Deafheaven at Psycho Las Vegas — PHOTO

Deafheaven performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

George Clarke, of Deafheaven, right, performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Shiv Mehra, of Deafheaven, performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Chris Johnson, of Deafheaven, performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

George Clarke, left, and Kerry McCoy, of Deafheaven, perform at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Kerry McCoy, of Deafheaven, performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Deafheaven performs at the beach stage during the Psycho Las Vegas music festival at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

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