Am I crazy (granted) or are we a little early arriving at the place where Desertfest throws down 20-someodd bands — in this case 28 — added all at once to the lineup? I mean, 28 bands, even for a four-day festival, would be a festival lineup. So Desertfest London 2026 is basically showcasing an entire fest’s worth of fest as just part of its broader lineup, the first announcement for which came out just a little over a month ago. I’m not worried about the promo plan or anything, you understand. They know what they’re doing. But I usually think of this kind of thing coming in winter as a hopeful portent of spring. Here in the backwater US, we haven’t even changed the clocks yet.

But can you blame them for being excited? If I had Hermano, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Solace, Causa Sui, High Desert Queen, Steak, Abrams, Alunah, Moundrag, Bismut and the rest of this cohort — Dandy Brown pulling double-duty between Hermano and Lorquin’s Admiral; nice — locked in, I might splurge too. And hopefully I’ll have more to say on this subject, but Solace‘s booked return to the UK has me convinced their new album will be out by the time they go. Do me a favor and don’t prove me wrong.

There’s a lot to like here, and also just a lot for what’s a relatively straightforward list of names. Read ’em and weep:

OUR SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IS HERE! We’ve got 28 juicy additions to our 2026 edition and this announcement one is truly one for the DF OGs right here: desert legends HERMANO will headline the Electric Ballroom at Desertfest 2026.

Back to show us all how it’s done, John Garcia and the California cult icons will be playing their first UK show in almost two decades and we know that they’ll receive the homecoming they deserve at Desertfest London.

↠ Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – returning to Desertfest stage for the first time in 8 years.

↠ Danish heavy psych heroes turned instrumental wizards Causa Sui make their Desertfest London debut!

↠ New Jersey stoner-doom veterans Solace playing their first UK show in over a decade.

And that’s not all, folks! We’ve still to announce our final headliner for our second stint at the Roundhouse, but in the meantime we’ve prepared a mighty offering that we know you’ll love in our latest round of artists set for 2026:

HERMANO
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Causa Sui
Zig Zags
Steak Band
Solace
Deaf Club
Witchsorrow
High Desert Queen
MOUNDRAG
KOMODOR
Alunah
CULT OF OCCULT
Forlorn
LORQUIN’S ADMIRAL
OMO
ALPHAWHORES
Abrams
Bismut
Okay You Win UK
Ironrat
Kannabinõid
MOLTEN SLAG
HASHTRONAUT
ISAK
SUPERNAUGHTT
Teiger
Nomadic Reign

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Hermano, When the Moon Was High (2024)