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Program

These artists are performing at the Moers Festival.

Our venues ‘In der Halle’ (In the Hall), ‘Unter Bäumen’ (Under Trees), ‘Auf'm Platz’ (On the Square) and ‘Über'm Platz’ (Above the Square) are all located on the festival site - short distances and a contiguous area make the festival experience even better this year! There will also be a number of concerts at special venues, for example in the Protestant town church. The popular moersify concerts will take place at various locations in the city centre! 

Note: Changes to the schedule are possible.

Friday

6 June 2025 at 15:00
Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

All...
6 June 2025 at 15:00
moersify

Zhao Cong, Zhu Wenbo, Sun Yizhou (CN)

Zhao Cong, Zhu Wenbo, and Sun Yizhou are pioneers in the experimental music scene.
6 June 2025 at 16:00
Unter Bäumen

Ying Yang Hexa Cosmos (CN / DE)

The Immortal Mountain

Ying Yang's Hexa Cosmos combines complex rhythms, harmonic structures, and spontaneous improvisation to create a sonic universe that feels both familiar and unexplored.
6 June 2025 at 17:00
In der Halle

Multiple Voices (CH / AT)

Thomas Tallis - Spem in Alium (1570)

Multiple Voices performs the monumental work Spem in alium with just two singers.
6 June 2025 at 18:00
Unter Bäumen

Spinifex Maxximus (BE / DE / NL / GR / US / PT)

Spinifex celebrates its 20th anniversary with the German premiere of MAXXIMUS at the Moers Festival.
6 June 2025 at 19:00
Auf'm Platz

Futur2 (DE)

Futur2 temporarily unites pioneers of advanced cueing techniques rooted in their collective passion for frequency bending and authenticity, striving for sonic development and lasting experiences.
6 June 2025 at 19:30
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

Foreshores Rising (UK)

X perimental N counters / XN

Developed by David Sappa, Foreshores Rising is a set of kinetic and non-kinetic sound objects made up of items collected from the shores of the river Thames (old iron nails, hooks and shrapnel, clay shards, pipe stems and bulbs, driftwood and glass), alongside experimental field recordings taken on location of these finds, that diffuse and resonate from within the materials themselves.
6 June 2025 at 20:00
Unter Bäumen

moers session! #1

The moers sessions offer musicians from various musical worlds a unique opportunity for improvisation.
6 June 2025 at 20:00
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

RIGHT HERE: Charlotte Keeffe & Ashley John Long (UK)

X perimental N counters / XN

Especially for this unique collaboration between Moers Festival and HCMF, Charlotte Keeffe is delighted to present RIGHT HERE, which features Ashley John Long on double bass and herself on Sound Brushes/trumpet and flugelhorn.
6 June 2025 at 21:00
Die Röhre

Moerser Jazz Quartett feat. Maya Kehren (DE)

Why are they called the Moers Jazz Quartet?
6 June 2025 at 22:30
Unter Bäumen

Mamer (CN)

As one of China's most representative avant-garde musicians, Mamer uniquely blends traditional Kazakh folk music, world music, and modern experimental music.
6 June 2025 at 22:30
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

Cath Roberts, Kate Carr, Iris Colomb (UK)

X perimental N counters / XN

A new multidisciplinary collaboration between three UK-based artists whose paths have crossed on the London improvised/experimental music scene; Cath Roberts (electronics) joins field recordist Kate Carr (electronics, objects) and poet Iris Colomb (text, voice, objects).
7 June 2025 at 00:00
Die Röhre

Futur2 (DE)

Futur2 temporarily unites pioneers of advanced cueing techniques rooted in their collective passion for frequency bending and authenticity, striving for sonic development and lasting experiences.

Saturday

7 June 2025 at 11:30
Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

All...
7 June 2025 at 13:30
Auf'm Platz

Moerser Jazzquartett feat. Maya Kehren (DE)

Why are they called the Moers Jazz Quartet?
7 June 2025 at 14:00
Unter Bäumen

moers session! #2

The moers sessions offer musicians from various musical worlds a unique opportunity for improvisation.
7 June 2025 at 14:00
Auf'm Platz

khm@moers

soft rotation

soft rotation is a monthly performance and concert series collaboratively organized by students from the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM).
7 June 2025 at 16:00
In der Halle

Sei still! (DE / ISR / CA)

Premiere - Commissioned by the moers festival

Maya Dunietz – New Work / William Northlich-Redmond – WRecked Wheel“Sei still!
7 June 2025 at 16:15
Auf'm Platz

sourcrowd (DE)

Sourcrowd' wants to tell stories.
7 June 2025 at 17:15
Unter Bäumen

bBb bBb (Li Daiguo & Lao Dan) (CN)

free improvisational ethnic music

In their project bBb bBb, Lao Dan and Li Daiguo present their unique interpretation of traditional Chinese music using extended playing techniques on classical Chinese instruments such as duduk, pipa and guzheng combined with saxophone, prepared piano and tabla, among others.
7 June 2025 at 18:15
Unter Bäumen

