The seventh annual Forever Deaf Fest has announced its lineup for April 10–11, 2026, which will take place across three venues in Chicago. Headlining the second night at Avondale Music Hall will be Pig Destroyer, who will perform their classic album Prowler in the Yard in its entirety, alongside a special closing set from Weekend Nachos. The festival also features a rare appearance from Year Of The Knife, the first live show in ten years from Plague Bringer, and a set from the new supergroup Atomic Rule (featuring members of Every Time I Die and The Acacia Strain).
Forever Deaf Fest 2026 Lineup:
- Friday, April 10th @ Sleeping Village:
- TBA
- Atomic Rule
- Motherless
- See You Next Tuesday
- Saturday, April 11th @ Avondale Music Hall:
- Hewhocorrupts
- Plague Bringer
- Pig Destroyer
- Mellow Harsher
- Scalp
- Weekend Nachos
- Year Of The Knife
- Saturday, April 11th @ Live Wire Lounge:
- Speedfreak