Celebrating 10 years of radness, FYF is just three weeks away taking place August 24 and 25 at the L.A. State Historic Park. This year’s FYF Festival line up will feature: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, Thee Oh Sees, Toro y Moi, The Breeders, Baroness, Beck, Chvrches, Deerhunter, FLAG, Flume, Gold Panda, The Shouting Matches, and a lot more kick-ass bands you will not want to miss.
Weekend Passes for FYF Fest are $99 and available online or select retailers. A weekend VIP pass is $199. OR, you can WIN A FREE PAIR OF WEEKEND PASSES TO FYF WITH GRIMY GOODS! Want to win tickets to FYF Fest at L.A. Historic Park? Enter the contest below and complete ALL 3 STEPS to be considered. We will only select a winner that has completed all three steps. A winner will be selected on Friday, Aug. 15. We will notify the winner via email and announce the winner via Facebook and Twitter as well.
1. First make sure you’re following Grimy Goods on Twitter here and/or “like” our Facebook page here. We will verify.
2. Next, leave a comment below letting us know what bands you’re excited to see at FYF and why should we give you a free pair of weekend passes. Be sure to leave you valid email address so we can notify you of your win (if you win). Email addresses are kept private and are not seen by the public.
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I want to see TVOTR & Strfkr! Please pick me because I need that FYF dust storm up my nose to make my summer complete.
I would be so very excited to see Beach House, Mac Demarco, Guards, Devendra, Crystal Antlers and a bunch of bands I’ve heard of but haven’t hearddd yet, if you know what I mean! I’ve never been to FYF but I would love to go! Thanks a ton!
– Hannah
I’m so excited to try and see everyone, but I’m super extra stoked for Ty Segall, Crystal Antlers, and DEVENDRA BANHART!!! I would love to go, especially since this would be a great birthday present (my birthday is on the 24th!!!!!!) I really really REALLY want to goooooooo~
FYF? Yeah! Yeah! Yeahs!!! For all music Breeders, I want my Last Splash!!! I want My Bloody Valentine running in my veins!!! Yo La Tengo so much luck to win those FYF tickets!!! That’s good? That’s Grimy Goods!!! ; ) Hey @GrimyGoods, I entered your #contest to #win a pair of weekend passes to @FYFFest Aug. 24-25! http://ow.ly/nEaf4
(..contd) I would be super grateful if I won because I’d get to see all my favorite bands at one place and the amount of cash I spent on their music and merch pretty much equals the equivalence of a weekend pass if not more :::)))
I deserve tickets because my 4 month old son is taking up all my time and money and i deserve a day off.
I’m most excited to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Beach House, Holy Ghost! and Kurt Vile.
I want to win these tickets because one, Joyce Manor!! I’ve never seen them live and I would kill to see them, also Ty Segall, The Oh Sees, Beach House, soo many great bands! two, I’ve been wanting to go these past two years but I either had no money or I was out of town, I would kill to have these tickets, this would literally complete my life!
Breeders, Flag, Deerhunter, Ty Segall, man oh man, so many great bands. I have been to FYF twice previously, but would love to take my wife this time.
I’m stoked to see Ty Segall, Mac Demarco, Toro Y Moi, Beach House, Starfucker, The Oh Sees, Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Washed Out, MGMT, and Kurt Vile… basically the entire line up is amazing and there’s tons more I’m excited for.
it’s plain & simple! I just wanna have an unforgettable weekend with the person I love enjoying our favorite artists & comedians! ++++good vibes+++
‘Hit me with FYF Music’
My soul can’t wait to be moved and soothed by “The Screaming Eagle of Soul”, Mr. Charles Bradley! The chill waves that will hit my body compliments of Toro y Moi & Washed Out… And to be reunited with the crazy diamonds, MGMT. The music in this festival will bring me joy, peace, and nirvana! These artists at FYF are my inspiration to keep going as a musician/songwriter. I long for these tickets more than anything. Thank you, Grimy Goods.
