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DESERTFEST 2025 ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF BANDS - WEEKEND TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Ryan De Freitas September 25, 2024

While we’re still pretty sure that the hangover from 2024’s edition of our favourite festival hasn’t entirely left our bodies, we’re stoked to be doing it all again next May as DESERTFEST announces its first wave of bands.

Not just bands… Weekend tickets are onsale RIGHT NOW.

DESERTFEST 2025
16th-18th May

Featuring:
ZEAL & ARDOR | ELDER | AMENRA | STONED JESUS
THE DEVIL & THE ALMIGHTY BLUES | PLANET OF ZEUS | RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL
JOSIAH | SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI | VOLCANOVA | SCOTT HEPPLE & THE SUN BAND
BLACK WILLOWS | 10,000 YEARS | BARBARIAN HERMIT | ERRONAUT | BOBBIE DAZZLE

Plus many, many more TBA…

*** MAKE SLUDGE GRIM AGAIN ***
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Our

*** ONLINE COLOSSUS ***
With live performances still on pause in the flesh, we're continuing to take gigs to the digital realm in the meantime to keep the feeling somewhat alive. Next Monday sees the second (and third) Hotel Radio full band lockdown

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*** BY THE BOTTLE ***
This weekend sees our easterly cousin the Red Hand open doors once again for it's ever popular Bottle Shop take away service. You'll find an absolute wealth of amazing bottled beers for sale, as well as some prime choices on tap

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Look at it, lurking there.. just under the D.. that tangy apostle, the one that adds the juicy edge to the riff.. the wonderfully underused C# ...
In such style our chums at Signature Brew have their Sicilian Lemon & Citra So

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