Ready for Furnace Fest 2023? Fans of heavy rock, thrash, punk and metal will descend on a familiar site in Birmingham this weekend, primed for three days of entertainment. Here’s what you need to know if you go.

WHEN

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 22-24.

WHERE

Sloss Furnaces, 20 32nd St. North, Birmingham. The entry gate and box office are located at First Avenue North at 32nd Street, directly underneath the overpass.

TIMES

Gates open at 11 a.m. for general admission, 10:30 a.m. for ticketholders with a VIP upgrade. Music begins at noon each day and ends at 11 p.m. See the full band schedule here. A total of 90 acts will perform on three stages.

FRIDAY LINEUP

Highlights include MxPx, Hatebreed, Braid, Anberlin, Relient K, Norma Jean, Piebald, Throwdown, Hopesfall and 90 Pound Wuss.

SATURDAY LINEUP

Highlights include Turnstile, Gorilla Biscuits, Trash Talk, Head Automatica, Youth of Today, Will Haven, Terror, Holy Name and Saosin.

SUNDAY LINEUP

Highlights include Bane, Pennywise, Haste the Day, Amor for Sleep, Bouncing Souls, Prayer for Cleansing, Mae, Between the Buried and Me, Judge and Further Seems Forever.

TICKETS

$369 for three-day general admission, plus $33.01 service fee; $149 per day GA, plus $20.55 service fee; available here. VIP upgrades are sold out. Admission is free for children age 10 and younger.

PARKING

GA and VIP parking in a nearby lot is sold out. There’s also street parking; first come, first served. Redemptive Cycles offers a free bike valet.

COMING AND GOING

Exit and re-entry will be allowed on all three days of the festival.

WEATHER

Furnace Fest is a rain or shine event.

BRING

Folding chairs, cell phones, sunglasses, sunscreen, hats, personal-size umbrellas, small clutch purses, bags and fanny packs. Empty CamelBaks and water containers up to 32 ounces are allowed. See the full list of items in the festival FAQs.

BACKGROUND

Furnace Fest — a revival of a “DIY punk rock festival” that was held in Birmingham from 2000 to 2003 — made its return in 2021, with a lineup of about 90 bands that included headliners Underoath, Taking Back Sunday and Killswitch Engage. The rebooted festival originally was scheduled for September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID pandemic. Furnace Fest came back in 2022 for its second rebooted year. Organizers are Johnny Grimes, who lives in Birmingham; Chad Johnson and Ryan Luther, both of whom are in Nashville; and Mike Ziemer of Dallas.

NOT ALLOWED

Drugs, weapons, pets (except for service animals), laser pointers, large umbrellas, tents, outside food or beverages, markers, pens, spray paint, spiked jewelry, large chains, stickers, banners, posters, professional cameras with detachable lenses.

SOCIAL

Furnace Fest can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. There’s also a Furnace Fest Community Group on Facebook.