While gearing up for another year of Psycho Las Vegas, the hard rock and metal festival just announced the line up for Psycho Las Vegas 2017 featuring some top acts like Melvins, Neurosis, and Murder City Devils. The festival first debuted this past summer in Sin City. They announced the bands in the line up by posting a flyer to their Facebook page with acts like Mulatu Astatke, Swans, Carcass, Chelsea Wolfe and Magma. Among these names be prepared to expect another announcement at a later date for additions to the line up.
Psycho Las Vegas will take place August 18-20, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino even offering special hotel packages to fans for the event. The first festival featured sets from metal legends Alice Cooper and Blue Oyster Cult. It will be interesting to see how this years event pans out and who will be added to the list bring that rock metal flavor to the Sin City.
UPDATE (1/18): King Diamond have just confirmed to be the grand headliner the three-day event. This year marks 30 years since their landmark album Abigail was released. King Diamond will be performing the album in its entirety in which this will be King’s only US performance in 2017.
Update 03/02/2017: Psycho Las Vegas Festival has announced its second phase lineup release, with additions such as King Diamond, Gojira, Sleep, The Brain Jonestown Massacre, plus many more, this festival is one Vegas headbanging party you won’t want to miss.
Psycho Las Vegas 2017 Lineup:
King Diamond*
The Brain Jonestown Massacre*
Ace Frehley*
Gojira*
Swans
Neurosis
Magama
Sleep*
Melvins
Carcass
Murder City Devils
Corrosion of Conformity*
Slo Burn
Diamondhead*
Cirith Ungol*
Abbath
Chelsea Wolfe
Cult If Luna with Julie Christmas
Wolves in The Throne Room
Mulatu Astatke
Psychic TV*
Earthless*
Sumac
Manilla Road*
Celeste*
Windhand
Pelican
Blood Ceremony
Code Orange
Weedeater
Minsk
Cough
Vhol
Zeal & Ardor
Oathbreaker
Myrkur
Buzzov-eh
The Skull
Inter Arma
Solmatics
Gost
The Rods
Gatekeeper
Young And In The Way
Mothership
Cult Leader
Laura Pleasants & Special Guests
Mouth Of The Architect
Sons of Otis
Snail
Morne
Khemmis
Eternal Tapestry
Jex Thoth
Fister
North
Wizsrd Rifle
Ushea
Royal Thunder*
Youngblood Supercult
Toke*
Saturndust
Heavy Temple
Summoner
Black Anvil*
Floorian*
Year of the Cobra*
Merlin*
Elephant Tree
Cloudcatcher*
* = Additions
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