Krazy Fest was the brain child of Initial Records

Initial Records

Initial Records was an iconic Louisville based independent record label during the Nineties and early part of the new millennium. Initial released records from hardcore punk to indie rock over its 12-year span...

 President Andy Rich. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003. Over the years Krazy Fest would help introduce music fans to such bands as Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

, AFI

AFI (band)

AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...

, Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....

, Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...

, The Dillinger Escape Plan and several other artists that would go on to platinum selling status.

Krazy Fest 2011

The seventh installment of Krazy Fest, after an eight year hiatus, took place on May 20, 21 & 22nd at Expo5 in Louisville Kentucky.

2011 Krazy Fest Line Up

Final line-up:

• 7 Seconds
• Against Me
  Against Me!
  Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
  
  
• A Great Big Pile of Leaves
• Another Mistake
• Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag
  Anti-Flag is a punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, formed in 1988. The band is well known for its outspoken political views. Much of the band's lyrics have focused on fervent anti-war activism, criticism of United States foreign policy, corporatism, U.S. wealth...
  
  
• Bane
  Bane (band)
  Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
  
  
• Bouncing Souls
  The Bouncing Souls
  The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local...
  
  
• By the Grace of God
• Cave In
• Chamberlain
  Chamberlain (band)
  Chamberlain is an indie rock band from Indianapolis & Bloomington, Indiana, previously having been known as Split Lip, they changed their name and their general sound away from post-hardcore punk in 1996.-History:...
  
  
• Coalesce
• Daytrader
• Dead End Path
• Defeater
  Defeater (band)
  Defeater is a hardcore punk band from Massachusetts, USA. To date they have released two full length albums, an EP and a single. The band lineup consists of Derek Archambault , Jay Maas , Jake Woodruff , Andy Reitz and Mike Poulin...
  
  
• Disembodied
• End of a Year Self Defense Family
  End of a Year
  End of a Year are a post-hardcore/punk outfit based in Cohoes, New York. The band has released three full length albums and several EPs....
  
  
• Ensign
  Ensign (band)
  Ensign is a hardcore punk band from New Jersey, USA. It was formed in 1995 and signed to Indecision Records in 1996. They signed to the larger label "next door", Dexter Holland's Nitro Records in 1998 and finally came to rest at Blackout Records in 2003 after a brief sortie back to Indecision in...
  
  
• Evolett
• Fireworks
  Fireworks (punk band)
  Fireworks is an American pop-punk band from Metro Detroit, Michigan. currently signed to Triple Crown Records. Their most recent album, Gospel, was released on May 24, 2011.-History:...
  
  
• Former Thieves
• Frontier(s)
• Dave Hause (The Loved Ones)
  Dave Hause
  Dave Hause, born David Andrew Hause, March 12, 1978 is an American singer-songwriter that has played in multiple Philadelphia, PA area punk and hardcore bands. He currently performs solo as well as sings and plays guitar in The Loved Ones.-Music and career:...
  
  
• Hostage Calm
• Hot Rod Circuit
  Hot Rod Circuit
  Hot Rod Circuit is an American emo band from New Haven, Connecticut established in 1997.-Early years:The band was originally known as Antidote under which they released the album Mr. Glenboski, which won the group the award of Best Unsigned Band of 1998 by Musician Magazine...
  
  
• Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
  
  
• I Hate Our Freedom
• Kevin Seconds
  Kevin Seconds
  Kevin Seconds is a singer/songwriter/musician, born in Sacramento. As a teen, he moved with his family to Reno, Nevada where he lived until 1988 when he relocated back to Sacramento and has been based ever since....
  
  
• La Dispute
  La Dispute (band)
  La Dispute is a five piece band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that formed in 2004. As of 2011, they have released two albums and seven EPs. La Dispute consists of lead vocalist Jordan Dreyer, drummer Brad Vander Lugt, guitarists Chad Sterenberg and Kevin Whittemore and bass guitarist Adam Vass.The...
  
