Desert Distillation Tour ’26: Nine Shows on the Road with Deep Within and RöZY
February 20–March 1, 2026 · California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas
Nine shows in ten days can turn a map into a memory. From February 20 through March 1, Illumina A.D. joined Deep Within and RöZY for Desert Distillation Tour ’26, a run presented by Distilled Entertainment that carried us through four states and a string of very different rooms.
We took the music of Days of Blood & Fire out of Albuquerque and onto stages in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Lubbock, and the Amarillo area. The three bands shared the road and rotated the headline spot by market: Deep Within led the Los Angeles and Las Vegas dates, we headlined our Albuquerque homecoming, and RöZY took the top spot in Texas. It gave each band a chance to bring the tour into its own territory while introducing its music to the others’ audiences.
From the coast to the desert
The first stretch moved from the World Famous Doll Hut in Anaheim to the Redwood Bar in Los Angeles, then east to the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas. On February 23, the tour reached The Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerque. For a band forged here in the high desert, bringing Deep Within and RöZY into our hometown and taking the headline slot, with the highest attendance show of the tour, was a special point in the run.
[Photo: Illumina A.D. onstage with Deep Within at The Historic El Rey Theater]
From there, we headed into Texas: the 13th Floor in Austin, BFE Rock Club in Houston, Reno’s Chop Shop in Dallas, and The Red Zone in Lubbock. We closed on March 1 at Rockwell Event Center in Canyon, near Amarillo. Each night meant another room and another chance to put our music in front of people who might have been seeing Illumina A.D. for the first time.
The nine stops
Feb. 20 — Anaheim, CA: World Famous Doll Hut
Feb. 21 — Los Angeles, CA: The Redwood Bar
Feb. 22 — Las Vegas, NV: Double Down Saloon
Feb. 23 — Albuquerque, NM: The Historic El Rey Theater
Feb. 25 — Austin, TX: The 13th Floor
Feb. 26 — Houston, TX: BFE Rock Club
Feb. 27 — Dallas, TX: Reno’s Chop Shop
Feb. 28 — Lubbock, TX: The Red Zone Sports Bar
Mar. 1 — Canyon, TX: Rockwell Event Center
[Photo gallery]
This run was an opportunity to take our West Ghost Metal beyond its home ground and share the stage with two bands we were proud to travel beside. To Deep Within, RöZY, Distilled Entertainment, the local bands, promoters, venues, crews, and everyone who came out: thank you for making these nine shows happen.
If you found us somewhere along the route, we hope you stay with us. Listen to Days of Blood & Fire, watch our videos, and follow our upcoming shows.
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