Lauren Records announced the return and lineup of the DIY music festival GROWING UP IS DUMB, which will take place on Saturday, April 5, at The Echo and Echoplex in Los Angeles. The show will feature 20 bands across three stages, including Algernon Cadwallader, Good Luck, and The Taxpayers, the near-decade reunions of bands like Dogs On Acid and Shinobu, and the first LA show ever for the obscurely popular Whatever, Dad, who has for the most part remained anonymous during their rise in popularity over the past several years.
Artists Lineup:
- Algernon Cadwallader
- Ariella
- Babebee
- Dogs On Acid
- F.Y.P.
- Frown Line
- GING NANG BOYZ
- Good Luck
- Merry Christmas
- Sad Park
- Shinobu
- Short Fictions
- Star 99
- Sunday Cruise
- Superworld
- The Taxpayers
- Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra
- Whatever, Dad
- + Special Guests and an unannounced headliner
This year’s GROWING UP IS DUMB comes after nearly 10 years since the last festival. GUID started as a small DIY fest organized by Lauren Records from 2013-2015, previously held at American Legion Halls in Highland Park and Pomona. The festival was made to showcase friends of the label’s bands along with the community around the late VLHS warehouse in Pomona. Performers at the first three GUIDs include Defiance Ohio, Japanther, Nana Grizol, The World Is A Beautiful Place, Joyce Manor, Pity Sex, Together Pangea, and many more, including Alex G’s first West Coast show ever.
Tickets for GROWING UP IS DUMB are on sale now.
