Blue Moon Festival 2026 Makes First Lineup Announcement
The fourth annual Blue Moon Festival will take place next July into August, and granted neither is an unknown quantity, but having the likes of Fu Manchu and 1000mods on a bill together feels like a boon to just about anybody’s evening who might be in attendance. Ditto that for Dead Meadow, Acidsitter, Skyjoggers and everybody else in the first lineup announcement, which was made toward the end of last week.
I would expect this means Sons of Arrakis will be back on tour in Europe next Summer, and that Fu Manchu will look to get out as well. No idea on Fu or 1000mods, or Dead Meadow for that matter, but it seems likely they’ll be on the road too, which means (1:) look out for where else they’ll be and (2:) be grateful the festival exists to sustain the band plus a whole lot of others coming through. You know how these things work. I’m excited to see summer take shape.
From the PR wire:
BLUE MOON FESTIVAL – FIRST BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
A new cycle begins. As the moon shifts and the air thickens with distortion, Blue Moon Festival 2026 unveils its first transformation. This year’s edition — Metamorphosis — brings together a powerful constellation of heavy, psychedelic and genre-defying artists from across the globe. A lineup shaped by riffs, ritual, noise, vision and pure underground spirit.
FU MANCHU
Stoner-rock legends known for desert-driven riffs and the fuzz-soaked sound that shaped an entire genre.
1000MODS
Greece’s modern stoner heavyweights, delivering massive grooves and hypnotic riff walls.
DEAD MEADOW
A psychedelic rock institution blending dreamy atmospheres with warm, vintage fuzz.
MEPHISTOFELES
Occult doom drenched in lo-fi grit.
SKY JOGGERS
Fuzzy heavy-psych powered by relentless motorik energy.
SONS OF ARRAKIS
Sci-fi-driven heavy desert psych straight from Canada.
ZERRE
New Wave of Würzburger Thrash Metal.
GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE
Avant-prog/psych explorers pushing boundaries.
CURSED TO OCCULT
Ritualistic doom invoking the underground spirits.
NARBODACAL
Progressive Doom Warriors from Poland.
ACID SITTER
High-energy psych rock maniacs.
July 31 – August 2 2026
Strombad Cottbus
We’re beyond proud to bring these legends to Cottbus and invite you all to be part of the next chapter of the Blue Moon.
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