Love,
@izzy_loya
I would love to be able to come back to FYF Fest! I haven’t been since 2010 and I saw Title Fight and Touche Amore there, and I would love to see them both again this year along with Joyce Manor. It would mean a lot to me to see my favourite bands before having to go back to school.
Holy Ghost! Because they are great and hardly make it out to LA!
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires because he’s an Old Soul Man and is the man!
Obviously, the long awaited return of MBV and after the show YYY put on at Coachella those are obvious choices. But my #1, is TV On the Radio – especially how much new material they play from their upcoming album – the way they described it so far sounds unlike anything they’ve ever done and that is so exciting to me. But, even if they only play per-released songs, they’re always amazing.
I wanna see CHVRCHES… I’m a pastor’s kid, it’s a place of worship. It all works out in the wash. Oh, and I think V is the new U. It’s a neat trend bandwagon we should jump on. Spelling is no longer important, only music is.
I would really absolutely love to see My Bloody Valentine, Baroness, The Melvin’s, and Yo La Tengo.
Me and my girlfriend have been going to FYF every year since the beginning and this year we don’t have the means to. So, it would mean a lot to us if we went.
Thanks y’all.
I’m too stoked to get my boogie on to some Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Solange, Thee Oh Sees, Washed Out, Foxygen, and basically 75% of this whole lineup! Make my last summer in LA one to remember before I move up to SF! Make me a happy camper Grimy Goods!
TVOTR and MGMT! Toro, Flume, The Orwells. Best line up yet. Would love to be able to go! Haven’t been to FYF since the first one!
I would like to see the Death Grips because they’re as angry about random stuff as I am about not having the cash to see them. And Devendra Banhart. And MBV so I can relive trying to sleeping on the floor overnight at LAX listening to Loveless over and over.
I should win because I like cats. Oh and I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!!!!! The FYF lineup is way to awesome!
Hey GG!! I would LOVE to win tickets to FYF Fest! I am most excited to see Delorean, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, and TV on the Radio. I have never been to this festival but have always wanted to go. Please, pretty please pick me, and I will be forever grateful! Thanks for always keeping me up to date on local music events and exposing me to new acts… I <3 you, Grimy Goods!!
I’ve never been to this festival before, but the lines up have been so good over the past years. I really want to see Toro y Moi, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nosaj Thing, MGMT, Beach House, Solange, Washed Out, Holy Ghost, Shlohmo, Flume, & Classixx. I create to these bands/artists music. Their sound has helped me go through college and help me better my craft. Seeing live performances would be a great experience for inspiration reasons. Due to financial reasons I cant make it out, but it would be really ill to win these tickets. Hope I get that email and good looks on the give away opportunity.
Hi All you good people of FyF! I couldn’t afford tickets this year, it’s been a real bummer. I’ve been trying my darndest to win some. I hear Paul Sheer will be in this year, I would hate to miss that. The Oh Sees & Touche Amore all hold special places in my heart. Along with the undeniable My Bloody Valentine, all this is once in a lifetime. I would appreciate tickets more than anything. I hope whoever gets them deserves them!
Most excited to see Dan Deacon!, TVOTR, MBV, Washed Out, Simian Mobile Disco and more!
I went to FYF two years ago and was soooo excited to see Dan Deacon. I got a nice spot near the front in the incredibly crowded area. There were literally bodies pressing against me from all sides at the same time. Less than a minute into the first song i was jumping up and down when my body was shifted in mid-air and I came down on someone else’s foot twisting my ankle. What ensued next was one of the most awful half hours of my life. I was in so much pain but literally could not move to free myself from the crowd. I dont even remember the music, all i could think about what blocking out the pain. Well two years later I am healthy and desperately want the Dan Deacon experience that eluded me in 2011. I downloaded his app, and am ready to party down. This time I’ll wear hightops.
I mean Flume and MGMT are basically the two best music things happening right now
I don’t know why MGMT isnt the biggest name on the flier but i would like to see them the most. Them and Deerhunter.
FLAG! The Locust! TVotR! Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Joyce Manor! MBV! Simian Mobile Disco b2b Bicep! Toro y Moi! Holy Ghost! Classixx! Touche Amore!
