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Space Afrika, Milkweed and more join the growing 2026 Unsound lineup

Marina Herlop and VTSS also join the festival's third wave of announced acts.

Marina Herlop smiles slightly at a press wall in a dark cut-out dress and sheer sleeves, hair slicked back with a thin chain across her face.
Marina Herlop, one of the acts added to Unsound's 2026 lineup, at the Goya Awards in Valladolid in February 2024. Photo: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unsound has announced a third wave of acts for its 2026 edition, running under the theme SOFT POWER across two Polish cities, starting in Warsaw before finishing in the festival's usual home of Krakow.

The new additions include Space Afrika, who will present a special performance of their forthcoming album Quiet Storm with help from soprano singer Jolanta Kowalska-Pawlikowska, drummer Pike and guitarist GABRIEL. Also joining are Milkweed, Marina Herlop, Lorenzo Senni, Worldpeace DMT, Joanne Duda, Milan W. and Raphael Rogiński, who will present his interpretations of Polish jazz legend Tomasz Stańko's music alongside Marek Pospieszalski and Marina Džukljev.

Unsound has also added DJ sets from VTSS, O Ghettão, Bobby Beethoven, Hekt and re:ni, among others. They join a lineup already featuring Diamanda Galás, L'Rain, Pink Siifu, Ana Roxanne, Liars, Actress, Arca, Wendy Eisenberg and Sarah Davachi.

The festival runs from October 2 to 11, continuing Unsound's run as one of Europe's leading gatherings for experimental and electronic music, and lands as one of the season's larger additions to the festival tracker.

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  • Third wave of lineup additions announced for the 2026 edition
  • Festival runs October 2-11 across Warsaw and Krakow under the theme SOFT POWER
  • Space Afrika will perform a special set from forthcoming album Quiet Storm
  • New additions include Milkweed, Marina Herlop, VTSS and Lorenzo Senni

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