Wasteland Weekend
The official Entertainment lineup
for Wasteland Weekend!
Taking place September 30th-October 4th, 2026, expect to see internationally-known performers ranging from bands, solo artists, DJs, and various acts on our Main Stage, and throughout the event.
2026 Official Entertainment Schedule:
You can find the Wasteland Weekend Film Festival Schedule for 2026
by clicking this link.
In addition to the official schedule, there are a ton of unofficial, community, and tribe-created events that happen during Wasteland.
The Community Unofficial Event Schedule will be continually updated as we get closer to the event.
(We do not maintain, edit, or officially endorse anything on that schedule, but there’s definitely some great stuff in there!)
LIVE BANDS
As we start to confirm acts, we’ll add them to this section.
You can find a list of bands that have performed at Wasteland Weekend in previous years here.
Militia Vox
Performing Thursday, Oct. 1st
Currently featured in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibition “WOMEN IN METAL: You Will Know My Name,” and known for her 4-octave range, raw presence and serious vocal power, award-winning heavy music trailblazer Militia Vox is a legend in the making. Beloved by icons and outsiders alike, from Lincoln Center to biker rallies, Militia Vox has found her home in the Wasteland. Her duet with heavy metal icon Rob Halford (Judas Priest – Rock n Roll Hall of Fame 2022), “PUSH COMES TO SHOVE” by Bad Penny, reached #23 on iTunes. She is also frontwoman of all-female heavy metal sensation, Judas Priestess- and the only artist to have a duet with the person they’ve tributed! Her collab “FRIENDS” (with Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative) reached #10 in the “Top 10 Best of” on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal. She has performed / recorded with: John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Living Colour, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Yungblood), Twisted Sister, Candlebox, L7, 24-7 Spyz, Kathleen Hanna (riot girrl pioneer, Bikini Kill, LeTigre) and dUg Pinnick (King’s X), Nova Twins, and more. Both inspiring and disruptive, Militia Vox has had some of her music and performances banned at colleges, radio stations, townships and venues- but that doesn’t stop her. A consummate artist through and through, Militia has prevailed with bold evolution- despite the limitations and short-sightedness of ‘the industry.’ Her time is NOW!
CROSSBREED
Performing Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 9:30pm
For more than three decades, Crossbreed has been forging a unique sound that blends industrial metal, electronic music, hard-hitting grooves, and relentless live energy, delivering performances that are equal parts machine, mayhem, and pure adrenaline.
STEEL DRUM CORPS
Performing Thursday, October 1st at 8pm
AHTCK
Performing Friday, Oct. 2nd at 11pm
Returning for the fourteenth year in a row – AHTCK (pronounced “ATTACK,” for you newcomers) is a Post-Apocalyptic Metal outfit that’s spent over fifteen years building an institution. Founded in 2009, AHTCK has held down the main stage at Wasteland Weekend as the festival’s unofficial house band since 2012. Find them at the AHTCK Squad camp on Main Street (celebrating 15 years!) alongside the legendary Black Church, home to The Tabernacle – a members-only speakeasy. Check out their videos on their website here.
XTINE & THE RECKLESS HEARTS
Performing Friday, Oct. 2nd at 9:30pm
BORN FROM HEARTBREAK. SHARPENED BY RAGE. LIT BY REBELLION. Xtine & The Reckless Hearts is not just a band — it is a BATTLE CRY from a world on the brink. Fronted by the unapologetic Xtine Reckless — a cosmic siren, storyteller, and chaos conductor — this all-female, multi-racial, queer punk band channels post-apocalyptic ferocity with emotional depth and cinematic flare. What started as one woman screaming into the void became a force of nature: a sisterhood of musical outlaws with a shared mission — to shake the soul, rip off the blinders, and make every room they enter IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. Xtine’s bloodline is pure rhythm. Daughter of legendary reggae bassist George ‘Fully’ Fullwood (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Ringo Starr), she grew up in the eye of the sonic storm. But rather than ride coattails, she chose to build her own damn rocketship — welding punk,screamo, electronic elements, and samples, heartbreak, and sci-fi into a raw, otherworldly frequency. Based in Los Angeles but born of another dimension, Xtine & The Reckless Hearts are as electric as they are emotional. Their shows leave sweat on the floor and spells in the air. Their universe is gritty, glam, wild, and wired. They do not play for fame. They play for the UPRISING.
