Festival Announcement - HUFR FEST - Mile High Riffs Coming In April 2026

Festival Announcement: - HUFR FEST - Mile High Riffs

Dates April 24th, 25th and 26th. Friday night show, Saturday night show and Sunday matinee.

Location: Bar 404 in Denver Colorado

Tickets: 3 Day passes and Individual Day tickets, details upcoming.

Bands that have confirmed so far are Blue Heron, Cobranoid, Luna Sol, Violet Rising, Lord Velvet, Hibernaut, Momovudu, Peach Street Revival, Sonolith, Psalm, Nomestomper, and Black Sunrise. 

More to be announced!

This is the first annual HUFR FEST - Mile High Riffs. The Heavy Underground Farm Report (S Patrick Brooks and Andrea Thomas-Brooks) and Zeth Pedulla (of Luna Sol) bring Denver its first exclusive Underground Stoner Rock Festival. Featuring the best Underground Stoner/Doom and Desert Rock bands in the Rocky Mountain region and slightly beyond! Get ready for 3 days of face melting, hard rocking action in the Mile High City. At least 5 bands Friday night, 5 more on Saturday night and a Sunday matinee featuring 4 bands is currently scheduled. Day lineups to be announced as soon as possible.

The fest location is a classic rock and roll bar located on South Broadway in Denver called Bar 404. Equipped with an excellent stage and sound system, an outdoor patio area and adjacent bar, Bar 404 features an excellent array of beverages (look for a special HUFR FEST cocktail) and has an excellent kitchen that will be preparing special dishes for the fest (Fest inspired menu coming up soon)! The venue is located in an area of town that features many restaurants. Lodging is located in convenient locations throughout the city.

Denver has a vibrant hard rock music scene and is the perfect location for a Heavy Underground Stoner Rock Festival. Hosted in the state that was first to legalize recreational cannabis, come and check out our dispensaries while you visit. If cannabis isn't your jam, enjoy Denver's vibrant micro-brewery scene, excellent restaurants, tour and hike Red Rocks for free during the day, and visit our many entertaining and cultural attractions. Heck, go to Casa Bonita (South Park fame) and experience the ultimate in Denver folklore.

Tickets are going on sale soon. Stay tuned to the Heavy Underground Farm Report for details and look for the HUFR FEST Facebook and Instagram pages available soon!  

Links

Facebook | YouTube

Thanks to HUFR for all of the details

Desertfest London announces Green Lung to headline 2026 & first wave of bands

GREEN LUNG TO HEADLINE DESERTFEST LONDON 2026 AT THE ICONIC ROUNDHOUSE
PLUS,THE SWORD AND CAPRICORNS TO PERFORM EXCLUSIVE REUNION SHOWS,
ALONGSIDE EARTHLESS & TRUCKFIGHTERS

Desertfest London | 15th -17th May 2026 

Tickets on sale now – www.desertfest.co.uk // https://link.dice.fm/Desertfest2026

Artwork - Kuba Sokólski

Desertfest London is extremely proud to announce that Green Lung will headline the 2026 edition of the festival. A band whose story is almost inseparable from our own, Green Lung formed amidst the electric atmosphere of Desertfest 2016 and their journey has nigh on mirrored the spirit of the festival - rooted in the underground, nurtured in Camden’s sweat-drenched venues and propelled into the wider world on the strength of unfathomable riffs.

What began as a cult phenomenon has since flourished into one of the UK’s most celebrated heavy bands and now, a decade later, their ascension reaches a fitting peak as Green Lung return to Desertfest London to take their rightful place at the top of the bill.

Vocalist Tom Templar shares the following; “Back at Desertfest 2016, our guitarist Scott, drummer Matt and ex-bassist Andrew met in the hallowed confines of the Black Heart, and over a few ales decided to form the band that would go on to become Green Lung. Ten years later, we couldn't be more honoured to be headlining the festival. This will undoubtedly be the biggest moment of our career to date and an opportunity to take our stage show to heights we've always dreamed of. It's also a testament to the power of the incredible London heavy rock scene that launched us, and we can't wait to bring together friends and fans old and new to celebrate a decade of the Lung at the Roundhouse! Bring on the May...”

Desertfest & Green Lung have a gargantuan amount of news to reveal for this very special performance, so prepare yourselves for a colossal celebration of our culture and community with our favourite folklore fiends.

An undeniable influence on re-shaping modern stoner metal, 2026 sees the return of heavy legends The Sword for an exclusive UK performance at Desertfest London.

Blending doom-laden riffs, mystical lyricism and a primal groove that speaks directly to the stoner/doom/psych scenes - fans can expect a career-spanning set for The Sword’s first UK show in eleven years. It’s going to be heavy, loud and utterly unmissable.

San Diego’s seminal psychedelic power trio Earthless will make their return to the Desertfest London stage for a one-off exclusive UK show. Acid-drenched riffs and transcendent improvisations are at the hypnotic centrepiece of these instrumental icons.

Continuing the theme of Desertfest London lore, we welcome back stoner rock veterans Truckfighters to the 2026 edition. Having played the inaugural edition back in 2012 and returning over the years to deliver a dose of Swedish fuzz, Truckfighters are Desertfest family.

Historical reunions continue as instrumental doom legends Capricorns will make a seismic return to the stage for a very special show at Desertfest London 2026. Marking their first live performance in eighteen years and reuniting for the first time since disbanding in 2008, this is a truly rare opportunity to witness a band that helped define the progressive doom underground of the 2000s. If you know, you know.

With much more still to announce, Desertfest London 2026 is already shaping up to be a historic edition, it’s a pilgrimage no disciple of the riff can afford to miss.

Tickets on sale now – www.desertfest.co.uk // https://link.dice.fm/Desertfest2026
Facebook: @DesertfestLondon
Instagram: @desertfest_london
Website: www.desertfest.co.uk

Thanks to Gardenia Publicity for the details.