Haldern Pop Festival 2026 @ Haldern Pop Festival

Performers

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  Black Country, New Road

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  Asaf Avidan

  “An artist that writes like Leonard Cohen, sings like Robert Plant, and has the charisma of a cabaret performer” - Jon Pareles, The New York Times “Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan are all in there, but they add up to a wholly original sound, with songs that are beautifully written and fervently performed”. - Bob Boilen, NPR Asaf Avidan has released 7 studio albums which received multiple Gold and Platinum awards in over 15 countries. He has headlined the largest festivals in Europe and sold out his own tours over the past decade.

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  Bonnie Prince Billy

  Will Oldham (born 15 January 1970) – aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – is a folk singer-songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, US. Apart from music Oldham is also a well renowned actor.

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  The Notwist

  The Notwist are a German indie rock band formed in 1989 and consists of Markus Acher, Michael Acher, Andi Haberl and Martin Gretschmann.

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  Sportfreunde Stiller

  Sportfreunde Stiller (English: Sportfriends Stiller) is a german rock band from Germering near Munich, Bavaria, consisting of Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), Rüdiger "Rüde" Linhof (bass) and Peter S. Brugger (guitar).

• Naïka
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  Geordie Greep
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  Horsegirl
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  Frankie & The Witch Fingers

  Frankie and the Witch Fingers are a rock band from Los Angeles known for their high-energy and frenetic performances. Their latest album, Data Doom, delves into themes of technological dystopia, systemic rot, creeping fascism, and the erosion of humanity. The band's sound has evolved into a darker strain, incorporating influences from proto-punk, German progressives, and funk fusionists. They have shared the stage with notable acts such as Kikagaku Moyo, Ty Segall, Oh Sees, Cheap Trick, and ZZ Top. Data Doom aims to solidify their status with its intense and socially charged rock sound.

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  Deki Alem
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  Friko

  Friko, a trio that’s cemented itself as a stalwart in the Chicago music scene, is frontman Niko Kapetan, bassist Luke Stamos, and drummer Bailey Minzenberger. Praised by the Chicago Tribune as “perfect slices of indie-pop,” their music is complex and dynamic, flickering between explosive rock, chamber pop, and serene sonics. It becomes even more pronounced in their live performances, where a crowd frenzied by wailing guitars finds itself minutes later collectively holding its breath, enamored by hypnotic strings and Kapetan’s emotive vocals.

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  Wallners
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  Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
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  Westside Cowboy

  Westside Cowboy sound new but seem to come from an old place. Surrounded by 1978 Fender Twin Reverbs, well-thumbed Wem catalogues, a four-track recorder and spools of cassette tape the Manchester four-piece are made up of Aoife Anson O’Connell, James (Jimmy) Bradbury, Paddy Murphy and Reuben Haycocks. With a sound raw as a carpet burn, they ride a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement. For most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’. A portmanteau of the band’s own making to describe Amer- ican culture digested by English people in small towns with almost nothing in the way of cosmopolitan sheen. “Think kids in double denim and Converse eating Greggs vegan sausage rolls.” It’s alarming and exh

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