Melvins headlining Freak Valley Festival 2023

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Liebe Freunde! Beloved friends!

Time to start daydreaming about June 2023 and the return of Freak Valley Festival! Come join us for our 10th anniversary and the best FVF yet!

Tickets go on sale next week (Nov. 7 local, Nov. 8 online). We expect once again to be completely sold out, and we hope you agree that the lineup we've been putting together is worthy of your great faith in us.

Gather 'round, fellow freaks, it's time for the first names of Freak Valley 2023!
If you're gonna go, go big. We start our season by announcing that the lords of weirdo crunch riffing themselves, the MELVINS, will play FVF for the first time ever! They mark their 40th anniversary in 2023 and remain some of heavy rock's most lovable oddities. We're thrilled to have them and know it will be something special.
We're bringing the London doom 'n' roll kingpins ORANGE GOBLIN over to play a special 'Time Travelling Freak Valley Blues' show to celebrate 25 years since their classic 1998 album, Time Travelling Blues!
Two very special returns for us in KING BUFFALO and SEEDY JEEZUS. Since KB last played in 2019, they've released three incredibly special albums in their pandemic trilogy and become a household name among heads in the know. We haven't seen Seedy Jeezus since 2015, but we can't wait to welcome Mr. Frumpy and company back once again! Hugs and riffs both will happen.
Joining us for the first time are Wino-fronted doom legends THE OBSESSED in their new four-piece incarnation, Appalachian psychedelic craftsmen PONTIAK, French heavy rockers KOMODOR, and the reunited Belgian progressive psych trio HYPNOS 69!
Speaking of reunions, Sweden's ASTROQUEEN come to Netphen as part of theirs, and their countrymen in the classically bluesy KAMCHATKA, and the ever-vibing BESVÄRJELSEN will further blur the boundaries between genres as they make it sound so easy to do, both also first-timers at FVF.
Berlin's EARTH SHIP, featuring Jan and Sabine Oberg (also Grin and Slowshine, etc.), are also set to make their first appearance!
PSYENCE – if you don't know them, take four minutes and get introduced, but be ready to buy the record after: come to us from the UK, as part of a contingent that thus far includes the sludgier TUSKAR and righteous up and coming riffers RITUAL KING. Expect that contingent to grow before June.
We're doing our best as always to bring you the greatest and biggest Freak Valley Festival to-date. Who are you most excited for here? Who do you want to see on our stage? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to get your tickets for Freak Valley Festival 2023 while you can!
Freak Valley Festival // No Fillers - Just Killers
June 8-10, 2023
More info at: http://freakvalley.de/tickets

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Das ist gut!

I've never heard of that festival though.

[jules]

European tour with The Obsessed.         

[JASONALEXANDER]

That is VERY interesting! Chances for seeing Melvins somewhere else in Europe before and after are pretty sky high.

PS! Didn`t know Besvärjelsen had a name outside Scandinavia, but they are pretty decent, so why not?

https://youtu.be/KzxaQ_10Kjg?t=3

[buddy holiday]

Great festival, recommended.
They also record their acts... usually top quality live recordings. So who knows... another melvins live record... anniversary tour too!

Absolutely hoping for a full euro tour. With the obsessed would be killer!

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That is VERY interesting! Chances for seeing Melvins somewhere else in Europe before and after are pretty sky high.

Buzz said about a European tour next year. Plus they would never travel all the way to Germany for a single show!!

[black stallion]

European tour with The Obsessed.         

[Bigval]

European tour with The Obsessed.         

Do you have to be vaxxed to tour around Europe? Might rule out Wino for a full tour if so.

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Is the tour with The Obsessed confirmed? If so i can imagine it being a little awkward since the end of Shrinebuilder. I remember Dale saying a few things about Wino before.

[Bigval]

I remember Dale saying a few things about Wino before.

He's a nutjob.

[surfling]

Buzz said about a European tour next year. Plus they would never travel all the way to Germany for a single show!!

They DID travel all the way to Hellfest in 2011 for a single show though.
If the guarantee is good enough and covers travel costs it can work.
But I'm sure they'll try to book more dates around that festival date.

[black stallion]

I think an European tour is gonna happen 100% around that time

[JASONALEXANDER]

European tour with The Obsessed.         

Do you have to be vaxxed to tour around Europe? Might rule out Wino for a full tour if so.

Not at all, I believe it`s stricter now in the US than over here. I saw Deerhoof live in Bergen and they all wore masks as they entered the stage, we didn`t. I guess they do not want to carry home covid.

[jimbo666]

Also playing Azkena Rock festival in northern spain (near Bilbao) the following weekend (June 15/16/17) so looks like Euro tour in June.

[vince furnier]

They're playing the fest in Vegas with Monster Magnet too. have those two bands ever played together before? or feuded? or collab'd?