The first wave of bands have been announced for…

Desertfest London 2025 is go! The Camden weekender has just announced its first wave of bands for next May.

Zeal & Ardor and Elder will be headlining London’s annual celebration of all things heavy next year, with the latter’s frontman Nick DiSalvo revealing that their set specifically will be a special party for their third LP Lore.

“Lore is turning 10 years old,” Nick says. “This album marked a point of departure for Elder upon a path which the band is still walking now. For us, this is the record where the band came into its own as a unique voice in the heavy rock underground.

“As we approach our second decade as a band, we feel it’s appropriate to look back on this landmark for us and acknowledge it properly, which is why we’re doing a tour performing the entire album along with some other tracks from our earlier catalogue; we’ll give this era of the band a proper celebration before turning our attention once again toward the future and the next album, currently being written.”

Elsewhere, 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 and Bobbie Dazzle will also be playing between Friday, May 16 and Sunday, May 18.