This weekend, New Jersey is going to be filled with even more, um, unusual folks than usual as the Bamboozle Festival rolls into town and lures all the emo kids out of their bedroom-mope-caves for a weekend of unnecessary reunions and pop-punk cover bands. Um, sweet?
Expect a weekend of bad haircuts and worse music. Sorry, dorks.
Among the bigger names on this year’s bill are Third Eye Blind (seriously?!), No Doubt (newly reunited, for some reason), Fall Out Boy (insert your own Bronx Mowgli joke, here), Asher Roth, Taking Back Sunday, and the Maine (owners of the worst emo haircuts in recent memory).
No Doubt is headlining the fest, but Gwen Stefani’s hubby, Gavin Rossdale, isn’t quite as lucky these days. He’s relegated to playing after Bloodhound Gang on Saturday afternoon.
On the plus side, at least Gwar (who claim to be aliens from Antarctica sent to rule the earth, or something like that) will be there, rocking their homemade costumes and fake blood. (Remember when Gwar was on on Jerry Springer?)
If that’s not bad enough, the day before Bamboozle, NJ is hosting the Hoodwink Fest-a festival of cover bands featuring bands you’ve probably never heard of doing songs by bands they should probably just leave alone.
Boys Like Girls will play Coldplay songs.
Anti-Flag plays the Clash
Sum 41 plays Metallica
And so on.
Some lesser-known bands are playing Avril LaVigne and Britney Spears. Wow, pop-punk bands doing lame pop songs. Um, is this funny anymore?
Full line-up, at the Hoodwink Fest page.
Complete 2009 Bamboozle Fest line-up, after the jump.
SATURDAY, MAY 2
WONKA STAGE
11:35 - 12:00 SEXY HEROES IN TRANSIT
12:30 - 1:00 CASH CASH
1:30 - 2:00 EDNA’S GOLDFISH
2:30 - 3:00 BAYSIDE
3:30 - 4:05 BLOODHOUND GANG
4:40 - 5:25 GAVIN ROSSDALE
6:00 - 6:35 NEW FOUND GLORY
7:10 - 7:45 THE GET UP KIDS
8:20 - 8:40 LINC’S SPECIAL GUEST
9:30 - 10:45 FALL OUT BOY
IMAGINATION STAGE
12:00 - 12:30 THE CAB
1:00 - 1:30 CARTEL
2:00 - 2:30 FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS
3:00 - 3:30 METRO STATION
4:05 - 4:40 WE THE KINGS
5:25 - 6:00 BOYS LIKE GIRLS
6:35 - 7:10 COBRA STARSHIP
7:45 - 8:20 ALL TIME LOW
8:40 - 9:30 THIRD EYE BLIND
STATE FARM STAGE
12:40 - 1:10 DR.ACULA
1:40 - 2:10 SING IT LOUD
2:40 - 3:10 PATENT PENDING
3:40 - 4:10 ARTIST VS. POET
4:40 - 5:10 YOUNG LOVE
5:40 - 6:10 OUR LAST NIGHT
6:40 - 7:10 SET YOUR GOALS
7:40 - 8:10 HORROR POPS
8:40 - 9:20 GWAR
MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTION STAGE
12:10 - 12:40 SCARLET CARSON
1:10 - 1:40 MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE
2:10 - 2:40 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHEROES OF HARDCORE
3:10 - 3:40 FIREWORKS
4:10 - 4:40 ATTACK ATTACK
5:10 - 5:40 DANCE GAVIN DANCE
6:10 - 6:40 STICK TO YOUR GUNS
7:10 - 7:40 WHITECHAPEL
8:10 - 8:40 PARKWAY DRIVE
9:20 - 9:50 ENDALL
ZUMIEZ STAGE
11:35 - 12:00 THIS CONDITION
12:10 - 12:35 AND THEN THERE WERE MACHINES
12:50 - 1:15 BLAST ROCKS MIDTOWN
1:25 - 1:55 WICKER HOLLOW
2:10 - 2:40 THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS
2:55 - 3:25 MERCY MERCEDES
3:40 - 4:10 HEY MONDAY
4:25 - 4:55 THE MORNING LIGHT
5:10 - 5:40 DANGER RADIO
5:55 - 6:25 CAGE THE ELEPHANT
6:40 - 7:10 ACE ENDERS AND A MILLION DIFFERENT PEOPLE
7:25 - 7:55 NEVER SHOUT NEVER
8:10 - 8:40 LYDIA
8:55 - 9:55 RAZIA’S SHADOW AS PERFORMED BY FORGIVE DURDEN
KAZOOZLE STAGE
11:30 - 11:55 PEP RALLY - YUTO
12:05 - 12:35 CRUNK’D SET
12:45 - 1:15 HYPER CRUSH
1:30 - 2:00 PUSH PLAY
2:15 - 2:45 B.O.B.
