Posted in Whathaveyou on December 12th, 2025 by JJ Koczan
No surprise here in that it’s almost all surprises; that’s just kind of how it goes at Roadburn these days. Acid Mothers Temple (for a residency), the ethereal reach of Lili Refrain, Planning for Burial doing drone and not, some rap because that still counts as transgression, and a heaping dose of noise and avant sounds — yeah, that’s a Roadburn lineup announcement. You say you’ve heard of like three of these acts and that’s it? Well yeah, that’s how Roadburn does. You think to yourself, I’m gonna go see like the seven bands I know and that’s gonna be plenty anyway and then you spend like a week discovering brilliant new music. Might as well start early.
To wit, I’ve never heard Bosse-de-Nage. So I’m gonna go listen to some Bosse-de-Nage and get myself educated. See how this works? Maybe by April I’ll be dying to see them. I don’t know if I’ll be at Roadburn next year or not — one always hopes, but it’s not up to me, and one of these years that festival is going to realize they need me there like they need a hole in their head — but the likely scenario is I’ll still have found something cool to listen to, and that’s a win no matter other outcomes.
The PR wire sent the full update thusly:
Roadburn adds Acid Mothers Temple, Yellow Eyes, ELUCID and more to 2026 line-up
Roadburn has added another 18 artists to the 2026 festival line up, including Artists In Residence Acid Mothers Temple, black metal band Yellow Eyes, and rapper ELUCID. Roadburn 2026 will take place between April 16-19 in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Roadburn’s Artistic Director, Walter Hoeijmakers comments:
“As the underground continues to shift and evolve, this latest announcement pushes the Roadburn 2026 vision even further. Each new addition widens the scope of what this year’s edition can become – sharpening its spirit, deepening its identity, and reflecting the full, ever-expanding blueprint of heaviness today.
“We are celebrating artists who challenge themselves, who embrace change, and who boldly carry the underground forward. In doing so, we remain grounded in what drives us: curiosity, connection, and the belief that music can help us navigate whatever lies ahead.
“With every step, the picture grows clearer. With every artist, the excitement builds. And with everyone who joins us, Roadburn 2026 moves closer to becoming exactly what it’s meant to be.”
All ticket and accommodation options for Roadburn are on sale. Tickets are on sale now and more information including the full line up can be found at roadburn.com
Additions to Roadburn 2026:
Acid Mothers Temple as Artists in Residence All Men Unto Me performing Requiem Bitchin Bajas Bosse-de-Nage Dälek ECHT! ELUCID Fauna (GBG) Lili Refrain Lathe of Heaven Moloch NGHTCRWLR Planning For Burial performing a regular set and a drone set Portrayal of Guilt Sanam Siem Reap Sir Richard Bishop Yellow Eyes
These artists will join a slew of previously announced artists including Oathbreaker, Krallice, Agriculture, Maruja, billy woods, Primitive Man, aya and many more. The full line up can be found atroadburn.com
Posted in Whathaveyou on November 15th, 2017 by JJ Koczan
This invariably happens every year. Roadburn hits a point where the festival loses its damn mind and delivers a completely overwhelming onslaught of lineup additions, greatly affirming the overall character of the event as well as its ongoing utter creative dominance of the Spring festival scene in Europe. I knew it was coming. I guess I just didn’t expect it so soon.
More the fool I. Today, Roadburn 2018 confirms Earthless will serve as Artist-in-Residence, and in addition to playing a set on their own, they’ll jam out with krautrock legend Damo Suzuki of Can as well as lead the charge of a ‘San Diego Takeover’ featuring the likes of Harsh Toke, Joy, Petyr and Sacri Monti. Not only that, but Crowbar will play Odd Fellows Rest in full at Jacob Bannon‘s curated event, and another takeover — this time by Japanese psychedelia — brings confirmation of Kikagaku Moyo, Minami Deutsch and Dhidalah. Oh, and there’s a shit ton of others added as well, including Mutoid Man, Jarboe and Ruins of Beverast.
If you can get your head around it, you’ve got one up on me, though it’s certainly fun to try. I got to write the Earthless announcement, so make sure you read that one. Here’s all of it from the PR wire:
Roadburn Festival 2018 Artist in Residence announced; plus more lineup confirmations
– Earthless confirmed as 2018 Artist in Residence – Huge San Diego Takeover project announced feat. collaborations and jam sessions. – Japanese Psych Experience courtesy of Kikagaku Moyo, Minami Deutsch and Dhidalah – Crowbar & Zola Jesus confirmed for Jacob Bannon’s curated stages
Artistic Director, Walter Hoeijmakers commented: “To be Roadburn’s Artist in Residence is quite a prestigious position; it really gives bands a chance to open up and explore different facets of their collective personalities. Earthless are – to me – the perfect fit for this next year; their bond with Roadburn is strong and we’re thrilled to have seen them grow and develop over the years since they first played Roadburn. In fact, it will be a full decade since their first performance on a Roadburn stage – and what a way to mark the occasion.
“The whole San Diego Takeover has been over a year in the planning, and we’re still working on even more ways to enhance what is already going to be such an incredibly special part of Roadburn 2018.”
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: EARTHLESS
Roadburn is proud to welcome back our benevolent cosmic instrumentalist overlords in 2018! Earthless will perform three sets as our Artist in Residence, including some incredibly special, Roadburn-exclusive jams.
It’s been a decade since the San Diego three-piece of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton and drummer Mario Rubalcaba set a standard for epic with the performance that became their landmark Live at Roadburn 2LP in 2008. Since then, Earthless have become the standard-bearers of a heavy psychedelic boom in California, inspiring countless acts around them.
