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34 Afghan Windows

Abgrund

A Cosmic Threshold

Adi Scotheque

Afrorack

AFROTOPIA. Schwarze Konstruktionen von Geschlecht und Sexualität

AG Plaste

AI Slop: a discussion about good enough technologies

Alarmsignal

Albertine Sarges

Alien Chicks

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra

Antifaschistisches Morsen (DE/EN)

Apéro

Ashanti Selah ft. Dan I Locks

Asia Imbiss

Ata Kak

Atom Atom

AVEM

Awareness-Vernetzung (DE/EN)

Baran Kok

Bass Sick Shit

Battlepunk für Anfänger*innen

BEATING THE DRUM

Bella & The Bizzare

Bingo with 'erogene Zone' (queerfem. sexshop and educational collective)

BiPoC Empowerment through Horror (DE/EN)

Blow Jobs Are Real Jobs

Boko Yout

Bombstrap

Bö.senberg

Brass Riot

Briefe in den Knast

BRIK TU-TOK

BSK

Built your own kite / Drachenbau-Workshop

Cakes Da Killa

CALYSS

Cameyo

Carla Hinrichs

Carl Gari

Carmen Sea

casino crème caramel

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Casino morning yoga with Hanna Turner

Casino Morning Yoga with Valerie Hartwich

CASSETTE HEADS TAKEOVER FEATURING TAN BROWN

Catt

Charlotte Colace

Chewy She

Chloe Loftus Dance

Chloe Loftus Dance

Chocolate Remix

Chris Köver

CHRISTØFER

Cie. Alta Gama

CLARKS PLANET

Clownausbruch

Collective Shimmy – Oriental Sexpress

COLLIGNON

Colonbia and the War on Drugs

Compagnie 7bis

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Compagnie Ar

Conscious Way Outernational

Corner Condition

Cyanotypie-Workshop

Dance Out Loud

Das Beat

Das Fusiongelände – Vom KZ zum Kulturschauplatz

Dasha Fyah & Natty Pati

Das Kinn

Dead Bob

Dekarbonisierung in Namibia (EN/DE)

Designing Life: the Un|Natural Selection Club

Deutsche Laichen

Deva feat. Zakhorov

Dexter & Urban Beats Collective

DIE GRILLEN

Die Knöpfe

Die Steifen

Dietah & Thorsten (Grindcoremusical)

Die Wilde Jagd with Jena Philharmonic Quartet

Digital Funfair

Disco Bingo

Ditz

DIY-Harness-Workshop

DJ Balaton

Dogshow

Dolph

DOOM GONG

EBBB

Ecko Bazz

Elternabend

Embrace Connection Tango

Es reicht

Familiengeschichte in der NS-Zeit recherchieren

Faravaz

Farhot

Faroul

FAT CONCUBINE

Faul & Spaeth

Fermentativer Sauerkrautworkshop

Film: Foragers

Fletchy Boy (live)

Fliegende Haie

Fluchtrouten

From Rave to Rubble – Von Subkultur zur humanitären Hilfe

Front Page Leslie

Führerschein und Fahrzeugaperie bitte! – Workshop für Verkehrskontrollem

Fulu Miziki

Fusion erinnert

Fxckin Flinten

Gaffiti (DE/EN)

Gameboyz II Men

Gatafeira & Enesi M.

Gaye Su Akyol

Gebärdensprache Basics

Gigolo Tears

Glass Museum

God Tongue

Gorz

GRAPHIC RECORDINGS

Visuals & Optics

GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE

GRIM SILENCE

Grin

Guido Möbius

Güner Künier

Hæresis

Hairdressing-Workshop (EN/DE)

Harmon (live)

Harriet und Peter Meining, Lars Rudolph

Havington

HAZE'EVOT

Henge

Hollie Cook

Hotbox

Hot Chicks

How to: Farblöscher/Feuerlöscher

How to Tox

Huah!

Hundefutter

HYPNOSIS THERAPY

Ich reminisziere auch nachts

Infoladen im Workshophanger / Infoshop in the Workshophanger

Isam Elias

Ital V & Ma Sol

IWII

Jace

Jah Militant

Jahpattersson

Jamila & the Other Heroes

JayaHadADream

Jay Mitta & Anti Vairas

Jean-Philippe Kindler

Jef Everaert & Marica Marinoni

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Jenny

Jenseits von Staat und Patriarchat

Jimi Tenor

Jonas Meyer

JOSH

Joshua Idehen

Joy Bogat

Julia Kubik

Julie`s Haircut

juni

Junokill

Just be- with Somatic Arts & Movement for BIPOCs only

Kaputt FM

Karaokejesus

K'BOKO

K'BOKO

KIDSØ

Killer-Kitsch-Queen feat. Ommi Rafke

King Yosef

Kon Faber

Körperfunkkollektiv: Radioballett

La 3 et demie

LA CERCLEUSE

LAQQ

LARRY BANG BANG + THE TRIGGER TWO

Laura Murphy

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

LEBEN UND WIDERSTAND VON LISA FITTKO

Lena Stoehrfaktor

Leona Jacewska

Less Kuerdas

LIEBE IM KAPITALISMUS

Light Asylum

Liiek

Lil' Lil'

Lioba

LISÆ

Lisaholic

Lithiumabbau in Chile (EN/DE)

LLUM

Local Journalism

Lockpicking

losers arcade

Löten verbindet: LED Festivalschmuck / Soldering connects: LED jewlery

Love in times of War

lux amor

M¥SS KETA

MACHINERIES

MAG

Magugu

MAHNMAL KEUPSTRASSE

MAIKA

Malecke // Wandbemalung

Männlichkeit auf dem Dancefloor

Maradiuli Ensemble

Mathis Akengin

Matze Sampler

Maz & The Phantasms

MC Tranny Supreme

META

MiMi Mxnroe

Missratene Töchter

Moja

MONOKROM

Moses Yoofee Trio

MTCHL

Mun Sing

Musk On Mars (Theater, 60 min)

My!Laika

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Myles Bullen

NADA Akupuncture

Nadja

NAH

Nakibembe Embaire Troupe

Nalan

"Never Again"?

noAtlas

No Border Lasts Forever

Noise Pollution Academy

Nova Materia

Obeka

Octopoulpe

OI!RONIE!

Omar KTD

ONYON

Ophelia Sullivan

Ornithologische Therapie – welchen Vogel hast du?

Our Police Raid: The Clandestine Publics Research Group

Outerspass

Ozan Ata Canani & die Demokratie

PALES

Passengers

Patina Records

Paul Sies

plainhead

POISON RUÏN

POWER PLUSH

Power-Tools for Hula Hooping (EN/DE)

Princess Room

Prison Affair

Queer Antifascist Karaoke

Queer Friends

Queer Futuring - Utopias of Care & Solidarity

Queer Quiz & Drag Show

Raphael Moussa Hillebrand

RAR

Rasco

RAUBWÜRGER

RAZMOTCHIKI KATUSHEK

Reflection on Times of Fascist Passion

Regulating Desire: AI, Pornography, and Sex Work in Contemporary Germany

Remi.fr

Remote Bondage

Reptilian Expo

River Roux

Role of community radio

Rosa Canina Collective feat. Uschi and the Boobs

Rytes

Sacekripa

Saint Stacy

SALÒ

Sami Galbi

Saraabb

Scampi

Schlagen! Werfen! Schreien!

Schlecht

Schuetter

Schulverweis

Secret Act

Sednoid ft Livvy K

SELF DEFENSE for beginners

Self Destruction Mode

Set Ambessa feat. Wends

Sexverbot

She Cant Afford Mascara

Sickmark

Siebdruck Workshop / Screen printing Workshop

Skorts

SLIFT

Snailmate

Snow Trail

Soli-Ehen

Sophia Kennedy

SoSo Klein

So Sorry

South Asian Disco Kiosk

Spit Acid

SPIXE

Sport on a Towel

SPÜRNASEN AUFGEPASST

Städtische Manieren

STAYING ALIVE! First Aid on Festivals

Stefanie Schrank

STEIN WALTER FRANK MEIER

STICKER 2000

Sufi Dub Brothers

Super Jet Kinoko

SUSPECTRE

Sweely

Syntax Schwarz

Tanajah

Tapping für überforderte Nervensysteme und wilde Herzen

Teatro Pavana

thea & schtu

Theater: Mein bedrohliches Gedicht

The Dames

The Family Men

THE NULL CLUB

The Slow Readers Club

THIER

TJE

tonota

Traumreise: radical futures

Tukan

TVOD (Television Overdose)

Twenty One Children

TZK

Unbehaun

Upchuck

Urso

Use Knife

Vandalisbin

Verbrennung 3. Grades

viah

Violeta Garcia

Wahlen in MV

Was tun, wenn ich rassistische Polizeigewalt erlebe oder mitbekomme?

Weaving Cables of Resistance: A workshop on building a movement fighting AI and Big Tech

We Hate You Please Die

Weird Omen

We Keep Each Other Safe: Awareness & Solidarity on the Dancefloor

Who Owns the Stage?

Wicked and Bonny

widersetzen

WØR

Wosto

xena

XOXO

YANSN

Yass

Zahn

Zakhorov feat. Deva

Zeal Minus

Zily

Zine-Making-Workshop

Zion Train

Zofa Connexion

Zwischen Zwei und Vier

34 Afghan Windows

Performance

34 Afghan Windows is an experiential journey that captivates each participant by giving them the opportunity to travel within the Afghan world, because unfortunately it is not possible to be there nowadays. The number 34 refers to the 34 provinces in which different cultures, traditions, music, and history are waiting to be discovered. Each window shows a different perspective, and our intention is to give every listener the opportunity to open the windows and discover the reality of this forgotten land. We focus on issues such as: war, violence, terrorism, the indifference of Western countries, women rights, the escaping process of refugees, the journey to Europe and at the same time we try to spread the seeds of hope, dreams and dignity.

Abgrund

Band

Abgrund fuse post-punk, EBM, and new wave with live drums, bass and synths, building a dark electronic sound in which structure, harmony and noise blur. A tense balance of control and collapse, very disciplined yet liberating. With Abgrund, you will gaze into the abyss, and it will answer.

A Cosmic Threshold

Performance

Cosmic Threshold is a lecture-performance in which we explore the connection with sacred healing plants and mushrooms. From the cultural appropriation to the experience of the sacred, we would like to dive in different layers of reality and our ability to inhabit the unknown. AnaPaula and Karel were born in the Mexican mountains and visit us for opening this psychonautic space of healing. EN / ES / DE

Adi Scotheque

Band

Adi Scotheque crafts lo-fi, heart-first pop built from cheap keyboards, big feelings, and DIY grit. Blending indie sleaze, country roots, and dancefloor melancholy, her songs live somewhere between confession and catharsis.

Afrorack

Live Act

Brian Bamanya is the first person on the African continent to build DIY modular synth setups, hence his alias Afrorack. The 30-year-old engineering wizard started his music journey playing guitar and creating his own instruments, before diving into the world of modular synths. Bryan developed an extensive, experimental home-built modular synth set-up he’s been using to perform for the last two years. Expect dazzling, improvised live sets mixing African rhythms, techno, and acid house.

AFROTOPIA. Schwarze Konstruktionen von Geschlecht und Sexualität

Talk

In colonial discourse, Black people were either devalued as animalistic and infantile or hypersexualized and objectified, and thus dehumanized. How do these colonial imaginations continue to shape the present? How are Black bodies portrayed in the media today, and how can Black sex workers appropriate these stereotypes and use them to their advantage? Discuss with the wonderful author Jenaba Samura and the activist Sisal. DE / EN translation

AG Plaste

Band

Young and fresh and punk and loud and fun and synth and heady and so on ad nauseam! German punk that is just as fast and clear as it is loud and noisy. Tie on your shoes, grab your crew, and crossword puzzle like there's no tomorrow! (If you don't get the last sentence, ask your nearest friendly German speaker...if you can find one!)

AI Slop: a discussion about good enough technologies

Talk

The internet has been a mess for a while. Clickbait, fake news, endless content that says very little, images of nothing – just a constant stream of crappy, sloppy stuff. Now AI/LLMs are making it worse. With tools like ChatGPT, we can produce huge amounts of text, images, and ideas in seconds. A lot of it sounds convincing. A lot of it looks finished. But much of it is…kind of empty. Slightly off. Just okay. So how do we make sense of this? In this session, we bring in two sociologists to think through this growing pile of »AI slop.« One way to understand it is through the idea of »good enoughness.« Most technologies aren’t designed to be perfect – they’re designed to be good enough to work. AI supercharges this. It produces content that feels usable and complete, regardless of whether it’s shallow or wrong. That’s how slop spreads: it passes. In this session we will discuss the following questions: What is AI slop and how did it get here? Why are technologies just meant to be good enough? Who is actually producing all this slop – AI, or us? We’ll share a few short, real examples from how people actually use AI at work and in everyday life. And then we open it up to you: Bring your weirdest AI outputs, your frustrations, your favorite uses – or your skepticism. Let’s try to make sense of the mess together.

Alarmsignal

Band

Punk is dead! Long live the punk! Boom boom tschack, boom boom tschack and the barricades are burning. It's not enough to be against something: do something! »Alarmsignal« (german for »amber light«) is pure punk with attitude. Want to reach that sweet spot where you can feel your heart throbbing to the beat? Enough said!

Albertine Sarges

Band

With a cross-genre approach between art pop, krautrock, and 70s folk, Albertine Sarges combines vocals and instruments, from the flute to the drum pads, in layered arrangements to create deeply moving rhythm, harmony, and experimental pop.

Alien Chicks

Band

Alien Chicks are an experimental post-punk power trio from Brixton. Expect dark and twisted fairy tales of modern Britain: surrealist social commentary packed with punchy rhythms, eclectic time signatures, and nostalgic harmonies fueled by huge amounts of passion and energy. Beware! It's addictive!

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra

Band

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra folds brass, distortion, and sudden tenderness into sprawling pieces that seem never to settle. One moment they drifts like a wonky love parade, the next they bursts open into pure chaos. Music for getting pleasantly lost – somewhere between free jazz, psych cinema, and an engine room full of strange dreams.

Antifaschistisches Morsen (DE/EN)

Workshop

Beep, Dot, Dash Against Fascists: In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Morse code, its role in resistance movements, and how to creatively make anti-fascist messages both audible and visible – no prior knowledge required. Everyone is welcome to participate, though the workshop is specifically geared toward those with no previous experience.

Apéro

Band

APÉRO is an outernational synth punk/egg punk trio that can be found at the devils’ crossroads where synth-, garage- and egg punk meet for a little pre-dinner drink. If you like cold drinks, cool snacks, synth drums, half-stupid lyrics, and cheap trashy effects, then this might quite possibly be your type of thing!

Ashanti Selah ft. Dan I Locks

Live Act

Dan I Locks: roots reggae singer; founding member of Deng Deng HiFi; decade-long collaborator with Ashanti Selah. In their legendary sound system shows, the music is the message: roots and culture, dub ans steppers. Foundation style from the late 70s meets modern style and a whole lot of heavy bass. The message is central and it's one of peace and love, revolution and spirit.

Asia Imbiss

Band

ASIA IMBISS blends alternative indie, electronica, and lo-fi pop. Everyday fragments and a shifting mix of vocals, synths and rhythm take you on a journey of nostalgic wanderlust, and late-night haze. Refletions on drive-in burgers, sambuca, bad moods, good moods, and bittersweet family life are poured into lyrical tunes and poppy rhythms. Guten Appetit!

