Curated by Vegas Rock Revolution founder John Gist, Planet Desert Rock Weekend has become a major event for all heavy rock fans nationwide and beyond. More than just a festival, it's an experience: Planet Desert Rock is designed to be an intimate weekend where festival-goers can hang out with likeminded rockers and the musicians that create amazing music — it's a party atmosphere with top-notch sound provided by one of the best rock venues in the country, Count's Vamp'd. All shows are taking place at night to allow Planet Desert Rockers to fully enjoy the unique city of Las Vegas, its museums, casinos and hiking spots.
Planet Desert Rock V will be unleashing a strong blend of 8 international bands from eight countries to go with legacy bands like Fireball Ministry, Unida, Mos Generator, Solace, Valley of the Sun and Paw frontman Mark Hennessey's recent band Godzillionaire. This year, Planet Desert Rock Weekend also brings in Californian label Ripple Music to curate an entire night by presenting some of their roster's finest live acts!
Says promoter and curator John Gist: "We are super proud of our lineup for the 5th edition of Planet Desert Rock Weekend! For the 2025 version, we really wanted to highlight amazing heavy rock acts from around the world. The idea of 'rock being dead' is laughable once you take a listen to these specially curated bands from as far away as Slovenia, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, England, Belgium, and as close by as French Canada's Sons Of Arrakis, who as a young band had over 1.8 million Spotify listeners in 2024. We are honored to have four international bands playing exclusive USA shows — including Sergeant Thunderhoof, whose new album just landed #1 on the November Doom Charts! As always, we want to meld legacy bands as part of the fabric of what we are trying to achieve vision-wise with bands like Fireball Ministry playing their first show since 2019, Unida, Mos Generator, Solace and Valley of the Sun. We have continued our efforts solely because of the people... Folks that tell us to keep doing it as we have created a unique and special weekender. We are so thankful for all the support from around the world!" Check out Planet Desert Rock V's official Spotify and Youtube playlists!
PLANET DESERT ROCK WEEKEND V
January 30th to February 2nd, 2025
at Count's Vamp'd and The Usual Place (Las Vegas, NV)
EVENT & INFO // WEEKEND PASSES
Thursday 30th January @ Count's Vamp'd - TICKETS
at Count's Vamp'd and The Usual Place (Las Vegas, NV)
EVENT & INFO // WEEKEND PASSES
Thursday 30th January @ Count's Vamp'd - TICKETS
Unida (iconic stoner rock - California)
Mr. Bison (heavy psych - Italy)
Sons of Arrakis (sci-fi psych doom - Montreal)
Samavayo (heavy rock'n'roll - Germany)
Friday 31st January @ Count's Vamp'd - TICKETS
Ripple Music label showcase with:
Fireball Ministry (heavy rock - Los Angeles)
JIRM (heavy psych - Sweden)
Valley of the Sun (heavy rock - Cincinnati)
Fire Down Below (stoner rock - Belgium)
Godzillionaire (dark rock/grunge - Kansas)
Saturday 1st February @ The Usual Place - DAY TICKETS
Mos Generator (heavy rock - Portland)
Sergeant Thunderhoof (doom metal - UK)
The Watchers (heavy metal - San Francisco)
Solace (stoner rock - Pennsylvania)
Omega Sun (stoner doom - Slovenia)
Green Desert Water (psych blues - Spain)
Sunday 2nd February @ Count's Vamp'd - DAY TICKETS
Duel (heavy metal - Texas)
Bonehawk (heavy rock - Michigan)
Luna Sol (heavy blues - Colorado)
Iota (psych rock - Salt Lake City)
Jason Walker's Badmotorfinger
Former Planet Desert Rock Weekend players include John Garcia, Red Fang, Radio Moscow, Brant Bjork, Nebula, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Sasquatch, Freedom Hawk, Wo-Ft, Black Water Rising, Kyng, Fatso Jetson, Nick Oliveri, Steak, Spaceslug and more. The purpose of Planet Desert Rock Weekend is to host high-level heavy rock performances that blend legacy bands with stellar up-and-coming acts for a unique listening adventure each night. The intimate venues are highlighted with amazing sound systems for a full experience that captures the pure essence of each band. "Organic bands with no tracks!"
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