The two-day festival will take in sets from Flowdan, Slikback, and upsammy & Valentina Magaletti, among others
A new festival, CONTRA, is set to launch at Berlin’s Kraftwerk complex later this month.
The two-day event’s programming will be spread out across the vast building, as well as its adjoining Tresor, Globus and OHM venues. A lineup of more than 70 artists will present DJ sets and live performances, encompassing club music and more experimental fare. Paris-based creative studio Matiere Noire will handle the festival’s spatial design, while the team behind the long-running Berlin Atonal also have a hand in the event’s organisation.
Among the first wave of acts confirmed to play the festival are Flowdan, Slikback, upsammy & Valentina Magaletti, Juliana Huxtable, Bill Kouligas, ABADIR, gyrofield, Malibu, and Shed’s Head High alias. A first-time back-to-back DJ set from Timedance label founder Batu and amapiano pioneer Vigro Deep has also been confirmed.
CONTRA will take place from 30 to 31 May 2026. Find more information here.