Desert Rock Festival 2009 - Full Lineup Announced; MOTÖRHEAD To Headline
December 18, 2008, 15 years ago
The organizers of Desert Rock Festival, Center Stage Management, have announced it's full lineup for it's 6th edition, to be held at Dubai Festival City on Friday, March 6th 2009.
Six international heavy metal bands will dominate the stage, providing 7 hours of live music, supported by 2 lucky bands chosen from competitions currently running across the globe. A day not to miss!
The lineup for this year’s Desert Rock Festival will feature: MOTÖRHEAD, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, CHIMAIRA, AUGUST BURNS RED, NERVECELL and two unsigned bands from various competitions.
This marks Motörhead’s first ever performance in the Middle East since the beginning of their career in 1975. On their 30th anniversary, they won a Grammy for ‘Best Metal Performance’, promising a powerful show.
At the same time, two competitions are being conducted simultaneously for the first time this year:
- United We Rock : this online-based competition, taking place in both UAE and Germany as an “exchange program”` where both winners play respectively at Desert Rock Festival and With Full Force. Votes end on December 25th.In 2009, Desert Rock Festival will be a full day dedicated to and celebrating heavy metal.
The acclaimed music event started off as a 3-hour show in 2004 and expanded into a 2-day festival in 2007 with a heavy metal day to start with and ‘mainstream’ rock the next.
However, based on the popularity of the heavy metal genre in the region and the day dedicated to it, festival promoters confirm Desert Rock Festival will take place on Friday, March 6th, rewarding loyal Desert Rock ‘disciples’ that have made it a success, every year since its inception.
