“Rain is temporary, punk is forever,” read a notification from the Fest 23 app.
Though the final day of the festival was ridden with stormy weather, nothing could deter the tattooed troops from Gainesville’s annual three-day punk festival.
Hundreds of fans lined up first thing Friday afternoon, wrapping half a mile around Depot Park to register their passes. With an additional 500 tickets available this year, over 350 bands performing and more than 15 venues, downtown Gainesville was a monumental stage for bands making their Fest inauguration…