Jun 23, 2026 | 7:05 pm
Brisket and emo music may make for a strange pair, but this is Austin, so all things go. Brisketfest returns for 2026 on Saturday, August 8, at the Far Out Lounge. Local band Jimmy Eat Brisket has 1,000 tickets to sell — making this year the “biggest year yet” for the food and music festival, according to a press release. They’ll also be joined for the first time by the lauded local barbecue truck KG BBQ.
The local cover band, whose name parodies the band Jimmy Eat World, plays songs from the emo, pop-punk, and alt-rock spheres of the 2000s. They’ve hosted events and played shows with increasing frequency for the last few years, but they consider 2024 their “first real year as a band.”
Although last year’s Brisketfest was also considered a return, it was the first year the event had notable publicity and it looks like it’s growing fast. In 2025, the event sold nearly 750 tickets, the band shared in a social media post…