  
• Lemuria
  Lemuria (band)
  Lemuria is an indie/punk rock band from Buffalo, New York formed in 2004. Lemuria has recently released their "The First Collection" EP compilation and the LP, "Get Better"...
  
  
• Lions Lions
• Lucero
  Lucero (band)
  Lucero is an American punk/Texas Country infused rock band that is based in Memphis, Tennessee.-Biography:Lucero's punk rock roots flavor their now "country-ish" music, while their Southern roots give them the twang that they have come to be known by. They had their start in Memphis, TN. The band...
  
  
• Make Do and Mend
• Moving Mountains
  Moving Mountains (band)
  Moving Mountains is an American indie rock/post rock/post hardcore band from Purchase, New York. Combining emotional vocals with elements of post-rock, the band has often been compared to such acts as The Appleseed Cast and Thrice.Moving Mountains was formed in Westchester, New York in 2005 by...
  
  
• Native
  Native (band)
  Native is a French R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne and Chris Mayne . She began their singing career as chorister with Niagara and Gérald De Palmas...
  
  
• Jonah (One Line Drawing)
  Jonah Matranga
  Jonah Rzadzinski Matranga is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands Far and New End Original and Gratitude...
  
  
• Pianos Become the Teeth
  Pianos Become the Teeth
  Pianos Become the Teeth is an American rock band that formed in 2006. They perform a style of music inspired by post-rock and early screamo acts, and are a part of "The Wave"—a newly developed regional scene of post-hardcore music...
  
  
• Reading Group
• Samiam
  Samiam
  -Biography:Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band...
  
  
• Small Brown Bike
  Small Brown Bike
  Small Brown Bike is a band from Marshall, Michigan, United States that started in 1996. The trademark of Small Brown Bike is their "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore bands, such as Avail, Hot Water Music and Dillinger Four...
  
  
• Straight A's
• Strike Anywhere
  Strike Anywhere
  Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
  
  
• The Bled
  The Bled
  The Bled is a hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The group formed in 2001, originally under the name "The Radiation Defiance Theory", but changed it because of its length...
  
  
• This Is Hell
• Tigers Jaw
• Title Fight
• Touche Amore
  Touche Amore
  Touché Amoré is an American melodic hardcore band that was formed in 2007.The band released their debut 7" demo on No Sleep Records in September 2008. After a few west coast tours, the band went back into the studio to record their full length entitled ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse. The album was...
  
  
• Xerxes

Krazy Fest 2003

The sixth annual installment of this Krazy Fest took place in Lousville, KY August 1st-3rd, 2003 at the Louisville Waterfront Park

Louisville Waterfront Park

Louisville Waterfront Park is a municipal park adjacent to the downtown area of Louisville, Kentucky and the Ohio River. Specifically, it is adjacent to Louisville's wharf and Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, which are situated to the west of the park....

, a 72-acre

Acre

The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...

 (291,000 m²) municipal park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 adjacent to the downtown area

Downtown Louisville

Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west...

 of Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

 and the Ohio River

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

. Specifically, it is adjacent to Louisville's wharf and Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere is a public area on the Ohio River in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Although proposed as early as 1930, the project did not get off the ground until $13.5 million in funding was secured in 1969 to revitalize the downtown area . On April 27, 1973 the Riverfront...

, which are situated to the west of the park. This would be the final year for Krazy Fest.

2003 Krazy Fest Line Up

• Reggie and the Full Effect
  Reggie and the Full Effect
  Reggie and the Full Effect was a Kansas City indie rock band, the solo project for The Get Up Kids keyboardist James Dewees.-Early years, Greatest Hits 1984-1987, Promotional Copy and Under the Tray :...
  
  
• Midtown
  Midtown (band)
  Midtown was an American pop punk band from Springfield, New Jersey. Midtown was formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University students, but soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of pop punk and punk rock...
  