Ata Kak

Band

Ata Kak, the Kumasi artist behind Obaa Sima, crafted a singular blend of highlife, hip-hop and funk in the early ’90s that went largely unnoticed until decades later. Now a cult figure blending Twi rap and Afro-futurism, Ata Kak's approach remains smooth: »I don’t consider myself a legend, I’m just doing what I love.«

Atom Atom

Band

Atom Atom play biting, bleak anarcho-punk with alternating, heavily reverbed vocals and snappy uffta-uffta backed by the occasional D-beat. The pissed-off lyrics drift through Weltschmerz, mental health, and feminist rage. Lately, the whole thing’s also picked up a noticeable wave/post-punk edge, adding extra bite and a layer of gloom to the chaos.

AVEM

Live Act

Driving rhythms and ephemeral soundscapes, rooted in a style of electronica that prioritises emotional density. AVEM relies on hypnotic repetition as playful techno influences shift into more aggressive, break-heavy territory. A live set designed for movement-balancing dynamics with a distinct, atmospheric depth.

Awareness-Vernetzung (DE/EN)

Workshop

This networking meeting is aimed at people who are engaged in awareness work or are part of awareness structures, and want to exchange with others. The goal is to share experiential knowledge, reflect on challenges, and strengthen cross-regional networking. The focus is on talking about specific experiences, such as dealing with boundary violations, shift-related stress, and collaborating with other working areas such as security, medical teams, PsyCare, etc.). We will also address current challenges in awareness work, such as defining boundaries between awareness and other work areas.

Baran Kok

Live Act

Baran Kok’s take on queer rap doesn’t aim for clean representation or easy politics. Forget the »good«, palatable outsider. Provocative, ego-driven excess, macho posturing, sexual bluntness: all things straight male rap are here reclaimed. Arrogance and vulnerability, horny chaos and complete social discomfort: confrontational punchlines meet moments of painful honesty. Sleazy, self-aware, and messy, forget polished identity politics. Instead, revel in public emotional spillage over blown-out club beats.

Bass Sick Shit

Band

Bass Sick Shit deliver an enthusiastic mix of raw punk rock, tightly locked-in, hard-hitting drums, and funky slap bass grooves. For 12 years, the two friends been bringing their Bass Sick Shit (basic shit) to the stage, creating an atmosphere driven by pure feminist rage funneled into positive energy and community.

Battlepunk für Anfänger*innen

Workshop

BEATING THE DRUM

Performance

Bella & The Bizzare

Band

A wild fusion of garage punk, sixties rock ’n roll, surf, and a sprinkle of soul. Bella’s smokey vocals mash it up and bring it to life by buttering it with sweet harmonies. Add to the mix some crunchy guitar licks and killer bass lines and you have Bella's unavoidably contagious rapture. If you aren’t a Bizarro yet, she’ll surely turn you into one before the evening is over!

Bingo with 'erogene Zone' (queerfem. sexshop and educational collective)

others

Terminology BINGO is, as always, gonna be a colourful affair. As the song goes: »Mit dir möcht ich gern Bingo spielen, immer immer wieder Bingo spielen…«. By the end of our session, you’ll not only be intimately initiated into the basics of Flogger, but with a bit of luck, you’ll also walk away with some hot, hot prizes. Beware, though: gambling can be addictive! *Easy English Edition*

BiPoC Empowerment through Horror (DE/EN)

Workshop

This workshop aims to be a space where we can collectively reflect on the possibilities that the horror genre offers us to empower ourselves and each other. Together we’ll take a look at the transformative potential of horror stories from marginalized perspectives. - Bi_PoC only

Blow Jobs Are Real Jobs

Performance

Creaked out of an eck with two heads and no brain - just fracking around. To girls unceremoniously take the stage on bass and synth. Blowjobs Are Real Jobs they’re getting up close and personal with you. They half sing, half yell about masturbation and monogamy, can´t hold their laughter in between songs; moaning, yelling, shrieking, panting, crying.....

Boko Yout

Band

Boko Yout is the outsider infiltrating the mainstream. Led by Paul Adamah, the genre-defying Swedish band has carved out its own sonic universe with Afro-Grunge – a wild and fearless collision of punk-funk pulse, raw alt-rock aggression, and off-kilter experimentalism. The result is music that feels like a riot and a ritual at once: visceral, disruptive, spiritual, and deeply rooted in ideas of liberation, creativity, and intentional living.

Bombstrap

Band

Fasten your seatbelts for a full-throttle journey: BOMBSTRAP is a 4-piece terrorsquad hailing from Manchester and Rotterdam. Big nihilistic hardcore sound rooted in black alchemy and ultraviolence for you to rattle your guts and scream your lungs out. For all the fans of No Trend, Total Abuse, and dead healthcare CEOs out there.

Bö.senberg

Live Act

Armed with nothing but a drum kit and a stack of effects pedals, BÖ.SENBERG turns minimal rhythms into industrial energy. The solo project of French drummer Vincent Redel (La Colonie de Vacances, ex-Electric Electric), these live sets are a pulsing mix of ’90s techno and percussive power.

Brass Riot

Band

Whether in clubs, at protests, or on the street: Brass Riot will always deliver on the element of surprise. With the exceptional combination of two saxophones and a drum kit, they perform creative sets in a minimal line-up that makes everyone dance – without exception.

Briefe in den Knast

Workshop

BRIK TU-TOK

Live Act

Brik Tu-Tok is the freaky, high-energy, DIY universe of musicians Linde Carrijn and Maxim Storms. The band moves like a phenomenon within the Belgian underground, where they cultivate an idiosyncratic form of anti-pop: playfully disruptive, aesthetically defiant, unbound by conventions. Their musical trip is a grotesque collage of catchy synth riffs, weird samples, raw old-school beats, and off-the-hook lyrics. A Brik Tu-Tok performance is a high-energy party; a poetically derailed catwalk; brutal and salty.

BSK

Band

BSK still believe punk should annoy as many people as possible — inside and outside their own scene. Somewhere between catchy singalongs, clashing synths and sarcastic side comments, the band stumbles through the ruins of modern Germany with enough hooks to get even the angriest old-school punks tapping on the kitchen table. Their self-declared mission: “No more private jets for Friedrich Merz.” Punk still lives, unfortunately.

Built your own kite / Drachenbau-Workshop

Workshop

Cakes Da Killa

Live Act

Cakes da Killa: Performer, songwriter, innovator, queer pioneer. New Jersey-born, but he’s reigned in New York through a decade-plus independent career tearing up stages worldwide with a unique blend of rap, house, and electronic music. Cakes declines to submit to convention via self-definition; he knows himself, and the rest is up to the listener: »I know you're touching me, but are you feeling me?«

CALYSS

Band

CALYSS is a five-piece post-metal band that thrives on tension and dynamics. Expect slow builds from fragile calm to crushing intensity, achieved through delicate passages and walls of distortion. You will be held in an immersive and powerful experience of waves of sound rolling across an unsettled, dark seascape.

Cameyo

Live Act

What do you get when you mix tech house, hip-hop, jazz, and funk with the soulful electronica of Cameyo? They call it Trip-House. Thriving on spontaneity, improvisation, emotional honesty, and fun, Cameyo has captivated the hearts of Berlin audiences and is now here to capture yours, too!

Carla Hinrichs

Lesung

Carl Gari

Band

The music of Carl Gari resists easy categorisation. Arising out of the friction between electronic music and guitar textures, the trio forges a distinctive, idiosyncratic sound. Distorted electric guitars and pulsating basslines intertwine with analog drum machines, tape delays, and intricate effect chains, creating music that is raw, organic, and psychedelic.

Carmen Sea

Live Act

Carmen Sea is an instrumental trio: violin, guitar, and drums. Straddling the line between rock and electronic music, the band delivers a radical, high-tension sound intertwining electronic production with live instruments.

casino crème caramel

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

everything will be good in the end. if its not good, its not the end.

Casino morning yoga with Hanna Turner

Workshop

Come as you are, where movement meets meaning. Enjoy a creative slow flow infused with authentic yogic teachings, delivered in a fun, down-to-earth style. Float into the festival stretched out, strong, and sparkly.

Casino Morning Yoga with Valerie Hartwich

Workshop

A morning practice to shake the limbs awake, to tickle the senses alive and to plug into a deep sense of feeling body. This class is a mix of vinyasa, fascia flow and somatic movement that creates a clear connection throughout the body, as well as with heart and mind for you to gracefully unleash your glorious self on the dancefloors.

CASSETTE HEADS TAKEOVER FEATURING TAN BROWN

Band

Since throwing their first jam sessions back in 2019, music collective Cassette Heads have cultivated a community around the love of listening, playing and sharing their unique blend of jazz, soul, hiphop, r&b and beyond with invited guests in their famous weekly events, all year round! Joining the Cassette Heads crew on this occasion is NYC native, singer/songwriter Tan Brown, known for her immersive soundscapes, hazy vocals, effortless delivery, and deep stories.

Catt

Band

CATT blends indie folk, singer-songwriter, and 60s/70s-inspired pop into warm, organic arrangements. Multi-instrumental layers, intimate songwriting and band-driven dynamics shape a sound between classic folk and modern indie pop. Emotional, sophisticated, soft, strong – listening to CATT makes your heart beat to 60 bpm.

Charlotte Colace

Band

When classic soul blends with trip hop, and honesty as comfort meets a voice so charismatic. When the piano/organ, the trumpet and saxophone, the vocal ensemble, bass, drums and percussion got the real feel, the chilly couleur, the silky seducement – uhh, woow! Need a dash of glamour, a warm smile, a warm wink, does pouring your heart out still feels a little daunting yet it’s within reach? Charlotte Colace.

Chewy She

Band

CHEWY SHE is an electro-disco-punk band from London, blending glittery disco grooves with punk rock energy. Known for wild, immersive live shows that mix humor, absurdity, and feminist themes, they'll wind you into their chaotic, campy, rule-bending fairytale performances and twist you into a wild dance frenzy.

Chloe Loftus Dance

Neuer Zirkus

An inimitable and mesmerising duet spirals, entwined, harnessing their differences and strengths into aerial dance. Intimate and spectacular, The Air Between Us is the creation of acclaimed New Zealand dancer and choreographer, Chloe Loftus, performed alongside Belgian dance artist Florent Devlesaver. Arriving at this point in time from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, they craft a celebration of equality and connection using a bespoke counterweighted rigging system, incorporating both the body and the wheelchair into an extraordinary performance. This unique aerial dance explores our innate capacity to exist in symbiotic harmony with one other and with our environment.

Chloe Loftus Dance

Neuer Zirkus

An inimitable and mesmerising duet spirals, entwined, harnessing their differences and strengths into aerial dance. Intimate and spectacular, The Air Between Us is the creation of acclaimed New Zealand dancer and choreographer, Chloe Loftus, performed alongside Belgian dance artist Florent Devlesaver. Arriving at this point in time from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, they craft a celebration of equality and connection using a bespoke counterweighted rigging system, incorporating both the body and the wheelchair into an extraordinary performance. This unique aerial dance explores our innate capacity to exist in symbiotic harmony with one other and with our environment.

Chocolate Remix

Live Act

Queer-feminist reggaeton artist Chocolate Remix is a political statement and a transfeminist revolution, turning the genre inside-out with a sharp humour that is sexy, but never sexist. Because La Fiesta Es Nuestra! (The party is ours!) Together with an incredible drummer, two outstanding dancers and her partner in crime, DJ and backing singer Mora Destroya, Chocolate Remix brews a powerful, energetic show that is anything if not hothothot!

Chris Köver

Talk

CHRISTØFER

Band

Cie. Alta Gama

Neuer Zirkus

“Mentir lo mínimo” is a minimalist piece about body image. Three bodies – a man, a woman, and a bicycle – navigate the circular stage of the Toto Arena, exploring balance, beauty, and fragility. Rather than striving to be smooth and perfect, the two performers shed layer after layer of everything superfluous and question what remains: What relationship do we have with our bodies, and what kind of relationship do we want to have?

CLARKS PLANET

Band

With Clarks, you’ll experience sensual moments on traffic islands in overheated cities, shameless retorts hurled straight into the faces of those hungry for power – all orchestrated by a choir of long-eared owls – and a heart breaking in an on-again, off-again relationship with society: “Can’t we just start over?” Patriarchal crusts crack open, revealing vulnerability, connection, and something soft that wants to stay. The whole experience is presented to you on a golden platter filled with virtuoso musical artistry, and as a very special side dish, the artists from Visuell will also enchant your eyes.

Clownausbruch

Workshop

Collective Shimmy – Oriental Sexpress

Workshop

An interactive drag belly dance performance that begins with a short solo and unfolds into a playful workshop where participants of all levels learn a few simple movements together. Expect rhythm, glitter, and a touch of transformation as we step into drag and build a collective choreography — turning the audience into a shimmering part of the show.

COLLIGNON

Band

Raw and excessive, with an overwhelming and infectious energy, the blazing live band Collignon plays psychedelic instrumental grooves from around the world. Their combination of traditional and contemporary seduces open minds onto the dance floor to lose themselves to the sound.

Colonbia and the War on Drugs

Workshop

Welcome to the Colombian collective from Hamburg! For centuries, Indigenous knowledge about coca has been ignored and subordinated within the frameworks constructed in the Global North. Join us on a journey from the leaf to the line! Recognize the legitimacy of Indigenous knowledge systems, challenge prohibitionist narratives, and open a broader debate about historical justice, sovereignty, and the current global drug control regime. Camilo, Paula, Diego, Daniela

Compagnie 7bis

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

With Instante, Juan Ignacio Tula explores the metaphoric possibilities of the Cyr wheel. Through an exchange of forces and counterweights between the metal wheel and his body, he opens a terrain of possibilities expressed by centrifugal force. The simplicity of the gyrating, repetitive movement creates a state of physical exhaustion, while the lack of vision generated by constantly spiraling action, a survival instinct kicks in. The body is engaged completely, arriving at a point where time and space border on the infinite. Instante materialises a journey to the centre of ourselves, leading us to the brink of hypnosis, disrupting our relationship with time, and offering the body as a mirror to reify our humanity. An unforgettable, captivating experience.

Compagnie Ar

Performance

Invisible walls. A woman sliding and pushing. The body contorts, pressing against the limits of a narrow glass prism. Protection or imprisonment? A dizzying, wordless exploration of boundaries and the injunctions that bodies undergo, executed with artistic precision by Alice Rende. A minimalist soundscape accompanies the sounds produced by a soft body resisting its hard container. Duration: 30 minutes.

Conscious Way Outernational

Live Act

Conscious Way Outernational Hi*Powa is a sound system that proudly carries on the spirit and vibrations of the Caribbean. Born in the heart of Guadeloupeo when Abigene (Selectress) and Tiqur (Operator) met: two passionate people coming from opposite ends of the world. CWO plays Roots Rock Reggae in a Dub style, from the foundations to tomorrow's music, with exclusive cuts and original productions. On a mission at the microphones: Sistah Jahia and Bobo Nattywell, two of the most talented voices coming from the Caribbean. The alchemy is a vibrant and authentic experience of message and music.

Corner Condition

Band

Corner Conditions work spans across media to include, among others, video, sound, and performance. Intersecting, overlapping, and intercoursing, the duo criticizes labour exploitation and gendered power distribution under techno-capitalism. Their work appropriates eroticism and sensuality to illuminate absurdity and contradiction inherent to privatized / corporate space.

Cyanotypie-Workshop

Workshop

Dance Out Loud

Workshop

Welcome to our special Sunday dance: Dancing the world with our bones! How does militarization affect our bodies? How about patriarchy and oppression? How do we claim our space, dance our anger, and find our own militancy — one that arises from a benevolent relationship with our bodies? Mentally, physically, and sensually, we stand up against the intensifying militarization of the present! In recent years, DANCE OUT LOUD has brought feminist dance protest forms to the streets of Hamburg. Today, open to EVERY BODY who joins our fight! DE + EN + ES Martina & Smilla

Das Beat

Live Act

The pulse, the heart, and the movement. High-performance octane beats with mixed German-English lyrics. Cold-wave aesthetics combined with indie energy to warm your heart.

