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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So excited to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Beach House, Simian Mobile Disco, and TV on the Radio! Hate that I never got to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the palladium back in ’06 so been dying to see them live since then. Considering my boyfriend and I are broke after just finishing graduate school, this would be the best (and most affordable way) to celebrate 🙂
FLAG!!!- My dad is a serious Black Flag fan and I would totally treat him if I win this..
My Bloody Valentine- Saw them at coachella 2009 with my dad and honestly my hearing hasn’t been the same since!
YeahYeahYeahs- Karen O is seriously a rock goddess.
Beach House- Teen Dream is amazing!!
Flume- Saw him at Low end.. wow!
Death Grips- because Zach Hill is my favorite drummer!
Holy Ghost- love anything DFA.
Solange Knowles- Because shes so much better than Beyonce!
Mac Demarco-Saw his performance on pitchforks fest live stream.. awesome!!
Metz-Good punk vibes +
Washed Out-Portlandia is the only intro I don’t skip and great sophomore album.
and Baroness!! have so much respect for this band, still performing after a fucking awful accident. balls!
Please pick me, I’d would love to give back to my dad for being so awesome and showing me to great music!
I really want to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs and My Bloody Valentine because I love women who can ROCK!
I’m excited to see TV On the Radio, Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, The Breeders, Nosaj Thing, Delorean, My BLOODY VALENTINE (of course), Beach House, Yo La Tengo, Melvins, Les Savy Fav, Jonathan Richman, Baroness, Chelsea Wolfe, and so many more! I think I should win because it’s my last weekend in LA to spend with my friends before I go back to school!
I has to be the locust, classixx, and crystal antlers, washed out and joyce manor wouldnt be too bad either,
Piccckkkk meeeeeee, because the past two fests I have purchased tickets and then wasnt able to go and this year its just too expensive.
I am so stoked to see.. Kurt Vile, MGMT, Toro Y Moi, Devendra Banhart, Yo La Tengo, Washed out… And frankly I could sit here and name every band I wanted to see, but to be honest there is not a band I would not see. I love music and I love being around the festival atmosphere. Music is a very multi dimensional art that holds something special everyone and that’s what I admire about it the most. I would greatly appreciate the free ticket giveaway because unfortunately I’m not able to afford tickets this year, and I would love to be apart of the FYF 2013 experience. Best of luck to all!
I’m excited for YO LA TENGO and Eleanor Friedberger. Both put out top-notch albums this year that tickle my soul.
I wanna be at FYF to enjoy my favorite music in the LA sun and get away from reality. Taking care of things can be overwhelming, and I can sure use the transcendence of music to make it through the rest of the year. 🙂
I NEED to see FLAG, The Melvins, Thee Oh Sees!….AND the YYYs for the FIRST time!!! You should give me passes because I’m poor, I need a good time, and it will make my mom & dad proud.
I’ve been talking about this since i heard about it a month ago because 90% of my favorite bands are in the lineup. My favorites are YYY, TV on the Radio, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, MGMT, Shlohmo, and YESSSS MAAAAACCCC DEEEEMMAAARRCOOOOOO. I get more excited every time i read the list. I NEED THIS GUYS PLEASE!
I want to see The Locust, Flag, The Melvins, and the Breeders! You should give me a pair of tickets to FYF because I will otherwise be forced to eat each and every one of you, limb by limb.
I need to see !!! and My Bloody Valentine. because i’ve never seen them. and they’re rad. and i’m rad. yup.
I need to see !!! period.
I would loooooove to be able to see Toro Y Moi (my best friend introduced me to it and I’ve fallen in love with it ever since) along with beach house, sbtrkr, Yeah yeah yeahs, MGMT, FLUME especially! ahh, way too many good artists in one weekend to miss out on. This would truly make my year an unforgettable one. I’ve never won anything before… ha.
I would love to win tickets to pay back my boyfriend for supporting me in everything that I do! I would love to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, and Beach House (but many many more!)
im soooo psyched to attend FYF Fest again this year – i’m coming all the way from bushwick, brooklyn NYC just to go to the fest, so i really wanna win these tix… mainly to finally see MBV live and to check out old favs yo la tengo and the breeders. but also really excited to see toro y moi, metz, the melvins, washed out, etc etc holy shit great line-up etc!!! let’s gooooooo!!!
I’m really excited to see:
Yeah Yeahs Yeahs (Karen O, ultimate girl crush)
Devandra Banhart (the beard)
Ty Segall (obsessed)
Foxygen (super groovy)
The Orwells (engaged and underage)
And Mikal Cronin (his name sounds Russian)
+ I’m a poor and starving lover of music who would give you a big write up on http://www.ListenSD.com (in conjunction with our FYF episode) and give Grimy Goods TONS O PROMO. Thanks 🙂
Obviously stoked to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs because Karen is a golden goddess and Nick is one of the coolest guitar players around. MGMT as well, going for that 2008-nostalgia-trip. My girlfriend is here from France, she needs to get to FYF even more than I do so she can learn about music other than Euro-pop! There’s no other way I’d rather end the summer!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs! (because I missed them at coachella for reasons unknown)
MGMT (because I slip slopped and missed them at Outsidelands 2011)
Beach House (omg…Beach House)
Deerhunter (DUDE…DEERHUNTER)
Toro y Moi (becuase I saw him being drivin in a car once in SF during the weekend he played at Outsidelands, + his set set at Outsidelands was so groovy I have to find out this one song he played that I cannot seem to find on his discography)
Simian Mobile Disco (SMD was one of those artists I came across shopping inside a Paul Frank Store and loved the song so much I had to ask the cashier to stop what he was doing and tell me what song was in the store turned out to be “Hustler”)
Flume (got that dudes album with the purple cover….shit is tr!!iiiIIIpyxxx)
Poolside (played at my college campus last fall, cool dudes smoked a dooby with em too)
Nosaj Thing (been followin this cat forever, last I saw him was at the Eagle Rock Center of the Arts for a free show thrown by his label? I think thats correct)
Classixx (cause I like to dance)
Omar Soleyman (Saw this guy on the lineup for Outsidelands one of the 2 years I attended in 2011 or 2012 never got to see him but the guy looks sweet so his music must be intermaresting)
Crystal Antlers (…………………………shit………)
Antwon (*bobbin my head*)
I think thats it! I gotta make breakfast cause im starving. *hand slaps* to ya. also I see you smiling as you read this but not in a weird way. ok ok in a weird way
so excited for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, and Chelsea Wolfe. 🙂
I love music!
The bands that have been doing it for me lately that I need to see:
THE BREEDERS / DEATH GRIPS / THEE OH SEES / TY SEGALL / FOXYGEN / KURT VILE / MAC DEMARCO / MIKAL CRONIN
The line-up this year is insane. I remember the first year of FYF when tickets were $30 and there were water shortages galore, but I had the greatest freaking time. I’m bummed that the prices have gone up a lot, but I know with that comes quality. My empty wallet cries for me, but this is the chance I need to enjoy great music before summer ends!!!
I’ve never seeeeeen Yeah yeah yeahs live and I’ve loved loved loved them since highschool. (I’m 26) Also excited to see Washed Out because the new album kills me. ALSO I’ve never been to FYF Fest because I’m so broke!!!! Infact I’ve never been to any of these music festivals. So pick meeee! Me me choose me! Pretty pretty please with sugar on top? I’ll be your best friend forever!
MBV, TV on The Radio, Charles Bradley, The Melvins, Les Savy Fav, Kurt Vile, deerhunter, the breeders. METZ!!!
Dudes i have to win!
Toro y Moi Man! i love Toro y Moi. I didnt see him last time. 🙁 But maybe this time 😀
Washed out!
Poolside? :O
Deerhunter!
classixx?
Please this sounds like an awesome show and i really want to go. No joke!
Because it’s the fuckin’ Breeders. Also, I’m trying to help the non-profit Off The Wall Graffiti with their artwork down at the park.
i’ve literally never seen any of these bands LIVE and it would be amazing if i got to see them all for the first time 🙂
THE LOCUST is at the top of my list of bands i waant to see omg!!
mgmt,mac demarco, toro y moi, death grips, beachhouse, M.Bloody valentine, Dan Deacon<3, omg the breeders. such a good line-up FYF did it again
I don’t have a specific band that I want to see, because I am excited about the music, the people and the experience. I love music and music is my religion, and I would love to win tickets to FYF. Many of the bands on the FYF lineup have songs that are part of my life and are connected to good memories of my life.
Can’t wait to make new memories with the bands I’ll discover IF I WIN 😉
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Hi Grimmy! I would LOOOOVEEE to win tix to this as I have yet to attend a fest this summer! I see everyone is interested in seeing YYY but I’m here for CW. I have been following our beautiful hometown babe Chelsea Wolfe for a couple of years, seeing her every local performance. This is the first time I am completely unable to afford seeing her! Please don’t let me break my streak of supporting local artists on their way up!
I love you, Grimmy!
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I will be in LA that weekend visiting from Mazatlan México, I would love to attend an LA music festival during my stayed there. Most exited to see MGMT, Beach House, Solange & Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Thank you!.
oh yeah, Beach House was amazing at Lolla, want to see Holy Ghost!, MBV, Washed Out, Classixx, Dan Deacon, Death Grips (since they lied about Lolla’s gig), Delorean, Flume, Horse Meat Disco, SMD vs Bicep, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs!! – @ciscorocks
I’m excited to see all the bands I’ve never heard of! I loooooove finding new music! ♫
Thank you so much! ☺
my Coachella fam bam and I have rented a home in Echo Park for the weekend ($1200), and would like to win a pair to have more of our peeps who are unemployed come join us at the festival and not just at the house.
FYF Fest! Where do I begin? I just moved out to Los Angeles about 6 months ago and I’m loving it. I moved from Denver and remember before moving looking up different fests I would like to go to once I was living here. I had bookmarked, FYF Fest. This is also how I found Grimy Goods, I think. I follow you in Instagram, too! Once I saw the lineup this year, I was ecstatic! But, moving expenses and finally finding a new job have left money a little tight. So, I was planning on postponing FYF until next year. Then, I saw your contest, and thought…WTH. I would love to win these tickets and have FYF Fest be my first LA music festival!
Bands I’m excited about:
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
Beach House
Deerhunter
Devendra Banhart
The Breeders
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How to Dress Well
Chelsea Wolfe
METZ
Starfucker
Thanks!
Hey Grimy Goods, I love FYF, I’d be super stoked to see Touche Amore, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio and Washed out. It would be sick to win a pair of tickets from you guys cause I’ve been trying to win tickets for this show all summer since I couldn’t get the cash for tickets.
I’m a huge fan of touche amore and just want to hear them play at least one of their new songs live! 😀 Thanks for the opportunity, keeping my fingers crossed.
I am first and foremost excited to see washed out live especially after their new album paracosms. i am also stoked to see my bloody valentine, how to dress well, mac demarco, beach house, mgmt and solange. saturday is the only day i can go but still the lineup is stacked so i am excited 🙂
The lineup is incredible this year. Looking forward to seeing Solange and My Bloody Valentine, naturally. Yeah Yeah Yeahs will also be a hilight. Last time I saw them was a few years back in Atlanta, GA and Karen O punched me in the stomach (in a good natured way, of course) after the show for accidentally leading a huge crowd of fan girls in her direction!
I wanna go to FYF to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ty Segall, Deerhunter, The Melvin’s, Thee Oh Sees, Touché Amor, and Title Fight! My fiancé and I were going to get tickets but we have to save money for our wedding in January. I would be super stoked to win some tickets and go away for a weekend with him and get away from all the stress of planning a wedding!
i would like to win fyf tickets so i can have a ticket giveaway
First of all the fact that this concert is being held literally in my backyard has a special signficance to me because it enables me to truly value and appreciate living in LA let alone embrace my hometown Lincoln Heights. Last year I was unable to attend this event and have been regretting not attending it ever since. And of course nothing is better than summer days spent listening to some great tunes live with the view of Downtown LA in the back. I am eager to see Toro Y Moi, Thee Oh Sees, The Orwells, Beach House, Crystal Antlers, TV on the Radio, Devendra Banhart, Chelsea Wolfe, and Deerhunter. These are bands that I have yet to see live and tour rarely within this area, thus I would love to see them play live for the first time. Of course you cannot go wrong with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MGMT. I have seen them once already and they were two of the best concerts I have attended! Karen O definitely knows how to entertain the crowd and demonstrate her talent as an artist. This festival brings back the good ol summer festivals that expose great music by great artists to music fanatics.
you know what? i DONT want to win HOWS THAT!……
omg i really want to win sorry:(
PLEASE!!!!!! OMG PLEASEE allow me to see The Locust and the Melvins!!!! This is such a rare opportunity to see The Locust since all the members are busy doing other awesome projects. And I love bugs. And Melvins! Legendary! Grimy Goods, I would be so stoked and so thankful if I got to see said awesome bands!!! Here’s hoping I get those grimy golden tickets!!
Well I’m sure you’ll be getting hundreds of entries for this one, rightfully so. WHAT A HOT LINE-UP THIS YEAR! Holy Crumb. It’s almost too good, meaning there will be competing awesome bands at the same time on different stages. I’m going to have to replicate myself to do this up proper. YYY, TVOTR, Beach House, MBV, Devendra Banhart (which incarnation of him this time?!), the Breeders, !!!, Kurt Vile, fricking etcetera ad infinitum.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT DAD KNOWS IT WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME
my dad already thinks im a loser please help me prove him wrong and let me win
I want to go because i only have 3 months to live…
I would love to win these tickets because I’ve tried to see Beach House every time they’ve come to LA and I would hate to break my commitment to them!! Victoria and Alex are amazing live and to see then among so many other awesome bands like Toro y moi, washed out, strfkr, and yeah yeah yeahs would be the biggest privilege!
i really want to win fyf tickets to make my friends jealous
I Can’t get enough of YYYs and would love to win tickets!
I would love to see my bloody valentine, Holy Ghost! Devendra banhart tv on the radio yeah yeah yeahs and many others! Went to FYF a few years ago and it was a great experience! I haven’t able to go back but would really love to go back!
I would DIE to see the yeah yeah yeahs. I’ve been in love with them since middle school and I’ve never had a chance to see the. It seems like every opportunity I get, something always comes in the way! This time my doggie got sick and had a nasty vet bill which unfortunately took all of my FYF fest ticket money. Another band I’m dying to see is title fight. I’m a huge fan and would like to see them for like the 10th time. I wouldn’t mind seeing touché amoure, the Melvin’s, the breeders, mgmt, flag and Joyce manor. I would just be awesome to win.
I’ve been wanting to attend FYF for the past two years, but unfortunately have not had the chance to go. Some bands I would really want to see are Beach House Toro y Moi, Yo La Tengo, Title Fight,Touche Amore, Deerhunter, Marc DeMarco, Joyce Manor , Ty Segall,Chelsea Wolfe and many more! Winning this would make the last two days of summer vacation before school so much better!