IDWGF4
Acceptor / All the Wine / Anxiety Patrol / Babe Report / Bäñdy / Bimbo
Blue Stoplights /Bog Power / Brass Calf / Budget Cuts / Caitlin Edwards Casual Fanatics / Chicken Happen / Claw Toe / Daarling / Dead Drugs
Demetri the Unfavorable / Dia Jane / Dwells / 8-Bit Creeps / Ester
Failed Models / Fjord Taurus / French Inhaler / Glitched Out
Hangry Ghost / Heavy Sleeper / Heet Deth / Hot Girls / Impulsive Hearts Jack Riedy & The Dealbreakers / Kangaroo / Lemon Knife / Lollygagger
LP Trixie / Maximum Wage / Megan Hozick / Michael J. Dog / Morvern Hum NightFreak / No Men / Noodle Brain / Panda Riot / Panther Style / Plum
Post Child / Pure Intention / Shredded Sun / Slap Bunt / Snowcuffs
Speed Babes / Super Brick / Supercorp / Tapegun
The Artist Formally Known As Vince / The Feat / The Giving Moon
The Last Great Riot / 13-Monsters / Torch the Hive
JANUARY 6 - 10, 2027 ~ CHICAGO, IL
JANUARY 6 - 10, 2027 ~ CHICAGO, IL
Acceptor / All the Wine
Anxiety Patrol / Babe Report / Bäñdy
Bimbo / Blue Stoplights /Bog Power
Brass Calf / Budget Cuts
Caitlin Edwards / Casual Fanatics
Chicken Happen / Claw Toe / Daarling
Dead Drugs / Demetri the Unfavorable
Dia Jane / Dwells / 8-Bit Creeps
Ester / Failed Models / Fjord Taurus
French Inhaler / Glitched Out
Hangry Ghost / Heavy Sleeper
Heet Deth / Hot Girls
Impulsive Hearts / Kangaroo
Jack Riedy & The Dealbreakers
Lemon Knife / Lollygagger
LP Trixie / Maximum Wage
Megan Hozick / Michael J. Dog
Morvern Hum / NightFreak / No Men
Noodle Brain / Panda Riot
Panther Style / Plum
Post Child / Pure Intention
Shredded Sun / Slap Bunt / Snowcuffs
Speed Babes / Super Brick / Supercorp
Tapegun / The Giving Moon
The Artist Formally Known As Vince
The Last Great Riot / The Feat
13-Monsters / Torch the Hive
MORE TBA!
SCHEDULE AND VENUE INFORMATION COMING REALLY SOON!
SCHEDULE AND VENUE INFORMATION COMING REALLY SOON!
About IDWGF
I Don't Wanna Go Fest (IDWGF) was born in January 2024 when Chicago punk trio Speed Babes hosted a four night run at Reed's Local in Avondale. Inspired by the spirit of Ian's Party and the void it left after COVID, Speed Babes set out to create a weekend that celebrated local bands. They played an opening set each night and highlighted an additional dozen acts from across the Chicago music scene.
The fest returned in January 2025, and by 2026 it had expanded to two venues with Reed's Local and Burlington Bar each hosting four nights, giving over 30 bands a stage to play featuring acts across multiple genres including punk, indie, shoegaze, and hip-hop.
Now heading into its fourth year, IDWGF is continuing the tradition January 6-10, 2027. Schedule and venue announcements coming soon. Check back here for updates!
IDWGF3 was featured in the Chicago Reader. Read the article