Mon Dieu, the list goes on and on. I’m going to have the hardest time deciding on who will have to be sacrificed! Winning these tix is the only way my unemployed ass is going to be able to attend this wonderful event… So help a brotha out?
Can’t wait to see FLAG MBV and the Melvins. Never seen any of those bands.
I would be excited to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Orwells, The Oh Sees, MGMT, SMD, Solange, and basically everyone else on the list. ALSO, the comedians in during the day!! They always a hoot
ALLIE HARTMANN
EMAIL: alliemhartmann@aim.com
I’m excited to see shlohmo, washed out, holy ghost, tor y moi, how to dress well, and artists that I’ve never even heard of !!! I’ve never been to a festivalbut always wanted to go. I spend most of my time at school and work to pay for my tuition, FYF is exactly what i need to end the summer of 2013 with !
I’m excited to see Toro y Moi and the yeah yeah yeahs! It would be the best way to finish off my summer !
Who DONT I want to see at FYF this year??? Toro y Moi, Beach House, the Underachievers, STRFKR, Shlohmo, ugh. What better way to end midterms by going to FYF and just relaxin, listening to music! school takes up most of my money and it would be nice to get to see all this if I was able to win tickets 🙂
Flag,The Locust,Death Grips,The Melvins,,and Antwon
Black Flag has been one of my fav bands of all time since I was 14 years old. Seeing the Keith Morris/Dez Line up would be a dream come true. The Locust are are also one of my all time fav bands and I have been wanting to see them forever and this ismy only chance. I NEED TO SEE THE LOCUST. Death Grips have been playing a lot on my Ipod for the past year and to sing a long witht hem would be dope. I also need to see The Melvins,!!!,and Antwon live. Pick me please!
As always, i wish to go somewhere kick ass with my my girlfriend, i.e. the crazy mother fucker who gets down in the pit with me. So many awesome bands and so little money in our pockets. Plus, i have yet to be to an actual festival, and i wanna be able to get a feel for these things cause they seem so damn awesome!
i’m excited to see yyy’s, mgmt, breeders, devendra banhart, simian mobile disco, kurt vile, paul sheer, and kumal nanjiani! and i should win because im super broke and probably wont be able to go otherwise 🙂
I NEED to see the YYY’s! and also TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, Toro Y Moi, Beach House, Yo La Tengo, Washed Out, Holy Ghost!, Poolside and Simian Mobile Disco.
I really really want to go and experience another reason why LA is awesome!
finally seeing the breeders will be epic, also of course my bloody valentine!!! And Kurt vile. AND like everyone. This is my last weekend in LA, I’m literally moving to England on Tuesday, can’t think of a more perfect way to celebrate my hometown one last time!
I can’t wait to see FLAG and deerhunter. You should pick me because i’d totally make it worth your while.<3 <3 <3!!!!
I’m excited to see so many bands on this lineup (if I win)! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, !!!, Poolside! The list goes on. And The Orwells, I missed them last year at FYF but after reading about their show this weekend at Lolla I’d make 100% sure not to miss that!
A few years ago, I became great friends with somebody named Dave Schwem. Dave and I bonded heavily over My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields’ innovative use of atmospheric guitar sounds and recording techniques. It was through our mutual admiration for mbv that Dave and I grew to become some of the best of friends. He modified an old Fender Telecaster by hand to sound exactly like the one Kevin used on the mbv album “Loveless.” Unfortunately, last November, Dave passed away in a tragic accident falling off a rooftop in Portland. He was one of the most special, talented, gut-wrenchingly funny people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, and I know for a fact he wouldn’t want me to miss this opportunity to see My Bloody Valentine at such an awesome show. PLEASE HELP ME SEE MY BLOODY VALENTINE! FOR DAVE!
Flag! Flag! and more FLAG!!!!
who wouldn’t want to see flag?
With Holy Ghost!, !!!, and Classixx playing, it’s like Los Angeles WANTS me to dance. I wouldn’t want to disappoint an entire city.
