Festival Hub: Joshua Tree Festival Spring

The Scene: The DIY Joshua Tree Music Festival puts out two editions of desert loving fun during the shoulder seasons of spring and autumn. Just a few hours from the hectic vibes of Los Angeles, Joshua Tree is a haven of magical surroundings with phenomenal live music. The spring edition focuses more on dance, world, and funk with the fall reaching out towards Americana, roots and folkadelic vibes.

Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2024: May 16-19, 2024
  • Abe Tostado
  • Afrobeta
  • Alcazar
  • American Parlor Songbook
  • Anna & Cassie
  • Bongo Sidibe & The TonTons
  • Cactus Wine Experience
  • Evan Hatfield
  • Fantasic Negrito
  • Las Tias
  • Lis
  • Madison McFerrin
  • Mak Nova w/ ElieDanGary
  • Mikey Reyes & The Feeling
  • Moon Hooch
  • Object Heavy
  • Orchestra Gold
  • Q.Varo
  • Sir Kaydian
  • Spacehall Sound Machine
  • Telmary & HabanaSana
  • The GetDown
  • Wildlife Freeway
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2023: May 18-21, 2023
  • Adam Freeland
  • Balkan Bump
  • Boostive
  • Cactus Wine Experience
  • Corinne West
  • Davis
  • Ding Dong
  • DJ Mai Girl
  • Dub Inc
  • Father Taj
  • Frazey Ford
  • Galactic feat Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph
  • Garza
  • Giselle Woo & The Night Owls
  • Golden Dawn Arkestra
  • Haute Mess
  • Kate McCabe
  • Late Night Headphone House
  • Leyla McCalla
  • Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar
  • LMcG
  • Megan Slankard
  • Mikey Reyes and The Feeling
  • MTN GRL
  • MY BABY
  • Nigel Roman
  • Psycodelics
  • Q.Varo
  • Rainbow Girls
  • Sass N Harmony
  • Sgt. Splendor
  • Songwriter Sessions
  • Stephen Lewis’ Big Fun Duo
  • Tamikrest
  • The Last Internationale
  • Trouble in the Streets
  • Whiskerman
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2022: May 12-15, 2022
  • 79rs Gang
  • Adam Freeland
  • Banda Sin Nombre
  • Cimafunk
  • DJ Dan
  • Eric McFadden
  • Father Taj
  • Gone Gone Beyond
  • Gorangutang
  • Kate Vargas
  • Mikey Reyes
  • Neal Francis
  • Sofaz
  • Sunny War
  • Taj Leahy
  • The California Honeydrops
  • The Seshen
  • Thumpasaurus
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2019: May 16-19, 2019
  • Vintage Trouble
  • Oliver Koletzki
  • Dynohunter
  • My Baby
  • Trouble in the Streets
  • Dachambo
  • Gene Evaro Jr
  • Smoked Out Soul
  • Earth Arrow
  • Diggin Dirt
  • The Cole Williams Band
  • After Funk
  • Thumpasaurus
  • Desert Rhythm Project
  • Baraka Moon
  • Youssoupha Sidibe
  • Revel in Dimes
  • Moontricks
  • Radio Skies
  • The Amritakripa Band
  • City of Trees
  • Myshkin Warbler
  • Night Glitter
  • Adobe Collective
  • Gabriella Evaro
  • DEGA
  • Megan Hutch
  • Sahba Motallebi
  • Subko
  • Jesus Gonzalez
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2018: May 17-20, 2018
  • Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles
  • Con Brio
  • Dirtwire
  • Yossi Fine & Ben Aylon – Blue Desert
  • Mike Love
  • Shook Twins
  • The Garifuna Collective featuring Umalalli
  • Yak Attack
  • Adam Freeland
  • Gene Evaro Jr.
  • Steve Poltz
  • Mdou Moctar
  • Ou & Amy Denio
  • Dogon Lights
  • The Desert Rhythm Project
  • The Lique
  • Myshkin
  • The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
  • Handmade Moments
  • Bicicletas por la Paz
  • Intuit
  • War & Pierce
  • Peter Joseph Burtt & the King Tide
  • Dani Bell & the Tarantist
  • 2 Suns
  • Ocho Ojos
  • Earth Moon Earth
  • Davis
  • Subko
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2017: May 18-21, 2017
  • Kraak & Smaak
  • Orgone
  • House of Hamsa
  • California Honeydrops
  • Liberation Movement
  • Marques Wyatt
  • DJ Williams & Shots Fired
  • Marques Wyatt
  • Bakara Moon
  • Gene Evaro Jr.
  • Down North
  • La Inedita
  • Yak Attack
  • Sasha Rose
  • Trevor Green
  • Myshkin Warbler’s Royal Rabble Circus
  • Sirens of Soul
  • Cactus Wine Experience
  • Desert Rhythm Project
  • The Adobe Collective
  • Ian Winters
  • Chris Unck
  • Bad Jamma
  • Davis
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2016: May 12-15, 2016
  • Dumpstaphunk
  • Dakhabrakha
  • The Main Squeeze
  • Hamsa Lila
  • Sunsquabi
  • Dam Funk
  • Wondem
  • Little Hurricane
  • Empresarios
  • Greener Grounds
  • The Accidentals
  • All Good Funk Alliance
  • 3rd Ear Experience
  • Trevor Green
  • Dhara World Music Quartet
  • Stone Soul
  • Gene Evaro Jr. & The Family
  • Vir, Inkx & Evan
  • Rainbow Girls
  • Todo Mundo
  • Royal Jelly Jive
  • Denmantau
  • Dani Bell & The Tarantist
  • Desert Rhythm Project
  • Melaena Cadiz
  • Bearcoon
  • Adobe Collective
  • Tomas De La Noche
  • Megan Hutch
  • Jim Malone
  • Trystates
  • Cactus Wine Experience

