Life and Death takes over Knockdown Center with a full-venue, day-and-night, indoor-outdoor
This Spring, Soul Summit returns to Knockdown Center for their first indoor day party. Free with RSVP.
May 16-17-18 2025, WIRE Festival proudly returns to Knockdown Center for its fourth edition. This year sees the festival launch into its most ambitious form to date with 50 hours of nonstop music across four stages, from 8pm Friday until 10pm Sunday.
In the Main Hall, Stage 1 features both international and local talent while Stage 2 is dedicated to crew takeovers from Berlin’s Pornceptual and Amsterdam’s SPIELRAUM. Additionally, the iconic WHOLE Festival takes over the outdoor stage on Saturday for a full day of programming. WIRE runs an open-air daytime session on Sunday as well. The all-night Ambient Stage will once again return, offering an opportunity for some of the festival’s favorite artists to stretch out into fresh sonic territory. And, of course, WIRE will host panel discussions in collaboration with RA that tackle some of the most pressing issues in electronic music today. Finally, as with all previous years, WIRE will present bespoke lighting installations throughout the venue.
Individual tickets are now on sale for standalone day/night programming:
* Friday Night, doors 8PM
Stage 1, Stage 2: Pornceptual, Ambient Stage
* Saturday Day, doors 8AM
WHOLE Festival stage in The Ruins
* Saturday Night, doors 8PM
Stage 1, Stage 2: SPIELRAUM, Ambient Stage
* Sunday Day, doors 8AM
The Ruins
The now-sold-out Weekend Pass holders will have access to the entire program, start-to-finish.
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA TOUR – Knockdown Center
WhoMadeWho make their debut at Knockdown Center.
This show presents a new chapter in the legendary group’s long-running evolution. Following on their many collaborations with Kompakt, Life & Death, Âme and others, WhoMadeWho has emerged as one of the most distinctive and effortlessly virtuosic forces in modern dance music.
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA TOUR – Knockdown Center
Kick off 2025 with the one and only Tiki Disco. It’s a special Winter Edition, following up on December’s holiday blowout.
Berlin’s breakout Live From Earth collective stages a takeover of Knockdown Center.
For the second spring edition of Outline, post-rock titans Explosions in the Sky headline. One of the key groups to define massive, crescendoing rock in the ’00s, EITS writes, in their own words, “cathartic mini symphonies.” They deliver a sense of scale and depth to the stage that few touring bands can match. Iceland’s múm plays a rare set. The beloved alt-pop group brings a rare intimacy and power to a sonic pallette often described as twee, writing songs with a delicate sincerity and sense of easy play that is truly captivating. Guatemalan composer and cellist Mabe Fratti fuses breezy prog decadence and fleet-footed jazzy flourishes with crushing, stoner rock power. Philadelphia’s They Are Gutting a Body of Water channels thick, noisy indie music with an immaculate sensibility. Dutch artist upsammy, best known as a DJ, performs live. Her music is resetlessly inventive, folding IDM, bass music, techno and folktronica into something singular. Finally, Mexico’s Diles Que No Me Maten imbues a heartfelt swagger and woozy grandeur into their sprawling indie.