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| location = [[Austin, Texas]]
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| founders = Dusty Brooks, Dorian Domi
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'''Oblivion Access''' is an annual music festival held across multiple venues in the [[Red River Cultural District (Austin, Texas)|Red River Cultural District]] in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Towers |first=Julian |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2023-06-09/year-two-of-oblivion-access-festival-fills-the-experimental-gap-in-austin/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref> With a focus on [[Heavy metal music|metal]] and [[Experimental music|experimental music]], the festival is named for the [[Lil Ugly Mane]] [[Oblivion Access|album of the same name.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://oblivionaccessfestival.com/about-2022/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Oblivion Access''' is an annual music festival held across multiple venues in the [[Red River Cultural District (Austin, Texas)|Red River Cultural District]] in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Towers |first=Julian |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2023-06-09/year-two-of-oblivion-access-festival-fills-the-experimental-gap-in-austin/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref> With a focus on [[Heavy metal music|metal]] and [[experimental music]], the festival is named for the [[Lil Ugly Mane]] [[Oblivion Access|album of the same name.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://oblivionaccessfestival.com/about-2022/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL |language=en-US}}</ref> It was founded in 2017 as '''Austin Terror Fest''' before changing its name in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-15 |title=Oblivion Access (FKA Austin Terror Fest) Reveals 2020 Lineup |url=https://consequence.net/2020/01/oblivion-access-2020-lineup/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
===2017-2019: Austin Terror Fest===
===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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellino |first1=Emily |title=Q&A: Austin Terror Fest Returns for Second Year |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/05/08/austin-terror-fest/ |website=Decibel |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rascoe |first1=Rachel |title=Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2019-06-14/faster-than-sound-austin-terror-fest-crosses-over/ |website=Austin Chroniscle |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellino |first1=Emily |title=Q&A: Austin Terror Fest Returns for Second Year |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/05/08/austin-terror-fest/ |website=Decibel |date=8 May 2018 |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rascoe |first1=Rachel |title=Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2019-06-14/faster-than-sound-austin-terror-fest-crosses-over/ |website=Austin Chroniscle |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=14 June 2019}}</ref>


===2022-present: Oblivion Access Festival===
===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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Wells |date=2023-06-15 |title=Oblivion Access festival curates the ‘weird end’ of the underground music spectrum |url=https://www.kut.org/2023-06-15/austin-texas-oblivion-access-festival-dais-records-flenser-earth-underground |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station |language=en}}</ref>
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, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Wells |date=2023-06-15 |title=Oblivion Access festival curates the 'weird end' of the underground music spectrum |url=https://www.kut.org/2023-06-15/austin-texas-oblivion-access-festival-dais-records-flenser-earth-underground |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station |language=en}}</ref>


On March 28, 2024, festival organizers announced the cancelation of the year's edition of Oblivion Access, scheduled from June 13 to 16.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2024-03-28 |title=Oblivion Access Festival Cancelled For 2024 |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/bummer-alert/oblivion-access-festival-cancelled-for-2024 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> The founders also canceled an [[Oxbow (band)|Oxbow]] concert in Austin during November 2023 because of low ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Carys |title=Crosstalk: Urban Cultural Fest Returns, Oblivion Access Retreats |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2024-04-05/crosstalk-urban-cultural-fest-returns-oblivion-access-retreats/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Lineup by year==

