March 20th-21st, 2026 in Joshua Tree, California. The festival is the brainchild of organizer and longtime High Desert native Patrick Brink, frontman of VOLUME and Superkool Booking.

 

Co-headliners Earthless and Dead Meadow along with John Garcia, Acid King, The Rubber Snake Charmers feat. Sean Wheeler, Ecstatic Vision, Yawning Man, Hippie Death Cult, Nick Oliveri's Death Acoustic, and The Freeks have been announced, with a few more surprises to announce. 16 bands total over two days, includes legends in explorative and countercultural music, as well as future ones now making waves.

 

The Mojave Experience takes place in over two days at two different venues. Friday kicks off the festival at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley, while Saturday will be an outdoor event in Joshua Tree, California at the Joshua Tree Lake RV & Campground. Attendees are encouraged to make use of the camping, hiking and rock climbing in the area while taking in the vast beauty and mystery of the region that birthed the Desert Rock movement.

 

The Mojave isn’t just a backdrop — it’s the raw, unfiltered stage where music, art, and chaos collide. Out here, under endless stars and brutal sun, the desert strips away the fake and leaves only what’s real.

 

The Mojave Experience was born from that spirit. It’s not another sanitized festival in a city park, it’s a gathering for the wild ones, the wanderers, the true believers who know the desert doesn’t hand out comfort, only freedom.

 

This is where local desert legends share the stage with national heavyweights, weaving new stories into the myth of the Mojave. No velvet ropes. No corporate gloss. Just artists, misfits, and seekers coming together for a weekend that won’t be forgotten.

 

We bring the sound. You bring the fire. Together we’ll carve something into the desert that echoes long after the amps shut down. This is more than a festival — it’s a ritual. A pilgrimage into the heat, dust, and sound that will rattle your bones and rewire your soul.

 

Come ready. Come raw.

The Mojave Experience isn’t here to entertain you — it’s here to change you!

 

THE MOJAVE EXPERIENCE 2026:

03/20-21/2026

 

Friday 3/20 Mojave Gold-

Yucca Valley, Ca

 

Saturday 3/21 Joshua Tree Lake & Campground -

Joshua Tree, CA 

 

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