Mojave Experience

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Some bands belong in the desert.

Fu Manchu is one of them.

Emerging from the ashes of the Southern California hardcore band Virulence in 1990, Fu Manchu took a different path. The tempos changed, the guitars got thicker, and over the next three decades they developed a sound that would become instantly recognizable.

Albums like In Search Of…, The Action Is Go, Eatin’ Dust and King of the Road became essential records of the heavy underground. Fuzzed-out guitars, huge riffs and a deep groove became the foundation of a sound that has influenced generations of bands.

Their legendary status wasn’t created overnight. It came from decades of records, relentless touring and staying unmistakably Fu Manchu through all of it. More than thirty years later, very few bands can hit those first few notes and be identified immediately.

And they aren’t living on the past. In 2024, Fu Manchu released The Return of Tomorrow, their first studio album in six years and their first double album of new material. The record splits its 13 tracks between the massive fuzz and riffs they’re known for and a second side that stretches into slower, more spacious territory. More than three decades in, Fu Manchu are still finding new ground without losing the sound that made them who they are.

And there is something about this music that makes sense in the Mojave.

Open ground. Mountains in the distance. The last light disappearing from the sky. Then that wall of Fu Manchu fuzz moving across the desert with nothing around to contain it.

This is music born in Southern California finally getting the setting it deserves.

Fu Manchu in the Mojave Desert.
You need to be there for this one.

See you March 19-21, 2027
Joshua Tree, Ca

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08/31/2026

NEBULA is coming to Mojave Experience 2027.

Anyone who has seen NEBULA live knows the records only tell part of the story. Eddie Glass can take a song and stretch it until the whole room seems to move with it. Riffs drift into long psychedelic passages, the guitars get buried in fuzz and feedback, and then somehow it all finds its way back to the groove.

There’s a strange energy to a NEBULA show. It can feel loose and almost out of control one minute, then completely locked in the next. That unpredictability is a big part of what makes seeing them live such an experience.

NEBULA came out of the late ’90s California underground and built their own place where psychedelic rock, blues, garage and massive guitar fuzz all meet. More than 25 years later, they still sound like NEBULA. Nobody polished the edges off.

This is a band that belongs and needs to be heard in the desert.

See you March 19-21, 2027

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08/29/2026

Yawning Man at Mojave Experience 2026…
Full set on YouTube
video by Christopher Musgrave

08/28/2026

Mojave Experience was made for the open desert.

Big sound under open skies, surrounded by mountains, dust, Joshua trees, and miles of desert stretching out around you. The sun starts dropping, the temperature cools off, the lights come up on stage, and the whole place takes on a different feel.

There’s nothing quite like seeing these bands out here.

No arena. No city skyline. Just a stage in the Mojave, a crowd that came for the music, and three days and nights in one of the most unique settings you’ll ever see a festival.

The lineup is a huge part of Mojave Experience, but the desert is part of it too. It’s what makes this weekend different. You can see photos and watch videos, but being out there when the music is rolling across the desert is something you have to experience for yourself.

3 Days March 19-21, 2027

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08/24/2026

Ecstatic Vision featuring Nick Oliveri on vocals covering Tv Eye at Mojave Experience this past March.

With all the legends and friends playing You never know what kind of collabs will happen at Mojave Experience 2027.

March 19-21, 2027

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08/24/2026

SUN CHASER TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Go all in for Mojave Experience 2027 with the Sun Chaser package.

☀️ Weekend Pass
☀️ Exclusive Online Shirt Design
☀️ 18×24 Mojave Experience Poster
☀️ Weekend Parking Pass

Only a limited number of Sun Chaser tickets are available.

Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

March 19–21, 2027 
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