GARBAGE FEST 2026

Garbage Fest 2026 is a one-night benefit concert at Black Cat in Washington, DC, raising funds for Food Not Bombs DC, the mutual-aid group that shares free vegan and vegetarian meals. The bill is stacked with a mix of local and reunion sets, spanning anarcho punk, screamo, post-hardcore, industrial art punk, and shoegaze, making it a broadly eclectic night of underground music for a community cause.

The lineup features five acts. Trash Boat and the Ambush play DC-based anarcho cluster punk. Eu1ogy delivers heavy, screamo-inflected post-hardcore. OVM2 is billed as two members of Oh Violet reuniting for the night. Slot offers dance-y industrial art punk. Undoll closes out the spectrum with dreamy, noisy shoegaze. Doors open at 7:00, and the venue encourages taking Metro, since Black Cat sits just three blocks from the U Street/Cardozo station.

When: Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Venue: Black Cat, located three blocks from the U Street/Cardozo Metro Station in Washington, DC.

Doors: 7:00 PM.

Lineup: Trash Boat and the Ambush, Eu1ogy, OVM2, Slot, and Undoll.

Lineup notes: Trash Boat and the Ambush are described as DC-based anarcho cluster punk; Eu1ogy plays heavy, screamo post-hardcore; OVM2 is listed as two members of Oh Violet reuniting for the night; Slot plays dance-y industrial art punk; Undoll plays dreamy, noisy shoegaze.

Beneficiary: Food Not Bombs DC.

Tickets: Price not available.

Ages: Not specified on the page.

Run time: Not specified on the page.

Note: The page lists the band as OVM2 in the lineup but names the act OMV3 in the description; both refer to the same slot on the bill.