Willi Kellers - The Circle (DE / JP)

Willi Keller's The Circle Quartet brings together an impressive variety of musical backgrounds and influences, ranging from deeply rooted jazz and classical music to the frontiers of free improvisation.
7 June 2025 at 18:30
Auf'm Platz

UNGPRBT! (DE)

UNGPRBT! is more than just a band name – it's a principle!
7 June 2025 at 19:30
In der Halle

Koshiro Hino: Chronograffiti (JP)

Premiere - Commissioned by the moers festival

“Chronograffiti” features a rhythm ensemble of three percussionists: Tsuyoshi Maeda, formerly of the renowned taiko performing arts group Kodo; Tomo Ando, winner of first prize in the percussion division of the Japan Wind and Percussion Competition; and Kanna Taniguchi, a frequent performer of Koshiro Hino’s works.
7 June 2025 at 20:25
Unter Bäumen

URWEREKA (RWA)

URWEREKA is the name of the joint project by four artists from Kigala (Rwanda): Bobo Elvis, Binghi, Manzi Mbaya and Natacha “Miziguruka” Muziramakenga.
7 June 2025 at 20:30
Über'm Platz

Der Kasper schlägt die Fliegen tot

A gigantic musical battle for survival

GÜTESIEGEL KULTUR* / STUTTGART und SNUFF PUPPETS / MELBOURNE Flies sit on the walls, perch on the roofs and crawl across the market square, the buzzing becomes unbearable.
7 June 2025 at 21:00
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

Rummel, Tan & Ketonge (CN / DE)

Photo...
7 June 2025 at 21:00
Auf'm Platz

Flo's Flow feat. bYEbYEsOLEIL (DE)

7 June 2025 at 21:30
In der Halle

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (DEN / UK / IT / AT)

“The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters”, a powerful new quartet - formed during Mariam Rezaei's residency at Café Oto in London in November 2023 - combines elements of jazz, noise, hip-hop, techno and new music to create a ferocious sonic storm.
7 June 2025 at 22:00
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

Maya Dunietz (ISR)

Organ solo

Israeli musician and composer Maya Dunietz is at home in experimental music, improvisation, and electronic sound art.
7 June 2025 at 22:00
moersify

YPY (JP)

Photocredit: Dai...
7 June 2025 at 23:30
In der Halle

random expectation (CN / DE)

The encounter project between Sun Yizhou, Zhu Wenbo, Zhao Cong, Tan Shuoxin, Simon Rummel, Thilo Schoelpen and Matthias Kaiser promises a fusion of different sonic worlds.
8 June 2025 at 00:30
In der Halle

Marco Fusinato - Deleterious exhalation (AUS)

The project "Deleterious exhalation" by Marco Fusinato is an innovative artistic exploration of the boundaries between music and visual art.

Sunday

8 June 2025 at 11:00
Strandbar 1924

Ghost Dogs (DE)

Ghost Dogs is the name of a group led by drummer Armin Thommesen that is fully committed to jazz, jazz-rock, blues and swing music.
8 June 2025 at 11:30
Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

All daySpielmobil...
8 June 2025 at 13:00
Auf'm Platz

khm@moers

soft rotation

soft rotation is a monthly performance and concert series collaboratively organized by students from the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM).
8 June 2025 at 14:00
Unter Bäumen

moers session! #3

The moers sessions offer musicians from various musical worlds a unique opportunity for improvisation.
8 June 2025 at 15:00
moersify

Hüsch! 2025! (DE, BE)

8 June 2025 at 16:00
Auf'm Platz

Molass (DE)

The Neo-Soul of MOLASS combines old and new, a play between hot and cold that evokes emotions hard to put into words.
8 June 2025 at 16:00
In der Halle

...plötzlich still im Unimoersum

Youth project of the moers festival

Once again, the moers festival offers children and young people the opportunity to develop music under the title “… suddenly still in the Unimoersum?
8 June 2025 at 17:00
Unter Bäumen

Led Bib (UK)

In 2019, Led Bib's album It’s Morning marked a significant shift with the departure of their keyboard player, seemingly ending their 20-year history.
8 June 2025 at 18:00
In der Halle

hcmf@moers

X perimental N counters

XN is a partnership project between the Moers Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (= hcmf//) (UK).
8 June 2025 at 18:30
Auf'm Platz

Sax for Peace (ISR)

"Sax for Peace" is a project by Israeli musician and composer Maya Dunietz that uses music as a universal language for peace and understanding.
8 June 2025 at 19:00
Unter Bäumen

Holy Scum (UK / US)

Holy Scum is a band from Manchester, and their name perfectly reflects the visceral snarl of their music – a blend of raw sludge, noise, and improvisational rock.
8 June 2025 at 19:30
Über'm Platz

