Unsound Announces Third Wave of Artists for 2026 Festival, Unveils Schedule and New Website

Announced so far:

2K88 / Actress presents Radical Frame / Ana Roxanne feat. Hashtag Ensemble / Arca presents Airdoll / Arca b2b Bobby Beethoven / Tianzhuo Chen (aka ASIANDOPEBOYS) & Siko Setyanto present Moyang 先祖 & Seaman 漁師 / Azzi On The Beat / Bendik Giske / Blackhaine presents Saints in the Wethouse / Blastah b2b jul.ci / BNNT & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh present A Faithful Daughter / Bobby Beethoven / Charlie Osborne / Cyst / Dagmar Zuniga / Dawuna / Debit / Deli Girls / Diamanda Galás / DJ Plead / DJ Spanish Fly / Donato Dozzy / Dtekk / Devon Rexi meets John T. Gast / emerai b2b Vi / Emma dj b2b Low Jack / Everything Is Psychedelic / Ewa Dziarnowska presents This resting, patience / Father Dionysos Tabakis / feeo / Giant Claw & Julek ploski present CONTROL FREAK / gummi b2b Taan / gyrofield live / Hekt / Jawnino / Joanna Duda / Juliana Huxtable b2b JASSS / K Wata / KAVARI live / KAVARI b2b Ship Sket / Kode9 b2b Nikki Nair / Księżyc present Eternal Circle feat. Svitlana Nianio & Friends / L’Rain / Liars present Drum’s Not Dead 20th Anniversary Show feat. Macio Moretti & Tymek Papior / Mandy, Indiana / Marina Herlop presents Dja Dja / Mica Levi (DJ) / Milan W. presents Songs New and Old / Milkweed / Natalia Panzer / O Ghettão (N Fox & Danifox & Firmeza) / One Leg One Eye / Opla / Pink Siifu / PPP (DJ Plead, Piezo & DJ Python) / Radical Polish Arkestra / Raphael Rogiński Plays Tomasz Stańko feat. Marina Džukijev & Marek Pospieszalski / re:ni / Sarah Davachi presents The Will of Tongues feat. Spółdzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble / Serokolo 7 / SEXISDEATH b2b RABIT / Siete Catorce / Some Guest / Space Afrika / Tercet Imperial / Tim Hecker & Vincent de Belleval / Tom Boogizm / username solo set / Vigro Deep b2b Batu / Visible Cloaks feat. Hashtag Ensemble / WARP present The Providenza Ensemble (Mabe Fratti, Clarissa Connelly & Mark William Lewis) with Sinfonietta Cracovia / WARSZAWA by Piotr Kurek & Wilhelm Sasnal with Śląsk Song & Dance Ensemble / weed420 / Wendy Eisenberg / Worldpeace DMT / VTSS / xavisphone

+ More to be announced!

In 2026, Unsound takes place across Warsaw (2–6 October) and Kraków (8–11 October), under the theme SOFT POWER. No performances will be repeated between the two cities, which are linked by a dedicated Unsound Train travelling on 7 October.

With a further wave of additional artists announced today, the festival schedule is now available on the new Unsound website. Individual tickets to all events are available, along with a limited number of festival passes, including 3-night Hotel Forum Club Passes for Kraków. Tickets for the Unsound Train will go on sale one month before the festival, with Warsaw-Kraków combo passholders given priority access to purchase seats ahead of the general sale.

Newly announced performances include Space Afrika, who present their upcoming album Quiet Storm live with Kraków soprano Jolanta Kowalska-Pawlikowska, drummer Pike and guitarist GABRIEL; Marina Herlop, who will perform with an ensemble on the release day of Dja Dja; Lorenzo Senni, who returns with new material, continuing his ongoing fascination with the emotional and physical possibilities of rave and beyond; and guitarist Raphael Rogiński, who will present interpretations of Polish jazz legend Tomasz Stańko, featuring Marek Pospieszalski and Marina Džukljev. Milan W. will play a set entitled Old & New Songs, delving into his past catalogue as well as premiering new tunes.

Collaborative projects include Iglooghost and daisy* appearing as the much-rumoured duo project Cyst, as well as Devon Rexi and John T. Gast with their screwed-dub excursions. Meanwhile, Worldpeace DMT appear with a show exploring their DIY digital approach and scrappy pop world, while Milkweed bring their take on folklore, blending archival texts, ancient myths, traditional instruments and warped electronics. Joanna Duda will play music related to her 2026 album Regina Silver.

DJ sets come from VTSS, who returns to two of the places that were touchstones for her career – Unsound and Warsaw club Jasna 1. She plays following the Arca-curated event at Tunelowa on October 3, part of an all-night event that goes until the early morning, featuring Emma dj b2b Low Jack, Blastah b2b jul.ci, Some Guest and Bobby Beethoven with a Sunday morning solo set. Meanwhile, 2K88 opens the Arca co-curated lineup at Tunelowa, while Copenhagen-based DJ and producer Jesper Hekt leads Scandinavian indie through the wreckage of hyperpop.

Additional DJ sets in Kraków include O Ghettão (N Fox & Danifox & Firmeza) celebrating 15 years of Príncipe Discos, as well as re:ni with her hypnotic, genre-fluid club music. Back in Warsaw, the SOFT LAUNCH party on October 2 hosted by Jasna 1 features Donato Dozzy, who will be joined by Dtekk and emerai b2b Vi and an extended set from Manchester’s Tom Boogizm (aka Rat Heart).

A number of additional artists will be added in mid-September, along with the extensive discourse program, which this year crosses both Warsaw and Krakow.

Unsound is co-financed by the City of Kraków and the Capital City of Warsaw. The festival is supported by its main partner, the Polish National Foundation. Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage’s Culture Promotion Fund within the “Music” programme, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. Co-financed by the funds of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the National Centre for Culture’s SYNERGIE programme. The discourse program is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the Creative Industries Institute’s Development of Creative Sectors programme.