School of Rock and Axelrad present Radfest
School of Rock is partnering with Axelrad Beer Garden for our Second Annual Radfest! With School of Rock House Bands from all over Texas, 50+ local bands, and headliners like Bleary Eyed, Dikembe, Slow Joy and Archer Oh, year two is 3x the festival. We're putting the Houston Music Scene back on the map.
Event Details
Dates: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 20th-22nd, 2026
Times: Friday 7-10pm, Saturday 12pm-11pm, Sunday 12pm-9pm
Location: Axelrad Beer Garden, 1517 Alabama Street
Cost: $35 Day Pass, $60 Weekend Pass (additional fees apply) Prices increase on Day of Show!
FOR the locals by the locals
Axelrad Beer Garden, voted Best Beer Garden 2024 in the Houston Press, is a family-friendly music and arts venue that promotes local bands and up and coming artists. Our School of Rock graduates have found a home there working with a venue that keeps the music grass-roots and local-based. While all the "big city festivals" are working to commercialize with national acts, Axelrad has promoted bands with School of Rock grads such as The Shroons, Beside Jupiter and Garbage Girlfriend to provide a safe and welcoming environment for new artists to thrive in the local Houston music scene. What better partnership could exist than Axelrad and School of Rock?
WHO's WHO AT RADFEST 2026
BLEARY EYED | DIKEMBE | SLOW JOY | ARCHER OH
TREMBLER | BABY IN THE 90'S | JONO JONO | THE FINAL RIOT | TAKE THIS TO OUR GRAVE | A MOURNING IN HEAVEN | ANTIQUE GARDENS | APRIL COMPANY | BIPOLAR JOYRIDE | BRAN THE MYSTIC | BRAVE DAYS | CHASE THE FEELINGS | CHARM | DOGHOUSE | DREAM SEQUENCE | ENVY ROOM | ESTRAYA | EXIT BAG | FEVER CULT | FINE! I GUESS | GHOST MOTION | GLIA | HAPPIER THAN YOU | HAZARDOUS YOUTH | HEAD COACH | HEEL | IN THE ATTIC | ISLANDS OF PEAR | LAVI BLY-LEXI-LIPS TO GOD | LONG LIVE THE LIGHTS | LOS KALAVERAS | LOW TIDE | MARGINS | MEDUSA COMPLEX | MIND FUNERAL | MY CALLISTO | NO CLUE | NOISEGATE | NU SHOP | OLDBLOOD | PAINTING SHADOWS | QUO VADIS | SANCHO BAKER | SECOND PLACE | SILVERCEL | SORRY, SARAH | SPIRITS | STAB-STATIC SUMS | SUNFO | THE CREEPS | THE EXAMINERS | THE SECRET PLAN | THE SHROONS | THROWER | VELVET DUSK | XICLON | ZEGOVIA
THE FUTURE OF HOUSTON LOCAL MUSIC AT RADFEST 2026
SCHOOL OF ROCK CHAMPION FOREST | SCHOOL OF ROCK CLEAR LAKE | SCHOOL OF ROCK CYPRESS | SCHOOL OF ROCK FORT WORTH | SCHOOL OF ROCK KATY | SCHOOL OF ROCK KINGWOOD | SCHOOL OF ROCK PLANO | SCHOOL OF ROCK SAN ANTONIO | SCHOOL OF ROCK SUGAR LAND | SCHOOL OF ROCK SUMMER CREEK | SCHOOL OF ROCK THE WOODLANDS | SCHOOL OF ROCK WEST U
YOUR LOCAL VENDORS AND ARTISANS AT RADFEST 2026
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YOUR RADFEST 2026 SPONSORS
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