Desertfest London adds 20 artists to 2020 bill

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Festival will take place at venues across Camden in May, with dozens of bands set to make their mark

Organisers of London’s Desertfest have today announced a further 20 artists who will play at this year’s event.

The festival will take place at various venues in Camden in the city between May 1 - 3, with bands including Orange Goblin, Corrosion Of Conformity, Masters Of Reality and Raging Speedhorn previously confirmed.

Today it’s been revealed that Graveyard will headline Desertfest – and they’ll be joined by 1782, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, Alunah, Big Business, Doomicidal, Dunes, Firebreathers, Gurt, Hexis, Khemmis, King Witch, Lowrider, Maidavale, Opium Lord, Somali Yacht Club, The Hazytones, Tides Of Sulfur, Under and Your Highness.

Lowrider vocalist and bassist Peder Bergstrand says: “We are absolutely stoked to play Desertfest London 2020 – the festival that brought us back to life in 2013, and in many ways is the reason we are here today. 

“To come back with our new album and play these songs live feels really, really special.”

Tickets for Desertfest 2020 are now on sale now through the official website.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.