Desertfest, purveyors of Great Stoner rock, Psychedelic, and Doom metal festivals the world over has canceled their 2025 festival set to take place in September of 2025. Citing issues with headliners’ availability and rising costs for EU bands to come to the states, the festival will regroup and focus on 2026. Desertfest London and Berlin events are still coming up this year.

Desertfest NYC has made the tough decision to take a break in 2025 and will return to New York in the fall of 2026. Challenges with headliner availability and rising costs for EU bands has made it difficult to build a line-up that feels reflective and celebratory of a fifth edition.
We’ve been working on our 2025 line-up since August of last year & pride ourselves on producing world-class billings that bring together the biggest names in the underground. So, trust us when we say no stone was left unturned before this decision was made – a scaled down event, fewer days, less bands, we explored all options but none sat right with us. A move to 2026 will allow us the space to put together an event that celebrates just how far DF NYC has come.
We know it’s disappointing news to read & we are right there with you in it.
Desertfest NYC remains a fully independent event and we can’t do any aspect of this without y’all showing up, so we truly hope you’ll stick with us as we hit the gas hard for 2026, with more news soon….
– Your DF NYC crew
www.desertfestnewyork.com
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Check out our review of Desertfest NYC 2024

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