AGAINST THE SUN
Performing Thursday, Oct. 1st at 9:30pm
Against The Sun is Southern California’s premier Hard Rock/Metalcore act. With their unique blend of heavy instruments, clean yet intense vocals, and harsh honest lyrics, they create a powerful listening experience that has garnered the band a dedicated following. Check out the official lyric video for their song “Heaven Falls” on YouTube now!
DEAD THINGS
Performing Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 8pm
Hailing from Los Angeles, Dead Things is a Metalcore band that combines haunting, theatrical elements with a hard-hitting sound. The band has been steadily building momentum and earning recognition for their dark yet energetic take on the genre. The band has made a significant impact with airplay on SiriusXM Octane, where three of their tracks have been featured—one earning a coveted spot in rotation. This exposure has amplified the band’s reach, solidifying their presence as a rising force in modern Metalcore. With their distinctive sound, growing national recognition, and an ever-expanding live resume, Dead Things is primed to bring their intense and theatrical performances to larger stages. Check out the video for “Greatest Show in Hell” now!
S8NT ELEKTRIC
Performing Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 11pm
S8NT ELEKTRIC is a pop-metal band bridging the gap between extreme culture and heavy music. Known for performing stunts like truck-surfing, fire-spitting, and being circled by drift cars, they are a movement more than just a band. Their ethos, “OFF THE EDGE,” encourages taking a leap of faith and rejecting the cynicism and hopelessness that has become so prevalent in the modern world. Check out the video for “Peace of Myself” now!
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME!
APOCALYPTA Fusion Bellydance
Performing Friday & Saturday at 10:30pm
Founded by Tracy Lynn, a Los Angeles-based dance performer, the showcase brought back a stage at Wasteland Weekend dedicated to thematic multicultural dance. Tracy began her dance career in 2008 and performed with Mandala DanceWorks until 2016, appearing at festivals including Tribal Fest, Lightning in a Bottle, Gothla US, Bellydance Masters, Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive, and The Massive Spectacular! She won 1st place for her choreography at the Breakthrough Fusion Competition in San Francisco in 2011. In 2015, Tracy Lynn joined Burning Sensations at Wasteland Weekend for a group fire performance on the main stage. The following year, she joined the founding group of the Wasted Saints, helping produce the shows and performances on their stage. She also performed with Hell’s Sirens, a post-apocalyptic bellydance collective, at Wasteland Weekend’s main stage and the Wastelander’s Ball. She has since continued her artistic pursuits, creating dark fusion, gothic fusion, and modern fusion performances across the US. She has recently performed and instructed at Shadowdance, Beyond the Veil, Rhaqsira, the Great Conjunction, Ritual Solstice, and Torture Garden. This will be her 8th year performing at Wasteland Weekend, and she is always excited to bring performance art to the rust and dust
ESSENCE Fire Conclave
Performing Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 7pm
Sand Demon
Once more, you will be able to experience the mysterious and mind-blowing magic of the post-apocalyptic magician known as Sand Demon! You can find him in the dark corners and dim lounges of the wastes, performing feats that must be seen up-close to be disbelieved.
3rd Annual Fallout Friday Formal [at the Main Stage]
Friday, Oct. 2nd at 7pm
(Please remember to keep any outfits to our official theme and costume rules, but have fun!)
Additional Entertainment
Once AT Wasteland, you’ll find official and unofficial events listed on the big event board at the Dauntless Express Corp (DXC) camp, just inside the Wasteland Gates on Main Street:
World-Famous Wasteland Weekend Swimsuit Contest!
Held and run by Trading Outpost 364!
Contest takes place Saturday, October 3rd at noon.
(Call time for participants is 11am at Trading Outpost 364!)
If you would like to be a part of this great event, you’ll need to pre-register!
Pre-register here!
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Car Show and Armada (Car Cruise)
Car Show:
Wasteland Weekend is the largest gathering of Mad Max-style cars in the world, and you can get an upclose look at them during our CAR SHOW.
Join us Friday afternoon at 2pm in the field behind the main stage for the chance to see these creations all gathered together. It’s also when our judges award beautiful custom wasteland-style trophies for the best machines in multiple categories.
To enter, just get your vehicle to the car show area. But it must be fully-themed to enter and our staff reserves the right to exclude vehicles that don’t quite make the cut.
(If your vehicle has won 1st place in any category at our Wasteland car show before, you are not eligible to compete, but please show it off (and bring your trophy if you have it!) Other than that, all vehicles should be eligible.)
The winning vehicles drive to glory at the Saturday morning gate opening ceremonies!
