7-27 This is Hardcore Fest, Saves the Day, Off, Agnostic Front, Wisdom in Chains, Ecostrike, Downpresser, Billy Club Sandwich, Into Another, Trail of Lies, Hoods, Queensway, Hangman, Laid 2 Rest, Kaonashi, One Step Closer, Magnitude, Drain, Shackled, Anxious, Section H8, Philly @Franklin Music Hall

Friday was an awesome show. I didn't know near as many bands on the second day, so we weren't in such a rush to get there. At one point we weren't sure what bands we were watching. The catch was Hangman, things must have been running pretty well ahead of time because we missed Hangman and didn't realize it. The goal was to get in to see Drain.

Section H8 - Missed them. I've heard of them before, from Philly I think.

Anxious - Missed them and hadn't heard of them before.

Shackled - Missed them. No idea.

Drain - Hardcore from Cali. Awesome set, the singer looked super happy the entire time. The songs were fun and groovy. Very happy we arrived right on time. Surf hardcore. The Drain swim trunks are top notch.

Magnitude - This was merch and haircut time. Missed them, but my friends said they were really really good. I should have watched.

One Step Closer - They were really good. Not as heavy as many other bands at the fest. Wilkes Barre Hardcore. I think they cover a Linkin Park song sometimes? Maybe?

Kaonashi - Missed them. Beer time. I heard people talking about the set being good and stuff.

Laid 2 Rest - I heard some hype about this band going into the fest but I didn't hear anything about them after they played.

Hangman - Missed them, though I wanted to see them. Poor execution.

Queensway - I like this band but not too much. Ok hardcore, very much in the vein of Hoods. I've seen them before.

Hoods - I thought this set was going to be a dud. It was very good. They've been playing for a long time and they got pretty good respect from the crowd.

Trail of Lies - Missed them.

Billy Club Sandwich - Missed them. Not a big fan of the recordings.

Downpresser - Missed them.

Ecostrike - Straight edge from Florida. They were ok. I think this is the singer from Blistered. Decent set. Decent crowd response.

Wisdom in Chains - This day went from low speed to high gear really quick. The new songs are killer, the old jams are killer. Great music and great vocals. As always the singalong was on, plenty of stagedives. I don't know what the pit was doing because that was firmly behind me.

Agnostic Front - Another band that I've seen at TIHC in the past and get no reception whatsoever. But this year was different. Very solid response for the old heads playing the old shit. The sound was a little shitty in terms of vocal volume for about half the set. Best I've ever seen them.

OFF! - Not a huge fan of the set. It was good in the hardcore punk way, but with the singer from Black Flag and The Circle Jerks, you kinda want to hear at least a cover. The best part of the set was when Jimmy Gestapo came out and made run of the singer. Dude is so funny. I love Jimmy G from Murphys Law. Crowd support was minimal. It's tough to get a fitting band to play before Saves the Day headlining a hardcore fest.

Saves the Day - I had this pegged for a poorly attended snooze fest. I was super wrong. The singalongs were on. The stagedives were on. The crowd response was amazing compared to what I expected. I liked the set and thought they sounded good.

Best bands:
1 Wisdom in Chains
2 Agnostic Front
3 Drain