Neon Desert Music Festival announces 2016 lineup

By: Staff –

The Neon Desert Music Festival has announced its 2016 lineup, which is slated to return to downtown El Paso, Texas on Memorial Day weekend, May 28 and 29.

Taking place over 15 city blocks in the heart of downtown El Paso encompassing two city parks, Cleveland Square Park and San Jacinto Plaza, Neon Desert Music Festival will feature headlining performances from EDM pioneer Tiësto, who is sure to bring the party to El Paso all night long; along with Grammy-winning alt metal band Deftones, who will be performing in support of their new album, Gore, set to be released on April 8th.

Additional headliners include Future, who will be performing in support of the two acclaimed hip-hop albums he released earlier this year, Purple Reign and Evol; as well as international reggaeton sensation Daddy Yankee and DJ/producer Carnage, who will be bringing special guests to the weekend-long celebration.

Some of today’s biggest hip-hop artists will also be there to make sure the energy is high throughout Memorial Day weekend with performances from Ludacris; Tyler, The Creator; a special collaboration between A$AP Ferg & Tory Lanez, and many more. Mexican pop-rock singer Natalia Lafourcade will also grace the stage following her incredible success last year, which culminated in several wins at the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards. Additional music performers include Duke Dumont, Wolfgang Gartner, Mutemath, STRFKR, Cults, AlunaGeorge, Mark Farina, and Niykee Heaton, along with more than 30 other talented acts. The full music lineup can be found below.

Neon Desert Music Festival 2016 Line-Up
Tiësto* / Deftones* / Future* / Daddy Yankee* / Carnage & Special Guests*
Ludacris / Tyler, The Creator / A$AP Ferg & Tory Lanez
Natalia Lafourcade / Duke Dumont / Wolfgang Gartner / MUTEMATH
STRFKR / Cults / AlunaGeorge / Mark Farina / Niykee Heaton
Brazilian Girls / Louis The Child / G Herbo / Whilk & Misky / Hayden James
River Tiber / Tolidos / New Paso / Nalgadas / Good Field / The DA / Chuco Soul Project
Wrestlers / LFDC / Ribo Flavin / Mesa Inn / Rare Individuals / Emily Davis / The Other Half
Call for Candor / Great Shapes / Alabama Deathwalk / Dayluta Means Kindness / Villain’s Kiss
Trost House / Stan Z / Hope Riot / Acid Pie / ANiMALSOUL /Sluur / Miijas /
If We Were Turtles / Kilo and the Dew / Mr. Crazy

*Denotes music festival headliners

Neon Desert looks to make this year’s event bigger and better than ever with a wide variety of stellar music acts set to perform over three stages, along with a silent disco stage, multiple live art installations, and numerous local food vendors and merchants.

Weekend passes now on sale at www.neondesertmusicfestival.com, in addition to all El Paso and Las Cruces Mattress Firm locations. Passes to the two-day event are only $119 while VIP passes are just $250 until the day of show. VIP ticketholders will be able to partake in the utmost festival experience at Neon Desert with more details on the VIP ticket packages coming soon.