BOUNDARIES FEST 2026
About this Event
BOUNDARIES FEST 2026! LETS GO.....
The 6th edition of Boundaries Festival is coming back to the fantatsic City of Sunderland for another incredible, exciting and inspiring event!
Just like every year this is promising to be our biggest, boldest, exciting and most diverse edition yet!
This year’s Boundaries programme takes in a huge range of experimental sounds and experiences, from acoustic to electronic, solo performances, duos and full bands, violin, saxophone, experimental guitar, live electronica, immersive electronics, huge bass, fractured beats, analogue synths, free improvisation, noise, feedback, tape loops, field recordings, drone and deep spatial sound ideas.
Expect rare and unique shows, unexpected collaborations, live art, audiovisual work, art screenings, workshops and much more, moving from intense and physical performances, calm and complex and some of the most beautiful sounds around!
BOUNDARIES 2026 ARTISTS...
ALEJANDRA CÁRDENAS (ALE HOP) +LUCIA VIVANCO + IGNACIO BRICEÑO
SLIKBACK
NINA GARCIA
JESSICA EKOMANE
ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON
DRESSING
JOHN BUTCHER
KOGUMAZA
ZACH ROWDEN
VANESSA BEDORET
SHOLTO DOBIE
PALE WORLD & Y GWACTER
SONIC INTANGIBLES WORKSHOP: REPRESENTIN DATA THROUGH SOUND
KONX-OM-PAX 360 DEGREE VISUAL ART INSTALLATION - 'COLOUR SOUND'
ALEJANDRA CÁRDENAS (ALE HOP) + GIBRANA CERVANTES + IGNACIO BRICEÑO — A stunning trio combining guitar, samples, feedback, field recordings and electronics, performing music from A Body Like Home.
SLIKBACK — Loud, dark and futuristic electronics from Kenya, driven by huge bass and fractured, next-level beats.
NINA GARCIA — French-Colombian experimental guitarist exploring noise, feedback, extended techniques and free improvisation.
JESSICA EKOMANE — Berlin-based electronic artist creating deep, immersive and spatial sound through her powerful quadraphonic live set.
ELORI SAXL & HENRY SOLOMON — A beautiful NYC/LA collaboration bringing together analogue electronics, synths, saxophone, melody and improvisation.
DRESSING — Dublin experimentalist working with tape loops, samples, noise and found sounds to create raw and unpredictable performances.
JOHN BUTCHER — Legendary improvising saxophonist exploring resonance, silence, space and the physical possibilities of the instrument.
KOGUMAZA — Immersive UK trio combining guitar, drums, riffs, drone and hypnotic repetition with a heavy emotional pull.
ZACH ROWDEN - Member of the mightyh duo Tongue Depressor, this time Zach flying solo with his double bass and blistering ideas and methods.
VANESSA ROWDEN - Stunning solo violist that bridges experimental electronics with exciting classical styles.
SHOLTO DOBIE - Lithuania based artist performs a super rare North East date, where he brings his trusty accordions and lets them literally swing and swing, creating deep listening zones.
PALE WORLD & Y GWACTER - This wonderful noise duo are bringing a new fresh approach to the overly worn noise genre by creating almost tangible noise experiences, combining noise methods alongside unique painting techniques.
SONIC INTANGIBLES WORKSHOP: A walk in workshop where anyone can get invoved and create their own electronic world through data and text.
KONX-OM-PAX Presents: COLOUR SOUND. A truly stunning 360 degree visual art installation, where the art surrounds you and theres no other way but to immerse yourself in the incredible visuals around you.
Each year, Boundaries grows and with this year we’re bringing more locations, more artists, more performances and as always a wealth of inspired artists ideas and methods.
We wil be announcing day tickets and day programme very very very soon, so keep and eye out on social meda and the fest website.
Please spread the word—this event happens because of everyone’s support, involvement, and willingness to help make it happen..
We cant thank you enough for the remarkable, stunning 5 years of support already!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER.......TEAM B x
www.boundariesfest.com
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 27.80 to GBP 60.29
