17-31 May

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16 May (Sat)

Diffrent + Cherches + Goldi + Keeo.FM + Max Wagner + Boyohboy + Skofi (Park it Here x mahlwerk)

Flex ☑️
1010
€ 18

Leila Bordreuil + Mel Keane + Verschrin

kv.r. ⏳
1170
?
headlined by cello-centered noise/drone composition/improvisation; also Mel keane playing DIY chanter pipes, software, and electronics, and local Verschrin doing more appropriate things with sounds

18 May (Mon)

Russian Circles + Pelican

Arena (Große Halle) ☑️
1030
€ 38.80
although it’s giving a bit of dudes rock, this is really solid post rock and metal from chicago with a progressive flavor to it

velak gala #144: Isabelle Duthoit + Daniel Lercher + Roy Culbertson III + Magdalena Forster

FOX ⏳
1030
?
electroacoustic experimentalists and performers

M.D.C. + Barackca

Arena (Dreiraum) ☑️
1030
€22.20
anti-fascist hardcore punk pioneers from the us pair up with hungarian political punk outfit

19 May (Tue)

Beam Splitter

echoraum 📶,🅰️
1150
€ 10/7 (reduced)
it’s voice and trombone (+ electronics), but you wouldn’t believe what they make of it; truly supreme noise

Dope Purple + Skiyya And The Dream Machine

Kramladen ☑️
1080
€17.80 (PS) / €20 (BO)
dense and noisy psych rock jams from taipei supported by local psych prog rap group

Dronau Canal: Karm Duo

Central Garden ⏳
1020
?
experimental business on alto sax and clarinet together with acoustic guitar and various objects

20 May (Wed)

Ebe Night

B72 ✅
1080
?
quoting from the website text: “die zwei rapper smonstah & crëk ønly haben bis vor wenigen jahren als groteske geschöpfe, näher an einem tier als an einem menschen, in einer höhle tief im wald gelebt und konnten nur durch einen maximal unglücklichen zufall aus dieser ausbrechen”

21 May (Thu)

Twin Tooth + Pulsatilla

Rhiz ♿️
1080
€13 (PS) / €15 (BO)
20:30 - doors; 20:30 - PULSATILLA… ambient; drone; flute; the album Fernweh is as the name suggests full of longing for another place (and to me also feels like a longing for another time), it feels nostalgic, flute music; 21:30 - TWIN TOOTH… indi pop; experimental pop; duo from vienna and berlin; for the entire production of their debut album their production was made by sharing files betweeen berlin and vienna

Turbine Opening: Mme Psychosis + Libramar

turbine ⏳
1060
free
opening party of turbine, a new art studio and creative space at Stumpergasse 23; with exhibitions but also two performances by Mme Psychosis (synthpop, space, trip) and Libramar (hypnotic synth & percussion landscapes)

Bestand: Re_late

Coco Bar 📶
1080
free!
one of the most inviting music formats in vienna; come by, say hi!

HEAST! Hip Hop Open Stage

B72 ✅
1080
?
come perform or support?

22 May (Fri)

Neue Oper Wien: Les Deux

WUK ☑️
1090
€ 30
contemporary opera production, could be good

Nachhall #17: Every Song Ever II

echoraum 📶,🅰️
1150
€ 10/7 (reduced)
i’m not sure i understand the concept but it sounds crazy in a way that could really pay off

JWQ (Janoušek-Wróblewski Quartet)

Vekks ☑️
1120
free
19:30 Doors musical influence ranges from new orleans, soul jazz, free-jazz to other genres such as surf-rock, reggae, contemporary music, heavy metal, brass music, tango….

