Roadburn 2024 Completes Band Lineup; Pre-Show Announced
I had already nestled into my not-going-to-Roadburn-this-year melancholy, but a couple weeks ago, I actually got invited to go. And I’m going. It’ll be my first time in Tilburg since 2019, my first Roadburn of the post-pandemic heaviness-redefining era, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. Not knowing most of the artists isn’t a big deal — Roadburn delights in ground-floor introductions and is happy to make them without judgement — but I’ll be in a place that I used to very much think of as a kind of home for the first time in five years. What if it doesn’t feel like home anymore?
I have no logical answer for why it wouldn’t — usually an invitation is a decent sign you’re wanted somewhere, and I’ll say outright that neither the Roadburn Festival as an entity nor any individual or group involved with it has any need of me there — I edited the daily fest ‘zine for years with Lee from The Sleeping Shaman, but that’s long gone and I figured I was with it. Even having that as a place to contribute felt pretty tertiary to the experience of being there, but it was part of the thing. Do you think they’d still let me in the 013 office at 10AM each morning to drink coffee and shoot the shit? Yeah, probably not.
It will be an adventure in where-to-put-myself, but Roadburn‘s got pockets for even the most misanthropic of us to dwell for a few days, and I know once I get there and the music starts everything will be okay. I very much look forward to that. Thank you Roadburn for having me.
Their latest announcement follows. Also note that Inter Arma, whose New Heaven LP was announced today, were already confirmed to play the album in full at Roadburn 2024:
Roadburn adds 16 new names to the 2024 lineup including King Yosef, Lord Spikeheart, HIDE, Brigid Mae Power, Hilary Woods and more
Roadburn has today announced the final names for the main musical programme of the 2024 edition of the festival. The festival’s side programme, art exhibitions and Paradox jazz club artists are still to be announced for the festival, which will take place between 18-21 April in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Roadburn’s artistic director, Walter Hoeijmakers, comments:
The line-up for Roadburn 2024 is finally complete. We are immensely proud of the diverse array of artists that we have gathered, and we feel that we are channeling past, present and future artistically, musically and spiritually. We can’t wait to explore and discover everything that is in store and celebrate our beloved underground together with all of you.
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Brigid Mae Power will deliver alchemical incantations and dreamy folk-pop melodies.
Channeling intensity and vulnerability, deathcrash’s slowcore will be a welcome addition.
Fear Falls Burning will premiere new music in the form of their new album, The Principle Flaw.
Gros Coeur are set to bring a psychedelic rainbow of sound to Roadburn.
With a new album on the way, Habitants will make their Roadburn debut this year.
Den Haag’s Heath promise “odd time signatures, blazing harmonica and hypnotic guitars” and more!
HIDE will bring their uncompromising live performance to Roadburn for the first time.
Fresh from the success of her latest release, Acts of Light, Hilary Woods will perform at Roadburn 2024.
Bringing a heady blend of industrial noise, hip hop to Roadburn is King Yosef.
Lord Spikeheart will make his Roadburn debut as a solo artist, performing music from his brand new album.
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys have been highly praised for their live show which will make its way to Roadburn this April.
Tilburg’s own Mirusi Mergina will present an experimental mix of whispers and soundscapes.
Neptunian Maximalism will present their ambitious and expansive new album Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu.
Having previously performed at Roadburn with his band, Tau and the Drones of Praise, Seán Mulrooney will return for a solo performance.
The Infinity Ring will head to Europe for the first time and perform at Roadburn 2024.
Throwing Bricks seek to find joy in heaviness and combine elements of punk, black metal, screamo and sludge.
The Spark, Roadburn’s Wednesday night pre-festival party, was recently announced featuring performances from Final Gasp, Sonja, and Riot City.
The above artists join a line-up that includes The Jesus And Mary Chain, Khanate, Chelsea Wolfe, Lankum, Clipping., Blood Incantation, Health, Royal Thunder, Hexvessel, Dool, Inter Arma, Agriculture, Fluisteraars, and many, many more. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. For all information including tickets, please visit www.roadburn.com
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I’ve missed your Roadburn articles, so doubly delighted for you that you’ve been invited back :)
Wish I was able to go! I’d be interested in checking Blood Incantation out especially if they are performing ‘Timewave Zero’ from start to finish — that record is pure Komische-Synth bliss. Jesus and Mary Chain too, they’re hometown legends from where I come from.
I’m extremely excited about Neptunian Maximalism being announced. I witnessed their ZAÄAR offshoot project at Roadburn 2022 in the Paradox Jazz Club and it was mindblowing.
Anyway, I’m happy to hear that you can come back. Maybe I spot you somewhere in the crowed and won’t feel to shy to shout a quick “hello”.
Happy to hear you are attending once again! Will say hi if I see you around.