Desert Hearts Festival Returns to the Reservation for 11th Anniversary

Desert Hearts Festival Returns to Southern California for one more lengthy weekend of home, techno and love. The 11th set up of the document label’s flagship event can be held April 26-29th at Los Coyotes Indian Reservation. 

Inspired by festivals equivalent to Burning Man and Lightning in a Bottle, Desert Hearts boasts an intimate vibe with round solely 3000 revellers.

Festival goers observe a “go away no hint” precept and are usually donned in fur, sequins, tie-dye, and prints from each nook of the planet.

A solo tier of tickets additional amplifies the sense of neighborhood and oneness that Desert Hearts encourages. There are not any VIP sections and no restricted areas, not even on stage with the artists. No cell service and no re-entry ensures an much more “off the grid” vibe.

Last yr the music began Friday at midday and went till Monday simply earlier than 8pm. The weekend ended with an unbelievable 5.5 hour closing set from the Desert Hearts crew- Mikey Lion, Marbs, Porky, and Lee Reynolds.

In gentle of Valentine´s Day, take heed to Mikey Lion´s ´How To Love´ set: 

Yes, that’s 72 hours of nonstop music.

Sacha Robotti, Doc Martin, Egyptian Lover, and Tara Brooks, had been amongst a number of the prime underground artists gracing the stage. The first ever 4-hour set was delivered by Damian Lazarus because the solar got here up Sunday morning. Desert Hearts has a “one stage, one vibe” mantra, that means you’ll by no means have to fret about conflicting set occasions. Considering final yr’s occasion bought out method earlier than the lineup was even introduced, it’s clear this tribe reveals up for far more than the music.

Wander away from the stage and also you’ll discover an infinite quantity of issues to do. Art installations, distributors, meals vehicles, yoga courses, religious workshops, and themed camps together with Burning Man’s Pile Palace are all inside a brief stroll. A collection of prime visible artists arrange throughout the grounds to spend the weekend portray otherworldly works. Fashion reveals and hearth spinners take their turns impressing partiers, who're in all probability questioning “what is going to seem subsequent??”

Amidst all of it, you’ll be surrounded by a sea of affection, bliss, and constructive power.

The Desert Hearts crew has had fairly a busy yr since final yr’s competition.

They’ve hosted a handful of large events together with Haunted Hearts in LA, City Hearts Festival in San Francisco, and a 13-hour takeover at Space Miami. These and the club shows they play sometimes embody the identical vibe because the competition and all the time go away the gang below a spell on the dance flooring.

Don’t fret in the event you can’t make it to the competition, the fellows are throwing down throughout North America greater than ever earlier than.

According to Mikey Lion, there can be some “main fucking cool shit occurring in 2019 that we haven’t completed but.” He additionally alluded to Desert Hearts crossing the Atlantic and making their European debut within the close to future. If you’re one of many fortunate ones who’s planning on being on the reservation come April, snag your tickets here.