Ohyda + Träume + Harsh Response

Venster99 ♿️
1090
?
raw and post punky hardcore from lubin and warsaw with local anarcho support

Hyperreality Day 1: Angel D’Lite + Kavari + Bullyache + Lewis G. Burton + Jess_Whereyouat + Brother of Set + Tony Njoku + Wax Wings + Flur + Rent + Jorkes + Anxxxious_T

Otto Wagner Areal (Küche) ♿️
1140
€39 pre-sale/€69 for both days
probs Vienna’s most radical electronic/club/queer festival? catch us there and definitely check out the lineup in detail if you’re intrigued

50 Herz: Mart + Bordërlane + Gush Valley + Darina + Not Your Ordinary + Leon Mar + Telicho + Annakonda

Celeste ⏳
1050
free donations
@tschickautomart - viennese blues rock, @b.orderlane - Hard Rock/Grunge, @gush.valley - synth punk, @darina.krr -dark synth, @notyourordinary.official - synth jazz punk, @leon._mar._ - House, @annakonda.mp3 - Techno, @telichomusic - Techno

23 May (Sat)

Hyperreality Day 2: Cortisa Star + Buttechno + Bapari + Grove x Ossia + Subtlevis + Fingers of God + Suutoo + Tom Boogizm + Noorj + Mobbs x Susu Laroche + Zey b2b Yebo + Yves

Felbm

Theater am Spittelberg ✅
1070
€ 25
nomenklatur invite another amazing artist to vienna, this time the instrumentalist Felbm from utrecht, known for his entrancing and calming palette of natural sounding jazz & folk-inspired acoustics

Powerplant + Hitmen + C.A.M.O.

Chelsea ⏳
1080
€18 (PS) / €20 (BO)
fresh n’ original synth punk phenomenon from london is joined by new alt rock & fuzz pop formation also from london and really great anarcho post punk outfit from vienna

Lifespeed with Lil Data + Networked Improviser’s Orchestra + G.R.S. + The Stylist

kv.r. ⏳
1170
€15
*Lifespeed is back?? They are inviting Lil Data of PC Music for a live coding concert. There’s also going to be an immersive sound art live coding performance by Networked Improvisers Orchestra of a famous 1960s piece of Classical Minimalism. G. R. S. explores improvised sound through unstable rhythms, collapsing forms, and raw sonic tension. Finally, THE STYLIST is an experimental electronic duo described as “bass, wigs, femme, distortion - the rest is just noise.”

Lil Data will also be hosting 2 Live coding workshops on the 23rd and 24th.*

Emma Rawicz & MUK.jazzorchestra

Porgy & Bess ☑️
1010
€ 25
groove-based jazz orchestra jams lead by british sax player and composer

3DMA + pewtwo! + Seiler Moon + eto + djpj + raas (Schluckspecht)

Flex ☑️
1010
€ 13
two london DJs joined by locals (expect brainrot on the dancefloor)

Rhythms of Resistance Soli: Svila + honeylane + La Washa + C.U.N.T.S. + Lucy Bakanal + Leonie58

Einbaumöbel (1bm) ✅
1090
donation
soli party with multi-genre music line-up for raising funds for meeting of international leftist network of percussion bands that support demonstrations and direct actions

Displeaser + Gehörsturz + Woke

Rhiz ♿️
1080
donation
rock idk sounds cool

Fanzineist Vienna Party: Miss Clit + KMANXAK + BRUTTA BOTTA + Arda Yildiz

Celeste ⏳
1050
donation
party of the fanzineist book and zine fair

24 May (Sun)

Spice Mixers: Saint Noir + DJ Keshi + মm.

Rhiz ♿️
1080
donation
*This is part of Gürtel Connection, so one voluntary donation at the door will give you access to 14 locations. Proceeds will be donated to Gruft & QueerBase Vienna.

