Desert Hearts Festival Successfully Debuts at LA Coliseum After Venue Difficulties

Desert Hearts wrapped up their 2-day music festival at the LA Memorial Coliseum filled with music, fire, art, and so much more.

Last weekend, Desert Hearts wrapped up their big debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum for their annual music festival. All in all, the festival was nothing short of both successful and amazing. From the artists to the crowd to the after parties and to the flaming art car, this was a Desert Hearts Festival that will be remembered. The festival welcomed 40+ artists to their inaugural stages, Desert Hearts, and City Hearts stages. Additionally, the festival came jam-packed with eclectic art installations, theme camps, chill-out areas, and their famous healing sanctuary. 

Saturday welcomed an array of artists such as DJ Holographic, Justin Martin, Rinzen, Tiga, and DJ Minx, as well as Desert Heart founders Mikey Lion, Marbs, Lee Reynolds, and Porky. On Sunday, artists some of the many incredible artists were Eddy M, Patiboi69, VNSSA, Melé, Gene Farris, Dusky, Lee Foss, and Skream. Sunday’s headlining performance came from nonother than the Desert Hearts crew closing things off with a huge B2B show under the amazing Coliseum light and fire display.

Following both nights of the festival came the late night after parties, and they sure didn’t disappoint. The first night after party took place in a hybrid venue called Future Factory. The room had LED panels all around the ceilings and the walls. Saturday night DJs included the Desert Hearts crew with support from Cinthie, DJ Holographic, Justin Martin, Morpei, and Tini Gessler. Sunday’s after-party featured the Desert Hearts crew alongside special guest, Dusky.

Lastly, for those that didn’t know, Desert Hearts Festival had to go through several obstacles to keep the festival going. The event had to change locations due to a venue requirement change at Lake Perris. With all of these logistic issues, the Desert Hearts crew came together and made this event come to life. In the end, everything worked out for the better. Being in the heart of LA made it easier for everyone to travel to the festival and to the after-parties.

Following the festival, co-founder, Mikey Lion tweeted “I’m so glad we didn’t cancel Desert Hearts Festival. Pivoting the fest to LA was the hardest thing we’ve ever done in 11 years of DH and if you knew the chaos happening behind the scenes it’d blow your mind. So grateful for our directors and community for never giving up.” It’s weekends like these that really show how anything is really possible with a little hard work. Fans can’t wait for the next Desert Hearts event. See you at the next one.

Sebastian Medina

My name is Sebastian Medina and I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Ever since I could remember, I have always been in love with dance music. I appreciate all genres and sub-genres but I definitely gravitate towards house and techno. Being from LA I was blessed with an amazing nightlife full of different artists coming in and out of town throughout the years. Some of my favorite artists include Seth Troxler, Michael Bibi, Mr.Carmack, PAWSA, and Folamour.

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