The day splits are out for Keep it Low #11, which is set for this October in Munich, and if you look at the bill, it kind of sells itself. Immediate vibe on the Sound of Liberation-associated fest, now a staple of the Fall festival touring circuit in Europe. Masters of Reality and Graveyard reside at the top of the lineup, but with Colour Haze and Lowrider and My Sleeping Karma and Kanaan and Conan and on and on to Rotor, Godsleep and Bikini Beach, who are newly added and The Vintage Caravan coming from Iceland to support their new album and Blue Heron on their first European run, it’s two days unflinching in their quality.

I’ve sweated this fest pretty much since its inception, not the least so I could go to the place on earth that has Colour Haze as the house band. Someday, maybe. In the meantime, the daydreaming helps keep my mind loose, and that’s a good thing because gawd forbid one should be able to concentrate on a thing basically ever.

From social media:

KEEP IT LOW #11 – ⚡️DAY SPLIT IS HERE + NEW BANDS ANNOUNCED!⚡️

Hey Keepers,

It’s time to plan your riffs – the day split for Keep It Low Festival 2025 is here!

Check out which bands are tearing down the stage on which day – and yes: day tickets are now available! 🔥

Friday:
Colour Haze • My Sleeping Karma • Conan • Siena Root • The Great Machine • Kanaan • Bikini Beach • Thra

Saturday:
Graveyard • Bongripper • The Obsessed („The Church Within“ set) • Lowrider • Mondo Generator • The Vintage Caravan • Rotor • Psychlona • High Desert Queen • Ritual Kings • Kant • Blue Heron • Hidas • Godsleep

Joining the lineup: Godsleep, Rotor & Bikini Beach – welcome to the madness!

🗓️ 10 & 11 October 2025
📍 Backstage, Munich, Germany

Cheers,
Your Keep It Low Crew

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My Sleeping Karma, “Ephedra” live at Desertfest Berlin 2025

Don’t tell Keep it Low, but I’ve had a secret crush on the Munich-based Fall fest from Sound of Liberation pretty much since its outset. The look has gotten a little different over time, a little more in line now with the likes of Up in Smoke or Desertfest Belgium, but the vibe has always struck me as laid back even on the scale of pro-shop Euro heavyfests, and once again I find myself looking at the poster, seeing the bands getting added — in this case: My Sleeping Karma, Mondo Generator, Psychlona, Ritual King, Kant, Bikini Beach and Thra — and daydreaming of an absconding that’s not to be. Another year, another Keep it Low as my loss.

But it’s a win if you’re headed there, from Graveyard and Bongripper and Colour Haze‘s annual hometown throwdown to Blue Heron and Hidas and whoever’s still to come. You’ve got Conan and Lowrider and Kanaan and High Desert Queen and, well, yeah. Imagine taking two days of your life and dedicating them to the purpose of experiencing this thing. Just for a minute, think about it. Here’s the poster with the full list of names as it stands and the latest short announcement from the festival, which is set for Oct. 10 and 11 at Backstage, again in Munich, which does have its own international airport:

KEEP IT LOW 2025 – ⚡️NEW BANDS ANNOUNCED!⚡️

Hey Keepers,

More sonic firepower incoming – 7 new bands are joining the Keep It Low Festival 2025 lineup!

My Sleeping Karma
Mondo Generator
Psychlona
Kant
Ritual King
Bikini Beach
Thra

Prepare for psychedelic journeys, desert grooves, and crushing heaviness! 🔥

Hosted by Sound Of Liberation (Desertfest Berlin, Up In Smoke, Lazy Bones Fest a.o.), Keep It Low will be taking place between 10. – 11. October 2025 at Backstage.

Join the Facebook event for more updates at:
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Tickets are on sale at: www.sol-tickets.com

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My Sleeping Karma, “Ephedra” live at Desertfest Berlin 2025

Five more names for the 11th edition of Munich’s Keep it Low Festival, set for this Oct. 10-11 as part of an always-busy Fall fest season in Europe. You can see the full lineup as it stands on the poster below — pretty gosh-darn sweet; good to see Colour Haze making their regularly scheduled hometown appearance at the fest; they’re kind of the unofficial house band, which is a major part of the reason I’ve always sweated attending this one — and the latest to be added to the mix are Lowrider, Bongripper, High Desert Queen, Blue Heron and Kanaan.

It’s ultimately a small contingent of the larger lineup, but a lot of fun to consider on its own, from a veteran act like Lowrider who don’t really tour at this point to the delightful contrast between Bongripper‘s malevolent crush and High Desert Queen‘s posi-outreach vibes, the jazzy instrumental prog of Kanaan and Blue Heron‘s imported-from-New-Mexico heavy desert vibes. Again, it’s part of the greater story of the diverse sounds Keep it Low has on offer for 2025, between Graveyard and The Obsessed and Siena Root and Conan, on and on, but emblematic of the whole just the same.

Confirmation came via the PR wire:

KEEP IT LOW FESTIVAL announces HIGH DESERT QUEEN, LOWRIDER, BONGRIPPER & more new band names for 2025!

Keep It Low – THE annual stoner, psych, rock, doom and sludge metal event in the heart of Munich, Germany, has announced new band names for its exciting, 10th anniversary edition in 2025!

High Desert Queen, Lowrider, Bongripper, Blue Heron and Kanaan will be joining previously-announced acts such as Graveyard, Masters Of Reality, Conan, Colour Haze, The Obsessed, Siena Root, Vintage Caravan and many more!

Hosted by Sound Of Liberation (Desertfest Berlin, Up In Smoke, Lazy Bones Fest a.o.), Keep It Low will be taking place between 10. – 11. October 2025 at Backstage.

Join the Facebook event for more updates at:
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Tickets are on sale at: www.sol-tickets.com

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https://www.soundofliberation.com/
http://www.sol-tickets.com

Lowrider, Live at Hellfest 2022