Pointfest 23 was held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
Avenged Sevenfold was scheduled but canceled citing Vocalist M. Shadows (Matt Sanders) needed to rest his ailing voice. The band would resume its tour dates on October 15. Toryn Green, the lead singer for Fuel, sang for Apocalyptica. This was the first Pointfest to feature the two side stages to be next to each other. So after a band on the Black Stage would get done, then a band on the White stage would start almost immediately.
Main Stage
- Seether
- Shinedown
- Puddle of Mudd
- Bullet for My Valentine
- Apocalyptica
Black Stage
- The Upright Animals
- Ava, Wait
- Miser
- Copperview
- Sick Puppies
- Local H
- Story of the Year
White Stage
Red Line Chemistry
Brookroyal
Black Tide
Saving Abel
Ludo
Pops Stage
- Ready the Cannons
- Tell Tale Heart
- 12 Summers Old
- Soul Descenders
- Minutes to Midnight
- Everyday Drive