==Notable lineup by year==
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===2022===
===2022===
The inaugural Oblivion Access festival took place between May 12-15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Childers |first1=Chad |title=Full 2022 Oblivion Access Festival Lineup Revealed FULL 2022 OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED |url=https://loudwire.com/2022-oblivion-access-festival-lineup-revealed/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
The inaugural Oblivion Access festival took place between May 12-15, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Childers |first1=Chad |title=Full 2022 Oblivion Access Festival Lineup Revealed FULL 2022 OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED |url=https://loudwire.com/2022-oblivion-access-festival-lineup-revealed/ |website=Loudwire |date=11 February 2022 |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*Aaron Dilloway
*[[Acid Witch]]
*[[Acid Witch]]
*Akai Solo
*Alex Zhang Hungtai
*[[Andy Morin]]
*[[Andy Morin]]
*[[Andy Stott]]
*[[Andy Stott]]
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*[[Billy Woods]]
*[[Billy Woods]]
*[[Black Dice]]
*[[Black Dice]]
*Blank Hellcape
*[[Blonde Redhead]]
*[[Blonde Redhead]]
*[[Blood Incantation]]
*[[Blood Incantation]]
*Boan
*[[The Body (band)|The Body]]
*[[The Body (band)|The Body]]
*Bridle
*Candy
*[[Carcass (band)|Carcass]]
*[[Carcass (band)|Carcass]]
*[[Cave In]]
*[[Cave In]]
*Christ Worm
*[[Cities Aviv]]
*[[Cities Aviv]]
*[[Converge (band)|Converge]]
*[[Converge (band)|Converge]]
*Cough
*[[Coven (band)|Coven]]
*[[Coven (band)|Coven]]
*[[Danny Brown]]
*[[Danny Brown]]
*Deaf Club
*Death Insurance
*Debit
*[[Deli Girls]]
*[[Deli Girls]]
*[[Despise You]]
*[[Despise You]]
*[[Drain (punk band)|Drain]]
*Devil Master
*[[Drain (band)|Drain]]
*[[Drew McDowall]]
*[[Drew McDowall]]
*Elizabeth Colour Wheel
*[[Fat Tony (rapper)|Fat Tony]]
*[[Fat Tony (rapper)|Fat Tony]]
*Fed Ash
*[[Full of Hell (band)|Full of Hell]]
*[[Full of Hell (band)|Full of Hell]]
*[[Fury UK|Fury]]
*[[Fury UK|Fury]]
*Glassing
*Grivo
*[[Grouper (musician)|Grouper]]
*[[Grouper (musician)|Grouper]]
*[[Hell (band)|Hell]]
*[[Hell (American band)|Hell]]
*[[Ho99o9]]
*[[Ho99o9]]
*[[HTRK]]
*[[HTRK]]
*Ilsa
*Immortal Bird
*[[Injury Reserve]]
*[[Injury Reserve]]
*Judiciary
*[[King Woman]]
*[[King Woman]]
*[[Kool Keith]]
*[[Kool Keith]]
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*[[Liturgy (band)|Liturgy]]
*[[Liturgy (band)|Liturgy]]
*[[The Locust]]
*[[The Locust]]
*Lustsickpuppy
*Many Blessings
*[[Massacre (death metal band)|Massacre]]
*[[Massacre (death metal band)|Massacre]]
*[[Melt-Banana]]
*[[Melt-Banana]]
*[[Metz (band)|Metz]]
*[[Metz (band)|Metz]]
*[[The Microphones]]
*[[The Microphones]]
*Midwife
*Missing
*Mizmor
*Mortiferum
*Mvtant
*N8noface
*Outer Heaven
*Plack Blague
*PLF
*Portrayal of Guilt
*[[Primitive Man (band)|Primitive Man]]
*[[Primitive Man (band)|Primitive Man]]
*Private Service
*[[Prurient]]
*[[Prurient]]
*[[Ringworm (band)|Ringworm]]
*[[Ringworm (band)|Ringworm]]
*Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
*Saintpeeler
*Sex Pill
*Shitbag
*[[Show Me the Body]]
*[[Show Me the Body]]
*Skeleton
*Sore Dream
*[[Soul Glo]]
*[[Soul Glo]]
*Spectral Voice
*Spotlights
*[[Thou (American band)|Thou]]
*[[Thou (American band)|Thou]]
*Troller
*[[True Widow]]
*[[True Widow]]
*[[Uniform (band)|Uniform]]
*[[Uniform (band)|Uniform]]
*Vermin Womb
*Vile Creature
*[[Vio-lence]]
*[[Vio-lence]]
*[[Wiki (rapper)|Wiki]]
*[[Wiki (rapper)|Wiki]]
*[[William Basinski]]
*[[William Basinski]]
*[[Windhand]]
*[[Windhand]]
*Wolfie Warship
*[[Xiu Xiu]]
*[[Xiu Xiu]]
*Yautja
*Yellow Eyes
*[[Youth of Today]]
*[[Youth of Today]]
*[[Zola Jesus]]
*[[Zola Jesus]]
}}
}}

