Hardcore nirvana FYA Fest relocates to Orlando for its 11th year

Hardcore throwdown FYA fest slams into Orlando for the very first time, and will undoubtedly leave one hell of an impression on Central Florida — as in: ooh, that’s gonna leave a mark.

Coming out of the better end of a decade, FYA sees cult-fave hardcore heavyweights kick ass for two days. The 2024 iteration, the festival’s 11th, spin-kicks into the Orlando Amphitheater this weekend. The lineup features reunions from Foundation, The Mongoloids, Kids Like Us and Blistered. Also in rowdy attendance will be Nails, Big Boy, Terror, Torture, Mindforce, Death Threat, Fury and many more.

The fest left its usual home in Tampa after backlash when fans accused its former location — the Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center — of Zionism and financially supporting Israel’s military. Organizers soon after announced it would be moved to Orlando — so very hardcore.

11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 4-5, Orlando Amphitheater, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, orlandoamphitheater.com, $75-$150.

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This article appears in Jan 1-7, 2025.