Like a desert mirage that brings with it nothing but great music and sublime atmosphere, Desert Daze will return to Lake Perris, CA, from October 10-13. After taking a short break, the beloved music festival has made its robust return. The 2024 reincarnation of Desert Daze will feature an especially eclectic bunch of alt-rock, indie, and pop acts with headliners including Jack White, The Mars Volta, Cigarettes After Sex, and Alex G, while rounding out the rest of the colossal lineup is De La Soul, Thundercat, 100 Gecs, Liz Phair, Fleet Foxes, The Kills, Beach Fossils, DIIV, Charlotte Adigery with Bolis Pupul, Say She She, Hinds, Sasami, and many more.

Words: Steven Ward & Sandra B. Olinger 

When and Where Is Desert Daze?

Desert Daze 2024 will be held on October 10-13 in Lake Perris, CA, transporting attendees once more to the picturesque shores of this Southern Californian desert oasis. If you’re traveling from another realm, we highly recommend you make your travel arrangements early!

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When Do Desert Daze Tickets Go On Sale?

Tickets for Desert Daze go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 26th at 10am local time.

However, a presale will take place Wednesday, July 24th at 10am local time. You can access the presale by visiting the festival’s official website and registering your phone number/email.

How Much Are Desert Daze Tickets?

You’ve got quite a few choices when it comes to deciding how you plan to experience and where to stay for the festival. Passes range from GA to VIP and VIP PLUS with the option of group/camping bundles, tent/RV rentals, and hotel bookings.

GA (Tier One) $299

A General Admission ticket will get you into the festival but Camping Passes and Parking add-ons are sold separately!

VIP (Tier One) $699

A VIP ticket includes access to fast lanes at the box office/festival entrance, VIP zones near stages, a concierge, a special gift item, air-conditioned restrooms, exclusive food/drink options, and more! Like GA all camping passes or parking must be purchased separately.

VIP PLUS (Tier One) $1,999

A VIP PLUS ticket gets you all the perks of VIP in addition to access to The Horizon Bridge observation deck, a VIP PLUS bar, more shade/lounge seating, a curated daily happy hour, and more!

Camping Bundles are available for GA (Tier One) starting at $419; VIP (Tier One) for $819; and VIP PLUS (Tier One) are $2,119. Individual camping and car camping passes can be purchased for $120 and $275 respectively (while supplies last). RV and lakeside upgrade options are also available!

You can also rent a tent glamping experience for $1,900 or an RV starting at $3,800. There are also nine hotels to choose from if you’d prefer to avoid camping altogether! If you plan on leaving each day parking starts at $100.

See the full breakdown of ticket prices.

What We Love About Desert Daze

Grimy Goods has been covering Desert Daze since its inception as Moon Block Party back in 2012. We’ve seen the festival shapeshift and evolve into all that it has become today, with each year getting bigger and better while staying true to its mission of delivering a vibey experience unlike any other with “sonically diverse artists from the worlds of psych rock, hip hop, electronic, jazz, and more.”

This year there’s more to Desert Daze than just an incredibly diverse lineup that melds everything from psych-rock to indie heroes and pop/electronica. Several special appearances/events will take place throughout the festival in 2024: Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill will share a reading of her bestselling memoir “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk,” as well as a conversation with Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta; a curated round of performances by Gold Diggers featuring Makaya Mccraven, Jeff Parker, Tommy Guerrero, and Carina Round; and a Jazz Is Dead showcase with Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, and Adrian Younge.

There will also be a pair of anniversary celebrations by Death From Above 1979—who will perform You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine to commemorate its 20th anniversary— and Temples will dust off their debut Sun Structures for its 10th birthday.

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The Gold Diggers venue/recording studio/hotel in Los Angeles will host a tent with performances by Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Tommy Guerrero, and Carina Round. Additionally, Jazz Is Dead will showcase its artists, including Ebo Taylor + Pat Thomas and co-founder Adrian Younge. This new offering will surely appeal to new jazz enthusiasts as the genre continues to grow and evolve at full speed.

There is truly so much to be seen and heard at Desert Daze 2024. Learn more and watch our mini-festival documentary about Desert Daze to discover why so many people and extraordinary beings adore this festival.

Who’s Performing at Desert Daze 2024?