 

Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2015: May 14-17, 2015
  • Airtist
  • Atash
  • Ayla Nereo
  • Benyoro
  • Black Pistol Fire
  • Black Sea Hotel
  • Blue King Brown
  • Bossacucanova
  • Con Brio
  • DJpt
  • Driscoll & Kouyate
  • Gene Evaro Jr. & The Family
  • Hannah
  • Ian Winters
  • Jessi Trauth
  • Madeline Tasquin
  • Mollono. Bass & Ava Asante
  • Rachel Lark
  • Sangally
  • Saqi
  • Spencer Keizer
  • Subsuelo
  • The Cactus Wine Experience
  • The Dirty Revival
  • The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers
  • The Floozies
  • The Last Internationale
  • The Polish Ambassador
  • The Renderers
  • Trevor Green
  • Willy Tea Taylor
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2014: May 15-18, 2014
  • ACORN PROJECT
  • CALLIOPE MUSICALS
  • ELLE KING
  • FLY MOON ROYALTY
  • FUTURE ROCK
  • GENE JR. & THE FAMILY
  • HANNAH
  • IAN WINTERS
  • LA SANTA CECILIA
  • LIESL
  • MIGUEL MIGS
  • MYSHKIN
  • NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE
  • OKA
  • RANDOM RAB Live feat. Cedar Miller & Special Guests
  • SARITAH
  • SCOTT PEMBERTON TRIO
  • SPACE CAPONE
  • THE MAGIC BEANS
  • THE REVIVALISTS
  • THIRD EAR EXPERIENCE
  • TREVOR GREEN
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2013: May 17-19, 2013
  • ArtOfficial
  • bang data
  • chicano batman
  • dogon lights
  • ganga giri
  • globesonic sound system
  • ian winters
  • janka nabay & the bubu gang
  • jelly bread
  • liberation movement
  • lily of the valley
  • m.a.k.u. soundsystem
  • mexico 68
  • miner
  • papadosio
  • rising appalachia
  • robbi & kripa’s third ear experience
  • the egg
  • the main squeeze
  • whoolilicious!
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2012: May 18-20, 2012
  • Fort Knox Five
  • Gaudi
  • Wunmi
  • Oka
  • See-i
  • Sarazino
  • Nickodemus
  • Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
  • Khaira Arby
  • Breakestra
  • Morning Teleportation
  • Baye Kouyate
  • Lulacruza
  • Ashwin Batish & Family
Joshua Tree Festival Spring 2011: May 13-15, 2011
  • PIMPS OF JOYTIME
  • CHALI 2NA & THE HOUSE OF VIBE
  • RUBBLEBUCKET
  • VIEUX FARKA TOURE
  • URSULA 1000
  • SEAN HAYES
  • EL TEN ELEVEN
  • MUSAICS
  • THE LIONS
  • YOUSSOUPHA SIDIBE
  • SARITAH
  • LOCOS POR JUANA
  • CORNFLOWER
  • SAQI ENSEMBLE
  • BARAKA MOON
  • MARV ELLIS & THE PLATFORM
  • NOSOLO
  • QUINN DEVEAUX & THE BLUE BEAT REVIEW
  • THE INTEGRATRON LIVE SOUND BATH EXPERIENCE
  • SCOTT HUCKABAY