3:00 - 3:30 MAC LETHAL
4:05 - 4:35 SHWAYZE
5:05 - 5:35 MICKEY AVALON
6:05 - 6:35 KID CUDI
6:55 - 7:30 ASHER ROTH
8:00 - 8:30 SONNY
9:30 - 10:00 INNERPARTYSYSTEM
KAZOOZLE TENT
11:55 - 12:05 TALES BY THE RIPPER
12:35 - 12:45 POETRY READINGS BY GREGORY
1:15 - 1:30 DJ PRIME
2:00 - 2:15 JOE DEROSA
2:45 - 3:00 ANTHONY JESELNIK
3:30 - 4:05 BRIAN POSEHN
4:35 - 5:05 JON LAJOIE
5:35 - 6:05 DJ PRIME
6:35 - 6:55 SEAN SACK
7:30 - 8:00 LMFAO
8:30 - 9:30 US AIR GUITAR
10:00 - 11:00 SKEET SKEET
THE AQUARIAN / BREAK STAGE
11:40 - 12:10 WHEN DISTANCE FAILS
12:40 - 1:10 THE NON EXISTENT YEAR
1:40 - 2:10 ENDLESS HALLWAY
2:40 - 3:10 LIKE THE STARS
3:40 - 4:10 ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY
4:40 - 5:10 DAYS DIFFERENCE
5:40 - 6:10 THE VICTORY
6:40 - 7:10 ACTION ITEM
7:40 - 8:10 FIFTEEN FLEETING
8:40 - 9:10 KIDS OF SURVIVAL
PASSION BRAND CLOTHING STAGE
12:10 - 12:40 SETTINGS
1:10 - 1:40 STEREO SKYLINE
2:10 - 2:40 LADY RADIATOR
3:10 - 3:40 THE RIVERWINDS
4:10 - 4:40 THESE GREEN EYES
5:10 - 5:40 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
6:10 - 6:40 THE BIGGER LIGHTS
7:10 - 7:40 SPARKS THE RESCUE
8:10 - 8:40 THE STATUS
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SUNDAY, MAY 3
WONKA STAGE
12:10 - 12:40 HONOR SOCIETY
1:10 - 1:40 FAMILY FORCE 5
2:10 - 2:40 BILLY TALENT
3:10 - 3:40 THE MAINE
4:10 - 4:40 SILVERSTEIN
5:15 - 5:45 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
6:15 - 6:50 THE USED
7:30 - 8:15 RISE AGAINST
9:00 - 10:15 NO DOUBT
IMAGINATION STAGE
11:45 - 12:10 WICKER HOLLOW
12:40 - 1:10 THE ATARIS
1:40 - 2:10 TINTED WINDOWS
2:40 - 3:10 THE SOUNDS
3:40 - 4:10 3OH!3
4:40 - 5:15 SUM 41
5:45 - 6:15 DEMI LOVATO
6:50 - 7:30 FACE TO FACE
8:15 - 9:00 TAKING BACK SUNDAY
STATE FARM STAGE
11:40 - 12:05 HART ATTACK
12:35 - 1:05 THE SCANDALS
1:35 - 2:05 DEAD MEN DREAMING
2:35 - 3:05 AMERICAN TAXI
3:35 - 4:05 CLOSURE IN MOSCOW
4:35 - 5:05 BEFORE THEIR EYES
5:35 - 6:05 GWEN STACY
6:35 - 7:05 BAND OF 2010
7:35 - 8:05 ENTER SHIKARI
8:35 - 9:05 BROKENCYDE
9:35 - 10:05 DRIVE A
MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTION STAGE
12:05 - 12:35 REIGN SUPREME