Armada (Car Cruise):
There’s one experience at Wasteland Weekend that puts you inside a Mad Max movie like no other…
Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm, join us as the Wasteland armada rolls through the open desert. You don’t even need to be driving – hitchhikers are often given a chance to jump aboard one of these awesome machines.
Vehicles MUST be properly themed or they will not be allowed to join (and our staff’s word on this is final).
If you want to join as a passenger and don’t already have a vehicle to hop on, we will have a designated “hitchhiking” area near the car cruise entrance so those drivers with some extra space can see you.
Death Guild Thunderdome!
What would the Wasteland be without Death Guild Thunderdome?
NEW for this year: You will not be signing up online prior to the event. If you want to participate, you must attend the mandatory meeting and safety training session in-person onsite during the event. Training sessions will take place in the Dome, during the DAYTIME (you cannot simply show up when the Dome is open at night and expect to participate if you haven’t joined up at one of the daytime sessions). Yes, you must attend one of these sessions to sign up, even if you have done so at a previous event.
Training meetings and signups will take place each day, starting on Wednesday, September 30th. Times are still to be determined but will be posted on the Entertainment page on our website. There will also be signage at the Dome onsite.
Valhalla’s Speedway RC Car Racing
Calling all Wasteland RC Racers! It’s time to prepare your RC Rigs for action! This year for Wasteland Weekend 2026, Valhalla’s Sanctum presents: Valhalla’s Speedway. Valhalla’s Speedway is located in the Theme Zone. The location of the camp and track will be easy to locate once the official map is released. Please visit the official group for Valhalla’s Speedway for entry information, track details, vehicle builds, general rules, updates and more!
Last Chance Casino
The longtime lair of semi-fair games is returning to Wasteland City!
Risk your bottle caps to win fabulous (and ridiculous) rewards, as well as experiencing the unique casino atmosphere! What happens in the Wasteland Casino… sometimes takes multiple tries to wash off.
For more on the use of bottle caps at Wasteland, read #24 on the FAQ page.
The Wasteland Film Festival
Watch short films from all over the world in competition to win the coveted Irradiated Laurel.
All audience members can use our new wireless headphones inside the Wasteland Theater (near Command Center).
It runs 7:30pm-1:30am on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Archery
The archery range is back bigger and better! We’ve added axe throwing and more!
Full details about where, when, and what you can throw/shoot at:
https://www.facebook.com/archeryrangeWW
The Costume Contest
There will be awards given in multiple categories, with some really amazing prizes thanks to the Stan Winston School!
No advance registration necessary, just show up at 6:45pm near Main Stage!
Quests/ LARP/ Lore/ Immersion Missions
Wasteland Weekend is an immersive event, but it is not a full LARP event (Live Action Role Playing). It is absolutely acceptable to come out to Wasteland and simply enjoy yourself AS yourself and not engage in any of the role playing, game, mission aspects (as long as you’re always dressed in-theme, of course). But for those who like to dive in a bit deeper, there are plenty of ways to make yourself feel even more like you’re inside a post-apocalyptic movie.
Plenty of tribe camps (especially those inside the theme zone and inside the gates of Wasteland City) offer quests and interactive adventures throughout the event. For example, the Trading Outpost 364 Trade route offers new and old Wastelanders alike a unique way to experience the event. Walk a trade route to designated camps ready to barter, or help protect a merchant from raiders as a hired guard. You can learn more at the Trading Outpost 364 page.
You can browse the unofficial event schedule for these and you can also check the event board on Main St outside of the Dauntless Express (DXC) camp.
Some tribes have long-running stories and “feuds” with other tribes that go back years and years, so even if you’re not actively participating in some of this live story-telling that goes on, you can keep your eyes open for some dramatic (and/or silly) developments and shenanigans that can happen around the city. Just always be sure that whatever Wasteland lore you’re creating doesn’t interfere with someone else’s good time, and that whoever you are interacting with won’t misunderstand what you’re up to. We’re all there to have a good time, first and foremost and the larping at Wasteland tends to be pretty light-hearted.
WASTELAND RADIO! 88.3 FM
Be sure to tune an FM radio to 88.3 once you’re on or near the event site to add a whole other level to your post-apocalyptic immersion.
Juggers of the Wasteland
The Puppets Of The Apocalypse!
A long-running Wasteland favorite, keep your eyes peeled in the theme area for some special appearances by the maddest, maxiest(?) puppets you’ve ever seen. They tend to pop up in the strangest places, telling stories, singing songs, and even tending bar occasionally.
The World’s first (and last!) Post-Apocalyptic Arcade
