Xciting

Where club culture meets contemporary music: Xciting Festival returns Sept. 11–12 2026 for two evenings and one intense night of boundary-pushing performances.

24/08/2026

Noise. Rhythm. Experiment.
Club culture meets contemporary music.

XCITING FESTIVAL - The 8th
Sept. 11–12, 2026
, Stuttgart

LINE UP:
Jacques Demierre
Alex Buess
Grischa Lichtenberger & Qba Janicki
Maria Bertel
Alex Cortex
Liminal Resonatrix ft. Nicola Romanò
Crooked: A tribute to Sensational
Psychic Defence
Madteo
Lise Barkas
Sote & Tarik Barri

Two evenings. One intense night.

Boundary-pushing performances between experimental music, contemporary sound and club culture.

PRESALE HAS STARTED

Tickets → link in bio

24/08/2026

Noise. Rhythm. Experiment.

Club culture meets contemporary music.

XCITING FESTIVAL - The 8th
Sept. 11–12, 2026
, Stuttgart

LINE UP:
Jacques Demierre
Alex Buess
Grischa Lichtenberger & Qba Janicki
Maria Bertel
Alex Cortex
Liminal Resonatrix ft. Nicola Romanò
Crooked: A tribute to Sensational
Psychic Defence
Madteo
Lise Barkas
Sote & Tarik Barri

Two evenings. One intense night.

Boundary-pushing performances between experimental music, contemporary sound and club culture.

PRESALE HAS STARTED

Tickets → link in bio

18/08/2026

Sensational passed away in August 2026. Our deepest condolences go out to all his friends and family.

As a tribute to his life and art, the movie "Crooked" by Skiz Fernando will be screened at the Xciting Festival. "Crooked" is as much about
Sensational’s real-life personal struggle and his music as it is about the corruption in the music industry.

Be there on Saturday, September 12, at 7 pm!

13/08/2026

INTRODUCING:

Alex Buess

Experimental | Electroacoustic

Alex Buess is a Swiss composer, saxophonist, and producer whose work moves between extreme sound, complex structures, and electronic
experimentation. From his influential band 16-17 to collaborations with artists like Peter Brötzmann, William Parker and Kevin Shields, he has
developed a distinctive musical language shaped by improvisation, technology, and a fascination with sound itself.

On Sept. 11 we present new interpretations of Buess' compositions SSSSOSCHHHH!! and Metenfes, performed by Sebastian Hofmann, Martin Lorenz, Marta Zapparoli, and Nicola Romanò.

Design: aeny, , .sk

10/08/2026

TICKET PRESALE IS LIVE.

Tickets for Xciting Festival are now available.

Ticket prices:

Day Ticket Friday — €20
Day Ticket Saturday — €30
Festival Pass — €40

Members of Kunstverein Wagenhalle receive a special discount on tickets.

Tickets will also be available at the box office.

Get your tickets now — link in bio.

02/08/2026

INTRODUCING:

Grischa Lichtenberger & Qba Janicki

Experimental | Jazz | Abstract

Grischa Lichtenberger & Qba Janicki merge digital precision with raw improvisation, creating immersive sonic landscapes where rhythm,
texture, and unpredictability collide. Blending electronics, acoustic instruments, and experimental sound practices, their live performance is an intense journey through the edges of contemporary music.

Don't miss their performance on Sept. 11, 2026.

Design: aeny, , .sk

19/07/2026

INTRODUCING:

Alex Cortex

Ambient | Techno

Alex Cortex has been shaping electronic music since the 1990s with a singular sound that moves between Detroit techno, ambient, IDM, and raw
industrial textures. His deeply atmospheric live sets are built on fractured rhythms, abstract harmonies, and uncompromising sonic exploration. For Xciting Festival – The 8th, he returns for a rare one-off live performance.

See him live on Sept. 12, 2026.

Design: , , .sk

15/07/2026

INTRODUCING:

Improv | Electroacoustic

Swiss pianist, composer, and improviser Jacques Demierre explores the boundaries between music, language, and everyday noise. Blending free
improvisation, experimental composition, and sound poetry, his performances are open, dynamic, and driven by a deep curiosity for
listening.

See him live on Sept. 11, 2026.

Design: , , .sk

14/07/2026

INTRODUCING:

Psychic Defence

Abstract | Breakcore | Noise

Psychic Defence is a project by Lynx and Christoph Fringeli, fusing hard-hitting
experimental beats, bass and noise into a rave collision of speedcore, breakcore and deep sonic immersion. Born from psychogeographical wanderings in Berlin, the project reshapes the dancefloor with unpredictable intensity.

See them live on Sept. 12, 2026.

Design: , , .sk
Picture: Georg Kronenberg

10/07/2026

INTRODUCING:
barkas

Folk | Noise | Acoustic

Fusing folk tradition and experimental improvisation, Lise Barkas reimagines bagpipes
and hurdy-gurdy through noise, melody, and texture. Solo and in collaboration with artists
like Yann Leguay () and Zoe Heselton (), she pushes her instruments into new sonic territory.

See her live on Sept. 12, 2026.

Design: , , .sk
Picture: Zoe Heselton

Adresse

Innerer Nordbahnhof 1
Stuttgart
70191

Webseite

http://www.xciting-festival.com/, https://pretix.eu/Xciting/2025

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