The lineup for the sixth annual FYF Fest (formerly known as the Fuck Yeah Fest) has been announced. The acts for the show, which is set to take place on September 5 at the Los Angeles Historic State Park, include Lightning Bolt (at their first US festival performance), Black Lips, Adult Swim comedy duo Tim And Eric, Fucked Up, Lucero, Converge, Glass Candy, Wavves, Times New Viking, No Age, Crystal Antlers, Telepathe, Mika Miko, Cold Cave, the Thermals, Japanther, Ninjasonik, AA Bondy, Matt Skiba, Carbonas, the Strange Boys, Har Mar Superstar, Peanut Butter Wolf, Kurt Vile, Eat Skull, Katie Stelmanis, Nobunny, Darker My Love, Avi Buffalo and Dios.
FYF Fest began as F Yeah Fest when Sean Carlson was 18 years old in 2004. In 2006, he teamed up with his friend Keith Morris (singer of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks) and together they curated the past three years of the festival. Now in it's 6 th year, the fest has grown out of its original location in Echo Park and moved to the Los Angeles Historic State Park in downtown L.A.
The FYF Fest is an independent festival booked entirely from Sean's bedroom in Torrance, CA with help from a few friends. Keith is still a huge part of the festival but has never once made the trip to Torrance (where he was born four thousand years ago) to hang out with Sean (who still lives with his Dad).
Besides the FYF Festival, Sean and his friends (with help from Transmission Entertainment) put on the Mess With Texas Party during SXSW. Some of the artists who have performed are The Breeders, NOFX, Gossip, David Cross, Deerhunter, Simian Mobile Disco and many many more.
FYF Presents also does shows throughout the year in Los Angeles. Please check the other event section on this site for more info
But enough about us…
The goal for this year is to provide a low-cost event of great entertainment while raising awareness of the possible closure of up to 100 State Parks.
Due to the recent budget cuts, California State Parks are left without basic funding to keep the parks open.
Another aspect of the festival is our Volunteer Program which will place focus on educating the public about local organizations whom are working hard to create a positive change in our community. For more information about our program please go to the volunteer section on this site.