Das Fusiongelände – Vom KZ zum Kulturschauplatz

Workshop

Dasha Fyah & Natty Pati

Live Act

Two selectresses, one mission! Spreading conscious energy and positive vibrations through reggae and dub! Dasha Fyah and Natty Pati unite as musical allies to deliver a powerful, bass-driven journey full of connection, energy, and fire.

Das Kinn

Live Act

Dead Bob

Band

How to describe 50 years of music? Amazing, weird, post punk, wave, Bob! These guys keep kicking ass when others just wither away. They're still touring stages worldwide and they're constantly asked to name their genre. But they still haven't managed to find one that fits! One thing is clear: turn up the volume! We aim to make sure you hear it all good and loud!

Dekarbonisierung in Namibia (EN/DE)

Workshop

In the name of climate protection, green hydrogen is being produced in the Global South for the Global North. Using the Hyphen project in Namibia as an example, this workshop will demonstrate how decarbonisation perpetuates colonial power structures, inequalities, and exploitation.

Designing Life: the Un|Natural Selection Club

Talk

What is life? This question has invigorated science, philosophy, and art, and today it is being reshaped by emerging technologies. With tools like CRISPR & AI, scientists are developing “Synthetic Biology 2.0”, creating “self-assembling” cells, programming proteins and organoids. As the possibility of “designing new life” becomes more tangible, it raises ethical and societal concerns that we need to consider. The Un|Natural Selection Club offers a space to explore these questions collectively through artistic and experimental engagement with emerging scientific findings. Together, we’ll craft, sculpt, mutate, synthesize, hack, reimagine, and animate life through art to make-sense of what we are made of and provide a broader picture as to what considerations of "life" - taken more openly and metaphorically – need to be included when thinking about how we want to live in the 21st century. The art created during this workshop will serve as a catalyst for dialogue with scientists.

Deutsche Laichen

Band

Deutsche Laichen – which approximately translates to »German coarpses« – charge in at full gallop with feminist punk rooted in queer DIY culture. Their sound mixes punk energy with post-punk tension, driven bass, and raw vocals, shaped by a very millennial fatigue, resistance and fragile hope. Fuck.

Deva feat. Zakhorov

Live Act

Дeva is a DIY project by a hungarian musician, Dorina Takács. She writes and produces her tracks and designs her artworks. Дeva's music features are atmospheric smooth sounds, pulsating bass and polyphonic mantras mostly inspired by magical Hungarian folk songs. Although in some cultures ‘deva’ represented brightness, this word was also used for evil throughout history.

Dexter & Urban Beats Collective

Live Act

DIE GRILLEN

Live Act

Die Grillen are a Berlin-based electronic duo mixing electroclash, wave, Italo disco, and cosmic club energy into danceable, character-driven electro pop. Pulsing synths, 303 basslines, cold drum machines, and dry, deadpan lyrics. Their sound moves between irony and sincerity, between the dancefloor and something stranger underneath. Built on a DIY mindset and a hardware-only live setup, Die Grillen borrow from the past only to distort it and make it move.

Die Knöpfe

Band

Die Steifen

Band

Art-Punk from the Rheinhessen region: the trio Die Steifen are crafting stripped-back, minimalist pop-punk songs that explore themes of disco nightlife, violence and social façades with wit and precision. Reviewers have compared their sound to a mix of Die Ärzte, Udo Lindenberg and Ian MacKaye (with which they are okay with).

Dietah & Thorsten (Grindcoremusical)

Band

Attack of the Mad Axeman create a savage collision of grindcore, theatre, and absurd storytelling: a chaotic live spectacle that blends extreme music, raw violence, and brutal DIY cinematic energy into a deranged, genius stage experience. No joke, this is the first (and best and probably the last!) grindcore musical you'll ever see in your lifetime.

Die Wilde Jagd with Jena Philharmonic Quartet

Band

The Jena Philharmonic Quartet drifts through the layers of Die Wilde Jagd’s sprawling cosmic grooves as the night bends somewhere between chamber music, drone, and ritual pulse. Strings scrape against looping rhythms, tension builds slowly, and suddenly it feels less like a concert than like a strange dance procession moving through the dark.

Digital Funfair

Performance

The Digital Funfair is a collection of interactive games and experiences borne out of a moment when excess seemed to take over from fun at UK free parties. The home of the Beat Jigsaw, Scratch Yourself Stupid, and Light Hearted – all festival favourites. Some people think they're the best interactive installations ever! Other people think it’s rubbish! Come and make your own mind up!

Disco Bingo

others

Fusion x Disco Bingo: We play the hits, you mark off the squares. Put your music knowledge to the test and shake your booty! Great prizes are waiting for you! Language: DE Translation: NO Recording: NO

Ditz

Band

Ditz play a tense mix of noise rock, post-punk, and hardcore. Their sound combines driving basslines, sharp guitars, and rhythms with spoken and shouted vocals. Hailing from Brighton and a new wave of British post-punk, Ditz's repetitive grooves and chaotic bursts of energy make for a raw and physical musical journey.

DIY-Harness-Workshop

Workshop

DJ Balaton

Live Act

DJ Balaton transports listeners to a sonic landscape reminiscent of an ideal day off, blending deep, dub-infused house rhythms with warm synth textures. His debut EP, Blauer Montag, released on Audiolith's sublabel Hold Your Ground, draws inspiration from the tradition of taking Mondays off, offering a soundtrack for those seeking a musical escape.

Dogshow

Band

Dogshow are two brothers traversing the astral planes of dance music dressed as poodles. These two full-bodied canine siblings are on a mission to create the ultimate party experience, fusing live techno and rave with real instruments. Performing in the middle of the audience on their battery-powered Dog Trolley, they conduct an animalistic »howling at the moon« ceremony. Part space-age cabaret, part canine cult – this is dance music at its most gloriously unhinged.

Dolph

Live Act

Dolph's warm, grounded dancefloors have a living-room atmosphere, always staying close to the people. With roots in Mecklenburg and a musical background in hiphop and electronica, Dolph's sound moves between downtempo, deep house, and slightly crooked electronic music, a thing he calls Metahop. Slow, groovy, a little weird, but never harmless.

DOOM GONG

Band

U.S.A. by seven music school nerds, DOOM GONG has made a name for themselves internationally with their own home-baked genre, Denim Psych – a hodgepodge of psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, bedroom pop, lo-fi, contemporary classical music, as well as blood, sweat, and a lot of denim.

EBBB

Band

Drawing on a diverse range of influences, Ebbb have developed something very unique. Fusing pulsing rhythms, immersive electronic production, layered vocal harmonies and beats that veer from ambient to industrial and gabber, the result is an idiosyncratic hybrid of sounds that will trip you off your feet.

Ecko Bazz

Live Act

Ugandan MC Ecko Bazz is one of the most uncompromising voices to emerge from East Africa’s underground. Closely affiliated with the Kampala-based collective Nyege Nyege and its experimental imprint Hakuna Kulala, he has built a reputation for explosive performances and a raw, confrontational lyrical style delivered in Luganda. Since his breakthrough with Tuli Banyo (2018), Ecko Bazz has continuously pushed the boundaries of regional rap, fusing grime, dancehall, and industrial club music into a sound that is both physically aggressive and politically charged.

Elternabend

Band

ELTERNABEND is when parents have to show up at school and sit through a lecture on why their son Fynn-Lasse wasn't paying attention in Latin class - again and again. Sounds like a drag, right? The band Elternabend, on the other hand, is waaaaaaay more fun. They play hooky: they are all about punk, lyrics about free beer, head breaking pogo, and anti-fascism. And sometimes their music is almost kind of like rock ’n’ roll, with a slower tempo so you can catch your breath in between songs and take a sip of your beer.

Embrace Connection Tango

Workshop

Reimagine tango as a creative experience beyond traditional stereotypes. No partner or prior dance experience needed - just an open heart. Focus on embodied dialogue and connection, to step into the embrace of electric tango!" ///Open to everyone, no partner or knowledge needed.

Es reicht

Performance

For all parents who lost a child and all children who lost a parent. For all who never became mothers. For all who never wanted to become mothers. For all who had to go through miscarriages. For all who can not get pregnant. For all adoptive parents. For all parents who have put a child up for adoption. For all who have terminated a pregnancy. For all who provide abortion services. For all the caregivers who moved from other countries to care for our parents and are missed by their own families. For all chosen families. Theater + Q&A DE

Familiengeschichte in der NS-Zeit recherchieren

Workshop

Faravaz

Live Act

Faravaz is a Berlin-based singer and songwriter working in alternative pop with R&B textures and Iranian musical influence. Her songs are direct, personal, and built for the stage. A political dissident, Faravaz keeps raising her voice for voiceless women and against gender apartheid. Her provocative, unforgiving style will turn the mic into a megaphone for collective empowerment.

Farhot

Band

Farhot's honey-dripped lyrics are loaded with melancholy and the shifting moods of early hiphop; his bars outsmart only his beats. An evolution from conscious rap to melodic downtempo, from the smoothest synth and back to the roots. An unhurried journey between a wide range of samples transposed into a warmly blended mix of sound and beats to soothe your soul and awaken the dance in ya.

Faroul

Band

Faroul make music for the SOUL. A five-head band brings together family, roots, funk, soul, and pop in a multi-vocal and multi-lingual groove. Live and spontaneous and always, always danceable, Faroul are here to say it loud and clear: chill out, be kind to one another, and fight the power.

FAT CONCUBINE

Band

»Music to put your mind on steroids.« South-east London’s Fat Concubine is a high-end, danceable riot with a post-punk vibe. Melodic brass and heavy beats with relentless energy to drive up the sound system and rev up the rave. Get on your mosh.

Faul & Spaeth

Live Act

Faul & Spaeth found their sound somewhere between 303 acid lines, driving downtempo, and the search for abundant grooves. Complex percussion, retro synth aesthetics, and lower bpm rates hover between slow acid house and psychedelic trance. Mystical soundscapes for slowing down and re-energising in preparation for the next plane of reality.

Fermentativer Sauerkrautworkshop

Workshop

Film: Foragers

Film

With subtle humor the movie shows the conflicts surrounding the gathering of wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel. Combining fiction, documentary and archival footage, the film examines how Israeli nature protection laws restrict traditional foraging practices, particularly of ’akkoub and za’atar. Following foragers from field to courtroom, it explores questions of land, heritage, resilience and who has the power to decide what is preserved or allowed to survive. The filmmaker is present! Movie + Q&A EN

Fletchy Boy (live)

Live Act

Some artists need to be experienced live to be truly understood. Fletchy Boy is certainly one of them. Originally coming from a background in R&B, classical piano, and live vocals, he has evolved into an artist who blurs the lines between club music and live performance. In his productions and sets, classical musicality meets driving house energy; emotional depth collides with movement, groove, and release. Intimacy and euphoria alike: everything unfolds on the dancefloor.

Fliegende Haie

Band

The Fliegende Haie began as a one-night stand. By some mysterious alchemy, this transformed into cutting, adrenalin-driven electro-pop with bite and intent. Aggressive and tender, hyper-energetic and fun, here is the answer to a world full of smartphone zombies and power-hungry despots. From gender roles to mental (un)health, the Fliegende Haie pumps new energy into smashing taboos with both trash and intellect.

Fluchtrouten

Workshop

From Rave to Rubble – Von Subkultur zur humanitären Hilfe

Talk

Front Page Leslie

Live Act

Front Page Leslie writes from the blurry place between a diary and a dream. Leslie's songs play out like a fairytale set at the edge of a new chapter of life, full of love, lost youth, and a restlessness that never holds still. The mic gets passed around. Voices tell of a kid adrift, a lovestruck fool, a drunk under bleary streetlights. The sound slips between no wave, mutant dub, abstract hip hop, post-punk, and experimental. The perfect music for all the hopeless romantics out there.

Führerschein und Fahrzeugaperie bitte! – Workshop für Verkehrskontrollem

Workshop

Fulu Miziki

Band

A thrilling explosion of Afro-Futurism, the multidisciplinary collective's name roughly translates as »music from garbage«. Fulu Miziki hails from a future in which humans have reconciled with the earth and with themselves. This future is based in the pulsing Congolese capital city of Kinshasa, where the eco-friendly punk ensemble relentlessly transforms its ensemble in ever-changing trash constellations. Transforming objects to transform bodies, Fulu Miziki's wild masked costumes and electronic and industrial beats will move you to dance, dance, dance!

Fusion erinnert

Talk

In Retzow-Rechlin, just around the corner, there was a forced-labor camp and a satellite camp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp from 1940 to 1945. Traces of Nazi forced labor can also be found on the Fusion grounds. How can we commemorate this history today? How do we reconcile the memory of these crimes with Fusion as a place for parties, ecstasy, and “holiday communism”? Diana Groó is the granddaughter of Judith Varga-Hoffmann, a survivor of the camp. We are very thankful for the initiative and the guests. DE / EN translation Excursion: Thursday, June 25, 11 am - 2 pm, start: at Oase – this talk is open for everybody

Fxckin Flinten

Band

The newest and hottest punk band Jena has to offer at the moment: Fxing Flinten! Formed only in December, they have come to stay and claim their space. Queer, messy, slutty, and in-your-face.

Gaffiti (DE/EN)

Workshop

Graffiti workshop for rookies and experts. We'll paint a piece together while sharing the basics of working with the spraycan. See you @ at the graffiti corner close to the workshop-hangar. Open to all genders!

Gameboyz II Men

Live Act

Gameboyz II Men are Micha Volders (ICCHA, Vermin Twins, Meteor Musik,…) and Dijf Sanders (The Violent Husbands, Teddiedrum, Dijf Sanders,…). Two iconic producers who clench fists to create badass beats and mayhem on oldskool Gameboys. Expect Boys Noize / Justice / Techno like constructs of 4 bit pulse waves. A rave party where things can go wrong in a good way on so many levels.

Gatafeira & Enesi M.

Live Act

GATAFIERA is a Vienna-based Latinx duo composed of queer trans artists Hoesé and Luí Matias dos Santos. Combining their Peruvian and Brazilian roots, they have created a transformative musical project that blends reggaeton and baile funk with elements of drum and bass and rock, crafting a sound that energizes listeners, evokes deep emotional resonance, and amplifies their thought-provoking messages. More than just musicians, GATAFIERA is a bold statement of representation, liberation, and the power of embracing one’s identity.

Gaye Su Akyol

Band

Gaye Su Akyol is a vibrant force of Turkish rock and punk. Hailing from lands where commitment to the tales that history tells, where dedication to one's passion – to falling in love, to sexual identity – is a revolutionary act, Gaye Su Akyol bridges cultural roots with the limitless power of imagination. Gaye Su Akyol's retro-futurism fuses Western surf and stoner rock, Turkish psychedelia and folk song, blood, sweat and dragon tears, taking you beyond into something more believed than known.

Gebärdensprache Basics

Workshop

Gigolo Tears

Live Act

Glass Museum

Band

Close your eyes and try to think of a combination of the love and empathy of your best friends and the precision of a clockwork. Glass Museum sounds a bit like that. The modern marriage between pure traditional jazz, orchestral arrangements, and the mathematics of electronic music. Listening and calming down is as possible as dancing along. We love it...

God Tongue

Live Act

Seattle-based duo God Tongue forge a sound they call Acid Body Rave: a visceral fusion of EBM, acid-driven rhythms, and stark minimal-wave textures. Their music is built on an arsenal of hardware synthsincluding the Bass Station, Sequential Drumtrax, Access Virus TI Snow and Synthstrom Deluge.

Gorz

Band

With a hypnotic show, the duo builds elasticity in their sound, complexity in their format and fresh frenesi while bringing drama, irony and intensity to the stage. Born out of the urge to perform a loud and sometimes primitive setlist of riffs, distortion and contorting vocals GORZ will use tenderness as a weapon, screaming as a caress, and volume as a pillow, to inhabit a harsh, aggressive and violently cute world.

