Chewy Hemphill’s final Pre-Fest concerts happen this weekend in Bradenton

Chewy Hemphill outside Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Oct. 6, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Throughout the last decade, Chewy Hemphill’s fall festival has been a lifeline for folks who don’t have the scratch or enough time off to make it to Gainesville for Fest. Hell, his Pre-Fest even outlasted the pre-fest that Fest itself tried to do in Ybor City. For its 10th—and sadly, final—outing Tampa Bay Pre-Fest takes over Bradenton’s Oscura where more than a dozen bands literally from across the world will join regional and local punk outfits looking for more gigs a few miles from North Florida. Highlights on the lineup include power-pop bands from Chicago and Nashville (Time Thieves, The Dreaded Laramie, respectively), New York post-hardcore quartet Common Sage, and St. Louis punk group Vallencourt. If you can’t make it across the Skyway Bridge, Deviant Libation in Ybor Heights is hosting Festers (Tiltwheel, Panthro U.K., United 13, Too Many Daves) on