Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI Lineup Complete; Bask & Kind Added
The news that Kind are playing Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI is welcome, and likewise that they’ll open the third night of the fest, which culminates later that evening with long-established Northeastern Corridor speed heavy rockers The Atomic Bitchwax. You know how it is on a four-nighter. There’s always that moment where you’re staring down the second half of a festival, any festival — even one as utterly doable as PDRW — and you ask yourself if you have it in you. At that moment, Kind will take the stage to remind you the magic has been in you all along.
Also Bask! Ha. The North Carolinian trio’s The Turning (review here) came out earlier this year as a well-received return, and it was kind of the first time I really dug into the band front-to-back, so I guess the timing is right for me to see them play it live. Oh, by the way, my flight’s booked and I’ll be back out for Planet Desert Rock Weekend for my second year in a row. It was such a killer time this past January, in a few ways really set up my whole year, and I look forward to seeing Bask, Kind and everyone else on the bill here. Not sure I imagined I’d ever see The Quill, you know.
From the PR wire:
The time has come to finally announce the last two bands for Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI! With these final two bands, we end up with 21 total which of course when in Vegas is the magic number for BLACKJACK! This pair of groups have differing styles that fit like a glove with PDRW VI.
Kind of out Boston will be joining the party! Long overdue to have this fantastic band be part of our weekender. With 3 albums on Ripple Music, they have really carved out a name for themselves as a very good heavy rock band. For those out of the loop….. on vocals is Craig Riggs known for his days as singer for Roadsaw as well as drummer for Sasquatch. On guitar is Darryl Shepard who formerly fronted Black Pyramid for a time. On Drums is Matt Cuoto who was the original drummer for Elder. Holding down the low end is Tom Corino from Rozamov. Kind hasn’t played out west since their tour with Salem’s Bend so we are super excited to have them. Always a party with these guys around!
Bask out of Asheville North Carolina will be cruising out possibly for the first time out west to be part of Planet Desert Rock Weekend! This 5 piece band has 4 releases to their credit including their 2025 release on Season of Mist “The Turning” which landed #7 on the August Doom Charts and has received outstanding feedback from the heavy rock and psych crowd. Their style is quite varied and would be probably a cross between heavy psych and heavy rock but with progressive and Americana influences injected in there as well. Their music has a depth to them and creative spills over throughout their majestic catalog.
There has been a change with venue for Night 4 – Last Call as we have moved it from Swan Dive to The Usual Place thus making it all 4 nights in the same killer venue!
We also have our nightly lineups set as well! So see below!
Thursday – January 29th- Opening Night
The Quill (Sweden)
The Well
Isaak (Italy)
Saturna (Spain)
Phantom Hound
Friday January 30th- Ripple Music Showcase
The Devil & the Almighty Blues (Norway)
Freedom Hawk
Kaiser (Finland)
Bone Church
Paralyzed (Germany)
Saturday January 31st – All American Lineup
The Atomic Bitchwax
Black Water Rising
Throttlerod
The Heavy Eyes
Dirty Streets
Kind
Sunday February 1st – Last Call
Spaceslug (Poland)
Westing
Bask
High Desert Queen
Familiars (Canada)
Sunday promises to be a really unique night of diverse sounds including Bask who plays with Americana tinges while Familiars has Canadiana elements. Finishing off with Poland’s Spaceslug playing their album “Lemanis” in its entirety and other great tracks from their spacey catalog. High Desert Queen energetic presence and a rare show from Westing (formerly Slow Season) playing also!
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Planet Desert Rock Weekend is 4 evenings of 21 bands from all over the world. With only night shows our fans can enjoy all the cool stuff to do in Las Vegas like museums, gaming, sightseeing, national parks, shows, shopping and much more!
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Thank you so much JJ! See you soon!