Oblivion Access is an annual music festival held across multiple venues in the Red River Cultural District in Austin, Texas. With a focus on metal and experimental music, the festival is named for the Lil Ugly Mane album of the same name.
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.
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.
Lineup by year
2022
The inaugural Oblivion Access festival took place between May 12-15, 2022.
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.