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Date(s)
  
Summer

Participants
  
Musicians

Frequency
  
Annual

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Location(s)
  
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Years active
  
Since 2006; 11 years ago (2006)

Organized by
  
Insubordination Records

Genres
  
Punk rock, Pop punk, Power pop

Dead mechanical live at insubordination fest 2013 full set


Insubordination Fest is an American annual punk rock music festival held in Baltimore, Maryland, that usually takes place over three days, in late June.

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The festival started in 2006 as a tenth-anniversary showcase for Insubordination Records, and has been held every summer since. In the past, the festival has been headlined by bands such as Dillinger Four, Less Than Jake, The Mr. T Experience, The Queers and Teenage Bottlerocket.

The mopes live at insubordination festival 2013 full set


2007

July 5–7, The Sidebar (Thursday) and The Ottobar (Friday and Saturday)

  • Groovie Ghoulies were originally scheduled to play but did not because of the band's break up earlier that year. Head was booked to replace them. Members of the band did, however, appear as guests during The Mr. T Experience set.
  • Guff was also originally scheduled to play but did not. Banner Pilot was booked to replace them.
  • The God Damn Doo Wop Band was on the final schedule, but did not play.

    • 2008

    June 26–28, The Ottobar (Thursday Pre-show), Recher Theater (Friday) and Sonar (Saturday)

  • Double Dagger, Clint Maul, Head Home, Sleepwall and The Swims also played at the Toxic Pop/Wallride Records showcase stage at The Talking Head Club inside Sonar.

    • 2009

    June 25–27, The Ottobar (Thursday Pre-show) and Sonar (Friday and Saturday)

    2010

    June 24–26, The Ottobar (Thursday Pre-show) and Sonar (Friday and Saturday)

  • The Creeps, Fear Of Lipstick, The Hamiltons, The Hextalls, Old Wives, The PG-13s, The Roman Line and The Visitors also played at the "Canada Invasion Presented by Merman Records" at the Sonar's second stage on Friday.
  • Barrakuda McMurder, the recording project of Steinways frontman, Grath Madden, were on the bill, but only as a stand-in for a surprise reunion set by The Steinways.
  • The Sidekicks were scheduled to appear for the second year in a row but cancelled the week of the festival and were replaced by Like Bats.
  • The Kung Fu Monkeys were originally scheduled to play, but did not.

    • 2011

    August 11–13, The Ottobar

    2012

    June 21–23, The Ottobar

    2013

    June 27–29, The Ottobar

    CD/DVDs

    During 2007, a live CD/DVD was released compiling various performances from that year's festival. Additionally CD/DVD sets where released compiling the entirety of some bands set that year including The AV Club, Dead Mechanical, The Guts, The Leftovers, Paper Dragons, Short Attention, The Steinways, Varsity Weirdos and Wimpy Rutherford.

    References

    Insubordination Fest Wikipedia
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