There are a slew of great festivals this year, but San Francisco's Noise Pop 2005 Festival may perhaps provide the most bang for your buck. On February 22 - 27, the festival will put on 20 shows, four free happy hours and one free opening night party at local San Francisco venues. The good news is that you don't have to buy expensive all-day or all-festival passes, as tickets are sold for each show individually. The prices are reasonable and range from $8 - $22.50. The bad news is that instead of being able to wander around to multiple stages as you wish, you'll more than likely have to make a commitment to one show on each night. Here's the fantastic line-up:

Tuesday, February 22:

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Communiqué, The Joggers, The Herms (Great American Music Hall)

Wednesday, February 23:

Mission Of Burma, Erase Errata, The Ruby Doe (Bimbo's 365 Club)

Mates Of State, Smoosh, Aqueduct, Still Flyin' (Slims)

Phenomenauts, Big D & The Kid's Table, River City Rebels (Bottom of the Hill)

Thursday, February 24:

Polyphonic Spree, From Bubblegum to Sky, Knife and Fork, Toshio Hirano (Bimbo's 365 Club)

Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV, The Mall (Great American Music Hall)

Portastatic, Papercuts (Bottom of the Hill)

Comets On Fire, No Doctors, Gerritt (Cafe Du Nord)

Friday, February 25:

Amon Tobin, Kid 606 (Bimbo's 365 Club)

Nada Surf, The Velvet Teen, Golden Republic, Winechuggers (Great American Music Hall)

Joanna Newsom, Nicolai Dunger, Drew O'Doherty (The Swedish American Hall)

Two Gallants, Heavenly States, Trainwreck Riders (The Independent)

Les Georges Lenigrad, Chow Nasty, The Flying Luttenbachers, Postcoitus (Bottom of the Hill)

Bettie Serveert, Ditty Bops, Inara George, Nik Freitas (Cafe Du Nord)

Saturday, February 26:

Rogue Wave, The Comas, Irving (Slim's)

Joanna Newsom, Nicolai Dunger, Nedelle, Okay (The Swedish American Hall)

Alexi Murdoch, A Girl Called Eddy, Keren Ann (The Swedish American Hall)

High On Fire, Fucking Champs, Kylesa, Say Bok Gwai (12 Galaxies)

Damon & Naomi, Vetiver (The Bottom of the Hill)

Sunday, February 27:

The Walkmen, Film School, Every Move A Picture (Bimbo's 365 Club)

More info and links for ticket purchasing here.