| Electric Funeral Fest | |
|---|---|
 Poster for the 2019 edition. | |
| Background information | |
| Date(s) | June |
| Location | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Venue(s) | 3 Kings Tavern Hi-Dive Mutiny Information Cafe |
| Years active | 2016 - Present |
| Promoter(s) | DUST Presents |
Electric Funeral Fest is an annual festival held every June in Denver, Colorado. Beginning in 2016 it is a showcase for heavy music of all varieties though often showcasing a fair amount of doom, sludge and stoner metal. Initially the festival was held at 3 King's Tavern and has since expanded to a fest held between three different venues.
Lineups[]
2016[]
The inaugural Electric Funeral Fest would be announced on 29 March 2016, featuring twenty bands over two days and billed by the organizers as "a two-day offering of all things heavy, featuring 20 of the best rock n' roll / metal bands in the North America.".[1] The festival would be held on 4 and 5 June 2016 at 3 King's Tavern.
| 4 June | 5 June |
|---|---|
| Radio Moscow | Sourvein |
| Mothership | Goya |
| Cloud Catcher | Sweatlodge |
| Sacri Monti | The Munsens |
| Poison Rites | Toke |
| Malahierba | Space in Time |
| Love Gang | Crypt Trip |
| Greenbeard | Turbid North |
| Tricoma | Ghosts of Glaciers |
| Love on The Mountain | Sugar Skulls |
2017[]
The 2017 edition of Electric Funeral Fest would be held on 16 and 17 June 2017. Along with 3 King's Tavern, a second venue in the Hi-Dive would be added. The initial lineup would be announced on 23 February 2017 with Acid King as the first of two headliners. Later Corky Laing's Mountain would be added as the second headliner.
| 16 June | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | |
| Corky Laing's Mountain |
Glitter Wizard After-Party Set | |
| Slow Season | Sourvein | |
| The Well | Goya | |
| Monarch | R.I.P. | |
| Communion | The Munsens | |
| Muscle Beach | Greenbeard | |
| Oryx | Smokey Mirror | |
| Lords of Beacon House | High on The Mountain | |
| 17 June | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | |
| Acid King | Crypt Trip After-Party Set | |
| Electric Citizen | Destroyer of Light | |
| The Heavy Eyes | Cloud Catcher | |
| Barrows | Banquet | |
| The Great Electric Quest | Love Gang | |
| Feather Stone | Malahierba | |
| Red Wizard | Jagged Mouth | |
| Dizz Brew | Urn | |
2018[]
The 2017 edition of Electric Funeral Fest, named Electric Funeral Fest III, would be announced on 7 February 2018. Among the thirty bands announced for the lineup would be headliners Weedeater and Speedwolf, the latter performing a special reunion set.[2] It would also be announced that a third venue would be in the mix with the Mutiny Information Cafe being added as an all-ages, early day spot featuring a handful of bands. The final lineup would be announced by 27 April 2018. The 2018 edition would ultimately sell out and be held on 29 and 30 June 2018.
Notably The Midnight Ghost Train were intended to perform at Electric Funeral but dropped off, ultimately due to disbanding with their final show at The Maryland Doom Fest roughly a week prior.
| 29 June | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | Mutiny Info. Center |
| Speedwolf Reunion Performance |
R.I.P. After-Party Set |
Smokey Mirror |
| Spirit Adrift | Eagle Twin | Echo Beds |
| Necropanther | Amplified Heat | The Rare Breed |
| Love Gang | Aseethe | Keef Duster |
| Urn | Loom | |
| Twingiant | Forming The Void | |
| Augur | Green Druid | |
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | Mutiny Info. Center |
|---|---|---|
| Weedeater | Cloud Catcher After-Party Set |
Vexing |
| Primitive Man | Zeke | Pink Fuzz |
| Duel | Sierra | Tricoma |
| The Munsens | The Ditch and The Delta | Still Valley |
| White Dog | Space in Time | |
| Alone | Abrams | |
| Smolder & Burn | Malahierba | |
| Wizzerd | ||
2019[]
The 2019 edition, entitled Electric Funeral IV, would be announced on 1 February 2019, initially announcing fifteen bands.[3] By 2 April the full lineup would be announced and nearly sold out.[4] Ultimately, Electric Funeral IV would be held on 14 and 15 June 2019.
Notably The Lion's Daughter would initially be announced but drop off a few weeks before the festival.
| 14 June | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | Mutiny Info. Center |
| Thou | Bewitcher After-Party Set |
Greenbeard |
| Acid Witch | Royal Thunder | Hexxus |
| Sourvein | Against The Grain | Voideater |
| Velnias | Tia Carrera | Death Chant |
| Destroyer of Light | Oryx | Fossil Blood |
| Dead Now | Banquet | |
| Fathers | Love Gang | |
| 3 King's Tavern | Hi Dive | Mutiny Info. Center |
|---|---|---|
| Torche | Bummer After-Party Set |
Dysphotic |
| Tombs | Dead Meadow | Dizz Brew |
| Gozu | Call of The Void | Horseneck |
| Teeth | Fotocrime | Upon a Field's Whisper |
| Chrome Waves | The Munsens | Red Mesa |
| Yatra | Trapped Within Burning Machinery | |
| Thra | Sun Voyager | |
| Abrams | Casket Huffer | |
External Links[]
- Event Page for the Inaugural edition
- Event Page for the second Edition
- Event page for the third edition
- Event page for the fourth edition