Boko Yout ・ Pop-Kultur Festival 2026

August 24–30, 2026 | silent green Kulturquartier, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Kulturbrauerei, Pierre Boulez Saal, and more 

Live concerts, experimental music formats, talks, and more. You can look forward to international and local artists, world premieres, and music in all its forms—from large stages to intimate club shows.

It’s pretty rare for journalists and Instagram/YouTube music influencers to be on the same page. With the Swedish quartet Boko Yout, this is actually the case. The “buzz” has built up over the last few years—since their first signs of life in 2022—like carbonation in kombucha: slowly but surely. With their full-length album “Gusto,” following several EPs and wildly hyped videos—such as the album’s lead single “Gusto”—they’re finally letting off some steam for the first time. And it happens like a Big Bang: untamed, with references to the ’90s (Fugazi) and the ’00s (Bloc Party). With an intense stage presence and raw, energetic drums, the band led by frontman Paul Adamah delivers across the board. Integrated electronic elements and nods to Afrobeat and grunge give the whole thing a unique flavor that hits you right in the core. “Gusto” is, let’s call it, the alt-rock album of the moment, and when they take the stage, the band unleashes an energy that you rarely get to see.