  
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• Andrew WK
• Hatebreed
  Hatebreed
  - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
  
  
• The Locust
• The Blood Brothers
• Ultimate Fakebook
  Ultimate Fakebook (band)
  Ultimate Fakebook was a 3-piece power pop band from Manhattan, KS. They released three full-length albums—Electric Kissing Parties , This Will Be Laughing Week , and Open up and Say Awesome...
  
  
• A Static Lullaby
• This Day Forward
• Blue Sky Mile
• Throwdown
• Mastodon
  Mastodon (band)
  Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
  
  
• Atreyu
  Atreyu (band)
  Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
  
  
• The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy is a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed late 1999. They were picked up by Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records before signing a deal with Deathwish Records.-Biography:...
  
  
• Black Cross
• Burnt By The Sun
  Burnt by the Sun (band)
  Burnt by the Sun was a band from New Jersey, USA. Formed in November 1999 by ex-Human Remains drummer Dave Witte and guitarist John Adubato. ex-For the Love of... Vocalist Mike Olender and bassist Ted Patterson joined soon after. A split EP with The Luddite Clone on Ferret Records brought them to...
  
  
• Hopesfall
• Planes Mistaken For Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars was a emocore band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. They released music on Deep Elm Records, Dim Mak Records, No Idea Records and Abacus Recordings.-History:...
  
  
• Every Time I Die
• Terror
  Terror (band)
  Terror is a hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California. Their second album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe , Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America...
  
  

• Anodyne
• Playing Enemy
• The Suicide File
• With Honor
• Bouncing Souls
• Dillinger Four
  Dillinger Four
  Dillinger Four is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar and vocals, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitars and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums.- Studio...
  
  
• Cave In
• The Explosion
• Paint It Black
  Paint It Black (band)
  Paint It Black is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based modern hardcore punk band. Their music is often described as melodic hardcore, characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing...
  
  
• Recover
  Recover (band)
  -History:Recover comprised Dan Keyes , Robert Mann , Ross Tweedy , and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela . The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000...
  
  
• Hey Mercedes
• Fairweather
  Fairweather (band)
  Fairweather is an American rock band from Virginia. They have released two full-length albums on Equal Vision Records: If They Move...Kill Them and Lusitania . The band also released several demos and the Alaska EP. In March 2011, after an 8 year hiatus, Fairweather formally announced a reunion...
  
  
• Sensefield
• Rye Coalition
• The Reputation
  The Reputation
  The Reputation were an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was fronted by former Sarge singer-songwriter Elizabeth Elmore, with other positions filled by various members....
  
  
• The Jazz June
• Helicopter Helicopter
• Christiansen
• Armor For Sleep
  Armor for Sleep
  Armor for Sleep was an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001 and disbanded in 2009. The final lineup consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ben Jorgensen, lead guitarist PJ DeCicco, bassist Anthony DiIonno and drummer Nash Breen....
  
  
• Roy
  Roy (band)
  Roy was an American rock band that formed in 2002. The folk rock group was composed of drummer Dave Verellen and guitarist Brian Cook from the then recently disbanded mathcore group Botch...
  
  
• Bear vs Shark

Krazy Fest 2002

The fifth annual installment of this dynamic entertainment experience took place in Lousville, KY, at the Louisville Waterfront Park

Louisville Waterfront Park

Louisville Waterfront Park is a municipal park adjacent to the downtown area of Louisville, Kentucky and the Ohio River. Specifically, it is adjacent to Louisville's wharf and Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, which are situated to the west of the park....

.

2002 Krazy Fest Line Up

• Thursday
  Thursday (band)
  Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
  
  
• Sick Of It All
  Sick of It All
  Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
  
  
• Snapcase
  Snapcase
  Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....
  
  
• Bane
  Bane (band)
  Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
  
  
• Stretch Arm Strong
• Reach The Sky
• The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy is a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed late 1999. They were picked up by Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records before signing a deal with Deathwish Records.-Biography:...
  
