Desertfest London have announced day-splits along with 15 more bands for 2025 in a line-up that promises to take its audience on a cosmic trip across the heavy realms this Spring in the heart of Camden Town.
The latest artists to join the 2025 fold include French celestial psych-metal trio Slift, seminal Swedish stoner rock trailblazers Lowrider, and Polish doom smokers Dopelord,making a long-awaited return to the Desertfest stage since their last appearance in 2018.
Elsewhere, Melbourne, Australia’s Khan will bring their hazy psychedelia back to the UK, while Norwegian quintet Dunbarrow have been summoned to bring their brand of proto-doom, played the old way, in a new age.
Desertfest 2025 welcomes its newest additions:
↠SLIFT
↠LOWRIDER
↠DOPELORD
↠KHAN
↠DUNBARROW
↠MAHA SOHONA
↠TORUS
↠WORSHIPPER
↠LONGHEADS
↠FROGLORD
↠DEVILLE
↠BLACK ELEPHANT
↠VERMINTHRONE
↠YETII
↠FREE RIDE
These latest additions join festival headliners Zeal & Ardor, returning to London to headline the Roundhouse after a triumphant sell-out of Shepherd’s Bush Empire on the heels of their critically acclaimed 2024 release ‘GREIF’.
Sunday sees Seattle drone legends Earth make their Desertfest debut, headlining the Electric Ballroom. This show marks their first appearance on UK soil in 6 years. Meanwhile, Friday headliners Elder will usher in the festival’s 13th edition with their progressive psychedelic sounds as they celebrate 10 years of ‘Lore’ at its rightful home on the Desertfest stage.
Desertfest 2025 Line-Up:
ZEAL & ARDOR | EARTH | ELDER
AMENRA | PALLBEARER | SLIFT | CONAN | STONED JESUS | LOWRIDER | THE DEVIL & THE ALMIGHTY BLUES | PLANET OF ZEUS | ELEPHANT TREE | CHÖD| DOPELORD | HIPPIE DEATH CULT | CASTLE RAT | KHAN | RICKSHAW BILLIES BURGER | PATROL | SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI | AVON | GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE | SERVO | JOSIAH | MR BISON | KIND | EL MOONO | DUNBARROW | MAHA SOHONA | TORUS | 10,000 YEARS | WORSHIPPER | LONGHEADS | FROGLORD | THE HAZYTONES | DEVILLE | BLACK ELEPHANT | VOLCANOVA | BLACK WILLOWS | SCOTT HEPPLE & THE SUN BAND | BARBARIAN HERMIT | KING BOTFLY | LUST RITUAL | VERMINTHRONE | ERRONAUT | YETII | BOBBIE DAZZLE | SLUMP | WITCHORIOUS | FREE RIDE | THIS SUMMIT FEVER | DRESDEN WOLVES
Desertfest 2025 Day Splits
FRIDAY 16TH MAY 2025
ELDER
STONED JESUS | LOWRIDER
THE DEVIL & THE ALMIGHTY BLUES | ELEPHANT TREE | HIPPIE DEATH CULT
SERVO | KIND | 10,000 YEARS | BLACK ELEPHANT | DEVILLE
VOLCANOVA | YETTI | ERRONAUT | FREE RIDE | DRESDEN WOLVES
SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2025
ZEAL & ARDOR
AMENRA | PALLBEARER | CONAN
PLANET OF ZEUS | AVON | SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI
MAHA SOHONA | SCOTT HEPPLE & THE SUN BAND | TORUS
GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE | JOSIAH
EL MOONO | FROGLORD | WORSHIPPER | LONGHEADS
BARBARIAN HERMIT | LUST RITUAL | WITCHORIOUS | VERMINTHRONE
SUNDAY 18TH MAY 2025
EARTH
SLIFT | CHÖD | DOPELORD
CASTLE RAT | KHAN | RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL | DUNBARROW
MR BISON | THE HAZYTONES | BOBBIE DAZZLE | BLACK WILLOWS
KING BOTFLY | SLUMP | THIS SUMMIT FEVER
Weekend and Day Tickets can be found at: www.desertfest.co.uk
Desertfest London ↠ 16th -18th May 2025
Camden Town, London
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