PUNKFEST NEWS + UPDATES

Please check the MESSAGE BOARD for New Updates and Info regarding SPRING BASH and PUNKFEST 2005!

JULY 10, 2004

DAYGLO ABORTIONS are confirmed to play this fest. A list of bands confirmed so far is now available on the BANDS page.

JUNE 23, 2004

Punkfest 2004 has been rescheduled for August 1st weekend: July 30th to August 2nd, 2004,
near Barry's Bay area... Confirmation and location to follow... stay tuned for more details and poster.

All New Updates are posted on the Punkfest Forum and this page you're now reading will eventually fade into the background into a log-file. Punkfest 2004 updates can be found here. This way, all general Punkfest inquiries, issues and comments can be discussed by all.

The Punkfest Photo Gallery is now hosted at RockTheGoat.com. As a registered Rock The Goat Member you can browse all full-size pics as well as upload your own photos to any of the Galleries.

MAY 18, 2004

The Bands List for Spring Bash has been updated to some degree. We're expecting confirmation back from more bands. Guess we'll see what happens in the next few days.

MAY 5, 2004

FAQ 'n INFO Page has been updated so please read before emailing with any questions.

LAST BASH AT SPIDERLAND
Spring Bash 2004: MAY 22nd to 24th. $10 donation per person is requested. The Bands list will be posted soon on the Bands page. See the Contact Page for driving directions and map to Spiderland Acres.

PUNKFEST 2004 will be held at a new location *2 hours north of Toronto in the Barry's Bay area*. This year's Fest (and I believe Spring Bash too) will be filmed for a Documentary Film about Spider and Punkfest. A $30 donation per person will be accepted at the door for July's Punkfest. We are currently still booking bands and in the process of confirming some bands who have already been in touch. Please be patient if your band has been in contact with us and we'll reply shortly. More details to come...

*location corrected

OCTOBER 4, 2003

Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend, October 11th, 12th, 13th 2003
Thanksgiving/Halloween bash party up at Spiderland Acres. Get in touch with Spider for more details - the best way to contact Spider is by telephone - his email is kinda wonky right now. Your message may not get through. When it's all fixed I'll announce it here & maybe we'll have another party to celebrate! Go to Contact page for contact info, driving directions and map..

A new Forum has been added to the website.
Check it out & feel free to post your comments & discuss stuff or ask questions. It's linked to other forums of other related bands & labels & people. The forum is part of the Rock The Goat web project (coming in 2004). If you hurry you can be the first to hurl your comments! Please try to utilize the forum instead of the old Guestbook if you ever so slightly feel inclined to do so (we want you to feel so inclined). It makes for better disgustion. You don't have to register to post comments but you will not be able to manage your posts unless you register. Registration is 100% FREE and we do not give out your personal information to any 3rd party. 3rd parties can kiss our asses. You can also post messages to other Rock the Goat forums which are linked to the Punkfest forum. The old guestbook will remain available to view just for the hell of it cuz some people have posted some pretty cool shit & it would be a shame to just flush it all down the shithole. You can still tag it if you like. Nobody's stopping ya!

Wounded Paw's forum is up & running.
While you're at it, check out the new forum at www.woundedpaw.com. You can check out all kinds of info, updates, mp3s, photos & purchase merch - CDs, shirts, buttons, patchs & stuff of some of awesome Punkfest bands such as The Murder Squad T.O., Fucknuckles, Polidicks, Bunchofuckingoofs, plus 3Tards, The Uncivilized, and more.

Ciao4now.
email info@punkfest.com
for website info, comments, suggestions, questions, report bugs, broken links, etc.

AUGUST 26, 2003

My latest excuse for not posting new news lately is, well all has been quiet thus far - but not for long!

Labour Day weekend is approaching and we're all rolling up our sleeping bags & gear and getting ready to head over to Spider's for another awesome weekend. But don't forget to bring lots of sweaters cuz in case you haven't noticed lately, summer is no longer summer - it's fall - then you blink & it's winter - for a long long fucking time! Another reason why one should not miss this party! It's one of the few last "warm" party daze before the snowpants have to be dusted off & worked in.

JULY 8, 2003

Hey people, sorry about my last update - the page didn't show up properly on some people's browsers but he page has been fixed and should now work.

This weekend: JULY 11th-13th, 2003 is Spider's Birthday Bash at Spiderland Acres in Marmora. Click Here for directions to Spider's place. Donations will be accepted and extremely appreciated now more than ever. Bands wishing to play who haven't already confirmed to play please email info@punkfest.com. Thanks!