  
• Drowningman
• AFI
  AFI (band)
  AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
  
  
• Tiger Army
  Tiger Army
  Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band that was formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California. Its constant member and lead song writer is Nick 13. The band have released a total of four studio albums.-History:...
  
  
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Converge
  Converge (band)
  Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
  
  
• From Autumn to Ashes
• Most Precious Blood
• Black Widows

• As Friends Rust
• NORA
  Nora (band)
  Nora is a metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey. The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film Pump Up the Volume.Formed in 1996, the band debuted on Ferret Music and moved to Trustkill Records in 1999...
  
  
• Blood Red
• Corn On Macabre
• The Glasspack
  The Glasspack
  The Glasspack is a psychedelic punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The band was formed in 1999 by frontman and native Louisvillian "Dirty" Dave Johnson in hopes of giving a better alternative to the classic and hard rock played over-and-over on the radio. The Glasspack has since recorded 1...
  
  
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• Ultimate Fakebook
  Ultimate Fakebook (band)
  Ultimate Fakebook was a 3-piece power pop band from Manhattan, KS. They released three full-length albums—Electric Kissing Parties , This Will Be Laughing Week , and Open up and Say Awesome...
  
  
• Milemarker
  Milemarker (band)
  Milemarker is a post-hardcore group originally formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A longtime part of the Chapel Hill and Chicago underground music scenes, Milemarker slowly gained in popularity for their eclectic stylings and unique sound, which shifted from an experimental electronic format to...
  
  
• Onelinedrawing
• Small Brown Bike
• The Reputation
  The Reputation
  The Reputation were an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was fronted by former Sarge singer-songwriter Elizabeth Elmore, with other positions filled by various members....
  
  
• Christiansen
• Rocking Horse Winner
• Cadillac Blindside

Krazy Fest 2001

The fourth annual installment of this dynamic entertainment experience took place in Louisville, KY July 27-29, 2001 at the Historic Louisville Water Tower

Louisville Water Tower

The Water Tower of Louisville, Kentucky , is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are on the National Register of Historic Places...

. The Water Tower of Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

, is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower

Chicago Water Tower

The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois...

. This would be the most well attended of the 6 Festivals driven by a once in a lifetime performance of The Dillinger Escape Plan
featuring Sean Ingram from Coalesce on vocals for the entire set. This would also be the Midwest’s introduction to the soon to be multi-platinum selling Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

. A torrential downpour on Day 2 would have absolutely no effect on attendance.

2001 Krazy Fest Line Up

• Avail
  Avail
  Avail is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's Tim Barry...
  
  
• Boy Sets Fire
• Saves the Day
  Saves the Day
  Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
  
  
• Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
  
  
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
  
  
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• Botch
  Botch (band)
  Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,...
  
  
• Converge
  Converge (band)
  Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
  
  
• Dashboard Confessional
  Dashboard Confessional
  Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....
  
  
• Planes Mistaken For Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars was a emocore band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. They released music on Deep Elm Records, Dim Mak Records, No Idea Records and Abacus Recordings.-History:...
  
  
• Poison The Well
  Poison the Well (band)
  Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...
  
  
• Small Brown Bike
• Hot Rod Circuit
• Ensign
  Ensign (band)
  Ensign is a hardcore punk band from New Jersey, USA. It was formed in 1995 and signed to Indecision Records in 1996. They signed to the larger label "next door", Dexter Holland's Nitro Records in 1998 and finally came to rest at Blackout Records in 2003 after a brief sortie back to Indecision in...
  
  
• Hey Mercedes

• Bane
  Bane (band)
  Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
  
  
• The Jazz June
• Stretch Arm Strong
• The White Octave
• Story So Far
• The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy
  The Hope Conspiracy is a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed late 1999. They were picked up by Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records before signing a deal with Deathwish Records.-Biography:...
  
