FIRST BAND ANNOUNCEMENT

Let’s get this train running!

We’ve been so excited to share the first batch of bands coming to Oslo the 8th and 9th of May 2026.

From great geniuses of the genre, to guitar-wielding warlocks of the wasteland. From divine drop-d decibels, to new necromancers of nostalgic noise.

Please welcome to Desertfest Oslo 2026:

RUSSIAN CIRCLES (US)

THE SWORD (US)

EARTHLESS (US)

KING BUFFALO (US)

PRIMITIVE MAN (US)

DOZER (SE)

PELICAN (US)

DAEVAR (DE)

BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT (US)

WYATT E. (BE)

HOWLING GIANT (US)

HIGH DESERT QUEEN (US)

SPELLJAMMER (SE)

MOONSTONE (PL)

KOLLAPS (AUS)

BOTTENHAVET (SE)

SUNFACE (NO)

HÅNDGEMENG (NO)

UNDULATHUND (SE)

First round of tickets are now on sale