Desert Daze

Music festival in California

neo-psychedelia
experimental music
dream pop
art pop
hip-hop
lo-fi
noise music

Years active2012-2019, 2021-2022Most recentSep 30, 2022 – Oct 2, 2022Attendance10,000Websitedesertdaze.org

Desert Daze is a music festival held at the Lake Perris Recreation Area in Moreno Valley, California.^[1] Festival founder Phil Pirrone, formerly of post-hardcore band, A Static Lullaby, and of JJUUJJUU, had "...always wanted to do an extended festival, and all these people being in the desert for an extended amount of time presented a perfect opportunity to make that happen".^[2] The current format of the festival is no longer extended, spanning a more traditional three days. Described as "sort of an anti-festival festival",^[3] the festival grounds often showcase abstract and psychedelic art installations, thematically aligned with the artists primarily from the neo-psychedelia, desert rock, experimental, dream pop, art pop, hip-hop, lo-fi, and noise genres.^[4] Notable headliners include King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Iggy Pop, Tame Impala, Stereolab, Devo, Wu-Tang Clan, Beach House, and My Bloody Valentine.^[5] In 2022, the festival drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 attendees.^[6]

History

Pirrone previously organized the Moon Block Party festival, which evolved into Desert Daze in 2012, where the festival was initially held in Desert Hot Springs, California.^[2] For the following 3 years, until 2015, the festival took place at the Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, shifting from it's previous extended 11 day format.^[7] In 2016, the festival relocated to the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree National Park.^[8] The most recent iterations of the festival, since 2018, have been in the Lake Perris State Recreation Area with cancellations in 2020 and 2023.^[3]^[9]

Lineups

The following lineups include artists that have performed at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area venue including years: 2022,^[10]^[11] 2021,^[12]^[13] 2019,^[14]^[15] and 2018^[16] ^[17]

2022

2021

2019

2018

References

^ "Desert Daze". Desert Daze. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Jackson, Nate (2012-02-28). "Desert Daze brings 11-day local festival to the Coachella crowd". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Blueskye, Brian (2018-09-25). "Daze on the Move: Phil Pirrone's Desert Daze Fest Finds Yet Another New Home, This Time at Lake Perris". Coachella Valley Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Reiss, Sasha; Matthew, Dillon (October 16, 2018). "REVIEW: Desert Daze dazzles with psychedelic visuals, serene setting".
^ "About". Desert Daze. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Blueskye, Brian. "Desert Daze 2022: How does the rock festival stack up against Coachella?". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Blueskye, Brian. "10 things to love about Desert Daze 2022, headlining Iggy Pop, Tame Impala, and more". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Barlow, Eve (2016-10-17). "Desert Daze Is a Strange Trip of a Festival, and It Kicks Ass". Vice. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Alvarado, Holly (2023-07-13). "Desert Daze Festival postpones to 2024, announces new Daze in the City series". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Desert Daze 2022 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ March, Kim; Mellin, Joshua. "Desert Daze Announces 2022 Lineup feat. Tame Impala, Iggy Pop, Sky Ferreira, and Many More". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Desert Daze 2021 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Deville, Chris (2021-07-21). "Desert Daze Now Back To One Weekend At Lake Perris With The War On Drugs, Toro Y Moi, Kamasi Washington, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Desert Daze 2019 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Young, Alex (2019-08-06). "Desert Daze Reveals Full 2019 Lineup". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Desert Daze 2018 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Young, Alex (2018-08-28). "Desert Daze completes its sensational 2018 lineup". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Franko, Vanessa (2018) [October 12th, 2018]. "Desert Daze festival's opening day cut short due to lightning, plagued by parking problems". The Press-Enterprise.
^ Performance interrupted and canceled due to lightning storm.