  
• Further Seems Forever
  Further Seems Forever
  Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida and disbanded in 2006. Over the course of their career the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their three studio albums...
  
  
• American Nightmare
• Burnt By The Sun
  Burnt by the Sun (band)
  Burnt by the Sun was a band from New Jersey, USA. Formed in November 1999 by ex-Human Remains drummer Dave Witte and guitarist John Adubato. ex-For the Love of... Vocalist Mike Olender and bassist Ted Patterson joined soon after. A split EP with The Luddite Clone on Ferret Records brought them to...
  
  
• Holy Angels
• Harkonen
• Christiansen
• Blood Red
• Fairweather
  Fairweather (band)
  Fairweather is an American rock band from Virginia. They have released two full-length albums on Equal Vision Records: If They Move...Kill Them and Lusitania . The band also released several demos and the Alaska EP. In March 2011, after an 8 year hiatus, Fairweather formally announced a reunion...
  
  
• Pflanz

Krazy Fest 2000

The third annual installment of this dynamic entertainment experience took place in downtown

Downtown Louisville

Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west...

, KY May 19-21, 2000 at the Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere is a public area on the Ohio River in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Although proposed as early as 1930, the project did not get off the ground until $13.5 million in funding was secured in 1969 to revitalize the downtown area . On April 27, 1973 the Riverfront...

. Tickets for the weekend long event were only $30 and this time around the festival would go by the shorthand nickname of “K2K.” It would be highlighted by a headlining set from soon to be goth punk torchbearers AFI

AFI (band)

AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...

 on Saturday night. In June 2006, AFI’s newest album, Decemberunderground

Decemberunderground

Decemberunderground is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band AFI. The album was released on June 6, 2006 through Interscope Records. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 182,000 in its first week. The album certified Gold by the RIAA on August 30, 2006 and has sold...

, was released on Interscope Records

Interscope Records

Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...

 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts

Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...

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2000 Krazy Fest Line Up

• AFI
  AFI (band)
  AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
  
  
• The Suicide Machines
• Boy Sets Fire
• Buried Alive
  Buried Alive (band)
  Buried Alive was a hardcore metal band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 90's and were signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel....
  
  
• By The Grace of God
  By the Grace of God
  By the Grace of God is an introductory part of the full styles of a monarch taken to be ruling by divine right, not a title in its own right....
  
  
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Grade
  Grade (band)
  Grade was a Canadian hardcore/emo group. Grade's first release was the Grade/Believe split which was released in 1994 on a small Canadian label - Workshop Records. And Such Is Progress followed in 1997 and Separate the Magnets was released in 1998, earning them critical praise and high profile...
  
  
• Saves The Day
  Saves the Day
  Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
  
  
• The Enkindels
• Cave In
• Good Clean Fun
• Burn It Down
• Brothers Keeper
• The Jazz June

• The Juliana Theory
• One King Down
• Hot Rod Circuit
• Reach The Sky
• Stretch Arm Strong
• As Friends Rust
• King For A Day
• Time In Malta
• Drowning Man
• Moods For Moderns
• The Movielife
• The National Acrobat
• River City High
• Skam Impaired

Krazy Fest 1999

The second annual installment of this rock and roll juggernaut took place in downtown

Downtown Louisville

Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west...

, KY May 19-21, 1999 at the Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere

Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere is a public area on the Ohio River in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Although proposed as early as 1930, the project did not get off the ground until $13.5 million in funding was secured in 1969 to revitalize the downtown area . On April 27, 1973 the Riverfront...

. It would be highlighted by a late Sunday night set from future rock superstars Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....

. On July 24, 2001, Jimmy Eat World would release the album, Bleed American

Bleed American

-Personnel:Jimmy Eat World*Jim Adkins – vocals, guitar, percussion, bass guitar on "Your House", piano, organ on "My Sundown", bells, art direction*Rick Burch – bass guitar, vocals*Zach Lind – drums, percussion on "Your House" and "My Sundown"...

