Oblivion Access Festival

Oblivion Access is an annual music festival held across multiple venues in the Red River Cultural District in Austin, Texas.[1] With a focus on metal and experimental music, the festival is named for the Lil Ugly Mane album of the same name.[2]

Oblivion Access Festival
GenreHardcore punk, hip hop, metal, experimental
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Austin, Texas
Years active2022-present
InauguratedMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)
FoundersDusty Brooks, Dorian Domi
Most recentJune 15-18, 2023
Next eventJune 13-16, 2024
Websiteoblivionaccessfestival.com

History

2017-2019: Austin Terror Fest

Austin bookers Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi hosted the inaugural Austin Terror Fest, a showcase of metal acts, during the 2017 South by Southwest festival. This first incarnation of the annual festival was conceived as an offshoot of Northwest and Southwest Terror Fest, which Brooks had previously worked to organize. The 2018 and 2019 Austin Terror Fest took place in June rather than during South by Southwest. By the third year, the festival lineup incorporated a more diverse range of genres.[3][4]

2022-present: Oblivion Access Festival

In January 2020, Brooks and Domi announced that their annual event had been renamed the Oblivion Access Festival. The first festival under the new name was scheduled for June 2020, but was postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2022, the first Oblivion Access Festival took place across multiple venues in downtown Austin.[5]

Lineup by year

2022

The inaugural Oblivion Access festival took place between May 12-15, 2022.[6]

2023

The second annual Oblivion Access festival took place between June 15-18, 2023.

2024

The third annual Oblivion Access festival will take place between June 13-16, 2024.[7]

References
  1. Towers, Julian (June 9, 2023). "Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. "About". OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  3. Bellino, Emily (8 May 2018). "Q&A: Austin Terror Fest Returns for Second Year". Decibel. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. Rascoe, Rachel (14 June 2019). "Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over". Austin Chroniscle. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. Dunbar, Wells (2023-06-15). "Oblivion Access festival curates the 'weird end' of the underground music spectrum". KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. Childers, Chad (11 February 2022). "Full 2022 Oblivion Access Festival Lineup Revealed FULL 2022 OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED". Loudwire. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. "Oblivion Access". Oblivion Access. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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