Sophia Kennedy ・ 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.

Vibrant yet dark: Sophia Kennedy manages to bridge both worlds, as evidenced not only by her latest album, *Squeeze Me*. A disillusioned commentary on the status quo that explores the complexity of interpersonal relationships, questions of power, self-determination, and subjugation, all while blending pop appeal, minimalist dancefloor charm, and psychedelic excesses. Since her self-titled debut in 2017, the Hamburg-based artist with the distinctive voice has consistently created—both through her albums and in collaborations (such as with Stella Sommer or DJ Koze)—musical worlds of cinematic quality that draw her listeners in. Roughness and beauty, wit and melancholy, fatalism and strength: Sophia Kennedy turns certainties on their head. An evening with Sophia Kennedy is, accordingly, atmospheric, intense, charming, and always surprising.