Desert Daze returns October 10 – 13, 2024 to Lake Perris, CA with Jack White, Cigarettes After Sex, and The Mars Volta headlining the weekend.
Desert Daze returns to the gathering’s lakeside home since 2018. It’s been called an “oasis among American festivals” and “America’s most aesthetically pleasing festival.”
2024 marks the first Desert Daze since 2022’s acclaimed installment. This year’s lineup features sonically diverse artists from the worlds of psych-rock, hip-hop, electronic, jazz, and more. This year, there will be main stage performances from Jack White, who just surprise-released his vinyl-only album, No Name; next-gen shoegaze torchbearers Cigarettes After Sex, performing on the heels of two sold-out nights at LA’s Kia Forum; Philly singer-songwriter Alex G; and reunited prog rock band The Mars Volta.
Over the course of the three days and nights on Lake Perris, Desert Daze will also see performances from the likes of De La Soul, Souls Of Mischief and Danny Brown, Thundercat, 100 Gecs, Liz Phair, Fleet Foxes, Sleep, Marc Rebillet, Molchat Doma, The Kills, Floating Points, Power Trip, Beach Fossils, DIIV, Unwound, Converge, Otoboke Beaver, Charlotte Adigery + Bolis Pupul, Say She She, Wisp, Hinds, Sasami, and many more.
A few of the special appearances include original riot grrrl and punk-rock heroine Kathleen Hanna reading from her New York Times bestselling memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk and in conversation with Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In); Death From Above 1979 performing their debut album You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine to celebrate it’s 20th anniversary; and Temples’ 10th Anniversary performance of their debut album, Sun Structures.
New this year, Los Angeles venue, recording studio, and hotel Gold Diggers will curate a tent featuring acclaimed Chicago-based jazz drummer, composer, and producer, Makaya Mccraven, Tortoise’s Jeff Parker, musician and skateboarder Tommy Guerrero, British singer Carina Round (Tears for Fears, Puscifer), and more. Los Angeles-based label and promoter Jazz Is Dead will showcase their artists including Ebo Taylor + Pat Thomas, and co-founder Adrian Younge.
The Desert Daze festival known as much for the performers on the mainstage as they are for the excellent curation of their more intimate areas and art installations, will see the return of The Sanctuary curated by Cristopher Cichocki, and of The Outer Space with matinee and late night programming in the camping village featuring yoga, soundbaths, live performances and more. The beloved opening ritual in The Outer Space – the Thursday Night Welcoming Committee – will feature White Fence, English Teacher, Peel Dream Magazine, Cumgirl8, Psymon Spine and more. The Closing Ceremonies will then end the festivities with a performance from Desert Daze co-founder Phil Pirrone’s collective jjuujjuu along with many of their friends.
Weekend passes, parking, and camping passes will be available this Friday, July 26th at 10 AM PT, with early bird ticket prices starting at $299 for weekend passes and payment plans available. For ticketing and additional information on Desert Daze 2024, click here.