Der Kasper schlägt die Fliegen tot

A gigantic musical battle for survival

GÜTESIEGEL KULTUR* / STUTTGART und SNUFF PUPPETS / MELBOURNE Flies sit on the walls, perch on the roofs and crawl across the market square, the buzzing becomes unbearable.
8 June 2025 at 20:00
In der Halle

Hayden Chisholm's Kinetic Chain (NZ / DE / SWE)

The New Zealand musician and composer Hayden Chisholm combines elements of traditional music, jazz and free improvisation and brings a true supergroup to Moers with Hayden Chisholm's Kinetic Chain: Chisholm, Achim Kaufmann, Petter Eldh and Jonas Burgwinkel move at the highest level between compositions and soundscapes that take the audience on a musical journey.
8 June 2025 at 20:00
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

The Temple of Electryone

by William Nortlich-Redmond

In Will Northlich-Redmond's project The Temple of Electryone, up to 20 musicians from the festival line-up will create a spatial experience in the town church as a festival ensemble.
8 June 2025 at 20:00
Auf'm Platz

God's Burnout (CN / DE)

While creation goes weak, God's Burnout delivers uncompromising curiosity about (sonic) being.
8 June 2025 at 21:15
In der Halle

Angelica Sanchez (US)

Composer and pianist Angelica Sanchez is known for her unique, sonically experimental compositions that draw on both traditional jazz elements and modern, avant-garde techniques.
8 June 2025 at 22:30
Ev. Stadtkirche Moers

Ellen Arkbro (SWE)

presents Nightclouds (solo organ)

Ellen Arkbro (b. 1990) is a composer musician sound-artist working with precision-tuned intervallic harmony.
8 June 2025 at 22:30
Unter Bäumen

Das Ende der Liebe & su dance110 (CN / DE)

Das Ende der Liebe and Chinese performance artist su dance110 present a unique project at the Moers Festival, developed specifically for the event, exploring the theme of "Silence.
8 June 2025 at 22:45
Über'm Platz

Caspar Brötzmann (DE)

It will be loud, raw, experimental, and intense, as Caspar Brötzmann merges elements from rock, jazz, noise, and free improvisation – along with distortion and unconventional techniques.
8 June 2025 at 23:00
Die Röhre

Binghi (RWA)

DJ set

Binghi is a DJ and music producer and a driving force in Kigali's modern music scene.
9 June 2025 at 00:00
In der Halle

Koshiro Hino: SO-TEN-I (JP)

(Phase Transition)

After an unforgettable performance in 2024, Koshiro Hino returns in 2025 with two unique performances – as a composer and performer.

Monday

9 June 2025 at 11:00
Strandbar 1924

Ghost Dogs (DE)

Ghost Dogs is the name of a group led by drummer Armin Thommesen that is fully committed to jazz, jazz-rock, blues and swing music.
9 June 2025 at 13:00
Unter Bäumen

moers session! #4

The moers sessions offer musicians from various musical worlds a unique opportunity for improvisation.
9 June 2025 at 14:30
Auf'm Platz

khm@moers

soft rotation

soft rotation is a monthly performance and concert series collaboratively organized by students from the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM).
9 June 2025 at 14:30
Auf'm Platz

Kapustin revisited (DE)

“Kapustin revisited” is a musical and artistic statement on the music of the Ukrainian composer who died in 2020.
9 June 2025 at 15:00
In der Halle

Orchestre d'occasion (CH / FIN / BE)

Orchestre d ́occasion is a contemporary music ensemble based in Basel.
9 June 2025 at 16:15
In der Halle

Bundesjazzorchester (Bujazzo) (DE)

Somewhere in the world...

The Bundesjazzorchester (Bujazzo) presents music from the compensation acts of persecuted musicians during the Nazi era in its current program.
Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

Wo die wilden Kinder wohnen

A special place where laughter, joy, and freedom are at the heart of everything – here, both young and old children can play, romp, and explore the world in their own way!
9 June 2025 at 17:30
Unter Bäumen

Kalia Vandever (US)

Trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever's experimental approach to jazz and avant-garde music combines innovative arrangements with profound emotions and technical virtuosity; with her unique style she transcends genre boundaries and offers a captivating musical experience that opens up new sonic horizons.
9 June 2025 at 18:30
Unter Bäumen

Nduduzo Makhathini & Omagugu (ZAF)

Zulu Love Songs

Zulu Love Songs is a project by Nduduzo and Omagugu Makhathini that blends traditional Zulu music with modern influences.
9 June 2025 at 19:30
In der Halle

Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith (US)

DEFIANT LIFE

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith create powerful, uncategorizable duets filled with subtle emotion, mystery, and spiritual intensity.
9 June 2025 at 21:15
In der Halle

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (DE)

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker is often praised for their innovative blend of heavy, experimental rock with elements of industrial and avant-garde music.
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