GRAPHIC RECORDINGS

Visuals & Optics

A team of comic & illustration artists will capture selected talks and discussions at ConTent. These visual summaries will be made available after the talks, allowing festival visitors to discover key ideas, catch up on sessions they missed, and inspire further discussions.

GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE

Band

GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE may play their instruments very, very well, but the trio's music sounds even better; it’s full of life and overwhelmingly energetic. Their tight psych-rock songs extend up to 20 minutes and are full of both utmost urgency in expression and delicate intricacy in performance. This is what the drive to create sounds like.

GRIM SILENCE

Band

Grim Silence not only kick ass with their Metalcore infused Punkrock, they also have something to say and they are loud and they are angry and they are incredibly handsome people! A perfect fit for the SchuBkarton!

Grin

Band

Heavy psych-doom outft GRIN re-establish their unique position on the intersection between modern sludge and stoner doom metal. The intensity of the riffs, the boldness of the vocals, the heaviness of the bass and the detailed crunch of the production.

Guido Möbius

Live Act

Listeners who have come in contact with the music of Guido Möbius solely through his album releases are in for surprise when they attend one of the Berlin-based musician’s gigs. That is mainly due to the fact that Möbius makes no attempt whatsoever to translate the album tracks into a live performance. On the contrary: With the help of no more than his guitar, his voice, a trumpet and loads of effect pedals, he creates highly energetic music in between humour and hypnosis. Another element that makes his performances so special is his spontanous interaction with the audience.

Güner Künier

Band

Post-punk and no-wave are the key musical reference points for musician/actor Güner Künier. The psychedelic 70ies as well as 90ies noise-rock and riot grrrl may also have left their mark. Güner Künier has retroactively claimed the concept of »Yaramaz« (»good-for-nothing« in Turkish) as her own and sings about not letting anything stop you – find your own sense of confidence, whether it lies in studying industrial engineering, the arts, or both.

Hæresis

Band

Metal heads! Get ready for the turmoil of heresy. From the ashes of a forgotten world and the abyss of darkness shines a light so gloomy that it could swallow the sun. Profound discontent and ferocious power forms the foundation for the cathartic act of deliverance that this black metal band embodies. Obey the Hæresis!

Hairdressing-Workshop (EN/DE)

Workshop

Fancy a new haircut? Come on by and learn the basics, or just let loose and see what happens. For everyone who dares!

Harmon (live)

Live Act

Harmon, known for his releases on Mule Musiq and Moodfamily, fuses abstract modular synthesis and sampling techniques with live guitar and a love for warm textures and spacious pads, always balancing minimalist aesthetic and maximalist feelings. His sound exists between the fringes of House, Minimal and Dub Techno and tries to avoid their all too obvious conventions while remaining passionate, melodic and groove oriented. His performances breathe through live instrumentation, analog effects and the spontaneity of the moment.

Harriet und Peter Meining, Lars Rudolph

Theater

Havington

Band

Havington writes songs for endless red-wine evenings in a shared apartment or for rainy November Sundays on the couch. Her lyrics are thought-provoking, and her laid-back sound is carried by beautiful harmonies that nestle perfectly under our cozy winter blankets. It’s soothing, catchy, and captivating. All the elements of her songs complement each other and blend into a fascinating indie-folk masterpiece.

HAZE'EVOT

Band

“Haze’evot" is a rock punk pisco band and female collective based in Israel. For the last decade the band has worked as an independent group, producing content together, from recording music to creating its own video clips. The band deals with subjects such as the struggle between genders, human relationships and existential issues facing our generation.

Henge

Band

ATTENTION EARTH! This is Henge. We come in the name of RAVE. We bring you the gift of COSMIC DROSS – A kind of music new to your world. A wild mixture of breakbeats, drum 'n whoop whoop bass, funk-metal-noise, 60's surfguitar and al lot more tingeling ingredients that will grow your conciousness to a higher level! Step on it!

Hollie Cook

Band

The shy girl of Dub welcomes you to join her world of tropical pop. She sounds like a dreamy day on the beach. We recommend jumping into her flow and to join her cosmic sound. Let the love shine and delay on and on and on...

Hotbox

Workshop

GAZER MAGAZINE is a queer-feminist erotic print magazine. We work as a collective with a focus on BiPoC-, trans- and other lived experiences within the context of kink, fetish, and eroticism. We read porn stories for you — queer, explicit, non-fictional. Then what? Share your own lived-out fantasies or let’s come together as a community to find answers to questions you’ve always wanted to ask.

Hot Chicks

Band

THIS is the new SUPERGROUP from Paunsdorf Rock Academy - harmonies sweeter than wine - riffs heavier than metal - cowbells to melt the heart of Bruce Dickinson - bass that gives Davey 405 the goosebumps and synths which sound like they came straight from the REN AND STIMPY show!

How to: Farblöscher/Feuerlöscher

Workshop

How to Tox

Performance

Huah!

Band

»Oh no, everyone says Huah! have such witty and fun German lyrics! That's quite rare... What if I don’t get them?« Don’t fret, their music is fun as well! It’s full of jangly, guitar-driven tunes, careless backing vocals that rise into the air like B-52s (but never bomb). Gleeful camp for everyone! Playing wavey pop-punk that hasn’t turned sour since the 1980s, Huah! are Germany's Lovely Hearts Club Band.

Hundefutter

Band

»Hundefutter« mixes dark synth-bass and driving rhythms for hypnotic, raw soundscapes with a drum’n’bass vibe.

HYPNOSIS THERAPY

Live Act

Hypnosis Therapy are a Seoul based electronic-rap duo made up of rapper Jjangyou and producer Jflow. Jjangyou first gained international notoriety as a semifinalist in Korean rap survival programme Show Me The M0ney, having been a key player locally in the Korean Hip Hop scene since the early 10’s.

Ich reminisziere auch nachts

Performance

Infoladen im Workshophanger / Infoshop in the Workshophanger

Workshop

Infoshop in the Workshophanger It's fusion time and the bilblio>media:take! is moving into the Workshophanger again. The mobile Infoladen collective is bringing zines, stickers, books, buttons, shirts and more. The material is collected from various locations. - bringing your own material (info material, mobilisation material, soli stuff, your own zines, etc.) is welcome! Feel free to approach us. In workshops (see program), we also encourage you to create your own media!

Isam Elias

Live Act

Isam Elias takes you on a journey through Western productions and rhythms, foregrounding piano alongside synthesizers, with Afro-Oriental dance vibes and touches of dancehall. Blending Eastern folk melodies with powerful electronic sounds and Middle Eastern dabkeh and dance rhythms.

Ital V & Ma Sol

Live Act

Ital V and MaSol deliver uplifting roots rhythms through their vinyl selection. Born from long-time friendship and a shared love for soundsystem culture, they operate and move as one in session. MaSol on the mic brings conscious lyrics, spiritual chants and uplifting energy, while Ital V selects soulful roots, heavyweight steppas and dub cuts. Guided by the teachings of Haile Selassie I and the principle of Word, Sound & Power, their session carries a message of upliftment and unity for all mankind.

IWII

Band

IWII is an acronym for the very German saying of "that´s life, deal with it". This pretty much sets the course for their very unique post-punk, indie and noisy guitar-driven rock mix. Looping thoughts and emotional overload meet social commentary, yolo.

Jace

Live Act

Jah Militant

Live Act

Active since 1998, Jah Militant represent the tradition of cultural sound systems, broadcasting conscious dub and reggae music as a vector of unity. Focused on the message thru the music, Jah Militant has toured the whole world spreading its vibrations for more than 25 years now, mixing dubplates, productions, exclusive tracks and militant selections. Also producer for two labels (Jah Militant and Back in the days), Jah Militant is at the head of a sharp and original catalog reflecting a spiritual and committed music.

Jahpattersson

Live Act

Inspired by heavyweight bass lines, bicycle rides and Caribbean riddims, by chocolate, vintage groovebox sounds and the carefree ruckus of kids playing on the street, JahPattersson delivers a style that is chiefly progressive and diverse. He plays live trumpet and sings his own lyrics. Some tracks come with a sublime hint of Balkan sound, some with an air of Jazz. In doing what felt right, JahPATTERSSON has successfully defined his very own genre: Progadub.

Jamila & the Other Heroes

Band

Jamila & The Other Heroes are a band from manywhere, as they put it, and the music carries every bit of that mix. A wild blend of desert rock and funk, with Arabic rhythms slipping in between the guitar riffs and a unique voice that ties it all together. Vocals that argue for change without turning into a lame lecture, the kind you find yourself suddenly agreeing with while dancing. Jamila & The Other Heroes are loud, warm and genuinely hopeful, with a groove that does most of the convincing.

JayaHadADream

Live Act

Jamaican-Irish rapper JayaHadADream is one of the UK’s most exciting new voices, blending raw lyricism with grime and hip hop influences. Known for her heartfelt songwriting as much as her grime lyrics, Jaya moves effortlessly between introspective storytelling and shelling down high-energy sets, with several viral freestyle moments across worlds.

Jay Mitta & Anti Vairas

Live Act

One of the key producers behind Sisso Studios, Jay Mitta has a unique take on singeli, a hyper-fast music from Tanzania, combining it with hip-hop influences. In Dar es Salaam, he is considered one of the main go-to figures for singeli production. His frenetic music and DJ sets are intensified on stage by the badass female MC Anti Vairas, delivering sharp edged verses, the perfect duo to electrify the crowds.

Jean-Philippe Kindler

Lesung

Jef Everaert & Marica Marinoni

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Two people, two Cyr wheels, two different approaches to life: While Jef is more of a reserved type, Marica is brimming with self-confidence. “In Difference” depicts their sensitive encounter as they seek to navigate their differences without falling into a hierarchy or conforming too much to one another. The arena for their attempt to develop a shared language is the Cyr wheel, a classic circus discipline that is barely recognizable in this highly distinctive style – poetic, powerful, and honest.

Jenny

Band

Jenny play German-language indie rock for people who’d rather laugh at everyday life than meditate it away. Between rattling guitars, crooked-grin lyrics and surprisingly danceable melodies, they turn modern overload into small anthems. A little chaos, a little pub atmosphere, a pretty good idea.

Jenseits von Staat und Patriarchat

others

“Jin Jiyan Azadî – Women, Life, Freedom” stands worldwide for resistance against patriarchy, war, and oppression. Drawing on the Kurdish women’s movement in Rojava, representatives from women’s projects in northeastern Syria discuss how women are organizing, creating spaces of freedom, and fighting for social change. What can we learn from this resistance, and what might international networking look like today? Ilayda (Ceni, e. V.) , Eli (WJAS, Stiftung der freien Frau in Syrien) & Elisa (WJAS, Jinwar)

Jimi Tenor

Band

Since the 1990s, this Finnish sound visionary - saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and producer - has been defying genres, blending jazz, funk, electronics, afrobeat and experimentation into one hypnotic musical cosmos. Now he returns with his new band and another chapter of his boundless musical imagination. Celebrating his 60th birthday and a brand-new album titled “Selenites, Selenites!”, the Jimi Tenor Band is coming to perform at Fusion 2026.

Jonas Meyer

Live Act

JOSH

Live Act

Joshua Idehen

Live Act

Joshua Idehen delivers poetry like someone reading out emergency instructions long after the emergency already started. His tracks move between deadpan humour, political exhaustion and strange tenderness, carried by sparse club rhythms and sharp spoken word. Somewhere inside the jokes about washing machines, masculinity and ideology sits a very real question: who gets promised a future, and who is expected to survive without one?

Joy Bogat

Band

Joy Bogat begins a new era – bolder, more headstrong, yet still so warm and inviting that everyone can find their own space within it. Her clear and distinctive voice blends with layers of piano, vocals, spoken word, and grooving beats – all with an ease that’s hard to come by in indie-soul music. In her music, she explores the following questions: what does it mean to be gentle, courageous, responsible, black, a woman, and a mother in today’s world? Let’s accompany her on her journey, with her voice, her messages, and all the little miracles.

Julia Kubik

Lesung

Julie`s Haircut

Band

Active since the late nineties, Julie's Haircut is a band devoted to the hypnotic. Their kaleidoscopic eclecticism spans from psychedelia and minimalism to drone music, with echoes of jazz, ethnic, and dub. With one foot rooted in their history and simultaneously on a path of creative decentering, they now form a six-piece ensemble with their new singer and songwriter.

juni

Live Act

Ilaria’s work is the bastard child of readings, research, and visions blending politics, the occult, folklore, and digital realms. Through these, she found an other grammar— tentacular, queer, posthuman— to write and think creatively beyond the boundaries of gender, language, power, and reality.

Junokill

Band

With layered vocals, drifting synths, dense guitars, sighing strings and airy drums, JUNOKILL builds a fluid sonic cosmos that blends intimacy with a quiet, gentle defiance of convention. Some stoner rock, quite a bit post rock nuance and a lot of pop power, what´s not to love about this?

Just be- with Somatic Arts & Movement for BIPOCs only

Workshop

Calm & playful Just be invites you to slow down and be present — even when other things feel loud, overwhelming or distracting. Together, we will gently explore what it means to land within yourself through calm and playful somatic practices. This workshop offers space to soften, ground and reconnect with your body’s wisdom — something that can feel especially difficult for people impacted by racism and chronic stress. Through somatic practices, movement and intuitive drawing, we will explore ways to regulate the nervous system and create more presence & connection. This is a small BIPOC-centered space where you are invited to simply be — with yourself and in community. No prior experience or preparation is needed. Just come as you are. With Nuri IG @nuri_somatic_arts

Kaputt FM

Band

Nothing is certain... Anything can happen! Kaputt FM sends us down the river by boat, without a paddle, into our own personal Apocalypse Now. Music, confusion, sounds, synths, tripping, illusion, tones, samples, distortion, and storytelling from a distant, undiscovered planet. The cry for change is clearly audible, but the listeners cannot properly interpret its language and hidden secrets.

Karaokejesus

Performance

Karaokejesus invites you to join his energetic Holy Karaoke show and sing your heart out. He's been hosting his karaoke parties since 2021 in the Berlin queer-scene and loves to help you let your inner superstar come out.

K'BOKO

Workshop

This immersive workshop explores Afro-diasporic rhythms as tools for connection, healing, and collective expression. Through percussion, voice, breathing, and guided improvisation, participants experience how rhythm can activate presence, trance states, and deep listening. Drawing from Afro-Brazilian and African diasporic traditions, the session invites participants to reconnect body, mind, and ancestral memory through sound and movement. The workshop is facilitated by Brazilian percussionist and music therapist K'BOKO.

K'BOKO

Live Act

K’BOKO presents an immersive live set rooted in Afro-diasporic bass music, blending Afro-Brazilian rhythms, electronic production, and ritual performance. Combining live percussion, 808-driven sound design, and textured samples, the performance creates a bridge between ancestral knowledge and contemporary club culture. This is more than a concert — it is a sonic journey connecting past, present, and future through rhythm, movement, and vibration.

KIDSØ

Band

Killer-Kitsch-Queen feat. Ommi Rafke

Band

Had a spiritual awakening at the trance floor? Cried in a compost toilet? Fallen in love three times since Thursday? Perfect. Join the Killer Kitsch Queen, infamous for her chaotic comedy-song improvisations, as she transforms your wildest Fusion confessions into spontaneous musical masterpieces. Together with beat alchemist Ommi Rafke she invites you into a cosy hour of collective catharsis, laughter, and yes, alluring assistant Karla, will serve you freshly fried vegan bacon straight into your grateful little mouths.

