Desertfest will celebrate its tenth year with an expanded lineup in 2022. The event will be held in six venues across Camden from Friday 29 April – Sunday 1 May.
Next years festival will be the largest and most diverse yet and now will include two days at The Roundhouse.
Desertfest founder Reece Tee told us: “Desertfest is ten years old! I’m so proud that our independent festival has stood the test of time. What we have created is special, a decade of great bands, great friends and amazing memories. This year’s line up is a true reflection of how diverse Desertfest has become, and with such a loyal audience, Desertfest can champion the underground for decades more to come.”
Friday evening includes a headling performance from Witchcraft, their first UK show in over a decade, while Saturday headliners are Chicago’s Shellac. Closing the festival on Sunday is UK doom legends Electric Wizard.
Other highlights include Corrosion Of Conformity, Orange Goblin and Truckfighters, who all performed on the first Desertfest.
Tickets are now on sale from desertfest.co.uk
- Weekend Ticket (all venues) – £132 +fees
- Friday Day Ticket (all venues) – £45 +fees
- Saturday Day Ticket (all venues) – £50 +fees
- Sunday Day Ticket (all venues) – £50 +fees
- Saturday Roundhouse only – £35 +fees
Existing ticket holders have the following options.
- Full refund
- Weekend roll-over to 2022 without Roundhouse upgrade (access only to Electric Ballroom, Underworld, Black Heart & The Dev)
- Weekend roll-over to 2022 with Roundhouse upgrade – £15 +fees
- Day ticket holders can upgrade to a full weekend ticket – £92 + fees – or will be issued a refund. Upgrade options only available until May 7th 2021.
For any ticketing enquiries please contact sarika@desertscene.co.uk
DESERTFEST 2022 – FULL LINE UP
Friday 29 April 2022
ELECTRIC BALLROOM
STEAK (after party)
WITCHCRAFT
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
TRUCKFIGHTERS
LOWRIDER
MOS GENERATOR
THE UNDERWORLD
HUMAN DISEASE PROMO PRESENTS
INTEGRITY
PETBRICK
SWITCHBLADE
COLTSBLOOD
BLACKLAB
BLIND MONARCH
POWERHUAS (formerly Dingwalls)
GNOD
HEY COLLOSUS
SLIFT
BONNACONS OF DOOM
SHUCK
BLACK HEART
SPIRIT ADRIFT
SEVEN SISTERS
INHUMAN NATURE
DUNGEON
AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR
GEVAUDAN
THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS
ALUNAH
THE BROTHERS KEG
BLACK ORCHIDS
DUNES
THE LUNAR EFFECT
Saturday 30 April 2022
ROUNDHOUSE
SHELLAC
PISSED JEANS
ELDER
PART CHIMP
ELEPHANT TREE
ELECTRIC BALLROOM
ORANGE GOBLIN
EARTHLESS
STONER
MY SLEEPING KARMA
WINO
THE UNDERWORLD
KHEMMIS
HANGMAN’S CHAIR
DEATHRITE
GREEN LUNG
KONVENT
KING WITCH
BLACK HEART
JOSIAH
MAIDAVALE
GROTTO
FIRE DOWN BELOW
YOUR HIGHNESS
ORBITAL JUNCTION
THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS
GURT
SLOMOSA
PURPLE KONG
A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS
LACERTILIA
Sunday 1 May, 2022
ROUNDHOUSE
ELECTRIC WIZARD
YOB
EYEHATEGOD
THE OBSESSED
CONAN
THE UNDERWORLD
TEN FOOT WIZARD (after party)
SOMALI YACHT CLUB
SACRI MONTI
HUNTSMEN
DESERT STORM
TRIPPY WICKED
MORAG TONG
BLACK HEART
OPIUM LORD
HUMAN LEATHER
SHRYKULL
TIDES OF SULFUR
UNDER
REMOTE VIEWING
THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS
1782
URNE
WOLFTOOTH
WALLOWING
GREY BRAIN