List of industrial music festivals

The following is a list of industrial music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on industrial music. The list may have some overlap with list of electronic music festivals, list of gothic festivals, and list of heavy metal festivals. Industrial music is a genre of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s,"... journalists now use 'industrial' as a term like they would 'blues.'"—Genesis P-Orridge, RE/Search #6/7, p. 16. and precursors included acts such as electronic group Kraftwerk, experimental rock acts such as The Velvet Underground and Frank Zappa, psychedelic rock artists such as Jimi Hendrix, and composers such as John Cage. AllMusic defines industrial as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music"; "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments (tape music, musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.) and punk provocation".

Notable hybrid genres are industrial rock from the late 1970s and industrial metal from the 1980s, while electro-industrial developed in the late 1980s. Because of its genre fluidity, industrial music may be featured at rock festivals, heavy metal festivals, goth festivals, and electronic music festivals, though there are also festivals dedicated solely to industrial music. In North America in particular, electro-industrial music is often termed industrial dance, and since the late 1980s industrial music festivals often attract industrial fans termed rivetheads or cybergoths, with other countercultures such as cyberpunk and goth appearing as well. Cybergoth dance styles include rave dance styles, while more rock-focused festivals may feature dance styles such as pogoing, headbanging, and moshing. The rivethead dress code that emerged in the late 1980sSteele, Valerie (2008). Gothic: Dark Glamour. Yale University Press. p. 48. is militaristic with hints of punk aesthetics and fetish fashion,Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Michael Bibby: Goth. Undead subculture, Duke University Press, 2007, , p. 69 while cybergoth fashion from the late 1990s combines rivethead industrial aesthetics with a style associated with "gravers" (gothic ravers).

Festivals

+ Festival name YearsLocation Genre and detailsBerlin Atonal 1982–1990 2013–present GermanyOriginally held at SO36 in Kreuzberg, the early years of Atonal fostered revolutionary and innovative musical acts such as Psychic TV, Einstürzende Neubauten, Test Dept, 808 State, Die Haut among many others.[ Thomas Bailey: How Gray Was My Mauer] (HiS Voice Magazine, access: 23 April 2013)Whitby Goth Weekend 1994–present Whitby, North Yorkshire, UKTwice-yearly goth festival with genres such as EBM and industrialInfest 1998–present Bradford, EnglandMixture of electronic, industrial and gothic musicBats Day in the Fun Park 1999–present Anaheim, California, U.S.Created by two local goth/industrial and deathrock clubsMaschinenfest 1999–2018 Oberhausen, GermanyIndustrial, power electronics, and other alternative electronic performersTinnitus 1999–2009 Stockholm, Swedensubgenres of alternative electronic music such as Industrial, EBM, Synthpop and FuturepopM'era Luna Festival 2000–present Hildesheim, GermanyGoth, metal and industrial musicLumous Gothic Festival 2001–2020 Finland Genres such as gothic rock, deathrock, industrial, EBM and neofolkC.O.M.A. 2004–2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canadaindustrial, power electronics other alternative electronic musicians and DJs.Eccentrik 2004–2009 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A 3-day industrial and goth music festivalAmphi Festival 2005–Present Cologne, GermanyEBM/Industrial festival held at the Tanzbrunen in Cologne. The first year the festival was held at the Amphitheatre at Gelsenkirchen however it transferred to the Tanzbrunnen, Cologne in 2006. The festival is held over 2 days in late July and audience numbers are typically around 12,000 spectators per day. Currently the festival has three stages and typically hosts approximately 44 artists over the eventBlacksun Festival 2005–2007 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.3-day industrial and goth music international festivalDistorted Music Festival 2005 Melbourne, Australia One year EDM festival that featured underground/mainstream electronic artists, with the genres of breakcore, IDM, noise, industrial, power noise, and glitchKinetik Festival 2008–2013 CanadaC.O.M.A. was essentially replaced by the Kinetik FestivalResistanz 2011–2016, 2020-? Sheffield, United KingdomLarge industrial music festivalAftermath Festival 2014–2015 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaIn 2014, Kinetik was replaced by Aftermath, with many bands that were originally intended to play Kinetik.EBM Dark Souls 2015–2019 Bratislava, Slovakia A small industrial/Dark Electro/EBM/dark ambient festival which for the first time was organized for one evening in 2015. EBM Dark Souls 2016 edition consisted of two eveningsNatale Industriale2022–2025Hell Fire Club, Rome, ItalyIndustrial Music Festival, main artists during the years: Humanima Collettivo Industriale, Cristiano Santini from Disciplinatha/Dish-Is-Nein, Pankow, Carnera, Gianluca Becuzzi from Limbo, Ain Soph, La Grazia Obliqua.Wrocław Industrial Festival2001-presentWrocław, PolandYearly festival featuring artists spanning industrial and industrial-adjacent genres, such as dark ambient. Focusing on more atmospheric acts and a darker aesthetic, it has been held in a renovated monastery.Noize Of Life2017-presentMannheim, GermanyIndustrial, power electronics, and other alternative electronic performers.Dark Force Fest2023-presentParsippany, New Jersey, U.S.Yearly 3-day goth music festival put on by Vampirefreaks.com. Features industrial/aggrotech, goth rock and darkwave artists.

Gallery The following is a gallery of music festivals focused largely on industrial music (as compared to gothic music):

List of industrial music festivals

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