Gear & Beer Fest

WHAT TO DO: Don’t spill your drink

Looking for that vintage amp or pedal of your dreams? Pay the 10 bucks and go at 11 am for the early bird admission (otherwise it’s free). Gear and Beer Fest is back with a much-expanded group of vendors selling musical equipment and local record labels; WORT-FM also hosts a vinyl sale.

press release: Gear And Beer Fest Wisconsin will descend on Madison's eastside on Sunday, September 24, at the historic East Side Club.

Presented by Madison's Coney Island Studios, Gear and Beer Fest Wisconsin is a gathering that provides an opportunity for members of the community to buy, sell, and trade musical instruments, recording equipment, and vinyl records as well as connect with their fellow musicians and music lovers.

Educational workshops, nearly-constant raffle drawings, and a full cash bar create an extravaganza unlike any other in the Midwest.

This is not your typical trade show in a hotel conference room.  This is a full-on experience. 

GEAR... The Great Equalizer

TIME -- 11:00 Early bird entry ($10.00; or $7 adv. at MadCity Music Exchange or Star Liquor); 12:00 General admission (FREE)

VENDOR TICKETS (for gear and vinyl) ARE AVAILABLE FOR 20.00  

PRESENTED BY Coney Island Studios, LLC, 

Serving the DIY music scene since 1994

Joining us in September are some stealthy locals - with more on the way!

Dane Arts; Star Liquor; High Noon Saloon; Glass Nickel; Union Cab; MadCity Music Exchange; Sooper Dooper; Tone Madison; Maximum Ink; Kin Kin Coffee; Sunset Music Series; Rare Plant Records; Science Of Sound; Kitschy Manitou Records; Lucky Lacquers; The Frequency; Thorps; Snaggle Tooth; Harley's Liquor & Bait; True Endeavors; EVP Coffee; Midwest Beauty House; Dirtnap Records; Secret Records; Stone After Stone Records; Williamson Magnetic Recording; Blast House; Warm Glow; Audio For the Arts; DNA Music Labs; Lion's Den; Half-Stack Sessions