Pig Destroyer, Weekend Nachos and more have signed on to play the 2026 ‘Forever Deaf Fest‘. This seventh edition of that annual event will be held across three different venues in Chicago, IL from April 10th to 11th. While a headliner is pending for the opening date at Sleeping Village, Pig Destroyer (performing “Prowler In The Yard” in its entirety) and Weekend Nachos will be closing out the second date at the Avondale Music Hall.
Among the lineup highlights are a set from the fledgling supergroup Atomic Rule (ex-Every Time I Die/The Acacia Strain, etc.), a rare live performance from metalcore outfit Year Of The Knife and the first live performance from Plague Bringer in a decade. The lineups as they currently stand run as follows:
Friday, April 10th (Sleeping Village):
TBA
Atomic Rule
See You Next Tuesday
Motherless
Saturday, April 11th (Avondale Music Hall):
Pig Destroyer
Weekend Nachos
Scalp
Year Of The Knife
Plague Bringer
Hewhocorrupts
Mellow Harsher
Saturday, April 11th (Live Wire Lounge):
Speedfreak
$1 from each ticket sold will go towards Headbang For Science, an annual scholarship program that aims to assist academically-minded metalheads. For more details regarding the fest, head to foreverdeaf.com.