Also, a really huge thank you to all the bands and individuals who were involved with helping out with the Benefit show at the Rockit last Tuesday! It was a totally amazing show and we managed to raise just over $500 for Spiderland Acres. Thanks to the following for raffle donations: Bo-Tox at Trench Ink for donation of a $400-tattoo (won by Lesley from Toronto), Reactive Ink Tattoos & Piercing for donation of a $200- tattoo (won by me!), Roacharama for donation of the rolly kit, Muck Records for donation of Vice Squad/ DOA/ Paul Dianno merchandise, and all the bands who donated their own band merch! Lastly but not leastly... thanks a billion to the dude who put the whole benefit together - Airock (the goof).

June 29, 2003

Okay so finally, here is the line-up of bands for the benefit show in at the Rockit in Toronto on July 1st:

5:00PM - DOORS OPEN

6:00-6:25 - THE WHOREMOANS

6:35-7:00 - POLIDICKS (cancelled)

7:10-7:35 - THE NONOS

7:45-8:10 - OUT OF HAND

8:20-8:45 - CROTCH WROTT

8:55-9:20 - SHITLOADS

9:20-9:40 - SPIDER

9:40-10:05 - THE MURDER SQUAD

10:15-10:40 - LOST

10:50-11:50 - BUNCHOFUCKINGOOFS

11:25-11:50 - SON OF BRONTO

12:00-12:25 - FUCKNUCKLES

12:35-1:00 - PSYCHOACTIVIST

SEE YOU ALL THERE!

June 27, 2003

SOS - SAVE OUR SPIDERLAND!
Details regarding the Spiderland benefit show in Toronto on July 1st...

Hi everybuddy,

If you haven't already heard through this website, flyers or through the grapevine, there is an upcoming ALL AGES Benefit Show for Spiderland Acres in TORONTO at Club Rockit, 120 Church Street (@ Richmond Street East, just east of Yonge St) on CANADUH DAY - TUESDAY JULY 1, 2003. This show was originally scheduled for July 4th (America Day) but not anymore.

The flyer shown on the homepage corresponds to this show. There are 12 bands: Bunchofuckingoofs, Son of Bronto, PsychoActivist, Shitloads of Fuck All, Polidicks, Lost, Fucknuckles, Out of Hand, The Murder Squad T.O., the Nonos, Crotch Wrott, the Whoremoans and not necessarily in that order. If I have a play schedule for the bands prior to the show, I will post it on the website, otherwise, please show up early and there will be a play schedule posted at the club for all to read. The doors open at 5pm, cost is only $5 with 19+I.D. and $7 without. More donations will be accepted if you feel so inclined -:o).

There will be a $5 RAFFLE DRAW for:
*TATTOO of $200 value at Reactive Ink in Kensington Market, Toronto
*TATTOO of $400 value by Bo-Tox at TRENCH INK
*+ DOOR PRIZES: CDz, T-SHIRTz, & more.

Also... the show will be filmed for a documentary about Spider.

June 13, 2003

Hi again everybuddy!

Just a quick update: The date for the All Ages Benefit Show in Toronto for Spiderland Acres has been changed to CANADUH DAY - TUESDAY JULY 1ST 2003. It's a holiday for most of us so hopefully you haven't already made plans - until now! Anyway, as mentioned previously it will still be held at Club Rockit (120 Church St @ Richmond St E, in Toronto), the cost is still only a measly $5 with 19+I.D. / $7 without, and there are 11 frickin bands on the bill. The show goes from 5:00pm until approx 1:00am. The play-times of all the bands will be listed and sent out to the Punkfest Email list as soon as the bands have confirmed their scheduled spots. See y'all there, hee~haw~! the web geek.

June 6, 2003

SOS!
Save Our Spiderland

Greetings to all, both friend and foe:

In light of recent events I've become flooded with a million things to do. That's the lame excuse I’m sticking with for waiting so many days to update this site.

As some of us are aware by now Spider's Barn is no more. Only a few days following this year's Spring Bash 2003 at Spiderland Acres (which by the way was awesome as always) the Barn was torched by some very mean and cowardly individuals. Yes, the very barn in which we partied our brains out just a few weeks ago. The entire barn, along with its contents has been burned right down to the ground. This is the second attack on Spiderland Acres, the first attack was on Spider's house, and it is a severe loss for Spider and friends and tenants who had stored their belongings within.

