XRDS Festival 2026: techno and club culture in the heart of Brussels

In the heart of Brussels, Europe's cultural crossroads, XRDS Festival unites a community of demanding electronic music lovers every August. Centred on techno, house and drum & bass, this two-day event celebrates the diversity of Belgian and international underground club culture.

The 2026 line-up brings together unmissable figures: BEN KLOCK, a Berghain mainstay and master of hypnotic techno, and Mall Grab, a standard-bearer of lo-fi house. GOLDIE, a living drum & bass legend, and FJAAK, Berlin's techno-rave duo, complete this impressive bill.

XRDS Festival stands out for its eclectic sonic palette: progressive electronic sits alongside breakbeat, dance and even tribal house. Emerging genres such as footwork, jungle and dub techno confirm the programme's resolutely avant-garde orientation.

XRDS Festival perfectly illustrates Brussels' ambition to assert itself as Europe's club culture capital. Halfway between Berlin and Amsterdam, the city hosts a festival that refuses commercial compromise and bets entirely on authenticity, diversity and the intensity of sonic experiences — offered by 53 artists to an equally passionate audience.