05/11/2026
Hey goners - we are clawing our way back to functional life after a truly wonderful weekend here in Memphis for GonerFest 22. What an amazing time. We've got all sorts of posts to make over the next week - but right now we've got some thanking to do!!
This thing could not have happened without our partners at Wiseacre Brewing Company - who went above and beyond as hosts for the first three days. Also the Overton Park Shell, who hosted the finale on Sunday. These are two Memphis treasures and we are thrilled to be working with them. We also have to thank Mempho Presents for sharing with us both infrastructure and knowledge -- GF22 was on a different level for planning, preparation and ex*****on, and we couldn't have done it without any of these three.
Also our other sponsors, Lensrentals.com, Memphis Record Pressing, WYXR, The Memphis Flyer, Central Station, Holiday Inn Express, Memphis Tourism, Downtown Memphis, ServisFirst Bank, Crosstown Arts and Signs First. And everyone who put an ad in the program!
There are not enough good words to say about the team we had in place this year. From seasoned vets to rookies - everyone stepped up their game in big bold ways. Andrew (along with Edan and Dustin) made everything sound great, Sara Moseley's artwork was jaw dropping and somehow still managed to make a million social media posts, Sam ran band recon like a champ, DB was our swiss army knife, Dan dealt with the brass, Billups Allen held down the fort at the shop and the mic for the finale, and Dane managed an amazing group of volunteers between the merch, door and pop-up shop. It was truly awesome to see.
Stream! Best year yet! Thanks Brent as always for running it and Jeremy for stepping in to assist, Daniel on audio, Kristen for coordinating and everyone that grabbed a camera, made some edits, or directed and made some magic happen. You can still check out the footage at Gonerfest.com.
The collaboration between the Infinity Stairs team and Sara Moseley took stage graphics to a whole new level. Has anything like that ever been done? I dunno? I've never seen anything like it. Their work at the Shell on Sunday, in particular, was completely mind-blowing. Look out for more from both -- the sky's the limit.
Did I mention the music? Whoa what an insane batch of bands! From main stage shows to after-parties and everywhere in between - Memphis was one big RnR explosion for 4 days.
But most of all - thanks to everyone for coming. Every year this thing happens because you come. You come and see what's great about our city, and the larger Goner community. It's really just the best feeling to have everyone around for a long weekend.
Hope everyone got home safe - we're already working on GF23. Until then - we'll try and keep up with you with a barrage of emails and social posts keeping ya in the loop on what we are up to. Keep ordering records! Visit your local shops! Go see shows! We'll see ya again next September.
Photographers:
Sean Davis
Zac Ives
Anton Jackson
Sara Moseley
Michael Passman
Adam Ziegenhals
