Fred Gonzalez, Charlie Butwinick, and Alex Goldberg, seniors, are three students who will be performing at Buckfest 3 on Saturday night. Gonzalez and Butwinick are members of the band Quincy, and Goldberg, also known as Suspect Al, will be DJ-ing for the the event as well.

What is Buckfest?

“Buckfest is a concert/party that consists of mostly Hopkins artists. At this one we have ten different performances. It will be five hours of straight music. It is just a fun event for people to jump around, be with their friends, and listen to great music,” Gonzalez said.

“It started off as just a bunch of buddies who just wanted to organize something where the whole squad could perform and then more people got involved,” Goldberg said.

Where is Buckfest?

Buckfest 3 will be held at a venue called The Garage in Burnsville. Doors open at 5:30 and the first act will go on at 6. The show will run until 11.

How much does Buckfest cost?

The tickets are 5 dollars before the show and 7 dollars at the door.

Why is Buckfest 3.0 different from the others?

“This Buckfest is going to be so much better. The last two were at a coffee house, and this one will be at a legit venue where big bands tour when they come here,” Gonzalez said.

“This will be the biggest show for a lot of the performers. It’s really cool that we all get to experience that together like as one being,” Butwinick said.

The Garage has two stages for performers. “It will work like Soundset does; there won’t be any overlapping. As someone finishes on the main stage, someone will be starting on the side stage. So that way you will be able to see everyone and you won’t have to make sacrifices [on who to watch perform]. After a certain point, all the acts will be performed on the main stage,” Butwinick said.

There will also be a variety of new acts at the show. The performers include: Murph Myres, DJ Big Dirty, Dirty White, Suspect Al, Teflon Beehive, Stereo+ype, Denim Matriarch, Misaihtruth, Quincy, DJ Micro P

What does it mean to get buck?

“Getting buck is when a song starts, and there is a build up to the climax where no one is moving,  whether it be the drop of a song or we just start playing some crazy chords, and everyone just goes crazy. Getting buck is where people run on stage and step on my equipment and my guitar gets unplugged. That happened one time. But that won’t be a problem this time because there is a legit stage and a barrier. It’s a lot of pushing and jumping. You might get hurt but you won’t feel it till later,” Gonzalez said.

“Everyone gets buck in their own way,” Butwinick said.