Wrecking Ball Announces 2016 Lineup Featuring Thursday, Drive Like Jehu And Quicksand

Atlanta punk festival Wrecking Ball is back this year with it’s second annual installment. The lineup, released today, is stacked from top to bottom with is intriguing due to the inclusion of a few newly reunited acts.

The festival, which takes place on August 13 and 14 in Atlanta, Georgia, features boasts Motion City Soundtrack (who are in the process of taking their last victory lap, the recently regrouped American Football, L7, Drive Like Jehu, and and the Mezingers, among others.

New Jersey post-hardcore band Thursday, which announced their reconciliation today, will play their first show since 2011 at the festival.

Massachusetts alternative band Piebald will be playing their first show since 2010 and only their third show since their 2008 split.

Milwaukee pop-punk outfit Hey Mercedes will be playing their first show since their 2007 breakup.

The cool thing about Wrecking Ball is their clear commitment to blending different aspects of indie music into their lineup. 90’s mainstays like American Football, Dinosaur Jr and Diarrhea Planet will be joined by contemporary hardcore/alternative acts like Joyce Manor and Ceremony. This is very similar to what we saw from last years lineup, which included acts like the Descendents and Title Fight.

General and VIP tickets will be available for sale to the public on April 1st and are sure to go fast, so don’t wait.

Check out the full lineup below.

Quicksand
L7
Thursday
Drive Like Jehu
Dinosaur Jr
American Football
The Julie Ruin
Motion City Soundtrack
Gorilla Biscuits
The Bouncing Souls
The Promise Ring
American Nightmare
Piebald
Touche Amore
Bayside
Deafheaven
Civ
Rainer Maria
Anti-Flag
Trapped Under Ice
Tigers Jaw
Cold Cave
Hey Mercedes
Juliette and the Licks
Burn
Bully
Good Riddance
Joyce Manor
Ceremony
Turnstile
The Menzingers
Maritime
Diarrhea Planet
Mothers
Milemarker
Jeff Rosenstock
Potty Mouth
Lemuria
Antarctigo Vespucci
PEARS
Microwave
Big Jesus
Solids
Daddy Issues
Young and Heartless
Free
Donovan Wolfington
Broken Beak
Drug Church
Femignome
Bobby Barnett
Looming
The Obsessives
Warehouse
Spur
Auspice
Fox Wound
Exwhy