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It would be announced that Psycho Las Vegas would be returning on 17 - 19 August 2018 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe in Las Vegas. On 14 December 2017 a teaser lineup of seven bands was announced along with tickets going on sale the next day and announcements of 70+ bands and a "grand headliner".<ref>[http://loudwire.com/witchcraft-goblin-high-on-fire-head-up-2018-psycho-las-vegas/ Loudwire]Accessed 14 December 2017</ref>
  
It would be announced that Psycho Las Vegas would be returning on 17 - 19 August 2018 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe in Las Vegas. On 14 December 2017 a teaser lineup of seven bands was announced along with tickets going on sale the next day and announcements of 70+ bands and a "grand headliner".<ref>[http://loudwire.com/witchcraft-goblin-high-on-fire-head-up-2018-psycho-las-vegas/ Loudwire]Accessed 14 December 2017</ref>
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Psycho Festival
Psycho-las-vegas-poster
Promotional Poster for Psycho Las Vegas (2016)
Background information
Genre(s) Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Psychedlic Rock, Hard Rock, Experimental, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Date(s) Various
Location Various
Venue(s) Various
Years active 2013-Present
Website Official

Psycho Festival is an ongoing series of festivals run by Thief Presents and Psycho Entertainment, active since 2013. The initial edition was a three-day event run at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California.

Since 2016 the festival has been moved to Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe, now named Psycho Las Vegas. What was originally a one-day event has turned into one of the premier festivals in the United States spanning four days with a wide variety of bands, done in a similar vein to many popular heavy festivals.

2013: Psycho De Mayo

The first edition of Psycho Festival, billed as "Psycho De Mayo", was held on May 5, 2013 at four different venues in Santa Ana, California.[1] [2][3]

The Yost Theatre (Mecca Stage) Copper Door (Alpha Stage) Proof Bar (Omega Stage) Left of The Dial Records (Apollo Stage)
Black Mountain Joy Drinking Flowers The Shine Brothers
A Place to Bury Strangers Black Pussy Levitation Room Filthy Huns
Dead Skeletons Astra The Vleits The Old Testament
Dead Meadow Tweak Bird Vinyl Williams
Dahga Bloom Psychomagia Mr. Elevator
Sleepy Sun Burning of Rome Rose Windows
Mmoss Plant Tribe Spanish Moss
Stranger's Family Bond Wild Wild Wets Blackfeet Braves
Highlands Electric Healing Sound Blank Tapes
Shiva Trash Blaak Heat Shujaa
JJUUJJUU
The Orange Revival
Douglas and The Firs

2014: Psycho De Mayo

The second edition of Psycho Festival was held on May 11, 2014 in Orange County, California. Like the previous year it was billed as "Psycho De Mayo" but this time in a single venue (The Observatory) spread out over two stages. There was also notably a warm-up show at the Constellation Room in Orange County on May 10 featuring A Place To Bury Strangers, Cold Showers and Electric Flower Group.[4]

Main Stage Constellation Room
Pentagram Suuns
Dead Meadow Prince Rama
Kadavar Zombie Zombie
Saint Vitus Lumerians
The Shrine Ringo Deathstarr
Dahga Bloom Sun Araw
Zig Zags A Place to Bury Strangers (DJ set)
Harsh Toke White Manna
Fatso Jetson Dead Gurus
Sons of Huns Al Lover
Captain Slookie Ancient River
Ghost Box Orchestra

2015: The Road To Psycho Tour

The Road To Psycho was a tour set up by Thief Presents and Psycho Entertainment as a "build-up" to Psycho California with most of the dates happening in California. The three bands chosen (With special guests at select dates) were Electric Citizen, Stoned Jesus and headliner Elder.[5]

Dates and Additional Bands

  • May 7, 2015 - Harvard & Stone - Los Angeles, California
  • May 8, 2015 - Milk Bar - San Fransisco, California
  • May 9, 2015 - Sweet Springs Saloon - San Luis Obispo, California
  • May 10, 2015 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, California (With Dead Meadow)
  • May 12, 2015 - The Slidebar - Fullerton, California
  • May 13, 2015 - The Marine Room - Laguna Beach, California
  • May 14, 2015 - Pappy & Harriet's - Pioneertown, California (With True Widow and Earth)

2015: Psycho California

Psycho California was a festival curated from May 15 to May 17 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California.

Cult of Luna (The intended Friday Headliner) and Stoned Jesus were intended to play this festival but were forced to cancel due to visa issues. Author & Punisher also played all three days providing interludes to the main stage sets.

Vinyl DJ sets were provided by Bob Lugowe and Sean Pelletier. A pop-up art gallery was provided by David V. D'andrea. Visuals provided by Josh Graham.

