For about a year and half, Athens missed out on Blackoutfest, The Union’s annual celebration of rock ‘n’ roll right on the main drag of town. Although this year’s event is taking place in July, rather than in April as it traditionally did, the three nights of music are back and stronger than ever. Check out these photos of the first night of performances from Nightstalker, Swarming Branch, Sega Genocide, Tweens and White Mystery taken by WOUB’s Joe Votaw.
Blackoutfest is still going strong, and tickets are available here and a complete schedule of performing acts is available here.
Athens-based Nightstalker opened up the first round of performances for Blackoutfest ’16 last night. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Swarming Branch brought their signature brand of self described “glam folk” to The Union last night. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Swarming Branch and their eclectic sound filled The Union on the first night of Blackoutfest ’16. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Bar patrons enjoy the newly renovated Union during Blackoutfest ’16. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Columbus’ favorite “killwave” act, Sega Genocide, was one of several acts to entertain attendees to Blackoutfest ’16. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)You KNOW it’s going to be a great act when one of their t-shirts features a California Raisin. Sega Genocide brought their finest Columbus rock ‘n’ roll with them last night. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Dayton’s Tweens during their Blackoutfest ’16 performance. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)Dayton’s own “trash rockers,” Tweens, performed last night during The Union’s Blackoutfest ’16. (WOUB/ Joe Votaw)
