European Dark Dance Treffen 2026

10/24/2026 – 10/25/2026MS Connexion Complex, Mannheim

EBMIndustrialDark WaveGothicRock

Main day of the European Dark Dance Treffen at the MS Connexion Complex in Mannheim. The official pre-party runs on 23 Oct and a DJ aftershow on 25 Oct. Further acts are still to be announced.

Festival days

Full lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 64 songs24 artists

Lineup and set times are subject to change — please verify on the official festival website.

Suicide Commando

EBM, Industrial

Playing on 10/24

Suicide Commando is the solo project of Belgian musician Johan Van Roy, who began experimenting with electronic music...

Chrom

EBM

Playing on 10/25

German synthpop/futurepop duo known for melancholic melodies and powerful electronic production. A rising force in the...

Agonoize

EBM, Industrial

Playing on 10/24

Agonoize is an aggrotech project from Berlin, founded in 2002 by Mike Johnson and Oliver Senger, later joined by...

Unzucht

Gothic, Rock, Gothic Rock

Playing on 10/25

Unzucht is a German gothic rock band formed in the early 2000s. The quartet from Lower Saxony has built a reputation as...

Myrna Loy

Playing on 10/24

Myrna Loy is a band from Bonn, Germany, active from mid-1987 to 1994, releasing three albums on the Normal Records...

In Strict Confidence

Dark Wave, Industrial, EBM

Playing on 10/25

In Strict Confidence is a German dark wave and electro-industrial project founded in 1989 by Dennis Ostermann.

Frozen Plasma

Playing on 10/24

Frozen Plasma is a German synthpop duo formed in 2005 during VNV Nation's 'Matter & Form' tour. The project consists of...

Diorama

Dark Wave, EBM

Playing on 10/25

Diorama is a German electropop band. Their name is a metaphor representing their view of music as an artistic form of...

Priest

Playing on 10/24

Reaper

Industrial, EBM

Playing on 10/25

Reaper is the harsh electro project founded in 2005 by Vasi Vallis, keyboardist and producer of synthpop act...

Extize

Industrial, EBM

Playing on 10/24

German industrial/aggrotech act blending heavy beats with metal guitar riffs. Known for energetic live shows and a...

Mono No Aware

Playing on 10/25

Sans-Fin

Playing on 10/24

Sugartin

Playing on 10/25

Sugartin is a synthpop duo from Stuttgart, Germany, consisting of Iris Varga (vocals, lyrics, melodies) and Daniel...

Nullmaschine

Playing on 10/24

Accessory

Playing on 10/25

Accessory is an EBM/electro-industrial band from Chemnitz, Germany, founded in 1994 as "Voices of Darkness" by Dirk...

Digital Energy

Playing on 10/24

Cervello Elettronico

Playing on 10/25

Dead Lights

Industrial, EBM, Synthwave

Playing on 10/24

Dead Lights is an androgynous electronic-punk duo that creates raw, genre-defying music. Fueled by punk energy and...

Hinfort

Post-Punk, Dark Wave

Playing on 10/25

Hinfort is a solo post-punk/darkwave project from Cologne, founded late 2024. Cold bass riffs, atmospheric synths, and...

The Original Sin

Playing on 10/24

Pending Position

Playing on 10/25

Gegen die Vernunft

Playing on 10/24

Espectra Negra

Playing on 10/25