PHRE Festival 2026

In the page's words:

This is not a world music festival
July 31 - August 22, 2026

[DE] PHRE presents local and international artists of experimental pop music from Greece, Sudan, France, Colombia, Italy, Lebanon and other countries. What you hear is not world music, but decolonial and progressive trends in contemporary music. The name of the festival is inspired by the Afrofuturist Sun Ra, who defied genre boundaries with the term PHRE.

[PHRE presents local and international artists of experimental pop music from Greece, Sudan, France, Colombia, Italy, Lebanon and beyond. What you will hear is not world music, but decolonial and progressive currents in contemporary sound. The festival takes its name from Afrofuturist Sun Ra, who used the term PHRE to defy genre boundaries.

Line-Up

Adil Smaali & Le Grand Bal Raï - Carl Gari - Cocanha - Davide Ambrogio - Kallemi - MAHA - Melina - Meral Polat - Morena Leraba - Palanca - PHRE Residency w/ Sandy Chamoun x Anthony Shayoun x Simon Popp x Dumama - Pixvae - Roda de Santo

more to be announced soon

PHRE Pass

[DE] With the PHRE Pass you can enjoy 5 evenings of our PHRE Festival. If you want to give our festival extra love, you can support us further with the Support Pass!

With the purchase of the PHRE Festival Pass (€66) you will receive a personal code. For each evening you want to visit:
- Go to the online pre-sale of the respective show
- Select "With code?" before paying
- Enter your code
- Your ticket will be set to 0 €
Important:
The code must be redeemed individually for each evening (no automatic reservation). Redemption by 18:00 on the day of the event, after which the entitlement for that evening expires.

[With the PHRE Pass, you can enjoy 5 evenings of the PHRE Festival. If you'd like to show some extra love for our festival, you can support us further with the Support Pass!

With the PHRE Festival Pass (66 €), you receive a personal code. For each night you want to attend:
- Go to the online presale of that event
- Select "With Code?" before checkout
- Enter your code
- Your ticket will be reduced to 0 €
Important:
You must redeem your code separately for each event (no automatic booking).
Redeem until 18:00 on the day of the show, otherwise the spot is released.

Supported by the Initiative Musik and the City of Munich Department of Culture
Presented by Bayern 2/Zündfunk and Rausgegangen