King Yosef

Band

As King Yosef, producer Yosef Pelletier created a space for his solo experiments, combining his early love for heavy music with his experiences in the hip-hop realm. Sometimes his music dives deep into his childhood traumas, sometimes the artist's threatening, pulse-driven industrial sound becomes a manifesto for the collapse of the digital age. Between hardcore and hip-hop production he invents a unique sound that

Kon Faber

Live Act

Kon Faber are audiophile masters of their craft. The Berlin-based electronic live duo combines impressions from their surroundings into energetic productions. As a live act, they create acoustic mosaics of cross-genre sound elements assembled with meticulous attention to detail. Synthesizers, percussions & vocals fuse in real time, from rhythmic Melodic House with lush basslines to energetic Indie Dance heaters.

Körperfunkkollektiv: Radioballett

Walk Act

La 3 et demie

Neuer Zirkus

Take off your armor, saddle up your sense of humor, and get ready: the worst is yet to come! “It will be worse” is an original production in which acrobatics, theater, and a set made of bicycle tubes create a uniquely absurd universe. Five individuals take you into their world, where, with the help of anecdotes, daring stunts, and dark humor, they address themes and concerns that touch them - and us - in this ever-changing world.

LA CERCLEUSE

Live Act

LA CERCLEUSE, a rap collective from Toulouse, composed of the artists Ozna, Kyara, Babsi, Introspecti.ve and their DJ Babzilla. LA CERCLEUSE has made a name for itself in the underground scene with an old-school rap style that blends socially conscious and playful lyrics, reflecting their commitment and boundless energy on stage. Each member brings their sharp lyrical flair to get the Fusion Festival crowd moving.

LAQQ

Band

LARRY BANG BANG + THE TRIGGER TWO

Band

Laura Murphy

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

How can circus, clowning, and global political events be woven together? In “A Spectacle of Herself,” British circus artist Laura Murphy takes us on a wild road trip through themes such as queerness, mental health, anger at the state of the world, and the 21st-century space race. With Laura’s signature cheeky blend of lip-syncing, aerial acrobatics, autobiographical elements, video art, and creative subtitles, the result is a personal, vulnerable, and highly entertaining exploration of how to take up space, cross boundaries, and present oneself (in)appropriately.

LEBEN UND WIDERSTAND VON LISA FITTKO

Performance

When the Nazis came to power, political opponents were persecuted and their organizations were dismantled. For Lisa Fittko, resignation and conformity were no options. As a communist, a Jew, a resistance fighter and a smuggler, she continued the fight against the Nazi regime. Using a route through the Pyrenees, she supported numerous people to escape among them Walter Benjamin. The multi-voice reading takes you through key stages of her resistance. DE

Lena Stoehrfaktor

Live Act

Leona Jacewska

Live Act

"Leona Jacewska is a prodigy of contemporary synthwave, influenced by EBM, electro and early 80’s italo. Her live acts key on hardware - including Cirklon Sequencer, Pearl Syncussion and OB6 - but they also make expert use of coldwave-reminiscent vocals. Her solo output was shaped by the exposure to diverse strands of music, facilitated by her formal piano education, deep engagement with the electronic music scene in Central Europe, long-standing DJ career and the organisation of SZUM parties in Kraków (PL) and Berlin (DE). With her extensive experience as a musician and curator, she has participated in multiple programs oriented at peer- to-peer exchange, mentorship and advocacy, including the Music Moves Europe- funded initiative Venues from the Future, Sonar+D, and Initiative Musik. She has issued two EPs, Cold Inside (Ferry Lane Records 2022) and Spacewoman (Wrong Era 2024) being remixed by David Vunk and italo legend Flemming Dalum. She presented her live acts at renowned festivals such as Unsound (PL), Transmusicales (FR), Fusion (DE) and Noche de Primavera (MX), Tauron (PL) and clubs like Berghain (DE), Tresor (DE) or Closer (UA). ON THE PRESS: Mixmag Worldwide: “...setting an innovative tone and channeling a unique approach to synthesis and powerful percussion.” Quietus Magazine Unsound Review: “Maximum dynamic that impacts the mind” KEYI Magazine: “Leona’s record is a testament to her unique and impactful sound design, which is on full display in her thunderous progressions” DJ MAG: “... sees Leona continuing to refine her sultry, sci-fi-esque take on electro house, delivering warehouse-ready kicks alongside bold percussion and colourfully warped synth work” ELECTRICITY CLUB.CO.UK “This retro-futuristic EP showcases LEONA as a talented electronic producer of worth, with an ability to bring workable changes within her exhilarating melodies and patterns while retaining the necessary repetitious elements essential to good club friendly music.” MUNO PL: “best electronic Live Act of the year 2024 (for Poland)” LINKS: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lJcC0aNyTGktyDdnu4Drf RA: https://ra.co/dj/charlie

Less Kuerdas

Neuer Zirkus

reopen the eyes of your flesh. see the person next to you. feel the air moving between us. Through aerial rope and live music, ‘drift’ is a contemporary circus performance that invites us to build a collective body. Playing with alternative audience perspectives, we explore how care, risk and connection can create a shared and intimate space. With three vertical ropes and live music, DRIFT explores what collectivity means. The performance is a collective experience and an exploration of the stage as a shared and intimate space between the audience and performers. The space becomes dynamic and fluid, as the audience can enter, leave, and participate in the unfolding events. The performance questions the space we occupy: When do we take and give space? Where do we position ourselves within a group? What makes us act together?

LIEBE IM KAPITALISMUS

Talk

Polyamory is often celebrated as an emancipatory relationship model - or is it just the latest form of neoliberal self-optimization? koll3ktX takes a playful yet critical look at polyamorous practices. What would truly liberated forms of relationships look like? What roles do class, care work and gender play? From communal living to queer affinities - we’re collecting utopias. DE + EN plus translation

Light Asylum

Live Act

LIGHT ASYLUM is the darkwave techno-punk project of vocalist and producer Shannon Funchess, founded in Brooklyn in 2007. With intensely cathartic live performances and a powerful contralto voice, Funchess helped ignite the darkwave revival in NYC and beyond.

Liiek

Band

Dry and driving bass lines, snappy drums and angular guitar riffs combined with almost staccato, half-spoken, half sung lyrics fuel Liiek's spot on, no-bullshit post-punk. It might not be classical dance-music by any means, yet it’s very funky and captivatingly weird in a physical way. In other words: It'll make you move your body, and you’ll figure out how.

Lil' Lil'

Live Act

Filled with humor and provocation, Lil’ Lil’ ignites the German rap scene with her feminist message. She claims her space and doesn’t leave out a single thought. Her sound balances between rap, hyperpop and techno, creating the perfect environment for her bold perspectives. Whether she’s rapping about sex, queerness, partying, or extravagance, they are always delivered with cheeky punchlines that linger in your head. With her debut EP, Lil’ EP (Audiolith), Lil’ Lil’ delivers a queer-feminist statement that bridges the club dancefloor, empowerment, and social critique. The five tracks celebrate body, desire, and self-determination, confronting patriarchal structures with irony, anger, and power.

Lioba

Live Act

LISÆ

Live Act

Lisaholic

Live Act

From underground club shows, dirty and sweaty to mainstages -LISAHOLIC gets them all. Her musical fiber is made from her voice, a loop station, a drum computer and several effect devices mixed with a huge amount of bass. In order to weave her magic carpet, she employs the power of merciless comicality. It's a glittery black carpet, incredibly apt to fly on. But be aware that one or the other bass drop might kick you off the carpet.

Lithiumabbau in Chile (EN/DE)

Workshop

The climate crisis and the energy transition are driving up demand for lithium in the Global North. Using Chile as an example, this workshop demonstrates how lithium mining in the Global South is destroying livelihoods and exacerbating vulnerabilities that contribute to displacement and migration.

LLUM

Live Act

Rather than as a singer, Llum prefers to define herself as a performer, a label that undoubtedly fits better with her 360º vision of artistic expression. Her project is so full of effervescent ideas that it ends up overflowing the limits of the purely musical. Although her career has just begun, she is already unlocking a multitude of new opportunities for pop sung in Catalan and Spanish: Ultra-digital pop that in real life punches like new punk.

Local Journalism

Talk

Is local community journalism Antifa’s secret weapon? The far right seems to be afraid of left-wing local journalism: In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD wants to cut funding for Radio Corax, the only left-wing local media outlet. Why should we take an interest in local journalism, and how can we fund it? From England is visiting us a very special left-wing local newspaper: The Bristol Cable! It is funded neither by the state nor by a large corporation, but by several thousand people in the city. How does this work, and how do they irritate the local right-wing scene? EN / DE Übersetzung

Lockpicking

Workshop

losers arcade

Performance

Putting the Fun Back into Failure The Losers Arcade welcomes everyone, especially those who don't take themselves too seriously Come and join in with our games, makeover salon, screen print, karaoke, and nightly live acts Competition is strictly discouraged Winners Are Always Alone.

Löten verbindet: LED Festivalschmuck / Soldering connects: LED jewlery

Workshop

Soldering connects: LED jewlery We've brought thousands of blinking lights, clothespins, circuit boards and everything else for you to find your friends on the dance floor or in the tent. No previous knowledge or registration is necessary for the workshop; we will help you to make your individual and flashing festival decoration in our soldering tent. Duration: You should plan for half an hour, you can start anytime (if seats are available). Pictures of the boards can be found at https://github.com/Binary-Kitchen/SolderingTutorial/wiki/Festival-Setup

Love in times of War

Workshop

We know how to gather to protest. We know how to gather to party. But many of us have forgotten how to gather simply to care for one another. As James Baldwin reminds us “The world is held together… by the love & the passion of very few people.” How do we expand that circle? Inspired by Dr. Rupa Marya’s reminder that “community is future medicine”, we will explore care as collective healing & sustaining. This is an invitation to practice love not as abstraction but as something embodied collective and everyday. EN + DE

lux amor

Live Act

lux amor is a trio of close friends united by a passion for creating emotionally driven, genre-blending music. Their sound fuses elements of dub / downtempo and danceable styles, forming a unique sonic experience that’s both heartfelt and energetic. Performing all their tracks live as a trio, lux amor channels the spirit of their friendship into every performance, delivering raw emotion and connection through rhythm, melody, and movement.

M¥SS KETA

Live Act

M¥SS KETA is a performer, rapper with a punk attitude, pop icon and definitive diva. The angel wearing sunglasses at night, the mysterious mistress with vailed face. Her hidden identity makes her a universal icon because “with no face, there could be a little bit of M¥SS in each of us”. Situationist and unconventional, she is always at the forefront in debates related to civil rights, gender equality and the LGBTQ+ world.

MACHINERIES

Live Act

The duo Machineries is a collaboration between synthesizer sorceresses Mustelide and Chikiss, who conjure their machines to craft soundscapes of electro-baroque and dystopian fantasy fiction. The concept took root after discovering the 1984 book "The Creative Computer" abandoned on the streets of Berlin, which is dedicated to proto-AI technologies, but in a more romantic and human way. Touching visual canvases and poems composed by the machines of that era inspired the artists to turn to the machines of this time for new stories. A kind of synthesis of the past & future, a scenario of cosmic chaos, krautrock passages, and web-disco revelations.

MAG

Live Act

MAG steps on stage like something that has wandered in from another timeline, and the next half hour belongs entirely to her. Megaphone vocals bark and blare, a trombone slinks in where you'd least expect tenderness, the drum machine hits like a door slamming, and the synths shriek rather than sing. It shouldn't hang together and yet it absolutely does. Strange, theatrical, faintly menacing and impossible to look away from.

Magugu

Live Act

Magugu is the Pidgin Rap Guru. Born in Nigeria, living in England his low voice is turning heads 180 worldwide. His last release with Mala (Militant Don) was played from to... Expect the unexpected, from Dubstep to Drum and Bass and everything in between.

MAHNMAL KEUPSTRASSE

Talk

Ten years of critical practice at Mahnmal Keupstraße in Cologne, where memory, resistance, and community intersect and turning memory into a living, participatory infrastructure of resilience and cultural strength. Together with KUTLU YURTSEVEN from Microphone Mafia and another member of the initiative, we will share how the neighborhood has built infrastructures for critical remembrance and collective action. DE / EN translation Fatoş Tuna, Gesine Schütt, Kutlu Yurtseven & Ulf Aminde

MAIKA

Band

Mowing somewhere between avant-pop, new wave, post-punk, disco and electronic urgency MAIKA combines intricate arrangements with immediate emotional impact, driving grooves and a voice that feels both vulnerable and unyielding. With their new album „Senza Padroni Baby“, inspired by the writings of Rosa Luxemburg, the band blends 1980s aesthetics with Italo pop, R&B, lush synthesizer textures and raw energy.

Malecke // Wandbemalung

Workshop

Männlichkeit auf dem Dancefloor

Workshop

Maradiuli Ensemble

Performance

Drawn together by a shared fascination for dissonant harmonies and experimental vocal sound, six singers founded the vocal ensemble Maradiuli in 2022. Their musical journey began with first concerts in and around Hanover, and has since carried their voices from intimate performances to the detect classic festival in 2023 and 2024, followed by the Rudolstadt Festival 2025 and Folk'n'Walde 2026. Maradiuli — Georgian for ""timeless"" — is dedicated to creating sonic spaces where past, present and future flow into one another. In their search for new forms of expression, they weave folk songs from across Europe together with playful improvisation, crafting timeless new works that invite you to lose yourself in vocal sound.

Mathis Akengin

Band

With a keen grasps on creating scenic soundscapes and intuitive seeming, yet craftful intricate harmonies, Mathis Akengin plays songs full of autumnally twilight, solemn bird songs and wistful longing. His almost impressionistic piano-musings are delicate and heartfelt. »Romantic« in the best way possible.

Matze Sampler

Live Act

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Maz & The Phantasms

Band

Born out of dive bars, DIY tours and late-night jams, the band mixes beach-goth guitars, funky basslines, and spooky synths with a touch of spaghetti-western swagger. Equal parts punk and charity shop glam, their shows are chaotic, sweaty and full of drama, where rock’n’roll meets queer theatrics and the party always gets a little silly.

MC Tranny Supreme

Live Act

Transgangsters Alter Ego 'MC Tranny Supreme' serviert Memphis Rap & Trap. Not more, not less.

META

Performance

META move between concert, installation and shared hallucination. Their live sets grow out of collective improvisation: amplified objects, field recordings, layered voices, synthesizers and fragments of free folk slowly folding into each other. Nothing rushes, nothing resolves too quickly. With live microscopy visuals and drifting soundscapes, they create a space that feels suspended somewhere between ritual, sleep and deep listening.

MiMi Mxnroe

Live Act

Mimi Mxnroe is a grime artist from London, known for sharp lyricism, confident delivery, and a sound rooted in raw UK street culture. Blending gritty beats with bold presence, Mimi Mxnroe brings authenticity and energy to every track, representing the next wave of underground grime with a fearless, unmistakable style.

Missratene Töchter

Band

Missratene Töchter (roughly translated: misguided daughters) are redefining the rock band genre. Punk-inspired songwriting, synth sounds, harmonized pop vocals, and screaming. Lyrically, it ranges from trashy to profound to ironic. Even if you don’t understand a word of the predominantly German lyrics, the energetic stage performance and the ployphonic cry for more earnest mischief will win you over!

Moja

Band

With only bass, drums and voice, moja creates a powerful and physical sound that crosses noise rock, punk, dance music and experimental energy. Their music is loud, raw and intense, but also highly rhythmic and danceable. The drums are influenced by jazz and free playing, while the bass creates heavy riffs, distorted textures and driving grooves. Vocals are often processed with effects, becoming another layer of sound rather than a traditional front voice.

MONOKROM

Band

MONOKROM move somewhere between live band and rave. What started as an idea around a shared flat kitchen table turned into four friends mixing techno, breakbeat and organic house with live instruments, vocals and long, flowing transitions. Their shows feel less like a classic concert and more like slowly drifting into a collective trance. Fog, heavy drums, warm bass and enough space for improvisation to let things unfold naturally...

