Excision Goes B2B With NGHTMRE At Bass Canyon Complete With Surprise Guests [WATCH]

This weekend Excision expanded his festival empire with the incredible Bass Canyon. While many are familiar with his first foray into the festival world with Lost Lands, it seems that the smaller scale West coast effort was just as successful.

Taking place at the iconic Gorge Amphitheater outside of Seattle, Washington, Bass Canyon had no shortage of spectacular natural beauty. Most fans were too captivated by the incredible stage set up Excision offered to even notice the legendary valley behind the stage.

Excision B2B NGHTMRE

While the festival initially featured a B2B between Excision and “he who shall not be named”, the festival was quick on its feet to create a wild B2B featuring Excision and NGHTMRE as the headlining act.

The set did not disappoint and even featured SLANDER as a special guest. The entire Gud Vibrations crew was out living it up on the main stage.

It seems that Bass Canyon was a massive success and we cannot wait to see the festival expand further in coming years. Excision is proving to not only be the king of bass but the king of festivals as well. Check out highlights from NGHTMRE’s social media story below.

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The Gorge Amphitheater’s Legendary Reputation

Hosting Bass Canyon at the Gorge Amphitheater wasn’t a random choice — the venue is one of the most revered outdoor concert sites in North America, carved into the cliffs above the Columbia River in central Washington. It’s long been a bucket-list stop for bands and festivals across every genre thanks to its jaw-dropping natural backdrop, and pairing that kind of scenery with Excision’s typically massive stage production and sound system made for a genuinely unique festival experience that stood apart from the desert and fairground settings most bass festivals call home.

Gud Vibrations Takes Over

The surprise B2B with NGHTMRE, plus a SLANDER cameo, reflected just how tight-knit the Gud Vibrations crew had become by 2018. What started as a collaborative label and touring brand between NGHTMRE and SLANDER had grown into a full ecosystem of artists who regularly hop on stage together, and moments like this one at Bass Canyon became a hallmark of their brand — spontaneous, hard-hitting sets that treated a lineup change as an opportunity rather than a problem. It’s a big reason Bass Canyon built a loyal following so quickly after Lost Lands proved Excision’s festivals could deliver on both production and unpredictability.