May 15

Monarch Stage Grizzly Stage
Russian Circles Cough
Eyehategod Bell Witch
Old Man Gloom Death By Stereo
Municipal Waste Wrench
Bedemon Blackout
Cave-In Destroyer of Light
Zig Zags Ancient Altar
Conan Crypt Trip
Samsara Blues Experiment Samothrace
Radio Moscow Atriarch

May 16

Monarch Stage Grizzly Stage
Sleep Sourvein
Kylesa Subrosa
Earth True Widow
Pallbearer Rozamov
Dead Meadow Lord Dying
Mammatus Sinister Haze
Electric Citizen Blood Moon
Anciients Highlands
Acid Witch Banquet
Lords of Beacon House

May 17

Monarch Stage Grizzly Stage
Pentagram Coffinworm
Om Elder
Earthless The Atlas Moth
Bongzilla Deathkings
Tombs The Well
Truckfighters Wo Fat
Bang Slow Season
Mothership Loom
Tumbleweed Dealer Red Wizard

2016: Psycho Road Show

Psycho Road Show is a touring festival curated by the same people behind Psycho Festival. The lineups and details were announced on July 5, 2016 with the touring bands being Highlands, Tales of Murder and Dust (On their first US tour), The Cosmic Dead and lastly Acid Witch as the headliner.[6]

Dates & Bands

  • August 18, 2016 - Reggie's - Chicago, Illinois
  • August 19, 2016 - Globe Hall - Denver, Colorado
  • August 20, 2016 - Barracuda Austin - Austin, Texas (With Mammatus, Wo Fat, Mala Suerte and Duel
  • August 23, 2016 - Elbo Room - San Fransisco, California
  • August 24, 2016 - The Echo - Los Angeles, California (With A Storm of Light)
  • August 25, 2016 - Vinyl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada (With Black Mountain and White Hills; No Tales of Murder and Dust or The Cosmic Dead)

2016: Psycho Las Vegas

While there is no official announcement for a second edition of Psycho California (Until the 2017 edition announced in July 2016), the same team behind the festival have announced Psycho Las Vegas. Psycho Las Vegas will take place from August 26 - 28 at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The initial lineup was revealed on January 20, 2016. The full lineup is set to be revealed on February 14, 2016 and the headliners will be revealed on March 15, 2016.[7]

Later the announcements were delayed with the full lineup announcements and headliner announcements moved to February 28 and March 28, respectively.[8]

On March 28, Drive Like Jehu was announced as the Friday headliner and Electric Wizard were announced as the Saturday headliner. Alice Cooper was announced as the final headliner for April 3.

August 25

Vinyl Las Vegas Paradise Pool Stage
Black Mountain Mudhoney
White Hills Mac Sabbath
Acid Witch Mothership
Highlands DJs Savage & Pellet
Electric Citizen
Golden Void
Fatso Jetson
Greenbeard

August 26

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Zombi The Rare Breed
Brian Posehn Death Ashbury
Drive Like Jehu The Shrine Shroud Eater
Down Tribulation Belzefuzz
Pentagram Satan's Satyrs Blood of the Sun
Converge CHRCH
Elder Cave of Swimmers
Wovenhand Crypt Sermon
YOB The Company Corvette
Black Heart Procession Gozu
Has a Shadow
Flavor Crystals
Holy Grove

August 27

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
Electric Wizard Boris Øresund Space Collective
Blue Oyster Cult Acid King Behold! The Monolith
Uncle Acid and the deadbeats Jucifer Goya
High on Fire Lumerians A Storm of Light
Colour Haze Bongripper Death Alley
A Place to Bury Strangers Belzebong
The Budos Band Lecherous Gaze
SubRosa Ides of Gemini
Dirty Streets
Mondo Drag
Demon Lung
The Great Electric Quest
Family
Highlands

August 28

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
Alice Cooper The Cosmic Dead Disenchanter
Sleep Tales of Murder and Dust Tombstones
Baroness Fireball Ministry Lo-Pan
Candlemass Midnight Mars Red Sky
Dead Meadow ASG Saviours
Fu Manchu Lycus
Danava Witch Mountain
Truth and Janey Crazy Bull
Spencer Moody Spelljammer
Mantar
Hornss
Valkyrie
INVDRS
Washerwoman

2017: Brick By Brick Performances

Throughout the summer it would be announced a small string of exclusive shows booked by Thief Presents at Brick By Brick in San Diego preceding and after the festival.

2017: Psycho Las Vegas

In January 2017 initial bands for the 2017 edition of Psycho Las Vegas were announced and 1 March 2017 the full lineup barring two headliners (Brian Jonestown Massacre and Mastodon) was announced, with the first announced headliner at the time being King Diamond.[11] Crystal Fairy would drop off due to scheduling conflicts between members and Buzzov*en would drop off due to conflicts with the festival promoters.

