The Bomb played with forgetters at Generation Records on 10/25/09. Here are some shots of The Bomb’s performance that day from Linda Wildemann.

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To the unexpecting eye, Gainesville could no way host the insanity-filled weekend that is the Fest. But really if you are traveling to Gainesville, it’s got to be for two things predominately; college football or to experience this annual, ever-growing marathon of bands, beer, and beards.

This was my second year attending the Fest and the expectations were even larger just because of the sheer volume of amazing bands playing in this sixth year. The tradition has become something much more important to me. It’s something that, come July or August, I’m usually talking about at least two to seven times a day. But this year, I was on a mission. Last year, I missed so many amazing bands that I got into after the whole shabang was over so I promised myself I would see as many bands as my body and mind allowed.

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Yesterday Ruiner made a Myspace bulletin announcing that they are confirmed to play The Fest 6 this October alongside several other bands, including Naked Raygun. So far, the official site for The Fest doesn’t have any listed confirmations. Last year The Bomb, headed by Jeff Pezzati, played a few Naked Raygun songs during their set at The Fest 5. Below is the original Myspace bulletin posted by Ruiner:

“RUINER IS ON THE FEST 6 IN GAINESVILLE FL!:
So we need a place to crash all 3 days. Can anyone help us?
www.thefestfl.com
A ton of bands have been confirmed… Naked Raygun, matt and kim, Seaweed, Dillinger Four, Torche, Avail, Municipal Waste, 108, The Marked Men, Lawrence Arms, Paint It Black, Lifetime and a shit load morePlaying the fest will partly coincide with a semi US tour attempting at making up roughly all the dates we missed this summer. Expect an announcement soon about that.”
Ruiner’s Myspace