It's almost time for our 2025 edition! Here's all the information you need ahead of the festival.
Desertfest 2025 – Important Info
With just 2 days to go til our 13th edition, it’s time for some key information – please save this post and share it with your fellow Desertfest buds and we’ll be seeing y’all reeealllll soon.
Any questions, check out our FAQ page, and if you’re still snoozing on tickets there’s still time (JUST) 👉👉👉 https://www.desertfest.co.uk/information/ticketing/
Please remember, as per previous years, Desertfest is a multi-venue festival working at an array of different capacities. Please plan your day accordingly & allow plenty of time to get into & between venues – especially if there are specific acts you want to see.
We cannot guarantee entry to every performance, but ALL venues will operate a queuing one-in-one out policy if they are at capacity.
ALL venues will allow re-entry throughout the day, so you are free to roam around, until 15 minutes after headliners have taken the stage.
TICKET / WRISTBAND EXCHANGE
ALL tickets for Desertfest are digital e-Tickets that will need to be exchanged for a wristband on arrival. There are NO physical tickets being sent out for the festival.
The ticket exchange will be open during the following hours at Greenland Place, opposite The Black Heart:
FRIDAY – 12:30pm – 9pm
SUNDAY – 12:30pm – 9pm
For Saturday, the ticket exchange will be open during the following hours at Roundhouse ONLY:
SATURDAY – 12:30pm – 9pm
You have until 10am the day of show to transfer your ticket to a friend. Tickets are available to buy until the box office closes at 9pm.
Please ensure you have your DICE ticket(s) downloaded on arrival, along with proof of ID when you turn up. This will then be swapped for a WRISTBAND which you need to wear at all times to ensure entry to the venues.
If you have bought a ticket directly via Roundhouse, this is valid for Saturday ONLY. Your day ticket needs to be swapped for a wristband at Roundhouse.
DESERTFEST ALLEY – GREENLAND PLACE + PROGRAMME / MERCH
Once again Greenland Place (the street outside Black Heart) is closed off exclusively for festival use. Open daily from 12:30pm, here you’ll find the ticketing exchange, official Desertfest/Desertscene merchandise plus outdoor seating & bars.
We also welcome back our incredible vendors in the form of The ‘Empress Emporium’, an independent, all-female owned, market will be hosting four unique makers – Primitive Rising Jewellery, Elvvium Botanic, Haxan Clothing & Hjalte Jewellery.
The Electric Paintbrush will be offering tattoos from an exclusive flash sheet designed for the fest, to mark your Desertfest memory for life. Tattoos will be on a first come, first served basis from 12pm daily & a deposit is required to hold your spot.
We’re delighted to welcome Polish artist Kuba Sokolski to the festival for the first time, selling his beautiful psychedelic artworks.
Renowned record label Heavy Psych Sounds will also be situated on Greenland Place, offering up a huge array of vinyl goodies, shirts, CD’s & more!
Plus, our new beer partner Lost & Grounded will have an outdoor beer van with the freshest of brews, so there’s no excuse to not stay hydrated…
And you can soak up all that booze by grabbing some of the best plant-based grub in London at LD’s kitchen in The Black Heart, make sure you try our hot sauce collab and burger special!
This year’s Desertfest Programme has once again been produced by our friends at Fistful of Metal which you can pick up from the ticket exchange or merch booths.
Merchandise for the artists can be found in their corresponding venues.
AFTER-PARTIES
For those who feel a whole day of riffs & running about hasn’t worn you out quite enough, we’ve got the following DJs & bands keeping the party going each evening:
** AFTERPARTIES **
There ain’t no party like a Desertfest afterparty – and we’ve got plenty to choose from this year!
FRIDAY–
Family Woodard at The Black Heart – 23:00 – 03:00
Oli Irongiant (Sea Bastard) at The Dev – 23:00 – 2:00
SATURDAY–
Third Degree (Bill and Michelle Steer) at The Black Heart 23:00 – 0:00
Heavy Bitchcraft at The Imperial Palace of Big Red – 23:00 – 3:00
Jimmy Martin (Angel Witch, Teeth Of The Sea) at The Dev – 23:00 – 02:00
SUNDAY–
Electric Funeral at The Underworld (live set) – 23:15 – 0:00
Rich Harris at The Black Heart – 23:00 – 3:00
Julia Haxan @ The Dev – 23:00 – 2:00
(photo: Sam Huddleston taken at DF’24)
