This past weekend, thousands of locals and visitors alike traveled to downtown Birmingham for the 2025 edition of Furnace Fest. Held October 3-5, the three-day punk, hardcore and metal music festival featured 99 acts on three stages at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, including headliners Jimmy Eat World, Dropkick Murphys and Knocked Loose.

What you missed at Furnace Fest 2025

In the early 2000s, the first iteration of Furnace Fest brought hundreds of Christian punk, hardcore and metal artists to Sloss Furnaces in The Magic City. Although the initial run of the festival ended in 2003, local entrepreneurs—including WorkPlay’s Johnny Grimes—teamed up to resurrect Furnace Fest in 2021.

Since its revival, Furnace Fest has become a highly-anticipated annual pilgrimage for fans of p

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