I really want to go to FYF because well first of all I’d love to be able to see a lot of my favorite bands all in the same year! I was so excited to see that deerhunter was on the bill as well. I’ve seen deerhunter 2 years ago and it was honestly the coolest and beautiful moment ever, and I’d love to see Bradford Cox perform again. The other bands performing that I’d love to see are MGMT and Beach House, Toro y Moi, ty segall, death grips, washed out, mbv, mac demarco and wow there’s more to list and this festival literally has so many bands I admire and all in the same weekend! it’s crazy and being a broke student this would save me money and make me so happy. I really would love to go!! and i just remembered the locust! are playing that is so great 😀 they haven’t played in years (literally!) and I cant miss this! I really would love to go.
The Locust
FLAG
Death Grips
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
MGMT
I was suppose to see The Locust on their 2007 tour at the Chain Reaction. I was ready to go and my ride bailed on me and I have been torn apart since because I was never able to see The Locust. I just found out they are playing and I must see them. It would make me the happiest man alive to finally see them come back. On the same level, I have been dreaming of seeing Kieth Morris do a Black Flag set for over a decade and it is finally coming true. If I win these tickets, it will make several of my dreams come true.
Devendra Banhart
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – I think my bf has a crush on Miss Karen O
If the contest is still going on, I would love to see Roky Erickson (13th floor elevators shake my soul) and MBV at least once in my lifetime. My buddy Melissa is a massive The Breeders fan. Super excited for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Toro Y Moi, Deerhunter, Ty Segall, THEE OH SEES, Charles Bradley, Yo La Tengo, and ethereal duo Beach House because I still haven’t been able to catch any of these acts at Coachella or music fest. Broke college students. This entire line-up is exciting. I wish me and Melissa could be apart of it naturally being LA natives. She deserves a pick-me up as struggling musician herself (The Cherry Wire). This would make our year, heck the rest of our lives would be changed!! If you could make this happen we’d be so grateful as it would be our first, incredibly memorable FYF FEST!!
I would love to see Kurt Vile and the Violators, Devendra Banhart, TV on the Radio, Baroness, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and MBV! I love going to music festivals and I promise not to constantly Instagram/Facebook when I’m at the show — I’ll be living in the moment and loving it. Thanks 🙂
Most excited for Touche Amore, Joyce Manor, Death Grips, Baroness, and Title Fight. I should win tix cuz I’d take a certain special chica to this dope fest for a day of great music as a celebration of the end of her summer school sessions and working 2 jobs. Also who doesnt want to stage dive during LA natives Touche Amore! 😛
Death Grips
FLAG
My Bloody Valentine
Antwon
And of course Yeah Yeah Yeahs because I have to finally see live, the first female to turn me on using only her voice, haha. Of course there are other bands I would like to see. These are just my “have to” see bands. I work hard just to see all of my money go to bills. A chance to get out and cut loose would be a welcome vacation in my mind. Daddy needs to have a good time.
!!! (Chik Chik Chik)
Antwon
Baroness
Beach House
BICEP
Charles Bradley
Chelsea Wolfe
Classixx
Dan Deacon
Death Grips
Deerhunter
Delorean
Devendra Banhart
Eleanor Friedberger
Fear of Men
FLAG (Keith, Chuck, Dez, Billy & Stephen playing the songs of Black Flag)
Flume
Foxygen
Guards
Holy Ghost!
Horse Meat Disco
How to Dress Well
Jonathan Richman
Joyce Manor
Kurt Vile & the Violators
Les Savy Fav
Mac Demarco
METZ
MGMT
Mikal Cronin
My Bloody Valentine
Nosaj Thing
Omar Souleyman
Pional
Poolside
Roky Erickson
Shlohmo
Solange
Strfcker
The Breeders (Performing Last Splash)
The Melvins
The Orwells
The Underachievers
Thee Oh Sees
Title Fight
Toro y Moi
Touche Amore
TV on the Radio
Ty Segall
Washed Out
Waxahatchee
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yo La Tengo
+ more
Because music is my life and i want to take my mother who has cancer.