Nine new names from Desertfest Belgium 2026, filling out the higher and lower ends alike of the increasingly croded poster. I don’t know how much more the now-Liège-based forerunnig autumnal Desertfest edition has to add to its three-day bill — if this was it, I don’t think you’d be able to argue you weren’t getting your money’s worth, but they say there’s more coming and I have no reason not to believe them.

Sólstafir, Khan and Yawning Man feel like the big names, but Planning for Burial and Kanaan certainly give that a run, let alone jazzy Norwegians Elephant9, who’ve now been around for 20 years. I don’t know The Hebridean Sheep, but am down for a bit of homework, and both Meatdripper and Celestial Sanctuary have featured at the London edition of Desertfest, the former this year and the latter in 2023.

It’s not like the bill for Deserfest Belgium 2026 was lacking before this, but with from desert sprawl to extreme pummel, there’s a lot to dig in this round of adds. So by all means, have at it:

Hi Desertheads

We’re thrilled to add another nine new names to our Desertfest Belgium sonic bliss list!

Here are the new bands that will grace the Desertfest Belgium stages this fall: the dark rays of SÓLSTAFIR, the aural experience of Yawning Man (Official) , the hazy stoner psychedelia of Khan, the DIY gloom of Planning For Burial, the hefty bass and drum of The Hebridean Sheep, the monstrous massiveness of elephant9, the great riffs of Kanaan – Band, the death metal of Celestial Sanctuary, and the raw energy of Meatdripper!

What’s more, this Friday 12th June at 11:00 CET, our day tickets will go on sale! Weekend tickets can be found right here on our website.
https://desertfest.be/information/ticketing

We’ll be back with more sonic bliss news in the near future! 🤘
The DF-team

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Khan, That Fair and Warlike Form/Return to Dust (2025)

Ignoring decades of warnings from geological experts about the earth-rending that would happen if cosmic doom titans Ufomammut and YOB were ever to share a bill, Belgium’s Obsidian Dust — which, I guess, is also a description that applies to said scenario — have confirmed YOB for their lineup for just one of the two Euro shows the Oregonian trio will play this year. The other is Desertfest Berlin, so I guess if you’re in Europe and you wanna see YOB, there you go.

YOB aren’t the only add here, though. There’s Piss (not to be confused with Mrs. Piss, mind you), countrymen instrumentalists Apex Ten, Swedish melodic psych rockers Gaupa, Lili Refrain, Earthbong, Meatdripper (who I don’t know but am ready to learn based on their name), the esteemed Fuzz Sagrado and Satanic Witch. It’s a diverse bunch, to say the least of it, and with King Buffalo, Acid King, Blackwater Holylight, Earthless, Hermano and Gnod elsewhere on the bill, there’s a lot a lot a lot to like.

The fest is a two-dayer set for May 16 and 17 in Brussels, and the info for the new adds came through social media, which is how these things happen nowadays. I believe them when they say it’s going to be awesome.

Dig it:

Yob will headline Saturday at Obsidian Dust 2026!

They’re flying in for an exclusive show, one of just two European dates in 2026.

And the dust keeps rising with a wild mix of sounds: from the hardcore punch of PISS, the psychedelic waves of GAUPA, and Lili Refrain’s hypnotic ritual, to the crushing riffs of Meatdripper and Earthbong, the stoner grooves of Fuzz Sagrado & Surya Kris Peters, Apex Ten heavy drive, and the black metal-laden mystique of Satanic Witch.

Check our website for day splits and tickets.
https://obsidiandust.be

This is the line-up for now, more updates coming up.

This is going to be awesome. 🤘

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Business as usual here, by which I mean Desertfest London is coming in hot with the latest round of names for the 2026 lineup, with Clutch headlining on a UK exclusive, plus Gnome, Mario Lalli, Blackwater Holylight, friggin’ 16, Howling Giant, Waxy, and a host of others — names I’ve heard, names I’ve not — joining the bill. Some homework to do — who are Ian? who are Meatdripper? — and still more reveals to come, you can see on the poster below it’s getting pretty crowded.

Clutch are the last of the headliners to be revealed, and sure to be a draw for oldschool heads alongside Green Lung, Hermano and The Sword, whoever else counts. They’re always, always, always fun live, so no doubt they’ll deliver. Tickets are on sale and linked below:

Are you ready? Our third and final 2026 headliners are here – some of you may have guessed it from our teasers — please welcome the mighty Clutch to Desertfest 2026!

It certainly has been a longtime coming but we are thrilled to announce these supernovas are *finally* bringing their legendary high-energy live show to the Desertfest London stage – their only UK show in 2026.

And that’s not all we have to share — we warmly welcome:

↠ Antwerp powertrio Gnome

↠ LA (via PDX) ethereal heavy psyche dreamers Blackwater Holylight

↠ The Godfather of Desert Rock, Mario Lalli, returning with The Rubber Snake Charmers, to take us on a shaman’s journey through the desert landscape of imagination.

↠ Swedish quintet Hällas, bringing their cinematic storytelling, and epic fantasy-themed Adventure Rock.

↠ California sludge pioneers 16 The Band – playing their first UK show in over a decade – their first time at DF London.

Feast your eyes on the 24 new artists who have joined are 2026 line up! 💥
CLUTCH
GNOME
BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT
MARIO LALLI & THE RUBBER SNAKE CHARMERS
Hällas
16
Howling Giant
khost
Cwfen
Harrowed
Coffin Mulch
The Grey
Red Eyed Cult
DROMOS
LIQUID SHIT
Waxy
Midhaven
Meatdripper
IAN
SMOULDERING TOMB
Praetorian
Den Der Hale
SUPERSEED
INSTAR SLING

+ MORE TBA

PHASE 2 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
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Clutch, Live in Albany, NY, 06.15.25