Toronto screamo-centric DIY festival New Friends Fest returns from August 2-4 at Lithuanian House with a good mix of veterans and newcomers, and a handful of rare appearances. The lineup includes newly-announced reunions from hometown Toronto veterans Newfound Interest In Connecticut (first show in 18 years) and the oft-underrated Pennsylvania band We Were Skeletons, plus Italian band Raein‘s first North American show since 2013, Saetia‘s first-ever Canadian show, Jeromes Dream, Blind Girls, Dowsing, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Vs Self, Joliette, Algae Bloom, awakebutstillinbed, Vile Creature, NØ MAN, Short Fictions, Football etc, Radura, and more.
Tickets are on sale now. All dates are listed below.
Raein (Italy; First and only North American show since 2013)
Saetia (NY, USA; Reunion in 2023, First ever Canadian show)
Jeromes Dream (CT, USA)
Newfound Interest in Connecticut (ON, CAN; Reunion, First show in 18 years)
Blind Girls (Australia)
Dowsing (Reunion; IL, USA)
Your Arms Are My Cocoon (IL, USA)
Vs Self (CA, USA)
Joliette (Mexico)
Algae Bloom (UK; First NA show)
Awakebutstillinbed (CA, USA)
Vile Creature (ON, CAN)
Nø Man (DC, USA)
Short Fictions (PA, USA)
Football, Etc (TX, USA)
We Were Skeletons (Reunion; PA, USA)
Terry Green (ON, CAN)
Radura (Italy)
Carrion Spring (OR, USA)
Glassing (TX, USA)
Heavenly Blue (MI, USA)
Indisposed (IL, USA)
Kid, Feral (Sweden)
Flooding (MO, USA)
New Forms (MA, USA)
Basque (ON, CAN)
Votive (TX, USA)
Knumears (CA, USA)
Tyler Daniel Bean (Reunion; VT, USA)
Treehouse of Horror (ON, CAN)
Rainmaking (OR, USA)
Emma Goldman (BC, CAN)
Gossip (OR, USA)
Boxcutter (ON, CAN)