Desert Moon Metal Festival to Include II Expands Over 2 Big Days

Metal returns with a vengeance to Morongo Valley! Desert Moon Metal Festival II takes place over two big days, Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, from 10am-11pm each day. The outdoor venue is located near Roadrunner Mobile Home Park at 51010 Livingston Dr., in Morongo Valley. Info/Advance Tickets: $50. for both days. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/desert-moon-metal-festival-2-tickets-37718990516 and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desertmoonmetalfest2/. Ph: (760) 974-2115. Camping available; no open pit fires. Presented by Monster Energy and Paul Allen Productions.

How did Desert Moon Metal Festival get created? "Some (band member) friends that play down in Hollywood (Dirty Machine, Killset, Fused By Defiance) asked if I could help promote them up here by the Marine base, where we have a very strong Metal following," recalls DMMFII Promoter, Paul Allen. "At that point, I decided to set up my first live metal show at Willey Boys BBQ, a cool little restaurant that also presents live music, in Morongo Valley. Then early in 2016, Landers Brewery in Landers, Calif. asked if I would come do live music shows at his venue, which is spread out over ten acres. That was when and where the idea for the Desert Moon Metal Festival was born. During our first festival in April 2016, we presented nineteen metal bands in one day." Read the rest of an interview with Allen in Indie Pulse Music, here.

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