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Desertfest London announce final bands

The final bands for this year’s Desertfest London have been announced!

Showcasing the best of what the underground has to offer, the organisers of Desertfest London have announced the final bands for this year’s festival!

Firstly, AMENRA have been confirmed as the final headliner of the festival, who will celebrate their 20-year anniversary across the London weekend this May, bringing their uniquely atmospheric sound as headliners of Saturday’s mainstage.

The festival will also feature an even more intimate side of AMENRA. Set to take place at The Underworld on Sunday, there will be a solo performances from CHVE & SYNDROME. Speaking about the upcoming performances, CHVE says, “we realise that what we have is special, maybe one of a kind. That is why we want to celebrate it with you. and Thank you. For helping us persevere.
Throughout the year we will do a select amount of special chosen shows and Desertfest London will be one of those moments where it all comes together, where we all come together. And persevere.”

Desertfest London have also announced a stage takeover from Riding Easy Records. Headlined by rock’n’rollers ELECTRIC CITIZEN, street-doom killers R.I.P and completing the stage showcase are 80s punk heavy metal hybrids ZIG ZAGS, hazy Swedish doom newcomers ALASTOR and the low and slow psych goth-rock sounds of BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT. Space-rock psychedelic masters MONKEY3 to upcoming proceedings, THE SECRET and LA party starters THE SHRINE.

Desert London have also announced that long-time partners Human Disease Promo/When Planets Collide will return for another takeover of The Underworld on Saturday. Topping the bill is BLACK TUSK, whilst THE SKULLACID CANNIBALS, HEADLESS KROSS and KALLOUSED round up the stage.

And finally, the festival round off with SKRAECKOEDLAN, BLANKET, SALEMS BEND, SURYA, HIGH PRIESTESS, ZED, KUROKUMA, GREAT ELECTRIC QUEST, PSYCHLONA, VIDEO NASTIES, ONE FOR SORROW, WORSHIPPER, MOUNTAIN CALLER & 1968 have all been added to the 2019 lineup.

Desertfest London takes place from May 3rd – 5th May 2019 in Camden, London. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

For more information on the festival like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.