FEST 8! The ball is on the roll..

The folks at No Idea Records and Southern Lovin’ PR have announced the confirmation of Snuff for an exclusive U.S. performance during THE FEST 8, October 30th-November 1st in Gainesville, Florida. Singer/Drummer Duncan Redmonds will also be performing acoustic at some point that weekend.

The current line-up of the band is that of the 1997 'Tweet Tweet My Lovely' era - Duncan Redmonds on drums/vocals, Loz Wong on guitar, Lee Erinmez on bass, Dave Redmonds on trombone and Lee 'The Mod' Murphy on hammond.

THE FEST 8 have also confirmed a few more bands alongside Snuff. Solo performaces from Jon Snodgrass and Chad Price of Drag the River, Ben Lovett (Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves/ Heavens, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Lauris Vidal, Damion Suomi, Ready the Jet, and Ghost Knife. The latter features Ben Snakepit and Chris Pfeffer from J Church with Mike Wiebe of The Riverboar Gamblers/High Tension Wires.

THE FEST 8 previously announced a diverse lineup of 200+ confirmed bands featuring the likes of 7 Seconds, Less Than Jake, Dillinger Four, Youth Brigade, Samiam, Dead to Me, Strike Anywhere, Fleshies, Torche, Radon, Kylesa, Tim Barry, Bomb the Music Industry, A Wilhelm Scream, Drag the River, Lemuria, Off With Their Heads, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, The Methadones, Iron Lung, Coalesce, Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves, Bridge & Tunnel, and special reunions from Gunmoll, King Friday, The Thumbs, The Ghost, Clairmel, and Hair Beard Combo.

THE FEST 8 promises more confirmations in the weeks to come as they finish up going through band applications.
THE FEST 8 have also posted the promotional poster for THE FEST 8 designed by Horsebites/The Black Axe.
FEST 8 weekend passes are $60 in advance and $80 weekend of. Passes get you into all the official showcases (9 stages) over the Halloween Weekend (October 30th, October 31st, and November 1st) in Gainesville, Fl.

You can purchase FEST 8 passes on the official FEST 8 website.

You can also steal a web banner to help spread the word of THE FEST 8 here.

Crucial links:
http://www.thefestfl.com
http://www.noidearecords.com
http://www.southernlovin.com
http://www.myspace.com/snuffbanduk
http://www.thefestfl.com/fest8banner/