L'Appel du Vide honours Minimal Wave, EBM, Synthpunk, Dark Italo and others similar movements.
L’Appel du Vide Festival returns for the second edition on
8 & 9 May, 2026!
Calling all dark dancefloor lovers for a complete sonic and artistic experience of Minimal Wave, EBM, Synthpunk, and similar genres.
Acts include Oppenheimer MKII, Damage Code, Zack Zack Zack, UFO Shadow, Plague Pits, Oberst Panizza, Toinen Luonto, Sto Desyat and Kissa kahella ässällä.
DJs include Carlos Grabstein, Andy Dufter, clara croft, vorony, Robert Scarr [Club Maldoro], maija & Nymphe [L’Appel du Vide].
In addition to live performances and DJs, we are pleased to present a Media Art Installation by Hanna Huhtanen/Audiosielu.
On top of all this, Finnish Avant-garde duo Kissa kahella ässällä will open the festival on both nights with a special participatory game concert performance.
KULT Live: L’Appel du Vide Festival
Sturenkatu 4, Helsinki
Fri 8th & Sat 9th May 2026
Doors 19.00
Live acts until midnight
Afterparty with DJs until 04.00
Dates
L'Appel du Vide Festival
Facebook Event
Friday 8 May
Doors 19.00 - Live Performances
19.15 Special Opening Performance
by Kissa kahella ässällä
20.00 Sto Desyat
21.00 UFO Shadow
22.00 Plague Pits
23.00 Damage Code
DJs
00.00 vorony
01.20 Robert Scarr [Club Maldoro]
02.40 Andy Dufter
End 04.00
SATURDAY 9 May
Doors 19.00 - Live Performances
19.15 Special Opening Performance
by Kissa kahella ässällä
20.00 Toinen Luonto
21.00 Oberst Panizza
22.00 Zack Zack Zack
23.00 Oppenheimer MKII
DJs
00.00 clara croft
01.20 maija & Nymphe [L'Appel du Vide]
02.40 Carlos Grabstein
End 04.00
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L'Appel du Vide Festival
Linear Movement (BE)
Mängelexamplar (GER)
Ruhr (IT)
Token Vulgaris ( FIN)
From midnight to 4.00
DJs
Waldemar Void / Club Bête Noire (FIN)
Graftak / Club Solitaire, (BE)
Nash / Synthfrequency (FRA)
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L'Appel du Vide Festival:
Psyche (CAN)
Chaos International (POL)
Oldschool Union (FIN)
Naakka (FIN)
From midnight to 4.00:
DJs
Avalon , Club Anvil (FIN)
Nymphe, L'Appel du Vide (FIN)
Mara Mortem, Reformation Club (UK)
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Sex Kino (Swe), Sekret Teknik, Lola Kumtus, Toinen Luonto
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Sex Kino (Swe), Sekret Teknik, Lola Kumtus
