Desert Daze Cancels 2024 Festival

This fall’s Desert Daze has been called off. Organizers announced the festival will no longer take place as originally scheduled for Southern California’s Lake Perris from October 10 – 13.

“As an independent festival, an increasing rarity in today’s festival market, Desert Daze is run by a small team of people who love live music and this community,” a press released stated. “Unfortunately, due to rising production costs and the current volatile festival market, it is no longer possible to execute the weekend as planned.”

“Desert Daze is more than a festival or business venture to us,” explained Desert Daze co-founder Phil Pirrone. “The community that we’ve cultivated together means so much to us and is the reason we will work to find a way to keep this beautiful thing going for many years to come.”

“With each year, we do our best to serve the Desert Daze community,” adds Pirrone. “We are always learning and working diligently to improve the experience, and we tried everything to find a way forward this year. While we hit pause for now, we will be working in the background to deliver another special experience for all of us to share in the future. We thank you for your support.”

Jack White, The Mars Volta and Thundercat headlined the 2024 Desert Daze lineup. Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G, Fleet Foxes, 100 gecs, Sleep, Liz Phair, De La Soul, Marc Rebillet, Molchat Doma, The Kills and Floating Points were among others on the bill.

Desert Daze was last held in 2022. Organizers put the festival on hiatus in 2023.