Events

Wednesday (May 18)

Thursday (May 19)

Friday (May 20)

Saturday (May 21)

Sunday (May 22)

Wednesday (May 18)

E-Werk

20:00

Grace Jones
Wolfram

Ticket

Grace Jones will kick off Telekom Electronic Beats Festival in Cologne with her first live appearance in Germany in seven years.

Thursday (May 19)

JackWho

23:00

Grizzly
Noema
106er

Door only

Much-loved Berlin club Salon zur wilden Renate resident Noema will share a bill with veteran selector Noema, who has been working with the likes of Apparat, Daniel Wang and Dixon among others.

Thursday (May 19)

Gloria Theater

19:00

MØ
Woman
liebemachen

Ticket

Mø and Woman will kick off the festival Thursday in Cologne. Danish singer-songwriter Mø is the new darling of the music and fashion press. Cologne’s own Woman trio has steadily become one of the city’s most inspiring local acts.

Friday (May 20)

Jack in the Box

18:00

Native Session feat. Kerri Chandler

Free

Meet Kerri Chandler, one of house music's true originators, and discover new ways to produce and perform with the latest from Komplete, Traktor and Maschine in special workshops—presented by Native Sessions.

Friday (May 20)

Gewölbe

23:00

Kerri Chandler
Hans Nieswandt
Shumi

Ticket

Icon and originator Kerri ‘Kaoz’ Chandler has been serving up house music with soul since the early ‘90s. He's supported by two German selectors, Hans Nieswandt and Shumi.

Friday (May 20)

Kulturkirche

19:00

Chilly Gonzales

Sold out

Canadian pianist and entertainer Chilly Gonzales is known as much for his showmanship as his intuitive touch on the piano. Adept in both classical and jazz styles, “Gonzo” injects his performances with heavy doses of bravado, rendering his live shows virtuosic and entertaining in equal measure.

Saturday (May 21)

ART RMX EV.

15:30

HONNE / Secret Gig
Liam X
Julian Stetter (VIMES)

Free

British electronic-soul duo HONNE will appear live for a secret and free show! Keep your eyes on the FB event.

Saturday (May 21)

Stadtgarten

23:00

Christian Löffler
Mohna

Ticket

Electronic Beats is teaming up with Cologne imprint KI Records to bring two electronic music autodidacts together live on stage: Christian Löffler and Mohna.

Saturday (May 21)

Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld

20:00

Roosevelt
Natalia Nykiel

Ticket

Greco-Roman newcomer Roosevelt appears live at Telekom Electronic Beats Festival in Cologne.

Saturday (May 21)

JackWho

23:00

Heidi
Tijana T
Esther Silex

Ticket

Veteran DJ Heidi has made her mark on the electronic music world. She's joined by Serbian selector Tijana T, an EB Festival favorite with a knack for potent techno sets.

Sunday (May 22)

Jack in the Box

14:00

Electronic Beats x Kompakt Open Air

Free

For the closing party at this edition of Telekom Electronic Beats Festival, legendary Cologne techno imprint Kompakt brings an all-star selection of artists from their roster to the Jack in the Box outdoor space.

Sunday (May 22)

Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld

19:00

Tony Allen

Ticket

Tony Allen is a true legend. The self-taught drummer from Nigeria served as the unofficial musical director of Fela Kuti’s band Africa 70.

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