MUSIC FESTIVAL + CONFERENCE 100+ emerging acts on 11 stages along Vienna’s Gürtel – accompanied by a music conference at Yppenplatz
From October 2–4, 2025, Waves Vienna celebrates its 15th anniversary. As one of Europe’s leading showcase festivals, it will once again bring around 15,000 music fans from all over the world to Vienna.
More than 100 acts will transform the venues along the Gürtel into vibrant live stages, while the Waves Vienna Music Conference offers a dynamic daytime program focused on industry exchange – this year taking place around Yppenplatz.
More than 100 acts will transform the venues along the Gürtel into vibrant live stages, while the Waves Vienna Music Conference offers a dynamic daytime program focused on industry exchange – this year taking place around Yppenplatz.
We are pleased to present the first acts for this year’s Waves Vienna [ K S R ] (UK)
AFAR (DE)
Ão (BE)
Astral Bakers (FR)
Aunty (AT)
Bad Ida (AT)
Caterina Lee (AT)
Cordoba78 (AT)
Creams (GE)
DuoLia. (AT)
DVTR (CA)
Eddi Circa (ES) The Spanish Wave
Elastic Skies (AT)
Ende (AT)
Farmar (AT)
Filiah (AT)
Flirtmachine (AT)
Fraeulein Astrid (AT)
Garcia Picasso (ES) The Spanish Wave
Genn (UK)
Gloin (CA)
Holli (AT)
humming people (AT)
Jonny Mahoro (DE)
JØL (ES) The Spanish Wave
Julia Rover (PL)
Kara Delik (DE)
Keyhan and the Juns (AT)
Leeta (AT)
Lorenz Ambeek (AT)
Los Acebos (ES) The Spanish Wave
Lovehead (AT)
Magdalena Wawra (AT)
Mira Taylor (AT)
Mwita Mataro (AT)
Rap & Vogue (BY)
Rose May Alaba (AT)
Sandra Monfort (ES) The Spanish Wave
Sanna (AT)
Stone Sober (HU)
Tauchen (AT)
The Deadnotes (DE)
The Feather (BE)
Ulrich Ida Zeppelin (AT)
AFAR (DE)
Ão (BE)
Astral Bakers (FR)
Aunty (AT)
Bad Ida (AT)
Caterina Lee (AT)
Cordoba78 (AT)
Creams (GE)
DuoLia. (AT)
DVTR (CA)
Eddi Circa (ES) The Spanish Wave
Elastic Skies (AT)
Ende (AT)
Farmar (AT)
Filiah (AT)
Flirtmachine (AT)
Fraeulein Astrid (AT)
Garcia Picasso (ES) The Spanish Wave
Genn (UK)
Gloin (CA)
Holli (AT)
humming people (AT)
Jonny Mahoro (DE)
JØL (ES) The Spanish Wave
Julia Rover (PL)
Kara Delik (DE)
Keyhan and the Juns (AT)
Leeta (AT)
Lorenz Ambeek (AT)
Los Acebos (ES) The Spanish Wave
Lovehead (AT)
Magdalena Wawra (AT)
Mira Taylor (AT)
Mwita Mataro (AT)
Rap & Vogue (BY)
Rose May Alaba (AT)
Sandra Monfort (ES) The Spanish Wave
Sanna (AT)
Stone Sober (HU)
Tauchen (AT)
The Deadnotes (DE)
The Feather (BE)
Ulrich Ida Zeppelin (AT)
and many more to come …
Music Conference & Networking at Yppenplatz The Waves Vienna Music Conference offers a rich program of talks, panels, keynotes, workshops, listening sessions, and masterclasses. Taking place in several venues around Yppenplatz, it brings together hundreds of national and international professionals from across the music industry: promoters, label reps, bookers, artists, and managers.
With a strong track record of presenting exciting new talent, Waves Vienna has been an early stage for numerous now-renowned artists such as Au Revoir Simone, Bibiza, Bilderbuch, British Sea Power, Cari Cari, Charli XCX, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, CSS, Die Nerven, First Aid Kit, Ghostpoet, Girls in Hawaii, Honne, HVOB, Is Tropical, Kwabs, Little Boots, Mount Kimbie, Salò, Soap & Skin, Sohn, The Go! Team, Thees Uhlmann, Warhaus, We Are Scientists, WhoMadeWho, Yungblud, and Zola Jesus.
More details about Waves Vienna 2025: www.wavesvienna.com