Moses Yoofee Trio

Band

From breath to breath give us our pace / superb each dream with angel-wing / foghorn & rain upon each leaf / chords echo from the outest reef... Who better than the late Ms. Weiss to put a love of jazz into words? Anyways, this talented jazzy trio is often described via the category of neo-jazz, yet they are so much more. They draw from various musical influences such as hip-hop, RnB and soul and garnish their compositions with occasional spoken word ornaments. MYT is sweet, talented and very cool.

MTCHL

Band

MTCHL is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist whose journey began with a childhood fascination for instruments, eventually leading her to write her first songs on guitar at 14. Blending Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul and Indie Pop with honest lyrics and global influences, MTCHL creates music that captures quiet struggles and intimate moments — raw, relatable and real.

Mun Sing

Live Act

Mun Sing is the solo alias of Harry Wright, a producer, songwriter, visual artist and DJ from Bristol. He has gained a reputation for exhilarating live performances and complex theatrical club music productions. His recorded output often merges tongue-in-cheek playfulness with obtuse rhythms and warped vocal sounds, resulting in some fiercely original dance music.

Musk On Mars (Theater, 60 min)

Theater

Elon Musk lands on Mars. But instead of being able to terraform the planet exactly as he pleases, he must answer the questions of the Martian immigration court. The “Mars Host Society”—the audience—scrutinizes every new arrival in minute detail. Be part of this interplanetary courtroom show! Music, AI, and Grünheide included! DE

My!Laika

Zeitgenössischer Zirkus

Twenty years of experience in acrobatics also means twenty years of experience with failure. In a format that blends a professional conference, an intimate chat podcast, and thousands of attempts on the path to perfection, acrobats Elske and Philine come together to discuss success and failure. In the process, the two delve not only into Hegel’s “Phenomenology of Spirit” and “The Three Little Pigs.” Through their fearless sharing of their deepest artistic doubts, they create nothing less than an ode to the absurdity of the circus, caught between illusion and truth.

Myles Bullen

Live Act

Covered in glitter, Myles Bullen is a genre- fluid, art-poet, folk punk screamo rapper, from Portland, Maine USA. As a person in long term recovery, Myles sings songs about grief, mental health, addiction, anarchy, navigating identity, relationships, and cartoon lore. Their sound has been described as “grief core, whimsical devastation, and upbeat sadness that leaves listeners feeling better somehow”

NADA Akupuncture

Workshop

NADA acupuncture was developed in the 1970s by the Black Panthers in New York to aid in drug withdrawal and help manage the effects of trauma. Because it stabilizes the nervous system and is suitable for almost everyone, it is now used worldwide — including to treat acute stress and is used also for large groups. We are so delighted that now, finally after many years of hoping and wishing, we have finally managed to bring a real NADAcsession to Fusion – just for you! EN + DE

Nadja

Band

Over their nearly two decade long career, Nadja has established a unique and signature sound which combines the atmospheric textures of shoegaze and ambient or electronic music with the heaviness, density, and volume of metal, noise, and industrial. They are capable of crafting highly dynamic walls of sound, whether in the green outdoors, in a church or an intimate club.

NAH

Live Act

Since the release of his first demos in 2011, percussionist, sound manipulator and visual artist, NAH has been developing his own dynamic synthesis of textured noise and genre smashing percussive rhythms with firm roots planted in DIY punk, noise, avant jazz, electronic music and the restlessness of hip-hop. Performing live with little more than a drum kit and various samplers, he channels a frenetic energy that teeters on the edge of violent hostility and playful chaos.

Nakibembe Embaire Troupe

Band

The Nakibembe Embaire Troupe from Uganda performs on the embaire, a giant wooden instrument such as a xylophone played by six musicians (when touring), creating hypnotic, joyful music. They can perform on a stage or in the traditional village way, digging a hole in the ground to amplify the instrument’s resonance before laying the keys over it, creating a truly special, immersive moment. The embaire weaves polyrhythmic melodic phrases, vocals, and percussion into endlessly flowing, ecstatic grooves.

Nalan

Band

Singer, Producer and DJ slimgirl fat loves to blur genre conventions of all kinds. Not only in her own music but also on the decks. Her favorite tunes aim to have a special, vexing, and emotional momentum. Her sound collection reaches from contemporary Pop, Hip-Hop, UK Jungle & Hardcore to Dancehall and Reggaeton. „Disorienting, dystopian, delicious. “

"Never Again"?

Talk

Based on her upcoming new book JEW. DESPITE GERMANY., in this lecture, Udi Raz explains what the adoption of Zionism as state ideology reveals about Germany's denazification.

noAtlas

Talk

No Border Lasts Forever

Workshop

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) recently came into effect. Racist incitement, the shift to the right, and the deadly Mediterranean can leave us all feeling desperate. But: no border lasts forever, our networks of solidarity are still alive, and there are still a lot of us! We’ll Come United will present their new book, Migranos will share perspectives from the "Lager", and various solidarity initiatives will bring practical ways to take action, networking opportunities, and background knowledge to our tent. Gegen das Abschiebegefängnis in Glückstadt, Migranos, Nein zur Bezahlkarte Brandenburg, Berlin, Leipzig und Hamburg, SoliAsyl Potsdam, Solizimmer Berlin & Hamburg, We’ll Come United, Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg

Noise Pollution Academy

Live Act

Founded in 2019, Noise Pollution Academy is a sonic laboratory where heavyweight steppas meet the organic textures of world music. We craft modern, high-energy dub that honors the foundations of roots while aggressively pushing into electronic territory, seamlessly weaving folk and ethnic influences into our signature bass-heavy sound.

Nova Materia

Band

Nova Materia stands out for its innovative approach, using unconventional instruments such as metals, stones, and found objects to craft immersive and experimental soundscapes. Their music blends avant-garde elements while maintaining a hypnotic, danceable rhythmic dimension influenced by techno, industrial music, and post-punk.

Obeka

Live Act

Obeka introduces a native sound and rhythm distinct to his homeland. The Bermuda - born multi-percussionist blends indigenous styles from Pan-African, Caribbean and South American origins that manifest polyrhythmic electronic beats and tempos with a fusion of live vocals and dramatic drum performances.

Octopoulpe

Live Act

Octopoulpe emerged from the depths of a fish tank in Seoul in 2015, bringing to life a unique blend of math-rock and hardcore punk. With multiple tentacles in motion, this half-naked creature uses his drums to control additional instruments, lights, and video projections all around him. Sharing the stage with his digital alter egos and a rotating lineup of special guests, Octopoulpe creates a one-of-a-kind live performance that fuses music, technology, and boundless creativity.

OI!RONIE!

Band

Omar KTD

Live Act

Omar KTD is a Berlin-based Syrian singer, songwriter, and producer working within Arabic avant-pop, queer pop and alternative pop. The music blends electronic textures, lamentation-inspired vocals, and soft glitch aesthetics to create an emotionally direct sound infused with Arabic queer sensibility.

ONYON

Band

Can you hear the moony cat, the talking worms, the demon even? Around Onyon's steady motorik drums, wiry guitar, rubbery bass, and jangling keys, they twist and twirl. Inscrutable German-English fables of a modern yesteryear, passed down in heart-warming yet gloomy harmonies, of post-punk aliens crashing through the roof of a 60ies garage far out in the pale prairie.

Ophelia Sullivan

Band

Ophelia Sullivan (they/them) is a composer, music producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, previously known for their work in electronic and experimental music, Ophelia's new solo project is located somewhere between Post-Progressive, Progressive Metal, Trip Hop, Electronica, Avant-Pop and Post-Rock. Ophelia's music is never confined to a single genre - the central idea is juxtaposing and merging different stylistics. Contrast is at the heart of the sound - light and dark, hard and soft, restless and hypnotic.

Ornithologische Therapie – welchen Vogel hast du?

Walk Act

Our Police Raid: The Clandestine Publics Research Group

Talk

Two members of our research group threw christmas decorations filled with paint on the wall of a police station. What followed might sound like a bad film: a car versus bike chase, arrests, body searches, incarcerations, police raids, confiscations and court cases. In this lecture performance, we will reconstruct and analyse these real events, using documents that the police had to release, activists' thought protocols, and objects that were stored by the police for three years until part of the legal processes got settled. "Bureaucrats with guns" (David Graeber) meet queer activists. Together with you, we ask: What the hell happened? And what can we learn from it? The Clandestine Publics Research Group explores situations and practices in which two seemingly contradictory goals are entangled: making things public and keeping things secret. We extract methods from various fields, ranging from everyday situations, artworks and radical activism all the way to surveillance, elite exclusivity, police operations, or fascist communication. We do this to make such methods available in leftist activism, art, anthropology & play, mirroring our differing respective backgrounds and fields of practice.

Outerspass

Live Act

Born and raised in a Duisburg Laufhaus, the maniacal duo of Outerspass create their own language and genre by screaming their hedonistic lyrics in German mixed with Dutch and English slang at the top of their lungs over pounding, earthquake-inducing beats that will undoubtedly please many a fervent moshpit participant.

Ozan Ata Canani & die Demokratie

Band

Playing the bağlama (saz), Ata Canani pioneered German-language Turkish rock ’n’ roll in the late 1970s and continues merging both sonic and social worlds in songs full of humanism, personal experiences, and historical exploration. His lyrics sometimes deal with the harsh living conditions faced by Turkish »guest workers« 50 years ago or human rights violations like the Sivas massacre of 1993. Still, he invites us to share his hope for a better future for all.

PALES

Band

»Expect the unexpected.« Tomi Ungerer’s motto, enfant terrible of Strasbourg, seems to have been written for Pales. The band blows up any genre classification with a raw and visceral style where Indus, Noise, and Pop collide in a sonic battle. The stage is a playground where trance becomes irrepressible, breathless, constantly brushing against the boundaries of chaos. The sound hits, hypnotizes, triggers spasms, awakens the smells of acid, cosmetics, and burnt rubber.

Passengers

Installation

Patina Records

Live Act

Label, crew or movement? Who knows? Who cares? Patina Records is everything. The crew straight from the Pott delivers fresh energy on stage and online without leaving anybody out. Rap skills meet a bit of swagger, early-2000s German rap meets new wave, and the hooks stick around long after the set ends. Front row's waiting, party people!

Paul Sies

Band

plainhead

Band

POISON RUÏN

Band

Poison Ruïn sound like somebody locked a punk band in a collapsing medieval castle and forgot to let them out again. The guitars and drums feels like marching through mud carry songs about ruined worlds, exhausted people and power structures rotting from the inside. It’s dark, weirdly beautiful and just uncomfortable enough to make your stomach tighten a little.

POWER PLUSH

Band

Pink noise is subjectively perceived white noise. Or better Power Plush feels the loud white noise of the world and translates ist into their pink power pop! They blend dreamy textures with post-punk and indie-rock bringing a raw and rebellious energy to the stage. How plush are you? Rock has never been that pink...

Power-Tools for Hula Hooping (EN/DE)

Workshop

get inspired and learn different power-trick variations with the hula hoop. The workshop is designed for beginners and already Hoopers (different levels, Workshop open to all gender)

Princess Room

Live Act

Princess Room is kind of a live set and kind of a DJ set, but you kind of gotta be there to understand it. What started in the halls of a grand castle in Halle—blending rave poetics with deeply minimal beats through a ghetto blaster—led them to become electronic residents with Juicy Bar, one of Europe’s most outrageous dance floors. Despite playing rarely due to multiple neurodivergence's including ADHHHHHD, mild autism, and parenting, they’ve found a loyal following at some of Europe’s most iconic festivals and clubs.

Prison Affair

Band

Prison Affair is a musical project born in Barcelona around 2018. Lo-fi sound based on synthesized guitar riffs, forceful bass line and denatured vocals. All this supported by a tight drum machine. In power-trio format for the live shows with Adri on drums.

Queer Antifascist Karaoke

Performance

We all use music to cope and find power and courage to face the dismal times we are living in, but we too rarely come together to share this power within and across communities. We want to sing together to Ton Steine Scherben, We Shall Overcome or Get Up Stand Up, or admire the person who knows all the lyrics of Antifa Dance by Ana Tijoux, Fighter by Christina Aguilera, La Rage by Keny Arkana or Antifascista by ZSK.

Queer Friends

Workshop

Maral and Jo share a long-standing friendship as well as common queer-feminist and intersectional perspectives. In their workshop “Living Friendships,” they explore alternative ways of life beyond romantic relationships, marriage, and the nuclear family. What role can friendships play in providing security, connection, and commitment? And how can they be strengthened, valued, and made visible, especially for queer people?

Queer Futuring - Utopias of Care & Solidarity

Talk

Queer Futuring – Utopias of Care & Solidarity is a participatory workshop that uses the festival as a space to imagine new ways of living, caring, and resisting together. Based on ethnographic research with queer communities in West Germany, it explores how people create shared care and solidarity under precarious conditions, often in the gaps left by institutions and the state. The workshop connects care ethics, radical democracy, and queer theory in an accessible way. It asks what queer life can mean not only as identity, but as a set of relationships shaped by power, vulnerability, and mutual responsibility. Participants will move through short reflections, small-group conversations, and a collective mapping exercise to think about where care is shared, where it is missing, and where inequalities appear. The workshop also invites everyone to imagine a future in which care, solidarity, and joy are central rather than secondary.

Queer Quiz & Drag Show

Workshop

Drag is at the crossroads of mainstream entertainment, niche queer culture, and radical political action. The stonewall riots were led by drag performers. And now Drag got to Netflix. Let’s explore the nuances of this history with a queer Quiz! Pétrole Désamour and Dustin Glitter will challenge your knowledge about queer history and gay pop culture and will make you sweat, laugh and scream with their silly hot drag show! EN / DE Übersetzung

Raphael Moussa Hillebrand

Workshop

RAR

Band

RAR's music bears traces of post-punk, synth-pop, and other soundscapes of the 1980s. The interplay between organic and synthetic elements is finely tuned, and this balance creates a fluid harmony. An ominous synth bass and a mechanical drum beat provide the necessary drama—all rounded out by remarkable lyrics.

Rasco

Band

Named after Charlie Megira’s hit song “At the Rasco”, and influenced by The cramps, Beach Boys, Tim Presley and many more, Rasco distill into their music the essence and sound of sixties surf and garage bands, and combine it with vocal harmonies and surfy riffs.

RAUBWÜRGER

Band

The Lanius excubitor's range of vocalisation involves harsh and hoarse sounds. When feeling aggressive, the beast bangs away with objects that are not part of its own body (drums, guitar). They want you to »slack off for the rainforest, just existing, not ruining the environment – take your bloody rubbish with you! Without diversity, happiness dies.« 80s hardcore punk meets ornithology. Love birds, hate fascism.

RAZMOTCHIKI KATUSHEK

Live Act

The music of Razmotchiki Katushek was created by the duo - Yekaterina Fyodorova and Remko Muermans - now a solo project. Extravagant and wild, a mix of post-industrial, raw EBM electro-sequences, lively dance-punk and biting acid-house. This is all presented with the energy of a powerful rock group, making live concerts the ultimate way to hear Razmotchiki Katushek. Yekaterina Fyodorova's drum kit is a whole orchestra of springs, pipes and miscellaneous metal objects.

Reflection on Times of Fascist Passion

Talk

Witnessing the world around you, how do you feel? What world(s) are you in? In this session, we dissect political feelings. First, we introduce some thoughts about emotional and affective dimensions of far-right and anti-democratic politics, revealing their nationalist, fascist and racist views and passions. Secondly, moving through feminist approaches to affect and emotion, we open the space for everyone to collectively reflect on their own political feelings in times of far-right political turns and therefore uncertainty. If some right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists are suddenly claiming to offer love and hope, how is that not only contributing to contested truths but how does it also shape the way we feel, act, and react as a democratic collective?

