DF 2023 ANTWERP: LAST 100 COMBI TICKETS AVAILABLE!

15.09.2023

Hello Desert Fans

Holy smoke!

We are down to our last 100 Regular Combi tickets!

Our Saturday and Sunday tickets are also dust in the desert wind…

So rush over to our ticket page if you want to roam through the desert with us!

In the meantime, stay cool…🤘

The DF-team

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18.07.2022 : DF 2022 ANTWERP: PER DAY SCHEDULE ONLINE, DAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

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15.07.2022 : DF 2022 ANTWERP: WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, BELZEBONG, AND MORE!

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10.05.2022 : DF 2022 ANTWERP & GHENT: FIRST NAMES! ELDER, PALLBEARER, ENVY & MORE

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25.04.2022 : DF BELGIUM ‘22 IS GO! Oct 14-16 (Antwerp) & Oct 30 (Ghent)

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06.10.2021 : DF ANTWERP TIMETABLES ARE NOW ONLINE!

The yearly rite of passage: scanning the DF timetables to start plotting your DesertQuest! Head over to the daily line-up pages to see the schedules: FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ( Read more: DF ANTWERP TIMETABLES ARE NOW ONLINE! )
27.09.2021 : LAST BATCH OF NAMES FOR DF ANTWERP '21 - including lots of local talent

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30.07.2021 : NEW NAMES FOR DF ANTWERP: BLACK RAINBOWS, SUNNATA & MORE..

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09.07.2021 : NEW NAMES FOR DF ANTWERP: COLOUR HAZE, CONAN, WOLVENNEST & MORE

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