The Sonic Ride was first rolled out as part of Sound of Liberation‘s 20th-anniversary a couple years ago. It was first held in Cologne last year and is set to take place in Wiesbaden in 2026 on June 27 with Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats and Truckfighters to headline. Sounds killer, right? It probably is.

Supported by the likes of Electric Citizen, Yawning Man, Daevar and Dirty Sound Magnet, with the gleeful weirdos in Green Milk From the Planet Orange, as well as The Heavy Eyes (new record) and Darmstadt fuzzy blissmakers Os Solair rounding out, it’s a strong all-dayer bill, not trying to be unmanageable or give you more than you can see, but instead making it worthwhile to get there early and hang in for the duration.

The arguments for doing so occur on a per-band basis, and I recognize that not everybody is in or can get to Wiesbaden, but here’s this off the PR wire just in case you haven’t made plans for the end of the month yet:

SOL SONIC RIDE Wiesbaden 2026

SOL Sonic Ride Wiesbaden is a one-day heavy music festival presented by the underground record label Sound Of Liberation and Schlachthof Wiesbaden, bringing together leading acts from the stoner, doom, psychedelic and hard rock scenes. The event takes place at Schlachthof Wiesbaden with an additional open air Stage and outdoor hangout area with DJs, food stands, drinks and more, offering a full day of heavy music, and immersive live performances across three stages.

Featuring an international lineup of bands from across the heavy underground, SOL Sonic Ride celebrates the spirit of the global Stoner and Psych community in an intense festival atmosphere. After the first edition in 2025 – celebrating 20 years of Sound of Liberation – the heavy music scene gathering comes back to Wiesbaden with a massive lineup for Part IV on Saturday June 27th 2026!

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

The unrivaled heavy rock masters of 70s horror movie soundtracks bring theirtowering wave of occult-drenched blues to SOL Sonic Ride Wiesbaden – the kind of rare, commanding presence that instantly defines the entire lineup.

Truckfighters

The Swedish desert rock legends Truckfighters are back on the road with their first new album in 10 years – with renewed energy a massively heavy live performance – we’ve witnessed it at SOL Sonic Ride Cologne and Desertfest Berlin and it’s a wall of fuzz!

🗓 Saturday, 27.06.2026 – Doors: 14:00, Start: 14:30
📍 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany

Line-Up:
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
Truckfighters
Yawning Man
Electric Citizen
Dirty Sound Magnet
Daevar
Green Milk From The Planet Orange
The Heavy Eyes
Os Solair

http://www.sol-tickets.com
https://www.soundofliberation.com/
https://www.instagram.com/soundofliberation/
https://www.facebook.com/Soundofliberation/

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, “Don’t Let it Control You” official video

Truckfighters, Masterflow (2026)

True, the first SOL Sonic Ride (info here) hasn’t happened yet, as European heavy booking company Sound of Liberation mark their 20th anniversary with a growing series of all-dayers, but this June in Wiesbaden, Germany, SOL Sonic Ride Part II will bring a fine sampling of touring acts to the proceedings, including King Buffalo, Brant Bjork Trio, the resurgent My Sleeping Karma, Valley of the Sun, Daily Thompson, The Machine and Einseinseins. Wait, that’s everybody. Well I guess it’s a pretty solid bill then.

Note that if you’re dividing the year into quarters — which is something I do around here every now and again; every couple months — this still only covers half of 2025. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there’s more to come before the year’s out. 20 years, especially 20 years booking heavy music in a time that’s seen the rise of the internet, a global pandemic, and unprecedented instability generally, is a triumph. They should have a party every weekend if that’s what they want. If it ends up being four throughout the rest of the year, well fucking earned.

From socials:

⚡️20 YEARS OF SOUND OF LIBERATION – SOL SONIC RIDE PART ll⚡️

Hey friends,

The celebration continues! 🪩

Join us for SOL SONIC RIDE PART II on June 28, 2025, as we mark two decades of heavy riffs with another epic festival day!

Expect mind-blowing performances from a killer lineup, including:

KING BUFFALO • BRANT BJORK TRIO
MY SLEEPING KARMA • VALLEY OF THE SUN
DAILY THOMPSON • THE MACHINE • EINSEINSEINS
& more to be announced soon!

This time, we’re taking over Schlachthof Wiesbaden for a day packed with electrifying energy.

Get your tickets online at www.sol-tickets.com.🎫

Hardtickets are also available via www.sol-records.de.🎫

🗓️June 28, 2025
📍Schlachthof Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden, Germany

Let’s ride the sonic wave once more! 🖤

Cheers,
Your Sound of Liberation Crew

Artwork by @branca_studio

https://www.facebook.com/Soundofliberation/
https://www.instagram.com/soundofliberation/
https://www.soundofliberation.com/
http://www.sol-tickets.com

King Buffalo, “Cerberus” live in Queens, NY, 01.17.25

Holy smokes, check out that lineup. 10 bands and not a clunker or a filler in the bunch. Each offers something different, each occupies a different place in sound and has a different history. From heavy psych progenitors Colour Haze through up and comers like Lucid Void and Kant — both of whom have releases out through Sound of Liberation‘s label wing in addition to working with the booking agency — and being My Sleeping Karma‘s first-revealed date for 2025 (come on, Freak Valley; they’re a bucket-list band for me), it’s a stunner even before you tap 1000mods supporting their new record, Slomosa on the heels of their second, Greenleaf being Greenleaf, Gnome and Earth Tongue and Daevar all continuing to kill it. Damn. As all-dayers go, the SOL Sonic Ride — the 20th anniversary celebration of the aforementioned Sound of Liberation, ser for March 29 and happening across two venues in Cologne, Germany — looks positively epic.

You might recall what happened with Sound of Liberation‘s 15th anniversary shindig, which was to have been held in 2020 and became a 17th anniversary shindig in 2022. On more than a few levels, I wish SOL Sonic Ride a less fraught realization. And happy 20 years to Sound of Liberation, while we’re here.

From socials:

20 YEARS OF SOUND OF LIBERATION

Hey friends,

we’re celebrating two decades of heavy riffs!🪩

Join us on March 29, 2025 in Cologne for a one-day-only festival: SOL SONIC RIDE COLOGNE!🚀

Expect explosive performances from some of the heaviest and trippiest bands on the SOL roster, including:

COLOUR HAZE • 1000MODS
SLOMOSA • MY SLEEPING KARMA
GREENLEAF • GNOME • EARTH TONGUE
DAEVAR • LUCID VOID • KANT

This all goes down across Carlswerk Victoria and Club Volta in Cologne.

Grab your tickets and come ride the sonic wave with us!

🗓️March 29, 2025
📍Carlswerk Victoria + Club Volta
Cologne, Germany

🎫Grab your tickets at www.sol-tickets.com (link in bio)

See you there!🖤

Cheers,
Your Sound of Liberation Crew

Artwork by @branca_studio

https://www.facebook.com/Soundofliberation/
https://www.instagram.com/soundofliberation/
https://www.soundofliberation.com/
http://www.sol-tickets.com

Colour Haze, Live at Duna Jam 2024