Pop-Kultur 2026 Announces Full Line-Up for Berlin

Pop-Kultur has completed the main programme for its 2026 edition, which runs across Berlin from 24 to 30 August. The line-up spans more than 50 artists and projects, pairing established names with a broad experimental and club-facing presence. Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Bar Italia, PVA, The Notwist, Sophia Kennedy, Sassy 009, Discovery Zone, Dis Fig, Lael Neale, Toxe and Automatic are among the live bookings.

The festival’s Berlin-centred electronic and underground programming includes DJ Wagner, distraction4ever, Nalan, Potochkine, Sodomland, SATARII, VAVUNETTHA and Money Badoo, alongside Rosa Anschütz, Ray Lozano, Elias and Gîn Bali. Newer additions range from DIY activist punk group GRENZKONTROLLE and queer feminist punk band Deutsche Laichen to Swedish indie-pop outfit Boko Yout and Montreal club favourites deBasement.

Commissioned works again sit beside the live bill. RIA BOSS x WAX THE RICH present a live performance and fashion collaboration, while SEYYARE brings the Anatolian Women’s Choir and Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys stage Animal / Symbol. The opening two days at silent green focus on music’s relationship to politics and society, with more than 20 talks, readings and films, including a conversation between Sofia Kourtesis and Paul Hanford and a reading by Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke.

Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs runs in parallel, connecting 150 emerging industry talents with professionals for workshops, networking and talks. The festival closes on 30 August at Pierre Boulez Saal, where múm present their new work Sonnenuhr, preceded by a collaborative performance from Anushka Chkheidze and Robert Lippok. Further concerts, DJ sets, talks and films are still to be announced.