Over the years it has become apparent that there are haters lurking around sniffing for trouble where there isn't any, and for their own twisted and tainted reasons are adamantly opposed to Punkfest and punks in general dwelling within or visiting their town and are determined to have Punkfest shut down. In short, they wish to censor their town and keep it punk-free, or punk-less, or whatever the politically correct term may be. I guess it's to be expected of such narrow-minded individuals. After all, closed minds are more difficult to open. I live in a city with several million people who are spoiled to shit, selfish, snobby and some even dumb enough to support a circus side-show for a mayor. If you haven't already guessed, I live in Toronto. But living in Toronto means I also get to see people with all different hair colors & styles, opinions, beliefs more than twice a year, and oddly enough, we for the most part seem to tolerate, accept, and even learn to appreciate each other and the few precious commodities such as personality, culture, sub-cultures and individuality than a small town of just over 1400 people who all look the same, think the same, behave the same, perm their hair the same, and watch the same 4 trashy shows on TV at the same time same channel day in and day out. Grrr... I'm fuming, which means I can go on forever. I'll leave it at that for now.

In any case, as a result of crazy accusations, affidavits, court orders and injunctions, bands are unable to play outdoors as they did for the first bunch of years. Anti-Punkfest bi-laws were passed and imposed because some people do not particularly like the way the attendees look or speak in public even though they themselves all run back to their own little closets and speak the same garbage and stink just the same as the rest of us underneath all that cologne and those perfumed pit-sticks that they wear. The original Spiderland Acres Ampitheatre had to be torn down by court order a couple of years ago so the Barn had since become the new home to many of the most recent shows.

The last thing I want is for this website to be portrayed as negative because Punkfest and Spiderland represents to me the positive message of freedom & the right to be whoever you are comfortable being, to laugh, play music and chill the fuck out! However, every time I think of people imposing any form of oppression or unnecessary censorship upon us it baffles me and I have to stop and question what drives them so. What makes it so crucial for one person to ruin the life of another? Is it because they have such a negative view on life and they are spiteful of those who are capable of having a good time? Or is it because they have been so conditioned by their elders to make certain that every manner is minded, every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed? Are there really people out there with truly virgin ears who think that Punk and Rock are curse-words!?? Hmm...

On a more positive note, I really ought to mention that MANY awesome shows were held in the Barn in the last several years and we will not forget that very awesome fact. Many of us have attended Punkfests, Spring Bashes and Labour Day Bashes at Spiderland Acres and some of us have watched Spider jumping hurdles, performing backflips and duking it out in court with very little support, in order to keep Punk Rock alive and kicking shit in Marmora and surrounding area. I’m not speaking metaphorically either - I mean, Spider can really do those things! No, I’m joking - you’ll have to ask him yourself if he really can do backflips. But in all seriousness, Spider really needs all the help he can get in order to rebuild the Barn so that he can continue to hold more awesome parties.

Please help in any way you can to save Spiderland Acres and Punkfest from the hands of bored and destructive cowards who can’t even stand up and own up to their dirty deeds! Bad Karma for these people, I'm sure. Anybody know a good voodoo curse? Please donate what you can in the form of cinder blocks and other building materials, and if you are able, your time would be valued greatly. Every bit of help is highly appreciated. If you are a band or promoter of punk shows please consider holding a local benefit show in your city/town/village/commune to support the rebuilding of the barn so that we may see all those awesome shows happening again soon!

There will be a super cheap All Ages, All Day local benefit show for Spiderland in Toronto, ON on CANADA DAY - Tuesday July 1st 2003 (*please note the new date*) with 11 Toronto bands: Bunchofuckingoofs, Son Of Bronto, Fucknuckles, Lost, Shitloads of Fuck All, PsychoActivist, the Murder Squad t.o., the Nonos, Out Of Hand, Crotch Wrott and the Whoremoans (whose name I can’t ever seem to spell right). Cost is only $5 with 19+ I.D. and only $7 without 19+ I.D.. Doors open at 5:00pm and bands will play until approx 1:00am. If you’re in the area please come and check out the huge line-up of some of your favourite Toronto Punk Bands all under one roof all in one night!

If you would like to send me news of any other benefits shows or other announcements please contact me at info@punkfest.com and I will post it on the website. Please understand that I am very busy these days dealing with this and other matters so I may not reply to emails right away. Your patience is appreciated and I’ll try to answer emails as quickly as possible. To contact Spider directly please email him: spider@punkfest.com.

WE'VE GOTTA FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT TO POTTY!
LIVE - LET LIVE
PARTY - LET PARTY

Peace,
Web Geek.

April 21, 2003

You will find a some more information on the INFO page regarding Spring Bash. Bands are being booked as we speak.

March 31, 2003

THE Punkfest Gallery has been updated to some degree. Only a handful of photos have been put up so far but many more are yet to be posted. If you have photos of Punkfests-past, now's the time to submit them.

February 13, 2003:

The BANDS AND LINKS ARE BACK UP! I'm gathering a more comprehensive list of bands that have played Punkfest or any other Spiderland Party since 1991. If your band has played, or if you know of or remember other bands that have played and you don't see them listed on the BANDS page, contact us and give us shit!