GonzoFest hosting its 10th and final festival honoring late journalist Hunter S. Thompson

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, Louisville Courier Journal
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GonzoFest will celebrate its 10th annual, and final, festival honoring the late journalist Hunter S. Thompson in July.

This year will be the last time people will come together at GonzoFest to commemorate Thompson, a Louisville-based journalist that created Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting that places the reporter at the center of the story in a personal way. The last installment of GonzoFest will be between noon and 2 a.m. on July 14-15 at High Horse Bar and Story Avenue lot, 1032 Story Ave.

"GonzoFest Louisville honors Hunter S. Thompson's literary legacy and the lasting mark he has made on American journalism, culture, politics," the website says about the event.

GonzoFest will have poetry, scholars and music from across the country, according to a news release. Some of the people that will participate are Tommy Bays, Freddie Bourne, Ron Whitehead, Blind Feline and John Burroughs.

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Tickets are $25 and include entrance both days. Only 400 tickets will be sold. Tickets can be bought through Eventbrite.

Here is the schedule for GonzoFest Louisville:

Friday, July 14

  • Noon-1:30 p.m.: The 1996 Official Hunter S. Thompson tribute "Behind The Scenes Panel.” Host: Kent Fielding. Panelists: T.R. Johnson, Rebekah Reeves, Deidre Scaggs, Billy Hardison, JB Wilson, and Ron Whitehead

  • 1:30-2 p.m.: John Whiting & Hunter's Vincent

  • 2-4 p.m.: The Hell's Angels Letters Panel. Host: Timothy Denevi, Margaret Ann Harrell, Peter Richardson, William McKeen John Brick, Ron Whitehead

  • 4-6 p.m.: Screening of "Outlaw Poet: The Legend of Ron Whitehead," followed by a Q&A with Ron Whitehead

  • 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.: Music and poetry by Tommy Bays, Freddie Bourne, Hi Helens, DoorWay, Creeps, Inc., & Mythagoe

Saturday, July 15

  • Noon-7 p.m.: Live music and poetry by: Brent & Brennan Embry, Raymond Smith, Michael Duckwall, Mick Parsons, Chad M. Horn, Tim Heerdink, Hilton Airall, Ben Holland, J.B. Wilson, Jean Kizer, Tohm Bakelas, Dusty Jaggers, James Dennis Casey IV, Ian Uriel Girdley, Merritt Waldon (Indiana), Scott Laudati, Joseph Fulkerson, Jonathan Baker, Johnny Evans, Tom Murphy, Frogg Corpse, Kent Fielding, Snow Matthews, Lindsay Gargotto, Mark Berriman, Joan Hawkins, Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke, Dean McClain, Tony Brewer, Elizabeth Nelson, Ron Whitehead & Aviv Naamani, Tommy Twilite, Tommy Bays

  • 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.: Live music and poetry by (in order of appearance): Blind Feline, John Burroughs, Frank Messina & The Storm Generation Band with Special Guests, Zu Zu Ya Ya, Mike Hood & Solar Flannel, Night Parade

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