Remember when X-Ray Arcade hosted a hardcore punk and “mosh metal” festival back in June? Would that be something you’d like to have happen there again later this year? Well, if you answered “hell yes” to those questions, we have some great news for you.
Today, the Cudahy venue announced a brand new festival that will celebrate the abundance of top-notch hardcore and metal music being made in the Midwest. The new musical undertaking is called “The New Reality,” and it’s a co-production between The Basement Collective and Milwaukee Hardcore Shows that will come to X-Ray Arcade on Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16. Weekend passes are on sale now.
So who’s going to take part in this first-year festival? Glad you asked! Milwaukee bands World I Hate and Twisted Truth (as well as Madison’s Stress Test) will give the event some local representation. There will also be acts from a variety of other Midwest locales in the form of D Bloc, BIB, Prevention, Spine, Payasa, Direct Measure, Sector, Velocity, Dose, Identity Crisis, No Guard, and Source Of Fire. Oh, and Gridiron (from Pennsylvania), No Cure (out of Alabama), and Ontario-based Mile End will take part as well.
Weekend passes are $65 (or $74.50 after fees) and they’re available now. Get ’em while you can!