Final Additions to the Unsound 2024 Music Program – and Off-Unsound Events. Ticket Summary. Also: Download the Festival Booklet
Unsound Kraków 2024 starts this Sunday September 29 in a lowkey way with a soundwalk and party at Sekta Selekta, before the massive music and discourse program kicks off on the next day with a free Morning Glory show from FUJI||||||||||TA. It’s time to let you know about a few of the smaller parties, including some off-Unsound events. Also: see below for the latest ticket summary to find out which shows are now sold out. Note: You can download the Unsound app with full schedule and live notifications here, or get a PDF version of the festival booklet here.
Before that, a couple of things regarding previously announced shows. For reasons outside our control, the concerts on Wednesday October 2 at Philharmonic Hall (Mica Levi & Sinfonietta Cracovia, Tarta Relena and Jana Shostak) have been moved to Łaźnia Nowa. In terms of date, Marco Fusinato’s DESASTRES show has been moved from Friday October 4 to Saturday October 5 – tickets available here. Also, we’ve added one more artist to the late night lineup at Kamienna on October 5: Uruguayan producer and DJ Lechuga Zafiro, who will play a DJ set ahead of his upcoming album on TraTraTrax. Tickets to this event are available here.
The official Unsound Opening Party takes place at Poczta Główna – Kraków’s former Central Post Office – on Wednesday October 2 and features the triumphant return of one of our favourite DJs ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and DJ sets from PAN-affiliate upsammy, DJ E (aka Chuquimamani-Condori), and Kraków legends Olivia and Chino going b2b. Swiss musician Julian Sartorius opens with a solo live percussion set mirroring his Morning Glory show. Note: this event is not included in the festival pass. Tickets available here.
As for the Closing Party, we’re connecting to Unsound of yesteryear when rather wild parties took place in the city’s mediaeval cellars. This year’s late night closing event takes place in Alchemia, is free, and will feature live basement shows from Australian “smut noise” outfit Concentration, Kraków’s ehh hahah – and more to be announced. Entry to this event is free.
Another more intimate party takes place at the Ukrainian club Sekta Selekta on Sunday September 29 at 22:00, presented by Kraków collective KRAKSA. Special guests include Paszka, Berna and duo Hmokio Uhęę, while KRAKSA members are Semprey, Sompti, DJ Doktor and Rukatunturi. Tickets at the door cost 20 PLN. For those with lots of energy: Sekta Selekta will also host sunrise afterparties at 06:00 - 12 midday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, featuring DJs Fukinsei, DE:MA, nmga, Lil Dave, Meke, Badalian, Daniel Drumz, Kondrat and Karma. The festival pass does not cover these events.
There are two other off-Unsound events: Ultra Before Unsound at Pacura Studios on Saturday September 28, as well as OFFSOUND, a party put together by a crew of longtime Unsound fans, at 16:00 on Sunday September 29 at Święta Krowa. Check the links for more info including lineups.
On the afternoon of the last Sunday of the festival, festival goers can attend Sunday Chapel at Hedwig’s, a bar in a desacralised baroque chapel built in the 14th-century, with Piotr Kurek playing an extended DJ set from 13:00-16:00. Also in the afternoon, from 15:00 until 19:00, Warsaw-based Ukrainian DJ Zoi Michailova and her guest - Kacha - will play in the gardens beside Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, which were revitalised as part of the fifth edition of the BMW ART CLUB – The future is Art project. The space, which was inaccessible to residents in recent years, has returned to the urban fabric as a place of respite.
Last but not least, the infamous Unsound Karaoke will also make a return on Tuesday October 1, taking place at 23:00 at Feniks Klub, Krakow’s oldest dancing club, in the Old Town. And also free!
As for additions to the discourse program, contributing moderator Sebastian Cichocki will be joined by Ukrainian journalist/cultural organiser Maya Baklanova, artist agent/writer Yuko Asanuma and Berlin-based Lebanese curator/writer Edwin Nasr for the Curating in the Age of Political Upheaval discussion, whilst artist/researcher Eryk Salvaggio, percussionist/composer Valentina Magaletti and Leyland Kirby aka The Caretaker will grace 0xSalon's Wassim Alsindi's experimental Dissonant Cartomancies. Polish journalist and co-author of Podcastex Mateusz Witkowski will lead the Far From the Madding Crowd conversation with Małgorzata Halber.
See you soon in Kraków!
TICKET SUMMARY:
3-Day Unsound Club Pass – LOW TICKET ALERT
Sept 30 / Monday – OSCILLATION – ON SALE
Oct 1 / Tuesday – CLASH – ON SALE
Oct 2 / Wednesday – REVERBERATION – SOLD OUT
Oct 2 / Wednesday – OPENING PARTY* – ON SALE
Oct 3 / Thursday – ECHO – SOLD OUT
Oct 3 / Thursday – UPROAR – ON SALE
Oct 4 / Friday – CLAMOUR – ON SALE
Oct 4 / Friday – PEAK – ON SALE
Oct 5 / SATURDAY – DESASTRES – ON SALE
Oct 5 / Saturday – CLATTER* – ON SALE
Oct 5 / Saturday – REFLECTION – LOW TICKET ALERT
Oct 5 / Saturday – IMPULSE – LOW TICKET ALERT
Oct 6 / Sunday – DIFFUSION – SOLD OUT
Oct 6 / Sunday – BASH – FREE
Weekly and Long Weekend Pass – SOLD OUT
Weekly / Weekend Passholders need an additional ticket for OPENING PARTY on Oct 2 and CLATTER on Oct 5.