 […]

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This Is Hardcore founder responds to criticism on female-lacking lineup

Posted by on April 27, 2015

A hot topic for op-ed discussion recently has been the lack of female performers booked at music festivals. Various examples have been specifically called out in these ongoing debates, including the 2015 installment of the This Is Hardcore fest, which is gearing up for its tenth year. This Is Hardcore founder Joe Hardcore has responded to these allegations, making an […]

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Downset. (not that one, the other one) state ‘there will not willingly be 2 versions of downset.’

Posted by on April 4, 2014

Yesterday, a rather confusing story ran about the band(s) Downset. and how there are two versions of the band. The version of the band that is not playing Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest posted the following to Facebook yesterday in an attempt to clear up confusion: The rumors you have heard are true, the somewhat original downset. lineup […]

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This Is Hardcore Fest 2014’s lineup includes Killswitch Engage, Converge, Unearth and more

Posted by on April 1, 2014

We’ll probably have to clarify this more than once today but no, this is not an April Fools joke. This Is Hardcore Fest has revealed the lineup for its four day festival set for July 24-27 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Hope your scrolling finger is in good shape because here’s the full […]

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Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits And More Confirmed For This Is Hardcore Fest 2012

Posted by on May 10, 2012

This Is Hardcore Fest has taken place in the city of brotherly love for the past six years now. And earlier today, the Philadelphia hardcore festival officially announced this year’s lineup. Bands like Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits, Blacklisted, H2O, Ringworm, Breakdown, Bane and many others have been confirmed for this year’s edition, which […]

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