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GAIN FEST 2024

14th Annual GAIN Fest!

THANK YOU GUELPH!!!
Artwork by Negative Underground Society

The Guelph & Area Independent & New Music & Arts Festival, aka GAIN Fest, is celebrating it’s 14th year this April and we can’t wait to showcase all that Guelph has to offer! This year’s GAIN Fest features over 70 local bands, musicians, DJs & performers showcased across 13 Downtown Guelph venues, cafés, bars and eateries!

Check out this year’s Headliners & DJs in the slides! Tickets, Weekend Passports, Merch Pre-Order & Full Lineup listed below 👇

Fest Passport

Gets you access to all shows, in all venues, all weekend long!

* Final product may vary

Volunteer

Click the image Volunteer at this year’s GAIN Fest!

Tickets, Weekend Passports & Volunteer Sign-Up 👆

Check out this year’s Headliners & DJs in the slides. Full Lineup listed below! 👇

GAIN FEST 2024 ITINERARY

FRI, APR 26th

· All shows are all ages

· All venues accessible except Tabu / Underground & Upbeat Guitar Studio

5:00 PM DOORS

5:00 pm – 11:59pm | Doors Open After Dark

Preetam Sengupta – 4th Friday’s Presentation

7:00 PM DOORS

8:00 pm | Monsoon the Moon Sun, Thronethief & DJ NVUS

9:00 pm | MIP Power Trio

9:45 pm | My Son the Hurricane – presented by RiverFest Elora

11:00 pm | FIERCE + Sapphyre Poison Drag After-Party


*LIMITED CAPACITY

8:00 pm | Cassie Noble

9:00 pm | Midswim

10:00 pm | I, the Mountain

Presented by KronikNoise Promotions

7:45 pm | Cody McDusa (Grody Bedroom Sessions)

8:30 pm | Crown for a King (Battle of the Bands Winnner)

9:15 pm | Kroka

10:15 pm | Death As It Shook You

10:45 pm | Playing God

11:30 pm | Divine Curse

12:15 am | Atria

7:45 pm | Mud Monster

8:30 pm | Pot is Drugs

9:15 pm | Express

10:15 pm | Days on Parade

8:00 pm | Danni Tess

9:00 pm | Oh Cretins

10:00 pm | Vivian Forte

8:00 PM DOORS

9:00 pm | Prrr

10:15 pm | The Human Rightspresented by Hillside Festival

8:30 pm | Hymns57

9:45 pm | 5omerset

* Pay-by-donation show

9:00 pm | Schmanthony’s Off Brand Goodtime Band

10:00 pm | Bent Neck & the Joints

* Basement venue – not accessible

9:00 PM DOORS

9:30 pm | OK Cujo

10:15 pm | Living Room For Small

11:15 pm | Electrokat

12:15 am | LUVR

SAT, APR 27th

· All shows are all ages – Tabu/Underground 19+ after 10:00 pm

· All venues accessible except Tabu / Underground & Upbeat Guitar Studio

2:00 PM DOORS

2:45 pm | Vancamp

3:45 pm | Courtyard

* Pay-by-donation show

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm | ARTS MARKET presented by Snakeroot Productions

Performances by Lost in Red & Adam (from Big Pit)

7:00 PM DOORS

8:00 pm | Mela Bee

9:00 pm | Marshall Veroni

10:00 pm | FXRRVST

7:45 pm | Barrett

8:20 pm | Gracie Jet

9:00 pm | Friends From Church

9:45 pm | Josh Ritchie

10:30 pm | Avalon Stone

11:30 pm | Stuck on Planet Earth

12:15 am | Soicy Promotionz & Spidr Comunity After Party feat Super Freddy

7:45 pm | You Might Be Sleeping

8:30 pm | The Coywolves

9:15 pm | Huron Lines (Cassettes Records)

10:15 pm | Pro Wrestling the Band (Cassettes Records)

7:45 pm | The Thunder Queens

8:30 pm | Shiv & the Carvers

9:15 pm | The Anti-Queens (co-presented by HAVE HOPE)