Regulating Desire: AI, Pornography, and Sex Work in Contemporary Germany

Workshop

This talk explores two crucial topics affecting sex workers currently: the ongoing debate around sex work regulation in Germany, including possible changes and the concerns many sex workers have about them. It highlights why policies should be shaped by listening directly to sex workers and their lived experiences. The session also looks at how AI and deepfake porn are affecting sex workers today: - How are sex workers being affected by, or interacting with deepfake technologies and AI? - What are the harms that currently exist and what are the potential benefits? The findings of a yearlong research on this topic will be presented as well as what sex work activism stands for when it comes to policy making and legislation.

Remi.fr

Live Act

Remote Bondage

Band

Remote Bondage make poppy punk songs about PMS, heartbreak, sex and trying not to lose it completely. Between three voices, heavy bass and drums that keep pushing everything forward, things can get chaotic, theatrical and a little mean. Their live shows feel just as performative as their songs, somewhere between concert, emotional oversharing and stage play. Remote Bondage turn all the weird little breakdowns of everyday life into something loud enough to dance to, so come along before they really end up in hell!

Reptilian Expo

Live Act

Reptilian Expo makes electronic music that won't sit still in any one box. Woozy, ambient, hard to pin down, somewhere between deep rattling bass and a slow underwater drift. Then suddenly a delicious kick gets your body moving while everything around it still seems to be in a trance. Squeaks, warped samples and bent vocal lines wander through, never quite serious. Sometimes unsettling, sometimes daft, never what you would expect, but certainly danceable.

River Roux

Performance

‘JUICE’ confronts the categorisation of androgynous, illegible and disobedient bodies. In 1820, 19-year-old Mademoiselle Lefort's international career took off with an exhibition. She was presented to the public as an ‘irresistible attraction in which the sexes are equally united’. What Lefort felt at the time is unknown. The way her body has been studied and looked upon by doctors has been meticulously documented. To this day, medical science declares inter* persons as a biological phenomenon and anatomical impossibility. Evaluation by evaluation dissects, examines, evaluates, and ultimately invalidates their existence. In the performance ‘JUICE’, River Roux enters a transparent space. Whether museum, strip club or observatory, the gazes directed at her oscillate between desire and disgust, between attraction and shame. Roux examines the fascination with bodies in-between: Which body is perceived as ‘natural’, which as insurgent? And who is allowed to exist beyond fetishization?

Role of community radio

Talk

A live participatory radio broadcast exploring community radio as a space for lost histories, minority voices and alternative perspectives. Audiences are invited to read excerpts from a radio play about antifascist resistance fighter Lore Wolf and texts on the 2016 O-Platz migrant occupation in Berlin. Through collective readings and performances, archives are reactivated and stories of resistance brought into dialogue. EN

Rosa Canina Collective feat. Uschi and the Boobs

Band

Rosa Canina Collective—the wild roses with teeth—have agreed to leave their secret hideout for Fusion, bringing their sprawling arsenal of instruments and a sound that oscillates between psychedelic kraut-pop and experimental music. Daring to start without knowing where it might end. Joined by Ushi and the Boobs, you can expect a feral and shimmering Happening, that will move between primary source and presence.

Rytes

Band

RYTES are a raw and uncompromising force in anarcho-hardcore: fast blast beats, shuddering riffs and fiercely political lyrics, including members of Anti-Corpos and Zero Discount. Tagged as “BLAST BEATS FOR ANARCHO PEEPS”, RYTES blend sludgy hardcore textures with riot-ready urgency, thriving in the underground Berlin ecosystem of DIY and political punx.

Sacekripa

Theater

At the crossroads of Theatre of Objects, Miniature Circus and Unintentional Clowning, "Vu" is a solo show for a manipulator of everyday objects, featuring a meticulous, delicate and over-orderly character. In this wordless show, the tension mounts and the story inevitably gets out of hand. We laugh as much as we marvel at the live micro-tinkering. We're as moved as we are worried by this character mirroring our own madness.

Saint Stacy

Band

Some pop you analyse. This you just move to. Saint Stacy keeps the surface bright and the groove steady, then lets her warm, unhurried voice carry the rest. The versatile singer, songwriter, producer and fashion artist makes music that stays in your head. Her ingredients are a stylish, self-assured brand of indie-pop, a sure-footed mix of warm vocals, catchy guitar hooks and vibrant production.

SALÒ

Band

That's the kind of music for dog petters, for people who refuse to work and also for everyone else who does have feelings. With SALÒ pop meets punk, anger meets vulnerability and platitudes meet big feelings. Where does that lead to? Songs about lust, suffering and love in times of late turbocapitalism.

Sami Galbi

Band

Swiss and Moroccan multi-instrumentalist and producer emerging from the alternative scenes of Switzerland, Sami Galbi draws from his parallel musical universes to create his own sound. On both hands he embraces north african raï and chaabi and blends it up with some of the electronic beats and textures that shaped his upbringing. His influences feature US hip-hop, UK bass, House and Afro-Caribbean dance music.

Saraabb

Live Act

"Saraabb is an electronic music project that blends the spiritual depth of sufi music with heavy electronic beats, featuring live Sufi singing, synthesizer, and electric guitar. Through this blend, they seamlessly connect their roots in Damascus with their second home in Berlin, taking the listener on an ever-evolving sonic journey that narrates a story through sound, tradition, and passion"

Scampi

Band

SCAMPI are four people with a ****load of passion and one restless idea of what drum and bass can do. The band keeps the tempo high and the bass heavy, then lets synths, a sampler and beautiful vocals do their job. Driving one moment, atmospheric the next, rarely sitting still long enough to pin down. Still early in their run, still adding songs, still working out how far they can push a room. Catch SCAMPI on the way up!

Schlagen! Werfen! Schreien!

Workshop

Schlecht

Band

Schlecht but not bad. Music to pogo to, scream along with, and rage against the world. Somewhere between hardcore punk, noise-fueled chaos, and a simple-minded crash-out. There is beer at the end of the tunnel.

Schuetter

Band

Schuetter play punk sung in German, and they mean every word of it. Their songs go after the state of things head-on, with convictions they refuse to trade away for a louder cheer. The playing is grim and stripped back, certainly not showing off. Honest, heavy, built to be shouted along to and with a hearty portion of subversive energy. Personal Recommendation: Find a spot in the pit and stay loose.

Schulverweis

Live Act

Schulverweis make punk the way it should be: in the moment. The band only exists because LFT and Levente had to share a studio in overcrowded Hamburg. Somewhere between overpriced cafés around the corner and recording jams straight to tape, dystopian synths, dusty drums and simple guitar riffs come together. Shouting, talking, babbling. German, English, French, who cares.

Secret Act

Live Act

Sednoid ft Livvy K

Live Act

SELF DEFENSE for beginners

Workshop

Want to give self-defense or martial arts a try, but don’t know of a cool gym or haven’t dared to try it yet? With us, it’s all about having fun and trying things out at your own pace—not every technique works well for everyone. Please bring: comfortable clothes, 1 sweater that can get worn out, 1 marker, short fingernails, and no jewelry if possible. All genders welcome! DE + EN

Self Destruction Mode

Band

If you're looking for a label, you might try: “hard-rocking, crusty black-thrashing, D-beat-infused speed metal punk.”Don’t expect clichéd metal lyrics, though. Their songs tackle personal, social and everyday struggles, as well as a deep-seated disgust with large parts of humanity. For anyone craving metal punk with a blackened heart, rust-covered speed and zero regard for compromise, this is exactly where you need to be.

Set Ambessa feat. Wends

Live Act

Genre-fluid vocalist Wends has been raised by the UK Sound System scene since 2022, generating hype while mashing up dances across the country. Hailing from Glasgow, Wends combines reggae- inspired, soul-toasting singing while MCing with fast, lyrically complex bars on a variety of soundystem music like Dub & Reggae, Hip Hop, 140, Garage, Drum & Bass, Jungle and Latin Dance.

Sexverbot

Band

Sexverbot are a Berlin punk band who waste no time getting to the point. Fast guitars, harsh words, and a roaring sound you won't mistake for anything else. Their targets range from capitalism as a fever dream to social coldness, self-destruction and the whole business of spiritual snake oil. The songs are short, sharp and unwilling to compromise. Underneath the noise sits the anger of a generation with little to look forward to. See you in the mosh pit!

She Cant Afford Mascara

Live Act

She Can't Afford Mascara was born from a need for South Asian representation in Europe's underground goth scene. Created by Adam Shazard, the project draws from experiences in the queer club underground, where glamour became an act of survival despite financial hardship and a non-supportive Muslim family. Mascara is a field full of melodramatic, depressive truths about Pakistani goth trauma, the art of delusion and the glamour found on sticky underground dancefloors. Mascara is the meeting of New Beat, Goth, and EBM with Pakistani and ethnic musical traditions.

Sickmark

Band

fast, slow, loud, noisy, no compromise power violence with unmistakable hardcorepunk roots.

Siebdruck Workshop / Screen printing Workshop

Workshop

Screen printing workshop If you are interested in learning how to print on textiles, just come along and visit our screen-printing workshop. Pick your favourite motif, we guide you through the process. No previous knowledge necessary. Bring your own stuff or choose from our shirts and bags (while stocks last). Last entry to the workshop: 18 p.m.

Skorts

Band

At SKORTS’ first show, an amp exploded. Call it an accident or a prophecy, from there was born a band that refused to arrive quietly. The four friends play urgent and passionate sets, dazzlingly polished rock with an incy-cool alternative edge. Their debut album conjures up tender impermanence. And why wouldn't you wanna catch the buzz on their first European tour?

SLIFT

Band

Slift craft a genre-defying fusion of doom, psychedelia, and krautrock, charged with the raw intensity of garage rock. Their recurring cosmic themes pull both sci-fi devotees and psychonauts into a mind-expanding journey through sprawling sonic galaxies into dark fields of human despair.

Snailmate

Live Act

Snailmate is the Phoenix-based musical duo composed of lyricist, singer and synth-wizard Kalen Lander and drummer and backup vocalist Bentley Monet. Together, the two create music that fuses synthpunk, grindcore pop, and nerd rap for an unpredictable and explosive sound. The band is known for their frenetic and impressive live shows. Performing over a thousand shows, Snailmate has cultivated a fervent fanbase that aims to be inclusive with the band priding their shows as a safe space for all genders and people of all sexualities.

Snow Trail

Band

With its gruff, punk-infused sounds and lively English vocals with a pleasant German accent, the band captures the sense of hopelessness of an entire generation that’s somehow trying to cope amid the aftermath of "Letzte Generation", the lingering effects of the pandemic, and political flip-flopping—all while being left pretty much on its own. Snowtrail certainly isn’t reinventing the post-punk wheel, but they keep it rolling. Straightforward, no-frills songs that thrive above all on the members’ unbridled energy.

Soli-Ehen

Workshop

Sophia Kennedy

Band

Catchy until it bites. Sophia Kennedy writes songs that pull you in with a hook and then tip the floor sideways. That's glamour and dread in the same breath. Live, the contradictions are the point: a sweet melody next to a scream, a slow ballad that suddenly speeds up like burning tires. Variety is key for Sophia Kennedy. Shimmering synths, drum-machine beats, a voice that switches masks mid-song. Equal parts pop, club and fever dream, played by an artist who treats the stage like a film set.

SoSo Klein

Live Act

Soso Klein’s music is just like her dance style: bouncy and catchy. Originally from France, the Berlin-based DJ, pianist and producer mixes dreamy, pitched-down techno beats with Dark Disco and Indie Dance, punctuated by lighter, floating melodies to create colorful and eclectic sets. Making a name for herself in remarkably little time, in less than two years she was already playing at renowned festivals and iconic venues around Europe and the Middle East. In 2026, she began performing hybrid sets that incorporate live piano, adding an organic, expressive layer to her dynamic repertoire. Expect to be surprised, and put on your good shoes, it’s gonna groove!

So Sorry

Band

Their music moves at the intersection of contemporary jazz, alternative pop and R&B, delivering intricate melodies and tightly woven arrangements with emotional vulnerability and an ethos of shared empowerment.

South Asian Disco Kiosk

DJ

Neukölln-based baithak for South Asian culture, politics, and community: Spicy grooves, obscure B-sides, and floor-filling bangers woven with live commentary, wandering time zones. Languages you dont speak but your body knows. DJs idiyappam, Tariq, and chippi take you on a ride across sonorities and continents — the kind of gathering we call a baithak. New rhythms. New shakes. Old feelings. For the backbenchers, the latecomers, and the gloriously lost.

Spit Acid

Band

Spit Acid fuse aggressive punk, noisy riffs and fast-paced hardcore into a wall of sound. Their musical palette hits hard with gritty vocals, relentless drums and pure underground attitude. No small talk, no sugar coating, no nonsense. This is hardcore.

SPIXE

Band

Spixe brings a fierce and urgent energy rooted in Berlin’s queer punk landscape, drawing from hardcore and crust. Fronted by TINA* voices and formed from members of Shimmer, Wet Dream War Machine, and Double Life, they channel the tensions and realities faced by marginalized communities into cutting confrontation you can mosh to, setting the tone for a night of catharsis and collective release.

Sport on a Towel

Workshop

Bring your towel and take off! The towel stays taut, so it becomes your gym equipment. If you dont have a towel, dont worry – we will find a solution! DE + EN

SPÜRNASEN AUFGEPASST

Workshop

Want to expose the neo-Nazi in your neighborhood? Think the manager at your workplace has something to hide? Want to know whether that photo from the protest is real? Then come to the research workshop! You don’t have to be a journalist—these skills can be learned by anyone! EN / DE Übersetzung

Städtische Manieren

Band

Teasingly playful, Städtische Manieren (possible translation: urban manners) switch sound and genres much, much faster than inner-city traffic moves... Which might not move at all because it's mostly jammed. Is their music jammed as well? Not really, it sounds excessive yet controlled in the nervous tradition of post-punk and experimental alternative-rock with an avant-garde edge. For anyone who enjoys not knowing what will happen but that it can happen anytime.

STAYING ALIVE! First Aid on Festivals

Workshop

Good for a festival and beyond: Making clear decisions in chaotic situations, performing simple procedures without prior knowledge, and finding solutions even without cell service. The workshop is hands-on and practices positioning techniques, assessing levels of consciousness, and handling stressful situations. Looking forward to meet you! DE / EN translation

Stefanie Schrank

Live Act

Stefanie Schrank makes the kind of art pop that thinks while it moves. Analogue synths roll underneath, grooves turn corners you don't see coming, and her voice stays calm even when the subject matter isn't. She sings about the weight of the system, but never spelling it out, always leaving room to drift. At the end stays a groove, that makes you sway.

STEIN WALTER FRANK MEIER

Band

STICKER 2000

Installation

Sufi Dub Brothers

Live Act

They are back: During the last few years, Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek have been able to build a valid career, based on the sheer strength of their incredible and incredibly entertaining live sets. And this despite the fact that their debut album "Sufi Dub Brothers" came out in August 2020 after almost ten years in the making in the midst of all the COVID turmoil. Long gone are the suspicions of their approach of combining sitar and samplers as esoteric.

Super Jet Kinoko

Band

Some bands you watch. This one you join. Super Jet Kinoko take rock apart and put it back together with acid synths, trance pulses and a beat that won't sit still. Live, things tilt, things blur, and somehow everyone ends up moving together in this beautiful mess. The self-described »New-Wave-Mushroom-Trance« band do their thing. Loud, unruly, a little absurd. A dancefloor must!

SUSPECTRE

Band

Alienation, inner conflicts and the contradictions of living in a capitalist society - usual topics for a post punk band. Yet Suspectre are an energizing outfit with many facets in their repertoire and their sound is an invitation to dance and shake the weltschmerz off.