. The album became self-titled following the September 11, 2001 attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...

, next reverting back to its original name for a Deluxe Edition re-release in 2008. It has sold over 1,500,000 copies to date. Cave In

Cave In

Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent...

 did not perform due to a van fire earlier in their tour, which destroyed much of their equipment. Ink and Dagger were originally scheduled to perform, but did not show up for unknown reasons.

1999 Krazy Fest Line Up

• H₂O
  H2O (American band)
  -Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
  
  
• The Get Up Kids
  The Get Up Kids
  The Get Up Kids are an American alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music...
  
  
• The Enkindels
• Saves The Day
  Saves the Day
  Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
  
  
• Kill Your Idols
• Out
• Sick of It All
  Sick of It All
  Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
  
  
• Snapcase
  Snapcase
  Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....
  
  
• Braid
  Braid (band)
  Braid is an influential emo/post-hardcore band from Illinois that formed in 1993. After forming, the band went through several line-up changes but eventually settled on: Bob Nanna on guitar/vocals, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar/vocals and, Roy Ewing on drums. Roy was replaced in 1997 by...
  
  
• Jejune
• Zao
• Shai Hulud
  Shai Hulud (band)
  Shai Hulud is an American hardcore punk band with progressive metal influences, originally formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, the band later moved up to Poughkeepsie, New York....
  
  
• Cave In
• My Own Victim

• Silent Majority
• Fastbreak
• Buried Alive
  Buried Alive (band)
  Buried Alive was a hardcore metal band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 90's and were signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel....
  
  
• Burn It Down
• Jimmy Eat World
  Jimmy Eat World
  Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
  
  
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• Shipping News
• Metroschifter
• Sarge
  Sarge (band)
  Sarge was an indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois, in the United States. They released three albums on Mud Records.-History:The band was formed in 1996. Led by singer/songwriter Elizabeth Elmore, the band did some touring and released their debut album Charcoal on Mud Records...
  
  
• The Jazz June
• Le Shok
• Victory At Sea
  Victory at Sea (band)
  Victory at Sea was an America Indie Rock band formed in 1996, from members of bands the Swirlies and Spore, in the Boston, Massachusetts region. It consisted of vocalist/guitarist Mona Elliott, bassist Mel Lederman and drummer Christina Files...
  
  
• Red Sun

Krazy Fest 1998

The first annual installment of this dynamic entertainment experience took place in Louisville, KY May 29th-31st, 1998 at the Louisville Brewery Thunderdome. A 3-day pass was only $25, and with a capacity of only 1,400 all three days were sold out. Due to a sweeping electrical storm and a subsequent power outage on Sunday evening headlining band Superchunk

Superchunk

Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...

 was not able to perform.

1998 Krazy Fest Line Up

• Superchunk
  Superchunk
  Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
  
  
• Shipping News
• Elliott
  Elliott (band)
  Elliot is a rock band from the United States. They have released six albums and several singles in their eight-year existence, and are signed to Ten City Music. The band was created in Bend, Oregon....
  
  
• Metroschifter
• King For A Day
• Uzeda
• Jejune
• Snapcase
  Snapcase
  Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....
  
  
• Boy Sets Fire
• Ten Yard Fight
• Coalesce

• Today Is The Day
• Automatic
• Buried Alive
  Buried Alive (band)
  Buried Alive was a hardcore metal band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 90's and were signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel....
  
  
• Converge
  Converge (band)
  Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
  
  
• Torn Apart
• Speak 714
• The Suicide Machines
  The Suicide Machines
  The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
  
  
• The Enkindels
• Silent Majority
• Grade
  Grade (band)
  Grade was a Canadian hardcore/emo group. Grade's first release was the Grade/Believe split which was released in 1994 on a small Canadian label - Workshop Records. And Such Is Progress followed in 1997 and Separate the Magnets was released in 1998, earning them critical praise and high profile...
  
  
• Apocalypse Hoboken