[19][20][21] The official press release of the revived festival, along with news of the first confirmed band to be booked, Beloved, was announced on November 29, 2019.

[21] A Nashville, Tennessee-based limited liability company, Furnace Fest LLC, was formed on April 10, 2020, to control the legal interests of the festival.

[33][34] Notes: The third edition of Furnace Fest was originally scheduled for the weekend of August 8–10, 2002, but it was moved up by a week.

[3][8][35] Zao announced that it would be playing its farewell show at Furnace Fest 2002, though the band ultimately decided to reform.

[38][39] Bayside, Evelynn, My Hotel Year, Rifles at Recess, Rogue Nation, Spitafield, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Death Campaign and The Backup Plan were booked but did not perform.

'68, As Friends Rust, Gideon, Glasseater, Hatebreed, Misery Signals, Open Hand, Poison the Well, and The Darling Fire were scheduled to play but unfortunately cancelled.

One person reported throwing their wristband in the trash after having found out that Extol was no longer playing and had already spent $400 in gas to drive across the country.