JACK WHITE • CIGARETTES AFTER SEX • ALEX G • THE MARS VOLTA • THUNDERCAT • FLEET FOXES • 100 GECS • SLEEP • LIZ PHAIR • DE LA SOUL • MARC REBILLET • MOLCHAT DOMA • THE KILLS • FLOATING POINTS • POWER TRIP • BEACH FOSSILS • DIIV • UNWOUND • DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 • SHINTARO SAKAMOTO • DANNY BROWN • ALL THEM WITCHES • MOUNT KIMBIE • OTOBOKE BEAVER • SAY SHE SHE • TEMPLES • CONVERGE • SOULS OF MISCHIEF • DRAB MAJESTY • ALAN SPARHAWK • WISP • CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY + BOLIS PUPUL • SHABAKA • YU SU • NICK HAKIM • SEXTILE • FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS • RIVAL CONSOLES • HINDS • GLARE • THE CHISEL • JESUS PIECE • BOOGARINS • SASAMI • SESSA • ETRAN DE L’AÏR • SKINSHAPE • KHUN NARIN • TROPICAL FUCK STORM • WINE LIPS • MARLON FUNAKI • ARCHER OH • DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP ŞIMŞEK • JJUUJJUU • É ARENAS • FRIKO • SNÕÕPER • BLACK SABBATH COVER BAND REHEARSAL • MARIACHI QUEENS REYNA DE LOS ANGELES • FREAK SLUG • MARGARITAS PODRIDAS • GLIXEN • DAIISTAR

JAZZ IS DEAD PRESENTS
EBO TAYLOR + PAT THOMAS • ADRIAN YOUNGE

GOLD DIGGERS IN THE DESERT
MAKAYA McCRAVEN • JEFF PARKER • TOMMY GUERRERO • CARINA ROUND • HYLOXOLOS • MERIDIAN BROTHERS • CHANEL BEADS • DANA & ALDEN • ART FEYNMAN • WOLF EYES • MONG TONG • MARAL • 26FIX • GROOP

TALKS + SCREENINGS
HAMILTON MORRIS • KATHLEEN HANNA IN CONVERSATION WITH CEDRIC BIXLER-ZAVALA • BINDING TIME: INSIDE THE WORLD OF DUST-TO-DIGITAL • OPENING CEREMONIES WITH IAN SVENONIUS

THE SANCTUARY CURATED BY CRISTOPHER CICHOCKI
LUSINE • SECOND WOMAN • OAKK • CONTAINER + CIRCULAR DIMENSIONS

REMOTE MIDNIGHT MESSAGES
DAVID LYNCH • JOHN LURIE • JAMES AUSTIN JOHNSON • AND MORE

THE OUTER SPACE: THURSDAY NIGHT WELCOMING COMMITTEE
WHITE FENCE • ENGLISH TEACHER • PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE • CUMGIRL8 • PSYMON SPINE • SPOON BENDERS • COLOR GREEN • MEMO PST • KIMSA

MODULAR SOUNDBATH & YOGA EACH MORNING + LIVE SETS from: PACHYMAN • MINAMI DEUTSCH • ROGÊ • DUMMY • YHWH NAILGUN • IGUANA DEATH CULT • NOLAN POTTER’S NIGHTMARE BAND • TRUPA TRUPA • SURF HAT • MØTRIK • ACID TONGUE • KOLUMBO • RADIOJED • CLOSING CEREMONIES w/ JJUUJJUU & FRIENDS

PROJECTION ARTISTS
MAD ALCHEMY LIQUID LIGHT SHOW • BILLGAZER • SLIM REAPER • ZACHARY RODELL
BIG PAUPER • SLIGHTWAVE • WARPED VISIONS • ASTRAL VIOLET • STRANGER LIQUIDS
FEVERDREAM • TV EYE • SUPER NUCLEAR • BRAIN CANDY • ELECTRON DISRUPTION
MOIREBENDER • VIDEO DREAM • WITCH OCULAR • MARBLE LOBE • FLASH WARNING

DJs
AL LOVER’S WORLD PARTY • THE BOOGIE DOWN w/ TYLER BOUDREAUX
REVERBERATION • TRAVIS HOLCOMBE • ANA CALDERON • HIPNOSIS
WIDE AWAKE • SAN DIEGO FREAK OUT • FREAKOUT SEATTLE • PSYCHED FEST S.F.

LARGE SCALE ART INSTALLATIONS
NON PLUS ULTRA • BRAD HANSEN • BEZ • MEDIA POLLUTION
TRANSLUCENT ALBATROSS • MERMAID HEX • OBELISK TELEPORTER • AND MORE