Bigger Thomas to play Ska Weekend in TN on 7/19/08

Marco on the Bass · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:46 pm

We have just confirmed that we are playing Ska Weekend in Knoxville, TN on Saturday 7/19. We are planning to play some shows on the way down there on Thursday 7/17 and Friday 7/18 (possibly with The Pietasters) so anyone heading down is welcome to caravan with us and come to the shows we are playing on the way. More details when they are available.

skadanny · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:58 pm

Some of us are looking again to attend Ska Weekend in Knoxville TN. It's a straight shot down I-81 from Syracuse. Interestingly, I-81 runs out just outside Knoxville.

Do we know any of the headliners yet?

ASOBBrokeup · **Joined:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am **Posts:** 2662

So far this festival is not worth the drive.

I think ska weekend should expand into pop punk as well.

Matt Wixson · **Joined:** Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:32 pm **Posts:** 765

I know the headliners! It's going to be way smaller than years past, but it'll still be a good time. Plus, I get my own stage!

skadanny · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:09 pm

Matt Wixson wrote:

I know the headliners! It's going to be way smaller than years past, but it'll still be a good time. Plus, I get my own stage!

Maybe smaller is smarter. Knoxville is just too out of the way and not a very popular destination city, which I think has hurt this event a lot in past years. Version City & 3 Floors are both in NYC and Ska Summit & International Ska Circus have been in Las Vegas. Night and day destinations. Heck, even Big Orange Bonanza is at least close to the huge population area of the Tri-State area. Ska Weekend is near ... nothing.

Mind you, I like Knoxville as a city and I'm very aware its almost exactly the same size metro as Syracuse (look it up) and that it has a major university (Univ of Tennessee). But would I visit Knoxville aside from Ska Weekend? Highly unlikely. Just sayin'.

Aaron Marx · **Posted:** Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:41 pm

fairly certain I will be attending.

I've never been to Knoxville.

ASOBBrokeup · **Joined:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am **Posts:** 2662

I really want to go to Knoxville.

But ska weekend has never intrigued me to go.

GET POP PUNK BANDS!!!
(like bands associated with the ska scene, whole wheat bread, patent pending, etc.)

bunnygoska · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:10 am

no headliner announced yet

skadanny · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:20 am

Here's what Ben is listing so far:

Ben Altom wrote:

Here is the current line up:

FATTER THAN ALBERT
THE HITS
THE TAJ MOTEL TRIO
CHASE LONG BEACH
50:50 SHOT
STUCK LUCKY
MANIC SEWING CIRCLE
STEREOHYPE
ROYAL CITY RIOT

We will be announcing 7 more bands for the main stages, PLUS 5 others in the coming weeks!

Chris Da Maddog · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:04 am

ASOBBrokeup wrote:

So far this festival is not worth the drive.

I think ska weekend should expand into pop punk as well.

meh i disagree on that one. I think its fine sticking with all ska bands. They never seem to have a problem drawing a crowd.

JayPA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:38 am

Blows my mind that Manic Sewing Circle is not only still around, but TOURING. Really nice kids, just didn't see them sticking around.

Matt Wixson · **Joined:** Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:32 pm **Posts:** 765

ASOBBrokeup wrote:

I really want to go to Knoxville.

But ska weekend has never intrigued me to go.

GET POP PUNK BANDS!!!
(like bands associated with the ska scene, whole wheat bread, patent pending, etc.)

We Are The Union played last year and IV4K played at least the two previous years. If those aren't ska-associated pop-punk bands, I don't know what are.

Aaron, you're definitely going, or your getting kicked out of Matt Wixson.

ASOBBrokeup · **Joined:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am **Posts:** 2662

Matt Wixson wrote:

ASOBBrokeup wrote:

I really want to go to Knoxville.

But ska weekend has never intrigued me to go.

GET POP PUNK BANDS!!!
(like bands associated with the ska scene, whole wheat bread, patent pending, etc.)

We Are The Union played last year and IV4K played at least the two previous years. If those aren't ska-associated pop-punk bands, I don't know what are.

Aaron, you're definitely going, or your getting kicked out of Matt Wixson.

A casual ska fan would call WATU and IV4K ska (yes because they have horns).
I'm talking about the pop punk bands like Patent Pending and WWB and the Phenomonauts and idk.

Matt Wixson · **Joined:** Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:32 pm **Posts:** 765

The Phenomenauts are not pop-punk.

ASOBBrokeup · **Joined:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:33 am **Posts:** 2662

Matt Wixson wrote:

The Phenomenauts are not pop-punk.

Yeah, but they are associated with the ska scene too.
Jus sayin.

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