1:05 - 1:35 OUTBREAK
2:05 - 2:35 THE MONGOLOIDS
3:05 - 3:35 THIS IS HELL
4:05 - 4:35 HASTE THE DAY
5:05 - 5:35 BLESS THE FALL
6:05 - 6:35 THE ACACIA STRAIN
7:05 - 7:35 VISION OF DISORDER
8:05 - 8:35 SUICIDE SILENCE
9:05 - 9:35 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
ZUMIEZ STAGE
11:35 - 12:00 RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT
12:10 - 12:35 FOR THE FOXES
12:50 - 1:15 OUTERNATIONAL
1:25 - 1:55 SINGLE FILE
2:10 - 2:40 THE WHITE TIE AFFAIR
2:55 - 3:25 HIT THE LIGHTS
3:40 - 4:10 SCOTTY DON’T
4:25 - 4:55 OWL CITY
5:10 - 5:40 PUSH PLAY
5:55 - 6:25 EVERY AVENUE
6:40 - 7:10 VALENCIA
7:25 - 7:55 THIS PROVIDENCE
8:10 - 8:40 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET
8:50 - 9:20 REVERSE ORDER
KAZOOZLE STAGE
11:50 - 12:20 THEE ARMADA
12:30 - 1:00 THE FOLLOWING
1:10 - 1:35 ROTTEN COTTON & THE FRONT BOTTOMS
1:50 - 2:20 THE URGENCY
2:35 - 3:05 RUNNER RUNNER
3:20 - 3:50 ULTRAVIOLET SOUND
4:25 - 4:55 A ROCKET TO THE MOON
5:10 - 5:40 WONKA’S BEST FRIENDS
6:20 - 6:50 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
7:10 - 7:40 CARE BEARS ON FIRE
7:50 - 8:20 INEPT
KAZOOZLE TENT
12:20 - 12:30 TALES BY THE RIPPER
1:00 - 1:10 POETRY READINGS BY GREGORY
1:35 - 1:50 DJ PRIME
2:20 - 2:35 DJ PRIME
3:05 - 3:20 DJ PRIME
3:50 - 4:25 BO BURNHAM
4:55 - 5:10 JOE DEROSA
5:40 - 6:20 ZACH GALIFIANAKIS
6:50 - 7:10 YAK BALLZ
7:40 - 7:50 ROEBUS ONE
8:20 - 9:20 US AIR GUITAR
THE AQUARIAN / BREAK STAGE
11:40 - 12:10 GABRIEL THE MARINE
12:40 - 1:10 TINA PAROL
1:40 - 2:10 TIFFANY GIARDINA
2:40 - 3:10 JERSEY KIDZ
3:40 - 4:10 THE LOVE WILLOWS
4:40 - 5:10 ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY
5:40 - 6:10 NOW NOW EVERY CHILDREN
6:40 - 7:10 THE CALL OUT
7:40 - 8:10 WE ARE THE OCEAN
8:40 - 9:10 REALITY ADDICTION
PASSION BRAND CLOTHING STAGE
12:10 - 12:40 SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS
1:10 - 1:40 INWARD EYE
2:10 - 2:40 MY FAVORITE HIGHWAY
3:10 - 3:40 THE HOT AND HEAVY
4:10 - 4:40 VERSAEMERGE
5:10 - 5:40 LIGHTS RESOLVE
6:10 - 6:40 THE BRIDE WORE BLACK
7:10 - 7:40 THERE FOR TOMORROW
8:10 - 8:40 LOCKSLEY
9:10 - 9:40 A NEWBORN THRILLER