As our Artist in Residence they will take the stage three times. For the first set, they’ll play in their standard three-piece incarnation, showcasing material from their upcoming 2018 album. The second set unites Earthless with progressive rock and improvisational legend Damo Suzuki, a set that is bound to be an occurrence of galaxy-shaking significance. If that’s not enough, Earthless will also take part in an ‘East Meets West’ psych jam with other members of the San Diego scene and members of Kikagaku Moyo from Japan.
Steeped in psychedelia and inspired by Earthless – who played a pivotal role in sparking this particular fire – the new breed of San Diego psych-rock bands is gearing up to launch themselves on Tilburg next April. Stand by; the San Diego circus is coming to town.
A veritable gang of musicians will be leaving behind the Pacific Ocean and making their way to the slightly less sun soaked – although no less open minded – vistas of Tilburg.
Each participating band will perform over the course of the weekend as part of the main festival programme at the 013, but a movement this influential deserves it’s own space to spread out, bloom, and indeed envelope us all. So, with that in mind, there will be a Californian takeover at the Hall of Fame on both Friday and Saturday; welcome to the San Diego Clubhouse!
When you count professional skaters among your ranks, it would seem remiss to not factor a skate expo into proceedings. Plus there will be visual exhibitions by the likes of JT Rhoades, Lannie Rhodes and BB Bastidas (the man responsible for the incredible poster below), there will also be stalls featuring Vol.4 Clothing and Psockadelic. We didn’t know we needed Roadburn branded socks until just now, but now we really need them…
More details will unfurl over the next couple of months, but for now, it’s time to get stoked: California is coming. Performing as part of the Roadburn 2018 San Diego takeover will be: Harsh Toke Sacri Monti Joy Petyr
JAPANESE PSYCH: KIKAGAKA MOYO, MINAMI DEUTSCH, DHIDALAH
In conjunction with the San Diego Takeover, Roadburn 2018 will also host a Japanese psych experience! Steeped in ’60s and ’70s tradition, these bands are exploring psychedelia in a transportive and meditative way. Emphasis is put on the past, but they’re pushing the envelope, and it’s their forward-looking vision that’s prompted us to bring them to Roadburn 2018.
Please brace yourself to explore the sonic spectrum with these new champions of Japanese psych!
Centered around cult-label GuruGuruBrain, the following bands will perform as the Japanese counterparts of The San Diego Takeover: Kikagaku Moyo Minami Deutsch Dhidalah
JACOB BANNON’S CURATION: CROWBAR
Crowbar have been at the forefront of heavy music for nearly three decades, and in 1998 released the album Odd Fellows Rest. This incredible album merged their existing heaviness with a refined melodic sensibility, creating one of the most powerful metal albums of the era.
Jacob Bannon comments: “In 1991 I was introduced to Crowbar when I bought a tape of their Obedience Thru Suffering album. The sheer heaviness of the band floored me and I was hooked ever since. For me personally, their 1998 album Odd Fellows Rest is a high watermark of creativity. It is an incredible collection of songs that have been daily listens for me for nearly two decades. It’s an honor to have the band perform this record live at Roadburn Festival 2018.”
Zola Jesus is the stage name of Russian American musician Nika Roza Danilova. Under the name Zola Jesus, she has released a number of genre bending EPs and albums. Her approach is a cross pollination of electronic/industrial, classical, and gothic sounds; all of it coming together as a dark and emotional artistic experience.
Jacob Bannon comments: “I first heard Nika’s work on the Stridulum EP. Every aspect of the release connected with me and it soon became a daily listen. The record (and all of her work) was relatable and infectious. I’ve been an avid listener ever since. Watching her artistry grow and deepen over time has been inspiring. Okovi, the latest from Zola Jesus is such a powerful album. I am truly honored to have Nika and Company at Roadburn 2018 as part of my curation.”
Jarboe has always made collaboration an essential part of her work, and her work with Italian duo Father Murphy has so far been incredibly fruitful. When they perform together at Roadburn, Father Murphy will take to the stage first and set the mood with heir creepy and enveloping aural tapestries, after which Jarboe, in all her glory, will join them to perform those songs. After that, the trio will perform a selection of some of the most powerful moments of the singer’s career so far.
BIG BRAVE invite us to peek further into the shadows. Read more DAWN RAY’D will be initiated into the Roadburn family. Read more. HÄLLAS carry the heart and soul of the seventies. Read more. KÆLAN MIKLA soundtrack the apocalypse with threatening darkwave rumblings beneath ominous monologues. Read more. MUTOID MAN shake off the “super group” shackles and re-write the rules. Read more. PLANNING FOR BURIAL are set to defy description and capture our hearts.Read more. THE RUINS OF BEVERAST will reprise their 2013 show-stealing performance, this time with added Exuvia; they’ll play their latest album in full. Read more. UNE MISÈRE are an explosive combination of elongated atmospherics and insanely meaty riffs. Read more. WIEGEDOOD: furious catharsis, raging obscurity and fiery destruction from the Church of Ra Read more. WRECK AND REFERENCE shall devour genres and resist categorisation. Read more. YELLOW EYES… With burning intention and a sight without limits, BLACK METAL AS SPIRITUAL WAR. Read more.
TICKET ONSALE INFORMATION Roadburn 2018 tickets are on sale now. 3 and 4 day tickets are currently available, with day tickets going on sale at a later date.
4-day-tickets €198,40 (including €3,40 service fees) 3-day-tickets €175,40 (including €3,40 service fees)
Camping tickets are also available to purchase, with additional options (such as Festipis and camper vans) also possible. This year the urban campsite will be in a new location – but still within walking distance to the 013 venue – providing a comfortable and affordable option for Roadburn attendees.
