There are so many festivals happening that to make one stand out, you really need to do something to differentiate it from the rest. The New York Times just wrote about that, stating they’re not going to Coachella or Bonnaroo any more because of the overall sameness of the the artists playing all those festivals and many others, and stating that it’s more lifestyle-oriented than music-oriented. Someone must have told the Wrecking Ball festival in Atlanta that, as they’ve just announced their 2016 lineup, which will make many a 2000-era emo, punk and hardcore kid happy. First and foremost, the August 13 and 14 festival will include the return of Thursday. It’ll also be headlined by Quicksand and L7. Deafheaven is the heaviest band on the bill, but bands including Trapped Under Ice, Gorilla Biscuits, and Touche Amore will also be playing. Thursday isn’t the only band reuniting, as Piebald, Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring, Milemarker and Rainier Maria will also be playing reunion shows at the festival, which will take place on five stages. Here’s the full lineup for the festival, which you’ll be able to pick up via the festival’s website on April 1.
Quicksand
L7
Thursday
Drive Like Jehu
Dinosaur Jr.
American Football
The Julie Ruin
Motion City Soundtrack
Gorilla Biscuits
The Bouncing Souls
The Promise Ring
American Nightmare
Piebald
Touche Amore
Bayside
Deafheaven
Civ
Rainer Maria
Anti-Flag
Trapped Under Ice
Tigers Jaw
Cold Cave
Hey Mercedes
Juliette and the Licks
Burn
Bully
Good Riddance
Joyce Manor
Ceremony
Turnstile
The Menzingers
Maritime
Diarrhea Planet
Mothers
Milemarker
Jeff Rosenstock
Potty Mouth
Lemuria
Antarctigo Vespucci
PEARS
Microwave
Big Jesus
Solids
Daddy Issues
Young and Heartless
Free
Donovan Wolfington
Broken Beak
Drug Church
Femignome
Bobby Barnett
Looming
The Obsessives
Warehouse
Spur
Auspice
Fox Wound
Exwhy
