Styrian Sounds
2025
ENDLESS WELLNESS (SAT)
National Hotspot: the Salzburg collective is THE (!) newcomer of the Austrian scene. They don't want to be a polar bear and have their “Hand im Gesicht”. The debut album is called “Was für ein Glück” – and that is exactly how every live show of these current indie heroes can be described.
SALÒ (FRI)
SALÒ is the current hero of the scene with sold-out shows from Vienna to Berlin, a (south) Styrian force of nature and practically invincible live. He and his band already rocked the anniversary edition. But with his current album “Problemzone Mensch” he catapulted himself into a league of his own.
CANDLELIGHT FICUS extended (THU)
Candlelight Ficus will play the “Opening Concert” of this year's festival – and in full orchestra strength! “Extended” is no understatement here, and “Music” (the title of their current album) is the motto of the whole evening!
KÄSSY (SAT)
The Sharktank frontwoman with her solo project in Graz for the first time! KÄSSY – singer, instrumentalist, producer and performer. Beauty meets ugliness, soft meets harsh.
MOTHER’S CAKE (FRI)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Mother’s Cake win people over with their unique mix: psychedelic, progressive, dark and absolutely danceable and funky!
FETTE FETE
STYRIAN SOUNDS KLUBNACHT becomes Fette Fete! Live & DJ set all night long! The acclaimed project of Michael Feichtberger, Fridolin Krenn, Stephanie Gaberle and Granada drummer Roland Hanslmeier will heat things up with their energetic mix of techno, rap and punk!
VELVET WASTED (SAT)
The four Graz musicians combine elements of rock and soul with modern indie and pop sounds. Emotions meet hard and soft riffs and coax a spark of hope even out of dark themes.
COUSINES LIKE SHIT (THU)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Cousines like Shit make avant-trash. Founded by the two cousins Hannah and Laura Breitfuss. With critical punchlines, the cousins announce their views on social phenomena and the paradoxes of humankind.
THE UPTOWN MONOTONES (THU)
After successful UK tours, back in their hometown for the first time! The legendary trio THE UPTOWN MONOTONES with brand-new material!
VIECH (THU)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW VIECH are back! The exceptional Styrian band around Paul Plut releases their long-awaited album “Vollmond” exactly on the Styrian Sounds weekend. It's going to be one big (wolf) howl – we're hugely looking forward to it!
AMELIY (SAT)
What works in English for Blink 182 and Avril Lavigne works in German for ameliy: ameliy brings a breath of fresh air to the pop/rock music scene.
NITSCH (FRI)
Nick McCarthy, former songwriter of Franz Ferdinand, left his band in 2016 and moved to Germany. There he met Niklas Mitteregger, a musician and actor from Graz. Together they created something small and wonderful in NITSCH, a unique melange of Austro Pop, Italo Disco and indie rock.
THE BURNING FLAGS (FRI)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW THE BURNING FLAGS stand for a symbiosis of punk and alternative rock, for pure and honest emotion combined with down-to-earth and poetic content.
HONAHLEI (FRI)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Honahlei is an indie folk duo founded by MishCatt and Graz-based Kevin Etheridge. MishCatt is one of Costa Rica's most successful artists with more than 60 million streams! Live, reinforced by producer Tom Zwanzger
SULUKA (FRI)
Suluka, the musical alter ego of Luka Sulzer, delivers new material with a hefty dose of melodic soul that quickly and sneakily slips you earworms of the good kind.
LIVIN‘ VINTAGE (SAT)
Livin‘ Vintage is an indie pop band from Graz, making a name for themselves with their unique mix of retro elements and futuristic sound.
POOR MAN’S REVENGE (FRI)
Poor but charming, Poor Man’s Revenge bring the darkness of human existence and unrestrained passion to the stages of the city!
AMANDA (FRI)
Amanda calls somewhere between the Ennstal mountains, the world metropolis of Graz and the cosmic routes of the Milky Way home. On the search for the sound – the ethereal one, the dirty one – rock & roll!
ULTIMA RADIO (SAT)
With a new EP and Dan (Witchrider) on vocals. Ultima Radio, the full breadth of (rock) sounds – from alternative, crossover, progressive and stoner to post rock.
DIE NIACHTN (FRI)
FESTIVAL APRES / LATE NIGHT PARTY – Die Niachtn with a new frontman! Since their formation in 2009, Die Niachtn have been thrilling audiences with an incomparable style mix of pop, rock, reggae and funk. A musical firework display without limits!
DIE WELTUNTERGANG (THU)
Since 2024, the new formation has been giving survival tips for the everyday apocalypse. Following the motto “Alles ist unmöglich” (“Everything is impossible”) – the beats are as rough as the lyrics, which always seem to be about “everything”. The right soundtrack for the end of the world.
PANDORAS KLEINE SCHWESTER (SAT)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Pandoras kleine Schwester present their third album: a dirty dozen of clean songs in a thick-walled goldfish bowl. Joyfully, the six musicians push back against the zeitgeists of yesterday and the bogeymen of tomorrow.
KRIEGLSTEIN (THU)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW // FESTIVAL OVERTURE The Graz music legend Rainer Binder-Krieglstein presents his first solo work – engaging with Lang's cluster and minimal methods creates a musical landscape.
SLADOLED LOVEKOMET (THU)
STYRIAN SOUNDS LATE NIGHT AFTERSHOW “Sladoled mochta bil Disco-Dancing Musi – von Herz fia Haxn! Haupsoch es fliagn a poa dicke Sicherung und olle san schei eingschmiat!” (Styrian dialect: disco-dancing music made from the heart for the legs – as long as a few fuses blow and everyone gets nicely greased up!)
MIGHTY MAGGOTS (THU)
VINYL RELEASE SHOW The Mighty Maggots are a band that mixes punk rock and ska, complete with a multi-voice horn section. Founded in 2012 they have since played more than 70 concerts and thrilled their fans again and again.
UNORTHODOX RADIO (THU)
International top ensemble from South-East Europe / the Balkans around Styrian Michaela Fröhlich. Contemporary pop – music for heart and mind – that is exactly what Unorthodox Radio is!
ONE LAST STORY (SAT)
REUNION: Alternative rock meets synth electro pop with depth. The Graz band, formerly Cuvee, has been writing a new chapter since 2024 – more mature, more multifaceted and closer to real life!
THE PATCH
LOCAL HEROES STYRIA 2025 The Patch mischt klassische Indie-Folk-Sounds mit Rock-, Alternative- und Industrial-Einflüssen.
