Maggot Fest is back! Charging into its fourth year celebrating music of the rowdy and raucous persuasion Maggot Fest showcases the best in Australian punk, hardcore, garage and noise. This year the line up extends to four Melbourne venues over four days and includes performances from over 30 acts including Boomgates, Straightjacket Nation and a special ‘Maggot Mass’ at Northcote Social Club on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday November 5
 
Kicking off Friday November 1 at the Gasometer with the mighty Boomgates (pictured above) as well as New Zealand’s DHFD’s and interstate guests MOB (Sydney) Multiple Man (Brisbane) and Perth’s Plastic Bags and Flesh Police.
 
Saturday the party continues at the Gaso with the best hardcore band in the country Straightjacket Nation heading a massive 15 band lineup upstairs and downstairs as well as the country’s biggest punk/hardcore/garage record sale/swap.
 
Sunday the action moves to the Town Hall Hotel in North Melbourne for an afternoon show that includes Housewives, Human Grooming, Perth’s Helta Skelta and Black Deity. Later a drain rave!
 
A day of rest on Monday then it all starts up again on Tuesday (Cup Day) at Northcote Social Club when Maggot Fest teams up with the long running and successful Monday Night Mass for a special Cup Day Maggot Mass featuring a host of the countries best bands. MORE DETAILS TO COME
 
Oztix on sale from Monday Sept 23
 
1ST NOVEMBER - GASOMETER HOTEL (UPSTAIRS & DOWN) 8PM
Boomgates
The DHDFD's (NZ)
White Walls
Plastic Bags (WA)
Flesh Police (WA)
Multiple Man (QLD)
Living Eyes
Dribble
MOB (NSW)
Pronto

2ND NOVEMBER - GASOMETER HOTEL - RECORD SWAP 3-5PM

2ND NOVEMBER - GASOMETER HOTEL (UPSTAIRS & DOWN) 6PM
Straightjacket Nation
Oily Boys (NSW)
Lakes
Simfuckers (SA)
Soma Coma
Constant Mongrel
Gutter Gods
Clitz
Bloodrule
Rort
Velvet Whip
Stations of the Cross
Encounter Group Ex Satatnic Rockers
RIP Fucker
Leather Lickers

3RD NOVEMBER - NORTH MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
Housewives (NSW)
Human Grooming
Helta Skelta (WA)
Black Deity (QLD)

3RD NOVEMBER - DRAIN RAVE #3 (LOCATION TBA) 9PM
Oily Boys (NSW)
Simfuckers (SA)
Gutter Gods
Havittajat

5TH NOVEMBER - MAGGOT MASS @ NSC
Lineup TBA