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Roadburn has today added over thirty new names to the 2024 lineup. Amongst the artists announced is Health who will make a triumphant return to the festival, Kavus Torabi who will perform a specially commissioned project, and a second set for experimental hip hop group, Clipping. 

These artists – and more – join Blood Incantation who were announced for the festival last week. The Denver-based four piece will perform their ambient album, Timewave Zero, in full, as well as a second set that will encompass tracks from their metal catalogue. 

Roadburn’s artistic director, Walter Hoeijmakers comments:
“It’s a huge pleasure to finally bring you this extensive announcement. We have been working intensely for such a long time. As we add these artists to the lineup, we can see it beginning to reflect the broad scope and feel of Roadburn 2024, truly showcasing the underground as it is today – varied, innovative and incredibly exciting. 

“We are flying in a lot of these bands from all over for the festival, and we know how daunting it can be for an artist to travel halfway across the world for just one gig. With that in mind, we have asked several of them to play multiple sets. This will help make the most of their time at Roadburn, amplifying their voices as much as possible and giving them a rare chance to fully express themselves through all of their different artistic and musical facets.”

Roadburn 2024 will take place between April 18-21 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tickets are on sale now. 

Following a mind-blowing performance at Roadburn 2022, Health will return to Tilburg to bring their distinctive sound and unparalleled energy back to the festival – this time on the main stage. With the release of their brand new album Rat Wars propelling them forward, the sky’s the limit for Health.

Clipping. have added a second set – the experimental hip hop trio will now play both Thursday, 18 April and Friday, 19 April, promising that “one will be more of a “party” (more upbeat, dance-floor-ready tracks) and the other will be something darker (more of our harsher, less beat-driven tracks).”

Kavus Torabi – renowned for his work with the likes of Gong, The Utopia Strong, Knifeworld and The Holy Family – will present a commissioned project titled Lion of The Lord’s Elect. This performance will comprise original material, performed for the very first time, commissioned by Roadburn. 

Uboa will be an artist in residence at Roadburn – performing three distinctive sets over the course of the festival. The Australian noise artist will showcase different facets of her creativity across the trio of performances. 

Labelmates Ragana and Drowse will perform a brand new collaborative piece of music titled The Ash from Mount Saint Helens. These two artists both release music under The Flenser label, and are uniting to create a new composition that will premiere at Roadburn. 

Also announced:

• Alber Jupiter will release a new album in 2024 and promise interstellar kosmische missives galore.
• The experimental folk and drone of Annelies Monseré is set to leave an impression on Roadburn audiences.
• After biding their time, Benefits will make their presence felt this coming April..
• Birds In Row will perform their 2022 album, Gris Klein, in its entirety. 
• Body Void will return to Roadburn to perform their new release, Atrocity Machine, in full. 
• After much unavoidable delay, Cult Leader will finally perform A Patient Man at Roadburn this Spring.
• Krautrock and misty soundscapes collide as Darsombra prepare to take to the stage.
• The effervescent Deaf Club will make their Roadburn debut 
• Melancholic, ambient solo artist Kyle Bates aka Drowse will perform his own show as well as the collaboration with Ragana.
• Eye Flys bring their distinctively caustic sound to Roadburn. 
• Drawing influence from the bleak tones of a post-industrial Northern England, Forest Swords will bring his spectral soundscapes to life.
• Making their first foray into Europe, Frail Body will stop by Tilburg to perform tracks from their hotly anticipated new album.
• Fuck Money are an incomparable band from Austin, TX – bringing their chaotic maelstrom of transgressive audio aggression to our doorstep.
• The brand new psychedelic, organ-driven sound of Full Earth is heading to Roadburn.
• Having dominated Europe already this year, Home Front will return with Roadburn in their sights; expect synth-driven post-punk.
• The acerbic sound of macabre grindcore will make an appearance thanks to Knoll.
• Industrial beats, apocalyptic noise, and gothic flourishes will all make an appearance during Lana Del Rabies’ Roadburn set
• Laster will perform their incredible new album, Andermans Mijne, in full.
• Titillation and transformation are high on the agenda for Patriarchy
• Having made a huge impact with their latest album, Desolation’s Flower, Ragana will at last make their Roadburn debut.
• Richard Dawson’s distinctive take on British folk is long overdue an appearance at Roadburn.
• Royal Thunder will perform two sets at Roadburn; one career-spanning set titled TIME + SPACE + REVIVAL and the other being a run through of their latest magnificent opus, Rebuilding The Mountain.
• Sunrise Patriot Motion offer up an alluring take on gothic post-punk 
• New Jersey’s Sunrot will be making their first trip to Europe, starting at Roadburn.
• Shadowy three piece, Thantifaxath, will bring their angular take on black metal to the festival.
• After many years, The Bevis Frond will return to Roadburn – having last appeared with their take on psychedelic sonic explorations at the festival back in 2006.
• Oppressive doom trio Torpor will perform their latest album Abscission in full. 
• Belgian-based trio Use Knife will present their radiant energy to Roadburn. 

