Ejekt Festival (often referred to simply as Ejekt) is an annual music festival that has taken place in Athens, Greece, since 2005. The festival began as a one-day event and later expanded into a multi-day one, featuring international and Greek artists from rock, alternative, indie, electronic and pop music.
History
In its early years, the festival changed venues several times as the event grew. From 2011 to 2023, it was held primarily at Plateia Nerou in the Faliro Olympic Zone, with the exception of the 2022 edition, which took place at Telekom Center Athens P5. Since 2024, the festival has been held at Telekom Center Athens P5. In recent editions, it has usually taken place in July and has lasted two or three days.
From its first edition in 2005 through the announced 2026 edition, Ejekt Festival has featured, over 120 unique acts. Internationally recognized acts that have performed scheduled to perform, at Ejekt include, among others, The Chemical Brothers, New Order, Beastie Boys, Underworld, Pixies, Faith No More, Moby, Pet Shop Boys, Kasabian, Editors, Muse, The Killers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cure, Florence + The Machine, Korn, Måneskin, Bring Me the Horizon, Green Day, Louis Tomlinson, Suede, Nothing but Thieves and Matt Berninger.
A notable aspect of the festival’s history is that several headliners made their first appearance in Greece as part of Ejekt Festival. These include Beastie Boys in 2007, The Killers in 2017, Måneskin in 2024, Bring Me the Horizon, also in 2024, and Green Day in 2025.
2005 Ejekt 2005 was the first edition of the festival and took place on 11 June 2005. A day full of electronic music at Hellinikon Olympic Complex. 11 June 2005The Chemical Brothers Bent Dave Clarke Miss Kittin Cristian Varela Expert Medicine
2006 3 June 2006New Order Hooverphonic Radio 4 James Lavelle Miss Kittin Vitalic Phil Kieran Marsheaux Film
2007 16 June 2007Beastie Boys Underworld Madness Absent Minded Ded City Jetz
2008 The 2008 edition of Ejekt took place at Hellinikon Fencing Hall. 28 June 2008James Stereo MC's Unkle Hercules & Love Affair Digitalism Transistor/Tech Soir Photo Novela/Niko Vandoro
2009 In the 2009 edition of Ejekt, a 2 days line up was introduced for the first time. 18 June 200919 June 2009Pixies Editors Starsailor White Lies The Mash UpRoyksopp Jarvis Cocker Klaxons The Subways 2ManyDJs Live James Lavelle
2010 The 2010 edition of Ejekt was held at Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena. 13 July 2010Faith No More Bad Religion Unkle Zebra Tracks Obojeni Program
2011 In 2011, Ejekt moved to Plateia Nerou where it stayed for over 10 years. Amy Winehouse debut performance in Greece was cancelled. 13 July 2010Amy Winehouse Moby Blackfield The Vaccines Baby Guru Monovine
2012 27 June 2012Kasabian James Miles Kane Band of Skulls Customs Wheatman
2013 In the 2013 edition, Ejekt introduced a two stages setup. 16 July 2013Main StageRed Bull Bedroom JamPet Shop Boys Peter Hook and The Light Faith SFX James Blake Wedding SingersThe Viper Vikings Jamming Funkers The Bittersweet
2014 In 2014, the festival celebrated its 10 years in existence. 25 June 2014Kasabian Editors Paul Kalkbrenner White Lies Darkside Inconsistencies Brightside
2015 15 July 2015The Parov Stelar Band Steve Aoki Kadebostany Glasvegas Moon Duo
2016 The second day of the 2016 edition, headlined by Muse, reportedly drew an estimated record breaking attendance of around 30,000 people.
8 July 201623 July 2016Editors James Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Crystal Castles Velix ΣtellaMuse UNKLE Live Temples Ilia Darlin
2017 24 June 201714 July 2017The Killers The Kills Circa Waves Deaf RadioKasabian The Jesus and Mary Chain Peter Hook and The Light of Montreal Black Hat Bones
2018 23 June 2018Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Editors Wolf Alice Protomartyr Jack Heart
2019 17 July 2019The Cure Michael Kiwanuka Ride Khruangbin The Steams
2020 The 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 June 202013 July 2020Red Hot Chili Peppers The Hives Nothing but ThievesFoals
2021 The 2021 edition of the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 26 June 2021Red Hot Chili Peppers
2022 The 2022 edition of the festival marks its return after 2 years of cancellations due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. It was the first time since 2011 where the festival didn't take place at Plateia Nerou. The chosen venue was Telekom Athens Center P5. 29 June 2022Muse Yungblud Nothing but Thieves Danai Nielsen
2023 The 2023 edition of Ejekt is the final one to be held at Plateia Nerou. 2 July 2023Florence + the Machine Editors Warpaint Goat Girl Royal Arch
2024 For their 20 years anniversary, the 2024 edition of Ejekt Festival was a record breaking one. It was its biggest edition up to that point and for the first time they introduced a 3 consecutive days line up. It was also the most attended edition combined. Last but not least, the Festival took place at its new home, Telekom Athens Center P5.
22 July 202423 July 202424 July 2024Korn Spiritbox Loathe Planet of ZeusMåneskin Palaye Royale Alice Merton The Bonnie NettlesBring Me the Horizon Neck Deep Bury Tomorrow SixForNine
2025 The 2025 edition included Green Day's first performance in Greece, reportedly attended by approximately 40,000 people.
6 July 20259 July 2025Green Day The Kooks Inhaler The OverjoyedLouis Tomlinson Sevdaliza Only the Poets Nieve Ella
2026 In the 2026 edition, Ejekt returned with a two consecutive dates format.
14 July 202615 July 2026Florence + the Machine Suede Holly Humberstone Elena LeoniThe Cure Nothing but Thieves Matt Berninger
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