Dead of Winter Festival

05/06/2026

💀 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗦 💀

This is it. If you want a Dead of Winter 2026 hoodie, today is your final opportunity to secure one.

Once pre-orders close, that's it.
No hoodies available for purchase at the festival.

Only way to get your hands on our Dead of Winter Resurrection hoodie is to order before the shop closes.

🔥 Venue pickup available
📦 Australia-wide shipping available

Don't be the person asking where to buy one on festival day.

Secure yours before midnight!
🛒 dead-of-winter-festival-shop.bigcartel.com

05/06/2026

🦈 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 → GRIZZLYSHARK
⚡ THE SHARKS ARE CIRCLING

Grizzlyshark have spent the last year building momentum the old-fashioned way - playing bigger shows, pushing their sound harder and earning every bit of attention coming their way.

✨ ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ɪᴛ - ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ✨
♰ 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄 • linktr.ee/grizzlyshark
♰ 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 • www.facebook.com/GrizzlysharkAU
♰ 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 • www.instagram.com/grizzlysharkau
♰ 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄 • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI9tW8HcCFhEn1JLqm-lsg
♰ 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘 • open.spotify.com/artist/3Yqx4vg6jO8sSaFq9TaCoq

Blending melody, heaviness and raw energy, they arrive at Dead of Winter with a growing reputation and something to prove.

🦈 Ready to enter the feeding frenzy?!

DEAD OF WINTER 2026
27 JUNE 2026 ☆ MANSFIELD TAVERN
🎟️ https://tinyurl.com/DOW2026

03/06/2026

💥 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡
💀 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 💀

If you're planning on grabbing merch at Dead of Winter, here's your warning..

⚡ Hoodies are 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 and will not be available at the festival

⚡ 2XL shirts are 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 and will not be available on the day

⚡ Only a limited number of festival tees will be printed for event-day sales

The final print run will also feature the updated 2026 lineup on the back - including Sydonia, Grizzlyshark and Roronoah.

Pre-ordering guarantees your size, guarantees your merch and means you can simply collect it at the festival instead of worrying about missing out or carrying it around all day.

⚔️ Venue pickup available
📦 Australia-wide shipping available

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬
🛒 dead-of-winter-festival-shop.bigcartel.com
Secure your piece of the Dead of Winter resurrection

01/06/2026

DON’T SPEND ALL DAY CARRYING YOUR MERCH LIKE A ROADIE. ⚰️🔥
The official DOW merch store is live and ready for your pre-festival loot run.
Grab your tees, hoodies and festival goodies now, get them shipped straight to your crypt, and roll into Dead of Winter looking fresh instead of hauling a pile of merch between stages all day.
Less carrying. More bands.
Less queueing. More riffs.
Less merch juggling. More headbanging.
⚡️ Order ahead:
https://dead-of-winter-festival-shop.bigcartel.com
Stock is limited, so don’t wait until the gates open and discover your size has already vanished into the abyss.

Built for the monsters, misfits and lifers who live loud. From hoodies and tees to limited-run designs, take a piece of Dead of Winter home with you!

27/05/2026

🖤 Dead of Winter 2012.
A snapshot of Brisbane heavy music history.
Back when the DOW stage was lit up by Darkcell, Dead Letter Opener, Felinedown, Heaven The Axe, Horrorwood Mannequins, Midnight Creepers, Mz Ann Thropik, No Idea and Witchgrinder — and the crowd turned up ready for a full day of riffs, mayhem, costumes and community.
These killer shots from Gerry Nicholls capture the spirit of what Dead of Winter has always been about: loud music, familiar faces, new discoveries and a space where the weird, dark and wonderful belong.
Some of you were there in 2012. Some of you are about to experience DOW for the very first time.
After six long years… Brisbane, we’re bringing it back.
🦴 Dead of Winter: The Resurrection
📍 Mansfield Tavern
📅 Saturday 27 June
🎟️ Grab your tickets:https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/7effdc9c-f1a5-4b42-a1e0-35ac802cd5ad
Who remembers this year? Tag your old festival crew 👇
📸 Gerry Nicholls

27/05/2026

👁️ Heavy psych. Occult grandeur. A full-blown cosmic rock’n’roll ritual.
The Neptune Power Federation don’t just play a set — they conjure an experience.
Fronted by the magnetic Screaming Loz Sutch, expect towering riffs, theatrical energy, fuzz-soaked heaviness and a performance that feels somewhere between a fever dream and a midnight ritual.
Brisbane… are you ready?
After six long years, Dead of Winter returns with 34 bands, dark delights and a full day of heavy music mayhem at Mansfield Tavern.
🦴 Saturday 27 June
🔥 Dead of Winter: The Resurrection
🎟️ GA tickets on sale now
Who’s catching The Neptune Power Federation?

26/05/2026

One of the best things about a mixed bill lineup? You come for the bands you already love… and leave with a whole list of new obsessions. 👀🔥
That’s the magic of Dead of Winter. Maybe you’re here for the heavy hitters, but don’t be surprised if the band you can’t stop talking about afterwards is one you’d never heard before festival day.
From punk to metal, hard rock to beautifully weird alt sounds — DOW is built for discovery. So we’ve pulled together the official DOW 2026 playlist to help you dive into the lineup, explore the bands and maybe find your next favourite before June 27.
Hit shuffle. Get curious. Tell us who you’re discovering 👇
🎧 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6p4T2QW9EUBYTlrYvAIei0?si=4AN4qaKyToOFWH2Ssnxg6g

Playlist · Carolyn · 89 items · 38 saves

26/05/2026

Dead of Winter 2015 — through the lens of Charlyn Cameron 🖤
A snapshot of the scene that helped shape it all — sweat, riffs, noise, and the kind of nights that stick with you long after the amps go quiet. From crowd dives and metal poses to the faces in the pit and the bands tearing through sets like their lives depended on it… this is Brisbane heavy music history in motion.
If you were there, you already know. If you weren’t, this is what you missed.

Got your own DOW memories? Photos, stories, moments you still talk about? We want them. Share them in our nostalgia comp here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JZCRrMwoP/ See less

25/05/2026

Congrats to Grizzlyshark for taking out the DOW band comp pathway yesterday at Mo's Desert Clubhouse 💀 You’ll be seeing more of ‘em at the Jun 27 main event!
Rad heavy Sunday indeed. Cheers to all the bands for taking part, was super close across the board. Props also to Everblack Podcast Beats Cartel CBCo Brewing Margaret River for helping out on the day.
Not long to go and tix selling fast… GET IN 💀
📸 Nate Rose - more to come