===2023===
===2023===
The second annual Oblivion Access festival took place between June 15-18, 2023.
The second annual Oblivion Access festival took place between June 15-18, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oblivion Access Festival 2023 With Faust, Duster, Godflesh, Clipping, And Many More! |url=https://do512.com/events/2023/6/15/oblivion-access-festival-2023-tickets}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|*[[Beak (band)|Beak]]
*Agriculture
*Amulets
*Beak>
*[[Bing and Ruth]]
*[[Bing and Ruth]]
*BLACK MERCY
*Body of Light
*Body of Light
*Bosse De Nage
*[[Bosse-de-Nage]]
*[[Chat Pile]]
*[[Choir Boy (band)|Choir Boy]]
*[[Choir Boy (band)|Choir Boy]]
*[[City of Caterpillar]]
*[[City of Caterpillar]]
*[[Clams Casino (musician)|Clams Casino]]
*[[Clams Casino (musician)|Clams Casino]]
*[[Clipping (band)|Clipping]]
*[[Clipping (band)|Clipping]]
*CLOSED CITY
*Cloud Rat
*Cloud Rat
*Coi_n
*Cold Gawd
*Crawl
*Deep Cross
*Domino
*Drowse
*[[Drab Majesty]]
*[[Drab Majesty]]
*[[Drain (band)|Drain]]
*[[Drain (punk band)|Drain]]
*[[Drew McDowall]]
*[[Drew McDowall]]
*[[Drowse]]
*[[Drug Church]]
*[[Duster (band)|Duster]]
*[[Duster (band)|Duster]]
*[[Earth (American band)|Earth]]
*[[Earth (American band)|Earth]]
*Elizabeth Colour Wheel
*[[Faust (band)|Faust]]
*[[Faust (band)|Faust]]
*Final
*[[Final (band)|Final]]
*[[Gel (band)|Gel]]
*Flesh of Morning
*Fuck Money
*[[Giles Corey (band)|Giles Corey]]
*[[Giles Corey (band)|Giles Corey]]
*[[Godflesh]]
*[[Godflesh]]
*[[GothBoiClique]]
*God Shell
*[[Have a Nice Life]]
*Helm
*Helm
*Jarboe
*[[Jarboe]]
*Jerome's Dream
*[[Jeromes Dream]]
*John Weise
*[[Lil Ugly Mane]]
*[[Lil Ugly Mane]]
*Lucas Abela
*[[Ludicra]]
*[[Ludicra]]
*[[Lucas Abela]]
*Mamaleek
*[[Mamaleek]]
*Midwife
*Magnitude
*MUGGER
*[[Madeline Johnston|Midwife]]
*Mspaint
*MSPaint
*[[Narrow Head]]
*[[Narrow Head]]
*Nuclear Daisies
*[[Pallbearer (band)|Pallbearer]]
*[[Pallbearer (band)|Pallbearer]]
*[[Planning for Burial]]
*Parasiticide
*[[Ragana (band)|Ragana]]
*Prison Religion
*Private Hellscape
*Ragana
*Riki
*Riki
*[[RXK Nephew]]
*[[RXK Nephew]]
*[[Sissy Spacek (band)|Sissy Spacek]]
*Shelly Knicks
*[[The Spirit of the Beehive (band)|Spirit of the Beehive]]
*Sissy Spacek
*[[Spirit of the Beehive]]
*[[Sprain (band)|Sprain]]
*[[SRSQ]]
*Sprain
*Srsg
*[[Street Sects]]
*[[Street Sects]]
*Succumb
*Thor & Friends
*[[Thou (American band)|Thou]]
*[[Thou (American band)|Thou]]
*[[Tim Hecker]]
*[[Tim Hecker]]
*[[TR/ST]]
*[[TR/ST]]
*VTSS (DJ set)
*[[Yellow Swans]]
*[[Yellow Swans]]
*Yob
*[[Yob (band)|Yob]]
}}
}}

===2024===
===2024===
The third annual Oblivion Access festival will take place between June 13-16, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oblivion Access |url=http://oblivionaccessfestival.com/ |website=Oblivion Access |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
Set to take place between June 13-16, the 2024 Oblivion Access Festival was cancelled that March.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Music festivals established in the 2020s]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in the 21st century]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in the 21st century]]
[[Category:Music festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:Music events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]

Latest revision as of 19:51, 14 July 2024

Oblivion Access Festival
Genre
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Austin, Texas
Years active2017–present
InauguratedMarch 16, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-16)
Founders
  • Dusty Brooks
  • Dorian Domi
Most recentJune 15–18, 2023
Websiteoblivionaccessfestival.com

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] It was founded in 2017 as Austin Terror Fest before changing its name in 2020.[3]

History

[edit]

2017-2019: Austin Terror Fest

[edit]

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.[4][5]

2022-present: Oblivion Access Festival

[edit]

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.[6]

On March 28, 2024, festival organizers announced the cancelation of the year's edition of Oblivion Access, scheduled from June 13 to 16.[7] The founders also canceled an Oxbow concert in Austin during November 2023 because of low ticket sales.[8]

Notable lineup by year

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2022

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The inaugural Oblivion Access festival took place between May 12-15, 2022.[9]

2023

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The second annual Oblivion Access festival took place between June 15-18, 2023.[10]

2024

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Set to take place between June 13-16, the 2024 Oblivion Access Festival was cancelled that March.

References

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  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. ^ "Oblivion Access (FKA Austin Terror Fest) Reveals 2020 Lineup". 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ Bellino, Emily (8 May 2018). "Q&A: Austin Terror Fest Returns for Second Year". Decibel. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ Rascoe, Rachel (14 June 2019). "Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over". Austin Chroniscle. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Kennelty, Greg (2024-03-28). "Oblivion Access Festival Cancelled For 2024". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ Anderson, Carys. "Crosstalk: Urban Cultural Fest Returns, Oblivion Access Retreats". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ Childers, Chad (11 February 2022). "Full 2022 Oblivion Access Festival Lineup Revealed FULL 2022 OBLIVION ACCESS FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED". Loudwire. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Oblivion Access Festival 2023 With Faust, Duster, Godflesh, Clipping, And Many More!".
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