The Audioriver Festival has established itself in Łódź for good. We already know the first artist who will perform on July 11-13 at the Łódź Meadowlands. The organizers are promising the most beautiful celebration of electronic music and, as every year, have prepared a diverse program presenting a wealth of modern sounds. The performances of some of the headliners have just been announced.

175 BPM ☼ Âme b2b Sama’ Abdulhadi ☼ Ben Böhmer ☼ Charlotte de Witte ☼ Desiree ☼ Dyzen b2b Sideral ☼ Julya Karma ☼ P Money x Whiney ☼ Phibes ☼ Sara Landry

One of the festival’s biggest stars will be CHARLOTTE DE WITTE, a Belgian DJ and producer who has won DJ Mag’s rankings for the world’s best techno DJ for the past five years. The artist’s upbeat, energetic sound and her natural charisma have made her unrivaled and one of the most sought-after figures in the techno world for years.

Another headliner at the event will be house artist BEN BÖHMER, who will come to Łódź as part of a tour associated with his recently released album “Bloom.” It’s material that opens a new chapter in the artist’s career, as he abandons the inspiration of loss in favor of a love of music that opens him to new inspirations.

Also coming is SARA LANDRY, the artist most frequently requested by festival fans in a survey conducted after the July edition. This American artist recently won the DJ Mag award for best hard DJ of the year. Since 2023’s groundbreaking Boiler Room, which has been seen by more than 7 million people, Landry has been pushing her way to the top of the music scene, combining hits with heavy electronic sounds.

The ÂME b2b with SAMA’ ABDULHADI promises to be extraordinary. On the one hand, the German club music legend responsible for innovations in the field of house and minimal. On the other, a Palestinian creator and activist with a vibrant approach to underground techno. DYZEN and SIDERAL will also play b2b, two young melodic techno sensations are associated with the HABITAT label. House music will be played by JULYA KARMA from Brooklyn and DESIREE from South Africa, whose sound is firmly rooted in Afro genres.

Also performing in Łódź will be P MONEY, one of the most important British rappers of the grime scene. He will come to Audioriver together with WHINEY, presenting joint material from his excellent album “Streets, Love & Other Stuff” released by Hospital. The second duo in the lineup of the drum & bass scene is PHIBES – these are artists whose numbers remain on the Beatport bestseller list for months. The lineup is rounded out by local crew 175 BPM, one of Poland’s most important promoter-dj lineups.

More artists will be announced next year, along additional events. Audioriver Festival is not only about music, but also debates on social issues, the opportunity to meet artists and various entertainment zones in the festival town on the Łódź Meadows. The festival will last three days, the last of which is the traditional Sun/Day, a daytime event that has been part of Audioriver for more than a decade.

Passes priced at PLN 580 for a 2-day pass and PLN 720 for a 3-day pass are available through the Biletomat and eBilet platforms. Their price is valid until December 23, just in time for a last-minute Christmas gift for loved ones who love music and summer getaways. VIP passes offering a range of amenities for festival goers and festival-goers are also on sale. For more information, visit audioriver.pl/tickets.

The festival is co-organized by the Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń.

The program for this year’s Audioriver Festival promises to be the best in the event’s nearly 20-year history to date. The organizers have announced the arrival of more names, and these are some of the hottest names in contemporary electronic music. The festival will take place on July 11-13, 2025 at the Łódź Meadows.

Joining the program are:

Eli Brown ☼ Etherwood ☼ Funk Tribu ☼ Gesaffelstein ☼ Jonathan Kaspar ☼ HI-LO ☼ I Hate Models ☼ Massano ☼ Pan-Pot ☼ Shandrill ☼ VTSS b2b Job Jobse

GESAFFELSTEIN is another Audioriver headliner. The Frenchman has always followed his own path musically, playing powerful electro, but occasionally taking a turn into dark synth pop or muscular EBM. His sound has caught the attention of the biggest stars. Together with Daft Punk, he worked on tracks for Kanye West, guested on a Jean-Michel Jarre album, and collaborated with The Weeknd. Admirers of his talent also include Lady Gaga, whose album Mayhem, due out this year, he co-produced. However, the artist is primarily focused on developing his own style and will come to Audioriver with a show based on his latest album “Gamma,” raw, surreal and full of punk energy.

