Styrian Sounds 2026

STYRIAN SOUNDS 2026 - HIGHLIGHTS Festival of Styrian Pop Culture PPC // April 16 - 18, 2026 3 DAYS OF HOMEGROWN ART & MUSIC // LIVE & DJ SETS "STYRIAN SOUNDS - 12 years of Styrian pop culture live on stage!" The STYRIAN SOUNDS festival will once again present local pop music condensed into one weekend at the Graz PPC from April 16 to 18. A wide mix of musical styles, visual arts, and DJ culture from and for the local scene! After breaking visitor records every year until 2019, the festival of Styrian pop culture had to pause in 2020 due to the pandemic and also had to cancel in 2021 at short notice. Following sold-out festival days starting in 2022, the festival will now continue to take place in the Styrian spring! Styrian pop culture will celebrate for 3 days with around 30 artists on 2 stages featuring numerous album release shows, debuts, premieres, and reunions! BIBIZA - Request Concert! The Austro Casanova made his Graz debut at Styrian Sounds 2023! The newcomer from back then is now galloping from stadium to stadium! We are super excited for his live comeback at Styrian Sounds as part of this year's "Focus: Cute Artist"! ABRISS! JO THE MAN THE MUSIC - Release Show! Graz finally has a young pop star again! Johanna Gußmagg aka JO THE MAN THE MUSIC meets all expectations with her highly anticipated debut "Soft Skin"! International pop critics are celebrating the Styrian artist. An artist to watch in 2026! YUKNO - With their current album "Gute Nachtmusik," the Styrian electro-pop duo delivers yet another masterpiece. Euphoric future music - melancholy to dance to! LAURENZ NIKOLAUS - Graz Debut! With the hit song "Du bist wie," the indie trio has given a new boost to the great tradition of Austro Pop. Top chart placements and prominently featured in all streaming playlists. "Focus: Cute Artist" THE BASE - 30 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE! The debut "Jet Crash Kills" of the exceptional Graz band was released in 1996. The "Best of" evening spanning exactly 3 decades of "The Base" will be a worthy highlight of the festival! CORDOBA78 - National Hotspot! What a name for a local band aiming for victory even in big brother Germany. Songs about anger, love, overwhelm, and the great happiness in between. "Der Himmel brennt in Europa" is already an anthem. CHRISTIAN FETISH - Album Release Show! FETISH 69, BUNNY LAKE, BLACK PALM ORCHESTRA! Styrian Christian Fuchs has been an tireless creative for decades. With his brand new project CHRISTIAN FETISH, he returns to his industrial rock roots. Album Release Show! Release Shows 2025: JO THE MAN THE MUSIC, LAURENZ NIKOLAUS; CHRISTIAN FETISH, MARY POMMER, ONCE TASTED LIFE, BAITS, HERR KINSKY, and many more. Line Up Wave 1 BIBIZA, JO THE MAN THE MUSIC, YUKNO, LAURENZ NIKOLAUS, THE BASE, CORDOBA78, CHRISTIAN FETISH, SODL, ONCE TASTED LIFE, MARY POMMER, BAITS, MAGDALENA WAWRA, HERR KINSKY, and many more.