{{Short description|Music festival}} {{Infobox recurring event | genre = Post-rock, post-metal, post-hardcore | date = October | founders = Derek Vorndran and Nason Frizzell | URL = {{URL|https://www.thepostfestival.com/}} }} '''Post Festival''' (stylized as '''Post. Festival''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post. Festival 2026 |url=https://www.thepostfestival.com/ |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=Post. Festival 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref> is a music festival held in Indianapolis, Indiana focused on post-rock and post-metal music. The event was founded by Derek Vorndran and Nason Frizzell, who are natives to the state of Indiana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-17 |title=Post. Festival's Organizers Explain Why the Midwest is the Perfect Place for Post-Rock (Plus Single-Day Tickets & Set Times) |url=https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2018/09/17/post-festival-interview-plus-tickets/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Heavy Blog is Heavy |language=en}}</ref>
Converge, Cave In, A Place to Bury Strangers, This Will Destroy You, and We Lost the Sea are examples of acts who have played this festival. Notably, Cave In was forced to cancel an appearance at the festival after guitarist Adam McGrath broke his arm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sjohnson@nuvo.net |first=Seth Johnson Music Editor |date=2018-10-19 |title=Post Fest in a League of Its Own |url=https://www.nuvo.net/music/post-fest-in-a-league-of-its-own/article_9dc0c318-d335-11e8-b35b-27b268866a62.html |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=NUVO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=CAVE IN Cancels Post. Festival 2025 Appearance After Guitarist ADAM MCGRATH Breaks His Arm |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/bummer-alert/cave-in-cancels-post-festival-2025-appearance-after-guitarist-adam-mcgrath-breaks-his-arm |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> Pelican also appeared at the festival in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Pelican discuss 10 albums that influenced their new LP 'Flickering Resonance' |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/pelican-discuss-10-albums-that-influenced-their-new-lp-flickering-resonance/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also ==
* BLED Fest, a punk rock festival that was held in Michigan that was held from 2008 to 2019
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Music festivals in Indiana Category:Festivals in Indianapolis Category:Year of establishment missing Category:Heavy metal festivals in the United States Category:Post-rock
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