Fans of big-room, massive techno will be pleased by the performances of ELI BROWN and HI-LO. They are two of the most sought-after names on the contemporary genre scene. The former hasn’t left the biggest stages since his collaboration with Calvin Harris. The latter is Oliver Heldens, a big star of EDM parties, in his more underground, raw face. The classic club scene is represented by the much-loved German duo PAN-POT, which has not slowed down for decades, moving in ever harder sounds. An even faster and even harder set will be played by I HATE MODELS, a French hard techno artist who is famous not only for his characteristic imidige (no shirt and a mask on his face), but above all for his lively performances.

Colombian FUNK TRIBU moves at the intersection of trance and hard house. The artist is famous for his fancifully openworked, thrilling compositions. MASSANO‘s performance will also be very melodic. He’s one of Afterlife’s younger stars and one of the bigger names on the melodic techno scene. The Englishman stands out with a slightly more aggressive, rousing sound, but without abandoning the progressive nature of the music for which the artists associated with the collective are known.

The return of VTSS to Audioriver should not come as a surprise. The Polish export star will perform b2b with JOB JOBSE this time, and it will be a unique event, because not only will Martyna and Job meet each other behind the decks for the first time, they will be performing on Sun/Day! Of the artists announced so far, KI/KI will also be performing on Sunday and on the same stage as VTSS and Job Jobse! As we’ve announced some time ago the third day of the festival will again feature drum & bass music. The first star of the third park stage will be ETHERWOOD, a specialist in chillout liquid music.

Of course, there could be no shortage of representatives of the local broken sounds scene. The third festival announcement is rounded out by SHANDRILL, a Krakow-based DJ and promoter, a specialist in neurofunk sounds who has been performing in clubs in Poland and Europe for nearly a decade.

Passes are available for sale via the Biletomat and eBilet platforms. The price of the passes is 620 złoty for a two-day pass and 760 złoty for a three-day pass – valid until February 24. On February 25, tickets for individual days will go on sale. For more information, visit audioriver.pl/tickets.

The festival is co-organized by the Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń.

Audioriver Festival has announced the arrival of another of its headliners to Łódź: Tiësto, an absolutely legendary DJ. The Dutch artist is one of the first DJ superstars recognized worldwide.

For many, Tiësto is the first name that comes to mind when asked who the word “DJ” is associated with. He is probably the most famous living Dutchman, leaving behind Max Verstappen and Arjen Robben. An icon of trance music and a regular on the biggest stages in the world. Tiësto has been finding new ideas for himself for years, but is also eager to return to his roots. Despite his position, the artist does not forget in his sets either the classics of dance music or newer genres, reaching for melodic techno, for example. As befits a legend and an absolute enthusiast who comes from the underground hardcore scene.

Tiësto’s career began in the late 1980s, and as a young DJ, the Dutchman played mainly new beat and acid house during allnighters at the small club Spock in his native Breda. In the early 1990s, he released gabber music under a number of aliases, but was quickly drawn into the trance scene, the foundation of which he laid with many of his compatriots. He worked with Ferry Corsten and Armin van Buuren, among others, and with his “Magik” mix series and debut album “In My Memory,” he became recognized throughout Europe. Between 2002 and 2004, he won DJ Mag’s polls for best DJ in the world.

World audiences first heard of him in 1999 through his hugely popular remix of Sarah McLachlan’s song “The Silence.” He climbed to the global top, however, in 2004, with the release of his second album “Just Be,” from which comes Tiësto’s most recognizable track, “Adagio for Strings.” With his upbeat and innovative combination of trance music and symphonic sound, he became the first DJ to play at the Olympic Games. The Dutchman played a 90-minute set in Athens during the opening ceremony. He was awarded the Order of Oranje-Nassau for his contribution to the country.

Since then, Tiësto started performing only on the biggest stages and began regularly collaborating with artists from all over the world, opening up to different sounds of electronic music. He has recorded with Maxi Jazz of Faithless, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party or Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and more recently, for example, with pop scene sensation Charli XCX. He received a Grammy Award for his remix of John Legend’s song “All of Me.” In 2011 Mixmag hailed him as the best DJ of all time. In 2013, DJ Mag also did so.

Tiësto will perform at Audioriver Festival 2025, which will take place in Lodz between July 11-13. Passes can still be purchased at the lower price, which is valid until February 25. At the moment, admission for two days of the festival costs 620 zloty, while a three-day pass costs 760 zloty. Tickets can be purchased exclusively through the Biletomat.pl and eBilet platforms. For more information, visit audioriver.pl/tickets.

The festival is co-organized by the Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń.