Date: June 18-22, 2008, $15-$150

Focusing on the music and arts of Athens' thriving scene, this early summer festival is one of the nation's most affordable with many performances free while others require a $15 wristband for the five days. Of the 175 confirmed Athfest [ tickets ] performers, headliners include Dark Meat [ tickets ], Dubconscious [ tickets ], Modern Skirts [ tickets ] and Twin Tigers.

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Lineup (subject to change):

• A. Che Why
  
• Sean Arington
  
• A. Armada
  
• Abandon the Earth Mission
  
• Madeline Adams & Patrick Carey
  
• Alathea
  
• Alpha & Omega Entertainment
  
• The Arcs
  
• David Barbe
  
• Bear
  
• Bearfoot Hookers
  
• Betsy Franck & the Bareknuckle Band
  
• Big John Bourbon
  
• Birds & Wire
  
• Pam Blanchard
  
• Bloodkin
  
• Enoch Bloodsoe (of Twin Tigers)
  
• Blue Flashing Light
  
• The Breathlanes
  
• The Brothers Gore
  
• Buddy System
  
• C-Fresh
  
• Captain #1
  
• Patrick Carey & Madeline Adams
  
• Cares Can Be Blue
  
• Casper and the Cookies
  
• Centro-matic
  
• Cherokee
  
• Chris the Bucketman
  
• Cinemechanica
  
• Claire and Bain’s Maple Yum Yum (reunion)
  
• Colossus
  
• Connelly Crowe Band
  
• Contraband
  
• Count Kellam
  
• Creepy
  
• The Cubs
  
• Curley Maple
  
• Micah Dalton
  
• Dancer Vs. Politician
  
• Dark Meat
  
• Deaf Judges
  
• Dirt Reynolds
  
• Don Chambers + GOAT
  
• Down With the Woo
  
• Druid City
  
• Dubconscious
  
• The Dumps
  
• Edison Project
  
• Electa Villain
  
• Elf Power
  
• Elite Tha Showstoppa
  
• The Empties
  
• Eucalyptus
  
• Everthus and the Deadbeat
  
• Dodd Ferrelle
  
• Figaro
  
• Five Eight
  
• Folklore
  
• Gemini Cricket
  
• Cortez Garza
  
• Gift Horse
  
• Ginger Envelope
  
• Girls on Film
  
• The Golden Gates
  
• Goodbye Donovan
  
• The Grandfaloons
  
• Fester Hagood
  
• Eric Hansen
  
• Hayride
  
• The Healers
  
• Heidi Hensley Band
  
• The Help
  
• Heather Heyn
  
• Holy Liars
  
• Hope For Agoldensummer
  
• Idiot Slowdown
  
• DJ Immunizkation
  
• In the Lurch
  
• Incaptepec
  
• Iron Hero
  
• It's Elephants
  
• Jackpot City
  
• Jazz Chronic
  
• Jim and the Beanstalks
  
• Josh Perkins
  
• Kaitlin Jones and the County Fair
  
• King DJ
  
• King of Prussia
  
• Kinghill
  
• Kite to the Moon
  
• Kuroma
  
• La Chansons
  
• The Leavers
  
• Lil’ Reese
  
• Little Francis
  
• Lona
  
• Levi Lowery
  
• Madeline
  
• Mass Solo Revolt
  
• Matt Kurz One
  
• Elliot McPhereson (of The Dexateens)
  
• Gabriela Mejias
  
• Michael Guthrie Band
  
• Modern Skirts
  
• Caroline Monroe
  
• Morning State
  
• Ken Will Morton
  
• Mother Jackson
  
• Moyuba
  
• Night Moves
  
• Noogeez
  
• One Man Machine
  
• The Ones
  
• Outformation
  
• Packway Handle Band
  
• Pam Blanchard & the Sunny-Side Up Band
  
• Pegasuses-XL
  
• Gary Pfaff
  
• Ponderosa
  
• Positraxion
  
• Pride Parade
  
• Producto
  
• Prophet
  
• Push!
  
• The Rectanglers
  
• Red Legs
  
• Richard Sherfey & All God’s Children
  
• Rockinwood
  
• Rollin’ Home
  
• Carter Ross & Friends
  
• The Shut Ups
  
• Sleepy Horses
  
• Snowden
  
• Solstice Sisters
  
• Son1
  
• Sound Houses (formerly New Sound of Numbers)
  
• Spring Tigers
  
• Ben Stevens
  
• Still, Small Voice and the Joyful Noise
  
• Supercluster
  
• Sweet Teeth
  
• Thunderchief
  
• Timber
  
• Titans of Filth
  
• William Tonks
  
• Trances Arc
  
• Twin Powers
  
• Twin Tigers
  
• Velveteen Pink
  
• Venice is Sinking
  
• The Vinyl Strangers
  
• We Vs. The Shark
  
• Weird Beard
  
• Wilx
  
• The Winter Sounds