Refraction Festival

Refraction Festival presents the first of two nights of music and visual art at Panke Culture. This event is FREE if you sign up to the guest list at www.refractionfestival.com/events or €10 at the door. https://tinyurl.com/refraction-berlin

Refraction is a global collective of more than 500 musicians, artists, curators, DJs, programmers and cultural workers building a participatory ecosystem for the future of art and culture. Together we are trying new decentralized models of ownership, organization and governance – our ultimate goal is the collective ownership of art spaces worldwide focused on residencies, studio work, performances, cultural experiences, and partnerships. We believe there is no power for cultural change greater than a creative community collaboratively building around what inspires them.

Line-up 29.04.:
18.00 – 20.00: doors / exhibition
20.00 – 21.30: Tabitha Swanson (dj)
21.30 – 22.30: Particle K (live)
21.30 – 22.00: LUCI (live)
22.30 – 23.30: AEMIX (dj hybrid)
23.30 – 00.30: The Allegorist (live)
00.30 – 02.00: Bungalovv (dj)

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Sat22Aug

NOFUTURE 6 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

NOFUTURE celebrates its ᰔᩚ 6 years anniversary ᰔᩚ 6 years since we started curating * hosting * promoting & organizing * soundz on the internet & raves; events; parties in berlin.

Sat22Aug

Hello Hannes – Sober doesnt save me tour Berlin

With the “SOBER DOESN’T SAVE ME TOUR,” Hello Hannes will launch his first headline tour in 2026. Not a smooth restart, not a polished comeback story—but an unvarnished statement about life after the fall.

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Sat22Aug

The event takes place on the 22nd of August until the 1st of January starting at 17:30:00.

With the “SOBER DOESN’T SAVE ME TOUR,” Hello Hannes will launch his first headline tour in 2026. Not a smooth restart, not a polished comeback story—but an unvarnished statement about life after the fall. Being sober hasn’t cured him, it’s just made him clearer. The same anger, the same inner conflicts, and the same rebellious energy remain. Only how he deals with them has changed. His new album will be released alongside the tour—marking the most consistent and focused phase of his career to date.
After years of losing himself through drugs and musical silence, Hello Hannes is standing up for himself again. The lifestyle change wasn’t a magical reset, but a long, painful process. The demons haven’t disappeared; the restlessness remains. His songs tell this story: of struggles, insecurity precisely, the feeling of not fitting into this world, and of a self-destructive streak that is no longer acted out, but transformed into honest, uncompromising music.

The “SOBER DOESN’T SAVE ME TOUR” deliberately breaks with the cliché that recovery means a happy ending. Sobriety is not salvation, but a state of awareness – with all its consequences. Hello Hannes shows that you can party, be loud, and live intensely without destroying yourself. The crashout spirit remains palpable, but it now comes with responsibility and a clear vision.

Live, the audience can expect a raw, direct, and cathartic show.

DIY energy meets emotional depth; explosive moments alternate with vulnerable, intimate passages. Between songs, he speaks openly about helplessness, loss of control, and inner struggles – approachable, unfiltered. Visually, the tour oscillates between chaos and clarity: cold, dark aesthetics, raw symbolism, scars, and shattered glass. A
conscious departure from glossy productions.

The “SOBER DOESN’T SAVE ME TOUR” is not a look back at past excesses, nor a glorification of them. It is a space for all those who feel different, who wrestle with their own demons, and who know that healing is not a linear path. A place of genuine community and uncompromising honesty. Hello Hannes represents a new generation of underground artists: loud, emotionally raw, and authentic—without destroying themselves or others.

Hello Hannes / @hellohannes
Stixz / @toxicsl1ut
CLean / @keinekunst
lavender / @fucklavendr
Emi x / @emimitx 52Blue / @52b.lue
Elijah249 / @elijah249.mp3
xclamationheart collective / @xclamationheart ( @julesmachtwavs / @elfbarpaul / @isayahchaya / @ilyrick )

Tue25Aug

In the Neighbourhood

In the Neighbourhood” is an event taking place as part of the Pop-Kultur Festival, born out of the idea of working together with music industry professionals based in the immediate vicinity to organise an after-show event on 25 August to complement the Pop-Kultur Talks which are taking place beforehand.