Desertfest have announced another 28 bands for 2026

Desertfest London has announced its second wave of bands for 2026, and it's a stonker.

Stoner legends Hermano – featuring John Garcia of Kyuss – will headline the Electric Ballroom on one night of the three-day extravaganza, while Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs will return to the fest for the first time in almost a decade, and New Jersey heavyists Solace will make their long-awaited return to the UK after more than a decade away.

The announcement also includes mystical metallers Forlorn, returning Brit doom cult Witchsorrow, Birmingham riffsters Alunah, London fuzz lords Steak, and Texas riff patrol High Desert Queen.

They join a bill featuring already-announced headliners Green Lung, The Sword, and a one-off reappearance from Capricorns.

Other bands announced today: Causa Sui, Zig Zags, Deaf Club, Moundrag, Komodor, Cult Of Occult, Lorquin's Admiral, Omo, Alphawhores, Abrams, Bismut, Okay You Win, Ironrat, Kannabinoid, Molten Slag, Hashtronaut, Isak, Supernaughty, Teiger and Nomadic Reign.

Desertfest takes place across Camden on the weekend of May 15 – 17, 2026, taking in The Roundhouse, Electric Ballroom, The Underworld, The Black Heart and The Devonshire Arms.

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