Created by Patrick Brink, frontman of Volume, and former lead singer of Fu Manchu, The Mojave Experience festival has just announced two more bands for what will be an incredible first year of the festival. In addition to previously announced co-headliners Earthless and Dead Meadow, they named John Garcia (Kyuss, Slo Burn, Hermano), Acid King, Mario Lalli and The Rubber Snake Charmers, and Ecstatic Vision have joined the imprressive debut lineup. Now Yawning Man and Hippie Death Cult are your next two bands on the bill. The Mojave Experience takes place from March 20th-21st, 2026, in Joshua Tree, California, and tickets are on sale at the links below.
Tickets are on sale at the links below.
https://www.mojaveexperience.net/
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The Mojave Experience takes place in Joshua Tree, California at the Joshua Tree Lake & Campground. Attendees are encouraged to make use of the camping, hiking and rock climbing in the area while taking in the vast beauty and mystery of the region that birthed the desert rock movement. The Mojave isn’t just a backdrop — it’s the raw, unfiltered stage where music, art, and chaos collide. Out here, under endless stars and brutal sun, the desert strips away the fake and leaves only what’s real.
The Mojave Experience was born from that spirit. It’s not another sanitized festival in a city park, it’s a gathering for the wild ones, the wanderers, the true believers who know the desert doesn’t hand out comfort, only freedom. This is where local desert legends share the stage with national heavyweights, weaving new stories into the myth of the Mojave. No velvet ropes. No corporate gloss. Just artists, misfits, and seekers coming together for a weekend that won’t be forgotten.
They bring the sound. You bring the fire. Together you’ll carve something into the desert that echoes long after the amps shut down. This is more than a festival — it’s a ritual. A pilgrimage into the heat, dust, and sound that will rattle your bones and rewire your soul. Come ready. Come raw. The Mojave Experience isn’t here to entertain you — it’s here to change you. Find more information here: https://www.mojaveexperience.net/