Up in Smoke 2024: Final Lineup Announced
Not gonna hear me arguing with the lineup for Up in Smoke 2024, the 10th anniversary edition of the Pratteln, Switzerland-based festival appearing early in the Fall circuit alongside the likes of Desertfest Belgium, Keep it Low, Lazy Bones, Høstsabbat and others. It’s done — the lineup, that is — with the final additions of Masters of Reality, Naxatras and The Machine, although you can see the “and more” remains on the poster, so there may indeed yet be more names to come. With Monster Magnet, Greenleaf, Lowrider, Pentagram (debuting a new lineup even on their “retirement” tour, apparently), Monolord, Slomosa, Messa, Samavayo, Valley of the Sun and Daevar, among others, you wouldn’t say it’s hurting for righteousness either way.
Even unto its final acts announced, the spread of geography and styles emphasizes how easy it is to take these things for granted. Masters of Reality, the long-tenured outfit led by Chris Goss, make the trip from California. Naxatras, who shifted from open jams to synth-laced prog-psych with their last record, will head north from Greece. The Machine, with tone for days and a readiness to either blast out noise rock or jam, jam, jam, will pop over from the Netherlands. The entire bill is a swath of countries and styles drawn mostly from Europe with a few US acts worked in, and while with so much going on across the continent it’s easy to think of it as just another weekend, the fact is it’s an anchor for a lot of Fall tours and, 10 years later, a communion unto itself. I’ve never been, but if invited, I’d be there in a snap. Or however long the flight is, anyhow. It’s never actually a snap.
The point, though, is don’t take it for granted. I remember when events like this didn’t exist, let alone exist every weekend in a linear succession of countries. That Up in Smoke happens at all is a thing to celebrate, never mind that it’s been going on for a decade now.
Word came from Sound of Liberation via socials:
UP IN SMOKE 2024 – FINAL BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re stoked to announce the last bands for the Up In Smoke festival 2024!💥
The line up is now complete!🔥
*** PLEASE WELCOME ***
MASTERS OF REALITY
NAXATRAS
THE MACHINE
*** FULL LINE UP ***
MONSTER MAGNET
MASTERS OF REALITY
PENTAGRAM
TRUCKFIGHTERS
MONOLORD
LOWRIDER
GREENLEAF
SLOMOSA
NAXATRAS
MESSA
WOLVENNEST
SCORPION CHILD
VALLEY OF THE SUN
GNOME
PSYCHLONA
THE MACHINE
SAMAVAYO
DJIIN
DAEVAR
TAR POND
PREAMP DISASTER
NORNA
NO MUTE
GLUE
🎫Online-Tickets: www.sol-tickets.com
🎫Hardtickets: www.sol-records.com
🌐Website: www.upinsmoke.de
Up In Smoke Festival
10th Anniversary
🗓️04. – 06. October 2024
📍Z7 Konzertfabrik
Pratteln, Switzerland
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