August 17

August 17 is the pre-show party for Psycho Las Vegas, with the majority of the show being held at the poolside stage and two bands performing at the Vinyl stage to close out the evening. The pre-show sold out well in advance, by a couple months before the actual festival itself. The lineup and set times were announced on 13 July 2017.[12]

Pool Vinyl
Pentagram Yob
Conan Subrosa
Goya
Yawning Man
Mustard Gas and Roses
Sasquatch
Ruby The Hatchet
Graf Orlock
Urchin
The Great Electric Quest

August 18

Friday 18 August is set to be the first official day of the festival with The Brian Jonestown Massacre as the evening's headliner. The full schedule for this day was announced on 21 July 2017.[13]

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Pelican Black Anvil
Mulatu Astatke Dark Castle Fister
Sleep Sumac The Rods
Magma Vhol Royal Thunder
Melvins Young and In The Way Khemmis
Chelsea Wolfe Toke
Slo Burn Sons of Otis
Wolves in the Throne Room Usnea
Mothership Mouth of the Architect
Youngblood Supercult

August 19

19 August is the second evening of the festival with King Diamond as the headliner of the evening.[14]

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
King Diamond Psychic TV Gost
Neurosis Jex Thoth Saturndust
Gojira Inter Arma Heavy Temple
Earthless Blood Ceremony The Skull
Ace Frehley Weedeater Morne
Carcass Elephant Tree
Myrkur Celeste
Diamond Head Cult Leader
Cough Snail
Hollow Leg
Summoner

August 20

20 August 2017 is the third and final day of the festival barring the pre-fest, with Mastodon set as the headliner of the evening. Also of note Swans is performing the longest set of the festival at two hours, Manilla Road performing a worldwide exclusive performance doing Crystal Logic in it's entirety and Warning performing Watching From a Distance in it's entirety.

The Joint Paradise Pool Vinyl
Mastodon Warning
Performing "Watching From a Distance" 		Floorian
Swans Slomatics Domkraft
Murder City Devils Code Orange Year of the Cobra
Corrosion of Conformity Gatecreeper Minsk
Cult of Luna with Julie Christmas Manilla Road
Performing "Crystal Logic" 		Wizard Rifle
Cirith Ungol Merlin
Abbath Cloudcatcher
Zeal and Ardor Pigeonwing
Windhand North

2018: Brick By Brick Performances

On 5 February 2018, Psycho Entertainment announced a special pre-show at Brick by Brick in San Diego preceding this year's Psycho Las Vegas. Performing on 21 August 2018 would be Black Mare, Cloak, Spirit Adrift and Church of Misery. Besides this performance and their confirmed appearance at Psycho Las Vegas they would be the only USA performances for Church of Misery in 2018.[15]

2018: Psycho Las Vegas

It would be announced that Psycho Las Vegas would be returning on 17 - 19 August 2018 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Cafe in Las Vegas. On 14 December 2017 a teaser lineup of seven bands was announced along with tickets going on sale the next day and announcements of 70+ bands and a "grand headliner".[16]

On 8 August 2018, Venom Inc. was forced to cancel their appearance due to a combination of health-related and visa issues.[17]

August 16 (Pre-Show Party)

The pre=show party on 16 August 2018 will be held at the Paradise Pool, with Wolves in the Throne Room as the headliner for that event.

August 17

The Joint Vinyl Paradise Pool Center Bar
Witchcraft Helms Alee Integrity Nicke Andersson
(Entombed, The Hellacopters)
High on Fire Disastroid Acid Witch Johanna Sadonis
(Lucifer)
Boris Wolvhammer Rocket From The Crypt
Tinariwen Aseethe
Church of Misery
Exclusive US Appearance 		Yakuza
Survive Temple of Void
Lucifer Homewrecker
Dvne The Munsens
Night Horse

August 18

The Joint Vinyl Paradise Pool Center Bar
Danzig (Performing "How The Gods Kill" and greatest hits) Magic Sword CKY Andrew W.K.
Goblin Primitive Man Spirit Adrift
Godflesh Howling Giant Voivod
Exclusive US Appearance
American Nightmare Wormwitch Eyehategod
Monolord Today Is The Day
With The Dead
Exclusive US Appearance 		All Pigs Must Die
Bathuska Vada
Forming The Void
Ghastly Sound
Venomous Maximus

August 19

The Joint Vinyl Paradise Pool Center Bar
Dimmu Borgir Eight Bells Pallbearer Jennie Vee
Eagles of Death Metal
Sunn O))) Necrot Red Fang
The Hellacopters
Reunion Performance 		Dreadnought Dopethrone
Enslaved Cloak Big Business
Zakk Sabbath Black Mare
Coven Mutoid Man
Indian
Reunion Performance 		Unearthly Trance
Glaare
King Buffalo

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Facebook
  2. ↑ Facebook
  3. ↑ Facebook
  4. ↑ Facebook
  5. ↑ FacebookAccessed 13 July 2016
  6. ↑ Facebook Accessed 13 July 2016
  7. ↑ The Obelisk
  8. ↑ Eventbrite
  9. ↑ Facebook
  10. ↑ Facebook
  11. ↑ Metal InjectionAccessed 1 June 2017
  12. ↑ Facebook
  13. ↑ Facebook
  14. ↑ Facebook
  15. ↑ Psycho Las Vegas FacebookAccessed 5 February 2018
  16. ↑ LoudwireAccessed 14 December 2017
  17. ↑ Blabbermouth
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