Beach plans canceled, punk fest moves indoors as NOT A FEST!
including Fail Fast, All I Have from Busan and Sink to Rise from Cheongju, North Gyeongsang Province. “It’s always fun booking some of our best friends to play, but I’m really excited about the new faces,” Moses said. “The last year or two has had so many great new bands pop up that we can’t wait to work with. I’m so stoked to have Peach Truck Hijackers playing. They were actually the first band we asked to play — even before I messaged my band about dates.”
In order to fit an entire beach festival into the studio, tickets for NOT A FEST! are only available through presale. Moses mentioned that there are 25 two-day tickets and another 25 one-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday each, allowing a maximum of 50 ticketholders per day. However, including all the band members and their guests, it’s expected to be crowded. “It’s gonna be packed, but we’ve had similar-sized shows before,” Moses said. “Once those tickets are gone, that’s it. We aren’t saving any extra tickets to sell at the door. So if you don’t reserve one before they are sold out, you’re out of luck unfortunately.”
After NOT A FEST! concludes, Moses expressed his desire to host more regular affordable shows at Binary Studios moving forward. He also mentioned that he is in the process of mixing new singles and EPs for …Whatever That Means, Monkey Gang War, Sweet Gasoline, and Singaporean punk band Iman’s League with the aim to release them through WDI in the fall. Additionally, Fail Fast is joining WDI, and the company plans to assist them with upcoming releases, more bookings around Korea, and their first overseas tour.
Looking towards next year, Moses shared his hopes of bringing IAF! back to Hanagae, but he also mentioned considering new locations. “We are actively looking for somewhere new to move the fest in the future. We love Hanagae. It’s a great location with a lot of sentimental value to us. But we also love working with all the bands and supporting our scene, so unfortunately, we really need to find a more stable, permanent location to call home,” he stated. “IAF! will come back in some form. We are determined to give Korea a long-term outdoor punk rock festival.”