PELAGIC FEST 2025 – first names announced
- Posted on 10-09-2024
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Following the success of Pelagic Fest 2024, which celebrated 15 years of the trailblazing left-field record label, Berlin’s Pelagic Records have announced that Pelagic Fest 2025 will take place across the same weekend next year, August 23rd-24th, at the same venue, the purpose-built Muziekgieterij in Maastricht, NL.
A celebration of the diversity of music, creativity and community at the heart of Pelagic Records, the label has also shared the first batch of acts playing next year’s festival. Progressive metal icon Ihsahn, post-metal powertrio Psychonaut, Irish instrumental post-rock outsiders A Burial At Sea and formidable hardcore four-piece BEAR will be joined by more Pelagic acts still to be announced, from label legends to brand new signees.
Founded in 2009 by post-metal spearheads The Ocean and their Berlin collective, Pelagic Records have gone on to become one of the most important voices in post-rock, post-metal and progressive / left-field heavy music working with the likes of MONO, Årabrot, Sugar Horse, Year of No Light, Bruit to name just a few. With the recent success of the special, 15th anniversary edition of Pelagic Fest, the label are keen to establish Pelagic Fest as an annual event; a regular opportunity to remove barriers and bring their artists & fans together for a true celebration of their music in its new home in the heart of the border triangle of Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands; the perfect focal point for the label, its international roster and their loyal fans from all around the world.
For fans unable to make it to Maastricht for this year’s festival, all the performances from Pelagic Fest ‘24 were live streamed for free and are now available to watch on the label’s YouTube channel.
Early bird tickets for Pelagic Fest ‘25 are on sale here.
Announced artists:
Ihsahn, Psychonaut, A Burial At Sea, BEAR
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Robin Staps, Founder Pelagic Records:
“We’re still high from an equally exhausting and exhilarating weekend of great music in a wonderful location. The vibes were on and off stage were absolutely amazing, and despite the cancellation of headliner Ihsahn on show day due to unforeseen airlines trikes, which would be nightmare for most festivals, nobody complained. It was beautiful to see even the first bands play to a full room, which further supports our impression: that the Pelagic crowd really cares about all the bands playing, not just the headliners.”