Admittedly, they had me beforehand too, but had that not been the case, for sure they’d have had me at Acid King doing 2015’s Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere (discussed here, review here) in its entirety. One of the best heavy mellow psych records I’ve ever heard, in addition to being up to Acid King‘s own high standard of riffing. Behold Desertfest Belgium 2025, clearly following on from the last couple years in going big and making the lineup count.

Also in Acid King‘s cohort here are UK prog/post-metallers Wren, ascendant Brooklyn theatre-nerds Castle Rat, Nick Oliveri‘s Mondo Generator, as well as Neptunian Maximalism, MR.BISON and an international assemblage of others — Desert Storm should be listed as ambassadors from Desertfest London — adding to the festival’s already stellar list of names, which you can see in full on the poster below. Obviously they’re not screwing around.

From socials:

Hi Desertheads!

It’s been a while, but my oh my, do we have some ear candy in store for you. These 11 new bands will be gracing the Desertfest Antwerp stages this fall:

Acid King 🌑 Mondo Generator 🌑 Desert Storm 🌑 MR.BISON 🌑 Neptunian Maximalism 🌑 Castle Rat 🌑 Wren 🌑 neànder 🌑 Witchorious 🌑 The Miffs 🌑 Requiem Blues

And what’s even cooler, ACID KING will be playing two nights in a row at Desertfest! ⚡️⚡️

On Saturday they will be performing their classic album ‘Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere’. The album was carved in stoner metal exactly 10 years ago. On Sunday the band will be playing a mix of biting, acid hits for your ears only!

Unfortunately, Bongzilla won’t make it to Desertfest Antwerp due to health reasons and so we wish them a speedy recovery. Earth Tongue had to cancel their gig as well, because they got a great offer to tour the US this fall instead. All the best!

On a brighter side, the day splits will be announced and our day tickets will be available this Wednesday 18th June at 11:00 am CET. Keep an eye on our website and socials!

You can pick up your weekend tickets below:

https://www.desertfest.be/antwerp/information/ticketing/

In the meantime, keep on rockin’…! 🤘
The DF-team!

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Acid King, Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere (2015)

Now we’re talking. If you weren’t expecting Desertfest London to drop a fresh batch of 20 names for its 2025 lineup, well, happy holidays. There’s a ton to unpack here, from Pallbearer and Conan — who’ll tour together in Australia before — to Kind making the trip to Boston, Elephant Tree signing on for what will surely be a celebration, Earth joining the ranks of the thus-far headliners Zeal & Ardor and Elder, Hippie Death Cult, The Hazytones (who rule, look them up), and a new Isaiah Mitchell collab called Chöd (I guess Brü couldn’t make it?) — it’s a ton of stuff and you can see on the poster below it’s just the tip of the Desertfest iceberg.

As a flagship of the Desertfest brand alongside Berlin, the London lineup should be stunning, and it is. Whether you’re going for Stoned Jesus, Amenra or 10,000 Years and the slew of others making their first appearances, 2025 promises to be a landmark for those lucky enough to be there to see it.

Could be you if you’re up for it. Here’s the latest:

DESERTFEST LONDON ANNOUNCES 20 NEW ARTISTS FOR 2025

Friday 16th May – Sunday 18th May 2025 | Weekend Tickets on sale here: https://www.desertfest.co.uk/

The time has come for our next artist announcement! We are over the moon to welcome Seattle veterans of drone n doom EARTH as our third 2025 headliner, joining Zeal & Ardor and Elder. This appearance marks the band’s first UK show in 5 years as well as their first time on the DF London stage.

Arkansas doom quartet Pallbearer will join our stacked Saturday line up at Roundhouse, while homegrown local heroes Conan will make their long awaited return to Desertfest London.

We will also welcome the UK debut of Chöd, an audio-visual collaboration between Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless), artist Arik Roper, and Doc Kelley (Psychedelic Sangha) that is sure to take you on a psychedelic meditative journey for the ages.

Please welcome our latest additions to Desertfest London 2025:

↠ Earth headlining Sunday at Electric Ballroom
↠ Pallbearer
↠ Conan
↠ Elephant Tree
↠ Chöd
↠ Hippie Death Cult
↠ Castle Rat
↠ Avon
↠ Green Milk from the Planet Orange
↠ Servo
↠ Mr Bison
↠ Kind
↠ El Moono
↠ The Hazytones
↠ King Botfly
↠ Lust Ritual
↠ Slump
↠ Witchorious
↠ The Summit Fever
↠ Dresden Wolves

TICKETS ↠ https://link.dice.fm/desertfest2025
MORE INFO ♠️ www.desertfest.co.uk

Desertfest London ↠ 16th -18th May 2025
Camden Town, London

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Kind, Close Encounters (2023)