Jawbreaker, Rilo Kiley, Minus the Bear to play 2025 Best Friends Forever festival


After an inaugural year that included performances from Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbox, Unwound and The Dismemberment Plan, Best Friends Forever festival returns to Las Vegas with a whole bunch of emo and indie favorites from the ’90s and ’00s—and even a few new bands! Taking place October 10-12 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, the 2025 edition of Best Friends Forever will feature performances from Jawbreaker, Minus the Bear, Rilo Kiley, Mineral, Texas is the Reason, Cursive, Pedro the Lion, Superchunk, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Wednesday, Rival Schools, The Appleseed Cast, Hey Mercedes, Mates of State, J. Robbins plays Burning Airlines, These Arms Are Snakes and more.
More bands are still yet to be announced (note the question marks on the poster above). See full details over at the Best Friends Forever fest site.