The beloved Desert Daze competition has canceled its 2024 edition, which was to be its first in two years, resulting from “rising manufacturing prices and the present unstable competition market,” in accordance with a press release from its organizers. The occasion was set for Oct. 10-13 in Lake Perris, Ca., with headliners Jack White, Cigarettes After Intercourse and the Mars Volta.
“Desert Daze is greater than a competition or enterprise enterprise to us,” says occasion co-founder Phil Pirrone. “The group that we’ve cultivated collectively means a lot to us which explains we’ll work to discover a approach to maintain this stunning factor going for a few years to return.”
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“With annually, we do our greatest to serve the Desert Daze group,” he continued. “We’re all the time studying and dealing diligently to enhance the expertise, and we tried all the pieces to discover a means ahead this 12 months. Whereas we hit pause for now, we will likely be working within the background to ship one other particular expertise for all of us to share sooner or later. We thanks to your assist.”
The stacked lineup was to be rounded out by a Floating Factors DJ set, Molchat Doma, the Kills, Energy Journey, Unwound, DIIV, Converge, Shintaro Sakamoto, Low’s Alan Sparhawk, Souls of Mischief, Frankie and the Witch Fingers and Tropical Fuck Storm. Refunds will dealt with by factors of buy.
Desert Daze paused in 2023 after welcoming King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tame Impala and Iggy Pop to Lake Perris the year prior. The model can also be selling a number of upcoming club shows in Los Angeles and New York, which won’t be affected by the competition cancelation.
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