Sweely

Live Act

Long before the steepest basslines in the scene, it was rock, hip hop, jazz and music from all corners that fed into Sweely's sound. He's the type to grab whatever instrument is lying around and crack it, happiest with percussion, a guitar or some keys under his hands. And the man does not miss, banger after banger, year after year, the kind of run that keeps a dancefloor honest. By the end the whole room is cheering.

Syntax Schwarz

Performance

The New Old_Experiment 3 Once upon a time, in the distant future, humans—or Europeans—traveled to faraway places to see how far they could go, but above all, to see what they could plunder. Today, 500 years later, explorers have other ideas. We send Golden Records into space and greet the aliens they contain. We’ve learned our lesson. We no longer want to travel from the Canary Islands to “America,” but from the Moon to Mars. In “The New Old,” we navigate through historical and technological eras. We use imaging devices to navigate between the present and the past, between the analog and the digital—projectors and live camera feeds. In an interactive performance between artist, devices, and audience, incorporating philosophies that enable other fruitful encounters.

Tanajah

Live Act

Tanajah is a hip-hop artist and rapper whose music is best characterized by her ability to convey reflectiveness, self-empowerment, and altogether positive vibes through her lyrical and musical expression. Tanajah's music appeals to being true to yourself, trusting the path you're on, and don't stop believing and working on reaching your goals.

Tapping für überforderte Nervensysteme und wilde Herzen

Workshop

Amid the bass, crowds, and sensory overload, just a few minutes are often enough to quickly regulate your nervous system, reconnect with your feelings, and stabilize yourself. Talya and Artur will guide us through creative tapping methods, easy to incorporate into your daily (festival) routine and consciously deviate from traditional EFT structures (Emotional Freedom Technique). Intuitive, playful approaches, non-dogmatic and practical for everyday use.

Teatro Pavana

Hippos are confusing animals. You know them from picture books as big brave, cuddly creatures that only open their huge mouth to laugh or to swallow a bunch of lettuce. On the other hand, they rank high in all top ten lists of the most dangerous animals on land. What is the truth? If you meet Nellie the Hippo in the wild, forget what you know and only believe your own eyes. Nellie is curious, gruff, cranky or now and then even nerdy; sometimes a clown and sometimes a prude. Nellie can dance like a nymph and sing like a nightingale. When she is in a good mood, her ears curl and her eyes glow with pleasure. But if she is rude and naughty, caregiver Alki has to make every effort to keep Nellie in line. Even though she can be moody, we think she’s the sweetest hippo in the world.

thea & schtu

Live Act

Two producers, one quietly shared idea of what music is for. thea & schtu cultivate a soft, swaying kind of house, the sort you meet with your eyes shut rather than your fists in the air. Both of them sing here and there, never making a big deal of it. Then, now and again, a punchy kick rolls in and the whole thing tips toward a proper party, though it's just as happy not to. Feeling ties it all together.

Theater: Mein bedrohliches Gedicht

Theater

This play is an autobiographical account of the arrest and imprisonment of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour. Following her arrest in 2015, she was sentenced to five months in prison and three years of house arrest; her case drew international attention. The monologue explores intimidation and dehumanization, but also solidarity, resistance, and self-empowerment. In its German premiere, the performance examines the role of artistic freedom and art as a means of resistance. EN

The Dames

Band

Live music cabaret double act. Two trans sisters telling stories of queerness, solidarity, and freedom through piano and voice. The Dames explore their inner worlds, their connection to each other, and the world around them—creating an emotional rollercoaster and cathartic release. A living dialogue between performers, musicians, and audience.

The Family Men

Band

The Family Men got their music spanning over a variety of sounds and the band's will to experiment make them hard to pin down – one thing is certain: the offer is a raw and unfiltered expression. Samplers, broken electronics, tape loops and distorted-to-death guitars are some of the key elements that make up the band's sound.

THE NULL CLUB

Live Act

Known as being the guitarist of Gilla Band as well as a producer, Alan Duggan Borges announces new project named The Null Club. Alan has spent the last few years writing and producing music using an array of old synths, drum machines, and guitars – leaning into noise, techno and experimental hip hop, as well as post-punk.

The Slow Readers Club

Band

Blending brooding synth textures, atmospheric guitars, driving rhythms and emotionally direct songwriting, they have built a reputation as one of the UK’s most compelling independent acts. Drawing on Manchester’s alternative heritage while forging their own identity, their sound combines post-punk energy with shimmering guitar lines, electronic atmospheres and anthemic choruses.

THIER

Band

THIER are multicellular lifeforms engaged in a feral metabolism of sound and energy. They rest on broad bass-legs, drum with stomping feet, shimmer through vibrating strings, and trumpet their long breath into the vast THIERworld.

TJE

Band

TJE sounds both raw and layered, constantly seeking tension between melody and experimentation. Minimal in setup, yet rich in texture, TJE balances melancholic avant-pop, electronics, and experimental post-rock, with a strong focus on atmosphere and emotion. The resulting melting pot truly works: their live performances are an intense, hypnotic, and memorable experience.

tonota

Live Act

Producer and musician Ivona Eterović, known artistically as tonota, began her musical journey in the electronic rap duo Playground Hustle, after which she soon began working solo, expanding the genre boundaries of her musical expression. tonota’s unconventional approach to club electronic music, increasingly marked by experimentation and a departure from club norms, results in an intriguing blend of ambient and bass music, at times influenced by traditional music.

Traumreise: radical futures

Workshop

A Journey of Imagination Toward a Future of Solidarity! Two friends, two cities: Cay from Berlin, Nur from Kiel. Nur studies sociology; Sam works in an intensive care unit. Every day, both see how broken this world is—and they’ve long since had enough of just accepting it. They don’t want cosmetic fixes for a sick system, but real change and resistance: in solidarity, from the bottom up, against oppression, and finally, power to the people! with Cay & Nur Language: DE Translation: NO Recording: NO

Tukan

Band

TUKAN reveals itself as an unexpected instrumental quartet, blending ambitious, melodic electronics with remarkable, groove-laden jazz playing. Influenced by artists such as Floating Points and BadBadNotGood, the young Brussels-based group can already boast a professionalism attested by their musical training at the Jazzstudio in Antwerp, the Brussels Conservatory and the London Conservatory.

TVOD (Television Overdose)

Band

»What time is it? Party time!« TVOD delivers tongue-in-cheek tales of high-flying hedonism and near knock-out survival over infectious, eclectic melodies, seamlessly blending egg punk and post-grunge. Let's have a silly dance and juvenescent mosh celebration of genuine comradery at TVOD’s – this one's on the house!

Twenty One Children

Band

Twenty One Children are the riotous punk pulse of Johannesburg — a fearless trio tearing up the rulebook and rewriting South Africa’s alt-music playbook. Their sound fuses the grit of U.S. skate punk with the heartbeat of Soweto, erupting in a whirlwind of noise, soul, and subversion. With sharp wit and an unshakable DIY ethos, they’re not just a band — they’re a movement.

TZK

Live Act

Unbehaun

Band

Schlager music, guitars, emotions, electric piano. Feel it, take it in, dance it! With a voice as angelic as Nina Hagen´s in 1974 and the lyrical sophistication of your local punk band, UNBEHAUN takes us on a humorous jaunt to Limbo aka the German village.

Upchuck

Band

The five-piece band is formed from connections made in skateboarding, construction, and teenage delinquency. Made up of unabashed creative musicians, inventively raucous and revolutionary, Upchuck turns incendiary live shows into acts of community-building. Rowdy only on the surface, Upchuck strives for more inclusion and empathy, while simultaneously reclaiming space and setting boundaries against destructive forces of society. Don't take niceness for weakness!

Urso

Band

Urso are one of Berlin's most beloved bloco crews, bringing all the pure energy of the street. Urso turns rhythm into a common language: no translation, no subtitles needed. Expect lots of percussion and hilarious costumes...and get ready to dance because Urso gets every crowd moving. What began as a few friends improvising a street party has grown into a fixture of the city's carnival. Urso are loud, contagious, and make it pretty much impossible to stand still through the spectacle!

Use Knife

Live Act

Use Knife is the exciting result of the raw synergy between Iraqi vocalist and percussionist Saif Al-Qaissy and Belgian musicians Kwinten Mordijck and Stef Heeren, known for their passion for analog synths and organic wind instrumentation. The project is a genuine fusion of Arabic and Western styles and mindsets. Straight techno industrial beats are broken apart by complicated polyrhythms, looped samples of doholas, kishbas, and other Arabic percussion instruments. Use Knife's all-embracing live act will take the crowd to new and unexplored places.

Vandalisbin

Band

VANDALISBIN went from playing street music alone at night as a teenager to becoming a jazz-trained musician and certified ensemble leader. Her name is a blend of “vandalism” and “lesbian” and stands for creative freedom, self-determination, and making music on her own terms. Blending soul, indie rock, and queer pop, she writes songs as a form of self-therapy, exploring identity, desire, internalized prejudice, and the contradictions of being human. VANDALISBIN combines vulnerability with defiance, carried by a voice that is raw, gritty, and deeply soulful.

Verbrennung 3. Grades

Band

Angry, loud and – running late. After years behind the camera, Verbrennung 3. Grades aka Salomé Käsemodel, videographer, musician, and film student at Zurich University of the Arts, steps into the spotlight with her own music. While channeling the natural arrogancy of men in the music industry, she started her musical project by trying to crack Ableton and learning four cords on the guitar. The now trio explores themes of Catholicism, queerness, internet culture, rage, and, not least, a healthy dose of hatred for the patriarchy.

viah

Band

This Prague-based electropop band blends delicate dual vocals, danceable beats, and sonic experimentation, inviting audiences into their own “emotional sauna.” On stage, they move between intimate atmospheres and driving club tempos – introverted souls with a need for exhibitionism, moody, a little cheeky, detail-oriented, and always eager to surprise both each other and the crowd.

Violeta Garcia

Live Act

Violeta García is a cellist, composer, and improviser from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her live performances are multidisciplinary explorations that blend improvisation with contemporary and experimental approaches to cello and live electronic music, creating immersive and visceral sonic experiences.

Wahlen in MV

Talk

State elections are also scheduled for September in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The far-right AfD currently stands at an alarming 40% in the polls. Three activists from the Zusammen bewegen! initiative and the Netzwerk Polylux will participate in a panel discussing the state of civil society resistance against the shift to the right in the state and what needs to be done before and after the elections. DE / EN translation

Was tun, wenn ich rassistische Polizeigewalt erlebe oder mitbekomme?

Workshop

Weaving Cables of Resistance: A workshop on building a movement fighting AI and Big Tech

Workshop

We Hate You Please Die

Band

Punk/garage/rrriot girl band We Hate You Please Die are ready to take the next step with the release of their new album. 'Chamber Songs' is an unveiling of their diary filled with furious lyrics. During performances Chloé, Mathilde, and Joseph lead with emotion, transmitting the energy of their liberating universe. Between tension and violence, the trio takes solace in noise as well as in introspection.

Weird Omen

Band

This atypical line up trio spits their unique primitive garage, a deluge of trash brass, reverb and fuzzzzzz. A cryptic-hypnotic garage trance, blend of dented 60’s tones and hollow psychedelic néo-garage.

We Keep Each Other Safe: Awareness & Solidarity on the Dancefloor

Workshop

What are your strategies to deal with 'situations', beyond calling the awareness team? How do we show up for our friends, other ravers - and for ourselves? How can we normalize talking about our experiences, our boundaries and safer drug use? Based on years of experience in awareness work at clubs and festivals, Lu and Jordan want to start this Fusion as empowered ravers! Language: EN Übersetzung: JA RECORD: NO!!!

Who Owns the Stage?

Talk

Live music industry consolidates fast. A few global corporations concentrate cultural power in unprecedented ways. The recent takeover of Goodlive by Live Nation is just one example. What does this mean for independent festivals and grassroots culture? For artists navigating between autonomy and corporate structures? And for us as audiences? We welcome 3 critical voices from across the music industry to discuss: Who owns the stage — and who gets to shape culture? DE / EN translation Katharin Ahrend (Club Commission), Christian Kirmes Kühr (Powerline Agency), Fusion Booking Crew and Aida Baghernejad, Mod: Jannis Burkardt (Höme)

Wicked and Bonny

Live Act

Wicked and Bonny was founded in 2015 in Silandro, Bolzano. They blend roots, rebel and experimental music, with a passion for heavy straight dub in a digital and rough analog style. Get ready for Rub-a-Dub influences, endless delays, sirens, and live effects — a blessing for soundsystem sessions and festival stages.

widersetzen

Workshop

On July 4, the AfD is planning to hold its national party convention in Erfurt. Neither the location nor the date is a coincidence: 100 years ago, the NSDAP’s Reich Party Congress took place nearby in Weimar. widersetzen’ invites you to an action training session! You can quickly and efficiently prepare for all kinds of (protest) actions with key information and practical exercises. It’ll be an engaging session with fun and active exercises, and above all, it’s designed to give you confidence. DE

WØR

Band

WØR is a five piece crust act based in Freiburg arising from the glowing ashes of Congreed. The sound of WØR might be described as stenchcore, but it is ultimately a good dose of classic crust blended with a healthy and powerful wave of death metal: songs short as life, but strong as the ocean.

Wosto

Live Act

xena

Live Act

XOXO

Band

XOXO blends hardcore, metalcore and deathcore into a heavy, aggressive sound. Hard-edged rythms make out with a pink, glitter-soaked aesthetic: kisses, hugs, kisses, hugs. Violent riffs for militant queers!

YANSN

Live Act

Yass

Band

Since 2012, Markus and Frank have channeled over a decade of raw energy and creativity into their duo YASS. With a sound that reimagines KRAFTWERK’s precision and hypnotic mechanical monotony through the lens of noise, distortion, and relentless rhythm, YASS delivers a visceral fusion of Post-Punk,Noise, Kraut, and irresistibly pulsing Synth loops.

Zahn

Band

With a focus on intricate details, Zahn's sound is vibrant and imaginative, as well as a visceral sonic force. The trio's instrumentals will bring you on a journey of discovery. Zahn's soundscape gives you a good glimpse at elements taken from, among others, noise-rock, krautrock, post-punk and electronic, combined in surprising, yet satisfying ways.

Zakhorov feat. Deva

Live Act

Zakhorov, aka Fanni Zahár, is a Hungarian producer, flutist, and saxophonist whose music bridges jazz, electronic, folk, and experimental scenes. Over 15 years, she has collaborated across Hungary and Europe with artists including Дeva, Ábáse, Joe Armon-Jones, Mop Mop, and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, etc.

Zeal Minus

Live Act

Zeal Minus is where the explosive creativity of UK avant-garde rapper Infinite Livez collides with the precision and drive of Swiss electronic producer Xewin. Together, they forge a sound that is intense, unpredictable, and unapologetically experimental, sometimes a confrontation, sometimes an invitation to dance.

Zily

Band

Zily, a star from Mayotte and Madagascar, blends Afrobeat, amapiano, and traditional music. Her lyrics inspired by everyday life, her flamboyant style and her songs celebrate love and female empowerment. A committed ambassador, she proudly represents the Indian Ocean region.

Zine-Making-Workshop

Workshop

Zion Train

Band

One of the most unique and enjoyable live dub acts on the planet celebrates over 35 years of existence! Zion Train fuses dynamic onstage dub mixing with live performances, acoustic instruments and exceptional vocalists.

Zofa Connexion

Live Act

Zofa is the connection between two friends with a passion for reggae music and its history. Based in Paris, they have been part of Adubtion collective since its inception in 2014, organising sessions and festivals. The duo officially formed in 2018, their selections span from the early 70s to contemporary productions, crossing continents and styles. Since 2020, the project has expanded into music production, offering deep and distinctive sounds as well as collaborations with instrumentalists, producers and singers.

Zwischen Zwei und Vier

Talk

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