This is sure to be really cool!*

Luís Vicente, Gonçalo Almeida, Pedro Melo Alves, Kenji Herbert

Vekks ☑️
1120
free
19:30 Doors The Luis Vicente trio (portuguese contemporary Jazz) joins Kenji Herbert (Japanese-Austrian guitarist/composer) for an improvised set at vekks;

A8 Day Rave & After Party: 42nd Avenue + Ciao Ciao + David + Dorian Mast + Jillian + Katia Curie + Rumi de Baires

Flucc Deck ✅, Porto Pollo ⏳
1020, 1220
day rave: €10 (PS) / €15 (BO); after party: €10 (BO)
quality house & techno records all day long at this extended 18-hour Apartment Acht function

25 May (Mon)

Pacifica + Panik Deluxe

Chelsea ⏳
1080
€ 5/10/15 (choose your price)
Panik Deluxe (local) has very good energy, promising! (and ticket income goes directly to the artists on top of general pay for the gig)

26 May (Tue)

Sarah Blasko

dasWerk ⏳
1090
€ 25.90

Oh Non + Sinnthese + Kaskadnyj

Venster99 ♿️
1090
pay as you wish
parisian indie dada punk, viennese experimental ndw synth pop and experimental soundscapes

The Cosmic Dead + Liquid Earth

Flucc Deck ✅
1020
€20.50
tripped out space rock from glasgow with viennese stoner doom support

28 May (Thu)

Steven Brown + When It’s Over

Chelsea ⏳
1080
€28 (PS) / €30 (BO)
20:00 - doors 20:30 - When It’s Over… post-punk; darkwave; broody; Viennese duo that is currently working on their debut album; very excited to hear it! 21:30 - Steven Brown… known among others from the art-rock band Tuxedomoon; pioneer of the new york No-Wave scene; presents his newest album “In this very world”;

Youff + Pulverin

Rhiz ♿️
1080
€ 18
pretty out-there noise rock from belgium with viennese “dada dance” support

Acousmonium 2026: Morning Seance + Daniil Koronkevich & Snir Kaduri + Wolfgang Musil + Anna Maly + Alla Zahaikevych

echoraum 📶,🅰️
1150
?
three-day international festival for multichannel electroacoustic music

Tatsuya Yoshida x Risa Takeda

Das LOT ✅
1100
€ 18 PS/€20 BO
percussion + keyboard improv duo from tokyo (absolutely slaps!)

Youff + Die Pulverin

Rhiz ♿️
1080
€18
noise and punk

29 May (Fri)

Romperayo

Fanialive 📶
1080
?
bogotá-based group blending explosive grooves with 1970s cumbia, psychedelia, tropical folklore and experimentalism will present their new album

Acousmonium 2026: Maja Osojnik + Christopher Sturmer + Günther Rabl + Daniel Teruggi + Amir Teymuri

echoraum 📶,🅰️
1150
?
three-day international festival for multichannel electroacoustic music

inn.wien x Drehwerk light: a little lost inside

Alte Schmiede ♿️
1010
free!
very exciting kammer jazz

Blasha & Allatt + Bernd Ammann (live) + Melimeko x Pauna + AfroNinja + esti.d + saschka + Schande (Purradox & Ärger)

Grelle Forelle ☑️
1090
€ 14
should we still be listing grelle forelle events? we/i don’t know (do you have thoughts? reach out!), but this event is done by good people

Vienna Shorts MUVI Afterparty: Thao + Mira + Ganael + DJ Lucy Bakanal + anxxxious_t

Celeste ⏳
1050
free

30 May (Sat)

Acid King + Congulus

Arena (Kleine Halle) ☑️
1030
€ 29.90
san francisco stoner doom legends will perform their buzzing cult album Busse Woods with cool psych rock support from istanbul

Acousmonium 2026: Brii Bauer & Tina Hochkogler + Patrick K.-H. + Kristina Warren + Tatiana Panyaeva + Christian Pusch + Amir Teymuri

echoraum 📶,🅰️
1150
?
three-day international festival for multichannel electroacoustic music

From Attic to Stage: Sonodrom Express + NADESHDA + Fall into Dry Lungs + KUATOYBOY28 + Ouls + Hörspiel

kv.r. ⏳
1170
?
cross-genre line-up of artists ranging from b-movie surf and ambient tape loop experimentation to unhinged full-blast impro jazz

31 May (Sun)

Sonntag’sdisco w/ plow (DJ: Drehli Robnik)

Flucc Deck ✅
1020
donation from €10
legendary sunday function, this time with an amazing local noise rock & post hardcore outfit; last edition before the summer break!