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From the village to the station: Stäbruch Fest goes two days
Stäbruch Fest started in 2015 at the Erthalhalle in Untererthal near Hammelburg, as a DIY fest by the crew around Simon Hereth. It ran there for seven editions, with names like Agnostic Front, Ryker's, Wisdom In Chains and The Casualties. In 2025 it moved to the Kulturhaus Stattbahnhof in Schweinfurt, because the Erthalhalle was not a real venue and setting up and tearing down for one day had become too much. It is put on by Gimme Some Action Shows, who regularly book hardcore and punk shows at the Stattbahnhof. The ninth edition takes place there on 13 and 14 November, for the first time over two days.
Friday: New York hardcore to close
Doors open at 18:00. At 18:30 Sabotage, a hardcore punk band from Münster and Bielefeld, open the night, followed by Steel Deal at 19:15. At 20:00 Thin Ice take the stage, the Schweinfurt band whose singer Simon Hereth co-runs the festival. Their EP "Happiness Ain't Meant For All" came out in May.
Cosmic Joke from Los Angeles play at 20:45, and fittingly so: their new album "Suburban Decay" comes out on Revelation Records the same day. At 21:40 Bad Beat from Detroit follow, on Triple B Records, with blast beats and New York stomp. Sheer Terror close the night at 22:35, a New York hardcore institution for more than 40 years, with their new mini-LP "Let These Be Our Troubles" on TKO Records.
Saturday: nine bands until midnight
On Saturday doors open at 15:30. Dresden's Detonation open at 16:00, followed by Sidestep from Gothenburg (16:40) and Slow Burn from Jena and Erfurt (17:20). At 18:00 Sikm from Atlanta play, on their first European tour, with UK82 punk and an Oi! touch. Minus Youth from Stuttgart follow at 18:45, and Claimed Choice bring French Oi! from Lyon at 19:35.
Then it gets crowded in front of the stage. SPY from Oakland play at 20:35, their EP "Seen Enough" came out on Closed Casket Activities in 2025. Combust from New York follow at 21:30, their second album "Belly of the Beast" came out on Triple B Records in 2025. And at 22:40 NASTY from Kelmis, Belgium, close the festival, one of Europe's heaviest beatdown bands since 2004. After the shows, the party carries on in the Kneipe.
The Stattbahnhof
The Stattbahnhof is a former station building. In 1997 the collective "die schreinerei" moved into the old ticket halls and waiting rooms. It has been a self-run socio-cultural centre with its own bar ever since, traditionally for the heavier stuff. Sick Of It All, Gorilla Biscuits, Propagandhi and Slime have all played here. The regional train stops practically at the door, at Schweinfurt Stadt.
If you want to come early: on Wednesday Ignite and Cancer Bats play the big hall. That makes three hardcore nights in Schweinfurt this week.
Tickets
The shop of hardcore zine Away From Life sells the two-day combo ticket for 79.90 euros, Friday for 39.90 euros and Saturday for 49.90 euros. Tickets are also available at Eventim, Reservix and ADticket. Capacity is limited, and according to the organisers it is still open whether there will be a box office on both days.
All bands, set times and info on Stäbruch Fest are in the KRACH app. 🤘
