The highly anticipated Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI will return to Las Vegas from January 29 to February 1, 2026, offering four nights of top-tier underground Heavy Rock, Stoner, Psych, and Blues-influenced performances. Hosted by Vegas Rock Revolution, the festival will take place across two venues: The Usual Place (January 29–31) and the newly announced “Last Call” show on February 1 at Swan Dive, located in the city’s vibrant Arts District.
This edition marks a significant transition, as longtime venue Count’s Vamp’d—a cornerstone of the PDRW since its second edition—is sadly closing its doors on June 28, 2025. As stated by the event’s organizer:
With the sad closing of the iconic rock venue Count’s Vamp’d , we had to find a new home for our 3 nights Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI were to have there. Vamp’d has been part of PDRW since our 2nd one. This amazing venue is sadly on the market now and is closing on June 28th. Owned by Danny Koker from the TV show Counting Cars on History Channel and his wife Korie, they have been a staple of the rock and metal scene. Vamp’d has been a pro spot where the sound, decor, food, stage and everything was at a very high level. Bigger bands like Armored Saint, Y&T, Michale Schenker, Winery Dogs, Geoff Tate, Jackyl, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Wednesday 13, Krokus, John 5, Uli Jon Roth, Stephen Pearcy, Jake E. Lee, Fozzy, Saxon, Lizzy Borden, Saliva and so many more. Vegas Rock Revolution had the honor of being one of the only outside groups to have shows there with such undergrounds acts gracing the stage: John Garcia (3x), Brant Bjork (3x), The Obsessed, The Skull, Fireball Ministry, Unida, 1000mods, Nebula, Mondo Generator, Earthride, Radio Moscow, Fatso Jetson, Black Water Rising, Kyng, Earshot, El Perro, Hippie Death Cult, The Cold Stares, Haunt, Duel and many more.
Regarding the newly added venue, he continues:
For 2026 we were set to have 3 nights there, so we are super lucky to be doing nights 1-3 at The Usual Place which has been part of PDRW since the 3rd one. Located on the lower end of Fremont Street it’s a great location where folks who are staying on Fremont can simply walk down to the venue! Night 4 which we can affectionately “Last Call” will be held at Swan Dive in The Arts District. This hotspot is one of the newest venues in town and is located in a choice spot in The Arts District which is a great area where you can walk around to cool shops, bars, antique spots, restaurants and more! Swan Dive features a massive outdoor deck to hangout that looks over Main Street. Plenty of room for merch areas etc for the bands! Their stage is really big and recently acts like The Melvins, King Buffalo and others have played there and the upcoming Dozer show as well! So an end of an era for Vegas and for PDRW but we are feeling really good about being able to align with these 2 very good venues to continue the legacy of Planet Desert Rock Weekend. We have 4 night passes now available that are the best value!
4 more bands to be announced in the upcoming months as we carefully work on bands that deliver at a high level for our super cool fans!
The lineup so far:
The Atomic Bitchwax (NJ): A mainstay in the Stoner Rock scene since 1990! Always an amazing high energy rocking band! All 3 guys have played in Monster Magnet for years.
The Devil & The Almighty Blues (Norway): Heavy Blues based band that is known for an electrfying live show. Will be their 1st USA show!
Freedom Hawk (Va Beach): Returns to PDRW (I & IV) and is considered by many one of best Heavy Rock bands in the scene.
Fuzz Sagrado (Germany + Brazil): Samsara Blues Experiment frontman Kris Peters new band will be delivering a Heavy Psychedelic experience with a hand picked lineup. Will be a blend of SBE and Fuzz Sagrado tunes.
The Heavy Eyes (Memphis): Also returning after playing the inagural PDRW back in 2018. Killer sound that gets the body moving with a blend of Blues, Psych and good old Rock!
The Well (Austin): Heavy Psych/proto-Metal veteran power trio is a band that always brings a great live performance. Have toured all around the world.
Throttlerd (South Carolina/Virginia): Legacy band from the scene that hasn’t rocked the stage together for a good bit. They have been around since 1999 and blend a lot of influences to create their sound.
Saint Karloff (Norway): Massive sound is generated from this power trio as they blend Doom, Stoner, Prog and some Heavy Psych tinges. Their 2023 landed #1 on the Doom Charts for the month of June.
High Desert Queen (Texas): High energy Heavy Rock Music whose recently album landed in the Top 50 albums of the year on Doom Charts. They played a furious set at PDRW III.
Isaak (Italy): Making their USA debut, this band has been tearing up stages in Europe since 2011. Hard charging Heavy Rock!
Saturna (Spain): Returning to PDRW after playing v2 and we are so excited to have them as they are one of the premier songwriting bands in the scene.
Huanastone (Sweden): Making their USA debut, these guys have a silky smooth vibe to their sound and have elevated in the scene with each of their releases.
Bone Church (Connecticut): This Ripple band is pure fire live and they Rock in the vein of Black Sabbath and other Heavy Rock bands. 1st time out west!
Mooch (Canada): Mooch is a young up and coming band that is coming down from Montreal to play the USA for the first time. They really harken back to a lot of classic hard rock at their base. Catchy songs for days!
Phantom Hound (California): Phantom Hound landed on the scene a few years ago and their 2024 release took them to a new level. Good strong Heavy Rock with bluesy tinges and a dash of Alice in Chains.
Nights 1-3 will be taking place at The Usual Place.
4 more bands to be announced for PDRW and Last Call.
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