Brian Giermek dug into the archives and came up with a list of all of the performers who have ever been on the official Fred Fest stage ... as far as we can tell. If you have any corrections, let us know!
Meanwhile, here's the list:
YEAR
BAND NAME Fred Fest Appearances
1980
Two Hills 1
1 George Doran 1
2 Todd Hobin Band 1
Crossroads 1
Benhatzel 1
1981
Kentucky Moon 1
George Doran 2
Mr. Ed 1
Loosely Tight 1
Papa John Creach 1
1982
Old Salt 1
George Doran 3
Tangent 1
Joe Whiting and the Bandit Band 1
Max Creek 1
1983
Cranberry Lake Jug Band 1
Single Strings 1
805 1
The Majestics 1
Cosmetic 1
Jamalodeen Tacuma 1
1984
Hot in the Sun 1
Slip Knot 1
Ezra 1
Dry Jack 1
D - Train 1
1985
The Snackmates 1
21st Century Steel Band 1
Hands Down 1
Alternative Jazz Experience 1
Suspicion 1
Talas 1
Del Lords 1
Made In Austria 1
1986
Images in Vogue 1
Robin Fear 1
Nik and the Nice Guys 1
The Fleshtones 1
Slip Knot 2
Made In Austria 2
The /erg/ 1
Krack Ups 1
Arrivals at Gate One 1
Suspicion 2
1987
Byzon Iz Pyzon 1
Zebra 1
Sundowner 1
Just Us 1
Give Up The Ashes 1
Dick Bauerle Group 1
Dreamspeak 1
Arrivals 1
No Camaphlage 1
Redemption Posse 1
1988
Random Abstract 1
Cheap Shotz 1
The Beat Unit 1
Homel - Alaniz Band 1
The Make 1
New York to Paris 1
Gamalon 1
Awake and Dreaming 1
The Great Train Robbery 1
1989
Gypsy 1
Physical Graffiti 1
Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows 1
The Indigos 1
Satellites 1
The Lumens 1
Crumbs of Insanity 1
New York to Paris 2
1990
The Crumbs of Insanity 2
Sahara 1
The Great Train Robbery 2
Robin Crow 1
The Profiles 1
Hayden 1
Baby Grande 1
Strate Up 1
Nik and the Nice Guys 2
1991 3
The Floating Boats 1
Party Squad 1
Pauly Shore 1
1992
The Dead Milkmen 1
UR 1
John and Mary 1
Crazy Vanilla 1
The Fibs 1
Maximum Concept 1
The Great Train Robbery 3
George Wesley and the Irietations 1
1993 4
Crumbs of Insanity 2
Total Blue Funk 1
George Wesley and the Irietations 2
Urban Squirrels 1
Jesus Knieval 1
Earthworms 1
Cousin Andromache 1
1994
Electric Zoo 1
Quick Irv 1
Me Mom and Morgantaler 1
Rusted Root 1
Love Apple 1
Jane and Julia 1
Swyf Turtle 1
Spyro Gyra 1
1995
Conehead Buddha 1
Plastic Nebraska 1
Who Cares 1
McCarhizm 1
Love Apple 2
The Hatters 1
Milk Carton 1
Velocity Girl 1
1996
Nerve Circus 1
Creamy Booth 1
Black 47 1
Limpopo 1
Woody 1
Mighty Purple 1
Pellorberjot 1
The Royal Crowns 1
Mighty Mighty Bosstones 1
1997 3
Lunichicks 1
De La Soul 1
1998
Shwanoma 1
Wank 1
Goldfinger 1
The Roots 1
Osso 1
Mackstatus 1
Pellorberjot 2
Yolk 1
1999
Less Than Jake 1
G Love and the Special Sauce 1
Hole In the Shoeman 1
Wheat Stone Bridge 1
Libertine 1
5 Marky Ramone5 1
3 Days Old 1
Sabina 1
Joe Bodden 1
Major Healy 1
The Special People Club 1
2000
Sela 1
Mr. Liff Straight Out Of Boston 1
Moxy Fruvous 1
moe. 1
Leaphole 1
Joe Mulhollen 1
Molotov Cocktail 1
Schleigho 1
Joey in the Bubble 1
Precious 1
Division 9 1
The Pietasters 1
2001
Dinkus 9 1
August Project 1
Jill Sobule 1
This End Up 1
Harold's Trousers 1
Gym Class Heroes 1
Fuzz Bubble 1
Stemm 1
Run DMC 1
2002 6
Uncle Joe's Medicine Show 1
Goodfellaz and Walton and Catalina Live 1
Astronomical Unit 1
The Sheila Divine 1
Skatos 1
Jimmie's Chicken Shack 1
28N 1
7 Reel Big Fish7 1
2003
Razbari Sumthing 1
Simple Life 1
One World Tribe 1
League 1
The New Deal 1
Kashmir 1
Alkaline Trio 1
2004
The 5th Street Band 1
Three Inches From the Ground 1
Somerset 1
Northwestern 1
Long Since Forgotten 1
Petelin Place Project 1
Eve 6 1
2005
Bea Arthur 1
Face Down in Mexico City With an Ice Pick In the Back 1
Tomorrow Is Forever 1
8 Endive 1
Roses Are Red 1
Fire When Ready 1
Black Violin 1
The Juliana Theory 1
Stroke 9 1
2006
Gonculator 1
Kaki King 1
The All Star Champs 1
Sleeping Kings of Iona 1
The Scarlet Ending 1
Skeletonbreath 1
Colors in the Air 1
Rufus Wainwright 1
2007
Higher Charisma 1
To The 9's 1
Mopery in the No-Tell Motel 1
VIBE 1
MC Frost 1
Elizabeth and the Catapult 1
Nate in Public 1
Talib Kweli 1
2008
Flood The Shoreline 1
Andrew Halliday and Friends 1
The Scarlet Ending 2
Ghost of a Stranger 1
2-Tone 1
The Secret Machines 1
Cartel 1
KEY
1 - Lead Singer of Two Hills who played a solo accoustic set.
2 - Filled in for Fresh.
3 - Lack of information found on Fred Fest for that year.
4 - SPECTRUM advertised a "suprise headliner". The suprise wasn't reported upon before, during , or after Fred Fest.
5 - Did not perform. Gave a lecture and showed rare Ramones concert footage.
6 - First year Fred Fest was confined to Saturday. Was a two-day event (Friday and Saturday) prior.
7 - Last minute replacement for Dropkick Murphys.
8 - Originally wasn't allowed to play regardless of winning "Battle of the Bands." SPECTRUM eventually relented.
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7 comments:
Thanks for posting this! Just wanted to let you know the name of the band that played in '96 was Creamy Booty not Booth. I think you'll agree, 'Creamy Booty' just has that undeniable ring to it ... at least we thought it did :-) Thanks!!
Don't know if this has 'historical' value or not, but the Bosstones played a much abbreviated set in '96 as a result of large chunks of sod being hurled at them from the ornery crowd. A definite FredFest low point (or high point, depending on your POV).
In 1991, Wünderland and the Spin Doctors also performed.
Total Blue Funk also played in '91
1997: Haze
Krimson 1991
The headliner in 93 was Murphy's Law. My band (Cousin Andromache) played right before them.
Spyro Gyra never actually performed. Rained out
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