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GUTTERFEST Vol. 5
Returns to Garden Amp
March 29th, 2026 by Kevin Gomez
July 11th is special because it’s “7-11 Day,” where you can get a free small Slurpee at your favorite local convince store. This year be sure to grab one on the way to the Garden Amp in Garden Grove for the 5th Annual Gutterfest. For those unfamiliar, Guttermouth will take over the entire venue as an all-day festival with bands playing the main stage and the smaller indoor stage, the Locker Room.
What started as a small gathering in Big Bear in 2021 has turned into a must-see summer event that sells out every year.
Guttermouth will kick off April playing Southern California at the Whisky a Go Go, a show in Murrieta, and supporting Agent Orange at the Observatory in Santa Ana. The band of misfits will then take over Florida in May – they should fit right in
Making their debut at Gutterfest this year is Orange County’s melodic hardcore band, Ignite. In April they will embark on a European tour, before touring Canada in May through June. They should be well-rested to rock your faces off with the high energy performances they’ve become known for.
Also making their debut this year that I’m most excited about is Los Angeles hometown heroes, The Briggs. Perhaps best known for creating the LA Kings’ victory song, “This is LA.” Frontman, Joey Briggs announced the band has some dates scheduled for this year, and this is just the first to be announced.
Fans will be eager to catch a long-awaited set from White Kaps. The band was supposed to play the 2024 Gutterfest but had to pull out just a few days before.
River Ratts and Taken Days will be kicking off the main stage Saturday afternoon. River Ratts will be playing the Punk Rock Museum’s third anniversary concert in support of Spike & the Gimme Gimmes. Taken Days will be supporting Raging Nathans and Urethane for a short stint of Vegas and California in June.
Headlining the Locker Room will be the return of Long Beach Allday, for their first performance in years. Their first performance back will be in May supporting LA’s Wasted Youth at Alex’s Bar. Also playing the Locker Room will be The Uprising. Following a successful set at Dr Strange Records’ showcase in February, they will play alongside El Nada at Bobby V’s in April.
Cheeseball has already had some high-profile gigs in 2025. They kicked off the year playing TSOL’s annual show at the Observatory and even made an appearance on the Heidi & Frank Show on KLOS 95.5 to see if their song voted to “stay” in rotation.
Opening the day’s events in the Locker Room will be Huntington Beach’s Chemical Control and No Current, out of Orange County.
Tickets for Gutterfest are on sale now.
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