ABOUT

FYF Fest began as F Yeah Fest when Sean Carlson was 18 years old in 2004. In 2006, he teamed up with his friend Keith Morris (singer of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks) and together they curated the past three years of the festival. Now in it's 6 th year, the fest has grown out of its original location in Echo Park and moved to the Los Angeles Historic State Park in downtown L.A.

The FYF Fest is an independent festival booked entirely from Sean's bedroom in Torrance, CA with help from a few friends. Keith is still a huge part of the festival but has never once made the trip to Torrance (where he was born four thousand years ago) to hang out with Sean (who still lives with his Dad).

Besides the FYF Festival, Sean and his friends (with help from Transmission Entertainment) put on the Mess With Texas Party during SXSW. Some of the artists who have performed are The Breeders, NOFX, Gossip, David Cross, Deerhunter, Simian Mobile Disco and many many more. 

FYF Presents also does shows throughout the year in Los Angeles. Please check the other event section on this site for more info

But enough about us.

The goal for this year is to provide a low-cost event of great entertainment while raising awareness of the possible closure of up to 100 State Parks.

Due to the recent budget cuts, California State Parks are left without basic funding to keep the parks open.

Another aspect of the festival is our Volunteer Program which will place focus on educating the public about local organizations whom are working hard to create a positive change in our community. For more information about our program please go to the volunteer section on this site.

Here is a cover story from last year's New York Times about us, the FYF Tour and Festival.

Here is a list of the line up from previous years.

F Yeah Fest 1:

Friday, July 2 nd , 2004. At multiple locations in Echo Park (Echo + more)

Wires on Fire / The Mean Reds / Toys That Kill / Poulain / Michael Runion Will Never Die / Horse The Band / Subtitle / Sabertooth Tiger / The Mae Shi / Big Muscles / Snake Vs. Lizard / Jesus Christ Makes A Shotgun Sound / Werewolf With Robot Hands / Shark Pants + many more

F Yeah Fest 2:

July 2 nd , 2005. At multiple locations in Echo Park (Echo + more)

Dillinger Four / The Mean Reds / Giant Drag / Limbeck / Beehive and the Barracudas / Wires on Fire / Darker My Love / Curl Up and Die / Wives (No Age) / Rolling Blackouts /Greg Ashley of Gris Gris / The Oohlas / The Mojo Filters / Toys That Kill / Upsilon Acrux / Travis Shettel of Piebald / The Red Onions / Division Day / The Hips / The Pope / Bobby Dazzler + comedians Morgan Murphy, Sarah Silverman, Jonah Ray, Matt Dwyer more.

F YEAH FEST 3:

DAY 1, FRIDAY AUGUST 18 TH . At multiple locations in Echo Park (Echo + more)

Circle Jerks / The Bronx / 400 Blows / Future Pigeon / Burning Brides / Nudity (members of Tight Bro's from Way Back When and Dub Narcotic Sound System) / The Willowz / Blood Meridian (member of Black Mountain) / Black Fag / Horses / Horse the Band / Gayrilla Biscuits / Issiea Saggua / Bad Dudes / The Po Po's / Sex Eyes (First show ever! Features Dan Monick of Lifter Puller) / Mod Wheel Mood (member of NIN) / Gosling

Day 2, SATURDAY AUGUST 19TH

Giant Drag  / The Thermals / Envy (From Japan) / Dios Malos / Tussle / Silversun Pickups / Darker My Love / Foreign Born / Toys That Kill / Brother Reade / Whiskey Biscuit / The Rolling Blackouts / The Strange Boys / The Minor Canon / Sleeping People (member of Pinback) / Subtitle & friends / Graf Orlock / Chuck Ragan (from Hot Water Music) / Hit Me Back / Carry the Casket / Upsilon Acrux / Shapes and Sizes / The Make Out Party / Michael Runion / Life with an Astronaut

Day 3, SUNDAY AUGUST 20 th

Dead Meadow / The Ponys / BARR / Matt & Kim / No Age / Midnight Movies / The Icarus Line / Gris Gris / Wires on Fire / The Adored / Fortune's Flesh / Sabertooth Tiger / Stevenson Ranch Davidians / Erase Errata / The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower / Mika Miko  / Partyline (member of Bratmobile) / Bobby Birdman / Teenage Talking Cars / The Punks / The Jack Bambis

F Yeah Fest 4:

Day 1, Saturday, Aug. 25 th 2007 At multiple locations in Echo Park (Echo + more)

The Explosion / The Fuse! / Lavender Diamond / Busdriver / Boom Bip / The Entrance Band / American Steel / The Mae Shi / The Fleshies / Bobby Birdman / Residual Echoes / Imaad Wasif / Times New Viking / Hit Me Back / Thee More Shallows / Greg Ashley of Gris Gris / Upsilon Acrux / Toys That Kill / Brother Reade / Wooden Shjips / Love or Perish / Devon Williams / Sabertooth Tiger /  Sleepover / Japanese Motors / Fifty on their Heels / Nation Blue

Comedians Bob Odenkirk / Josh Fadem / Jonah Ray / Aziz Ansari / Matt Braunger / Cracked Out / Matt Dwyer / Fred Belford / Anthony Jeselnik + spoken word by Salvador Plascencia

Day 2, Aug. 26 th 2007

Deerhunter / Indian Jewelry / No Age / Jay Reatard / Midnight Movies / The Blood Arm / Foreign Born / Pissed Jeans / xBxRx / Darker My Love / The Nice Boys / Langhorne Slim / Great Northern  / Triclops! / Whispertown 2000 / Red Fang / Best Fwends / Vultures / Moonrats / Rumspringa / The Strange Boys / 60 Watt Kid / Abe Vigoda / The Muslims (the Soft Pack) / The Prayers / Bad Dudes / Jail Weddings / In Waves / Luke Top / New Collapse

F Yeah Fest 5:

August 30th 2008 At multiple locations in Echo Park (Echo + more)

No Age / Negative Approach / Matt & Kim / Fucked Up / Two Gallants / David Vandervelde / Glass Candy / High Places / Mika Miko / Japanther / Trash Talk / Monotonix / The Strange Boys / Best Fwends / Abe Vigoda / Mannequin Men / The Mae Shi / Paint It Black / Crystal Antlers / Ladyhawk / David Dondero / War Tapes / Frank Farfield / Graham Forest / Tod Adrian Wisenbaker / Michael Runion / Brother Reade / Rumspringa / Anavan / Past Lives (ex Blood Brothers) / Sliverghost / Underground Rail Road to Candyland / Off With Their Heads / Preacher & the Knife / Truimph of Lethargy (members of Murder City Devils) / 60 Watt Kid / Witch Hats / Nodzzz / Halloween Swim Team   

Plus Comedians Matt Braugner / Bob Odenkirk / Jonah Ray /Jeff Garlin and a half dozen more that we don't remember.