All ticket and accommodation options for Roadburn are now on sale. For all information relating to Roadburn please visit roadburn.com. The above artists join The Jesus and Mary Chain, Khanate, Chelsea Wolfe, Clipping., Lankum, Hexvessel, Fluisteraars, Agriculture, Cloakroom, Dodsrit, Devil Master and Mat McNerney who will perform a commissioned project.

Mat McNerney is a true Roadburn veteran. Several of his bands have graced our stages throughout the years, including Hexvessel, Beastmilk, and Grave Pleasures, and McNerney is a very important part of the 2024 edition. He has created the very first music of the festival, in a way, with the eerie ambient sounds you heard in the gorgeous David Fitt video and even the intro and outro for this very podcast.

Next April, he will also be a central part of two crucial, already-announced Roadburn performances, namely Hexvessel playing their latest glacial marvel of an album, ‘Polar Veil,’ in its entirety, and a brand new commissioned piece of which we only know the title: ‘Music for Gloaming: A Nocturne by the Hexvessel Folk Assembly.’

Naturally we decided it was absolutely necessary to sit down and talk to Mat properly about all of these things. As usual with this supremely talented artist, we got more than we bargained for, including a few hints and insights on what the commissioned piece might actually look and sound like, even at this early stage of its development.

Listen to the entire conversation on Roadburn Essential Stories at Roadburn.com or Spotify.

As we have mentioned before, there will be no new lineup announcement prior to this. We are extremely proud of the first names we revealed, as they are a really good indicator of what this edition will actually be, musically and artistically. Right now, we are talking to many bands and artists to try to get them to the festival, and we need to take some time to make our vision a reality.

As we all know, things move slower post-pandemic, but we are sure that the wait and the hard work will be worth it in the end.

Thank you all so much for your patience and for putting your trust in us.

Roadburn has announced the first artist to be confirmed for the 2024 edition of the festival. Reunited experimental doom band KHANATE will play their first show in 19 years on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. 

The legendary band returned with a surprise new album earlier this year, following a prolonged hiatus. To Be Cruel arrived in May via Sacred Bones to broad critical acclaim and the delight of a die-hard fanbase. In the years since Khanate were last active there have been many heavy bands that followed in their footsteps. Some are able to emulate the abject bleakness, some capture the low-end rumble, a lot of them are undoubtedly extremely heavy. But none quite capture the grotesque combination of all three components quite like Khanate. 

Roadburn will host their highly anticipated return to live performances. Of their upcoming show, the band comment:

“As a collective, Khanate has been silent during our dormancy, but now we will get loud; very loud. We’ll be returning to the stage, to explore tension and the elasticity of time – at Roadburn 2024. Get dead.”

Roadburn’s artistic director, Walter Hoeijmakers adds:

“We are incredibly proud that we can announce the return of Khanate as the starting point of Roadburn 2024. The impact of the band can be found in the current underground as the band has proven highly influential – even during their hiatus. We want Roadburn 2024 to reflect our very own “underground futurism” approach – inspired by the past but firmly looking into the future as well. We will be pushing boundaries of what heavy is and can be – just as Khanate has done too. We expect this to be a hallmark edition, a sonic adventure we’ll embark on together.“

Alongside their new studio album, Khanate are reissuing their back catalogue, and today have announced Khanate and Things Viral available for vinyl pre-order.

Tickets for Roadburn 2024 are on sale now. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. For all information including tickets, please visit www.roadburn.com

Roadburn artwork is courtesy of the incredibly talented David Fitt. More information on David’s collaboration with Roadburn will follow.

Cast your mind back to the first day of Roadburn this year… opening up the main stage was the first of this year’s commissioned projects: John Cxnnor performing All My Futures Past. Brothers Rasmus and Ketil Sejersen took to the stage with a hand picked selection of guest vocalists and – quite frankly – blew us all away. If you weren’t able to join us on the day, never fear because today we’re premiering a video shot at Roadburn so you can relive the experience right alongside the rest of us who witnessed it first hand.

We were so grateful to have Peter Troest as part of our team this year – his knack for capturing both vibrant energy and quiet vulnerability is unmatched. Relive a few moments of Roadburn 2023 through his lens here.