10:15 pm | The Throwdown 3: Bodywaltz vs GooGirl

* Basement venue – not accessible

8:00 pm | May Davis

9:00 pm | Flwr Grl

10:00 pm | CJ Cooper

8:00 PM DOORS

8:00 pm | DJ Nosbic

* Pay-by-donation show

9:00 pm | Walk Me Home

10:00 pm | Red Output

* Basement venue – not accessible

9:00 PM DOORS

9:30 pm | Royal City Rhythm

10:30 pm | The Imagine If

11:45 pm | The Friendly Frogs Freak Show

SUN, APR 28th

· All shows are all ages

· All venues accessible

12:00 PM DOORS

Crêperie Show

1:00 pm | Kat Steeves

2:00 pm | Rory Taillon

* Pay-by-donation show

2:00 PM DOORS

2:15 pm | Psychic Pedestrianspresented by Girls Rock Camp

2:45 pm | Prisonbreak

3:30 pm | Sun Junkies

4:15 pm | TsuShiMaMiRe

3:00 PM DOORS

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Festival Open Stage hosted by Nate Coles

6:00 PM DOORS

Presented by Kaleidoscope Music Guelph

7:00 pm | The Namedroppers

8:00 pm | Greg MacPherson

* Pay-by-donation show

FULL PERFORMER LIST

GAIN FEST LINEUP
  1. 5omerset
  2. AtriaKronikNoise Promotions presentation
  3. Avalon Stone
  4. Barrett
  5. Bent Neck & the Joints
  6. Big Pit – solo [Arts Market Performer]
  7. Bodywaltz
  8. Cassie Noble
  9. CJ Cooper
  10. Cody McDusa
  11. Courtyard
  12. Crown for a King [Battle of the Bands Winner]
  13. Da Skootah [aka Soicy Promotionz]
  14. Danni Tess
  15. Days on Parade
  16. Death As It Shook You
  17. Divine CurseKronikNoise Promotions presentation
  18. DJ Junglecat – FIERCE
  19. DJ NB’D – FIERCE
  20. DJ Slamboxx – FIERCE
  21. DJ Nosbic
  22. DJ NVUS
  23. DJ Poundz
  24. Electrokat
  25. Express
  26. Flwr Grl
  27. Friends From Church
  28. FXRRVST
  29. GooGirl
  30. Gracie Jet
  31. Greg MacPhersonKaleidoscope Music Guelph presentation
  32. Huron LinesCassettes Records
  33. Hymns57
  34. I, the Mountain
  35. Josh Ritchie
  36. Kat Steeves
  37. Kroka
  38. Living Room For Small
  39. Lost in Red [Arts Market performer]
  40. LUVR
  41. Marshall Veroni
  42. May Davis
  43. Mela Bee
  44. Midswim
  45. MIP Power Trio
  46. Monsoon, the Moon Sun
  47. Mud Monster
  48. My Son the HurricaneRiverFest Elora co-presentation
  49. Nate Coles [Open Stage Host]
  50. Oh Cretins
  51. OK Cujo
  52. Playing GodKronikNoise Promotions presentation
  53. Pot is Drugs
  54. Preetam Sengupta4th Friday’s at the Guelph Civic Museum along with Doors Open After Dark
  55. PrisonbreakThe Satellite Collective presentation
  56. Pro WrestlingCassettes Records
  57. PRRR
  58. Psychic Pedestrians – Girls Rock Camp band
  59. Red Output
  60. Rory Taillon
  61. Royal City Rhythm
  62. Sapphyre Poison
  63. Schmanthony’s Off Brand Goodtime Band
  64. Shiv & the Carvers
  65. Stuck on Planet Earth
  66. Sun JunkiesThe Satellite Collective presentation
  67. Super Freddy
  68. The Anti-QueensHave Hope co-presentation
  69. The Coywolves
  70. The Friendly Frogs Freak Show
  71. The Human Rights – Hillside Festival presentation
  72. The Imagine If
  73. The NamedroppersKaleidoscope Music Guelph presentation
  74. Thronethief
  75. Thunder Queens
  76. TsuShiMaMiReThe Satellite Collective presentation
  77. Vancamp
  78. Vivian Forte
  79. Walk Me Home
  80. You Might Be Sleeping