PEOPLE Festival
Funkhaus Berlin, Berlin
This night happened — Sun 11 Oct · 1pm → 11:59pm Sun
119 € · Michelberger Hotel
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Who was billed92 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Egopusher
- Erlend Øye
- Mouse On Mars
- Efterklang
- Sinkane
- Adrien Utley (Portishead)
- Aki Bosse
- Ajeet Kaur
- Alex Somers
- Jónsi
- Alex
- Alexi Murdoch
- Amanda Bergman
- Andre de Ridder
- Andrew Broder
- Angel Deradoorian
- Angie McMahon
- Aukai
- Bartees Strange
- The Barr Brothers
- Ben Howard
- Bendik Giske
- BJ Burton
- Bonaparte
- Casper Clausen (Efterklang)
- Clara Ysé
- Daniela Pes
- David Kitt
- next: BASEMENT in NYC, Sat 24 OctDustin Zahn
- Drew Cristopherson (Poliça)
- Kings of Convenience
- Eliot Sumner
- Fionn Regan
- Flora Hibberd
- Francesco Donatello
- Franka Marlene Foth
- Fuensanta Mendéz
- Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie)
- GORDI (1)
- Greg Fox
- Gyda Valtÿsdóttir
- Heather Broderick
- Henning May (AnnenMayKantereit)
- IUMA
- Jeremy Black (Tegel Boys)
- Jesper Munk
- Joel Shearer
- Julian Herreros
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
- Kristín Anna Valtÿsdóttir
- next: Spindler & Klatt, Sat 12 DecForce
- Laura Jansen
- Lambchop
- LNZDRF
- Little Scream
- DJ Lea
- Leiff Vollebekk
- Li-Chin Li
- Limpe Fuchs
- Lucy Clearwater
- Makaya Maccraven
- Marc Vilajuana
- MARKUS NIKOLAUS
- Melissa Laveaux
- Mika Akim
- Mike Haldeman
- Mina Tindle
- Msafiri Zawose
- Naeem Juwan
- Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
- Patrick Watson
- Peter Broderick
- Pieta Brown
- POMME
- Rebecca Foon
- Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire)
- Ryan Olson (Marijuana Deathsquads)
- Sarah Neufeld
- Shahzad Ismaily
- Shara Nova
- Shinji Masuko (DMBQ / Boredoms)
- Simon herody
- SOAK
- Soema Montenegro
- Thom Sonny Green (Alt-J)
- Trever Hagen
- Victoria Canal
- Vincent Moon
- Woodkid
- Ye Vagabonds
- Zaïde Quatuor
- Zaho de Sagazan
Set times were not published.
**A NEW PEOPLE CHAPTER AT FUNKHAUS**
For one week, 180 international musicians from a wide range of backgrounds come together in 40 studios to improvise, compose and create new musical worlds. No one knows in advance what will emerge. We promise nothing and expect everything.
Over the festival weekend, this collective work is shared with the public for the first time: more than 200 concerts unfold across 11 stages, each running for twelve hours. Live music in its most honest form, performed in intimate studios as well as in the grand concert halls of the historic former East German broadcasting centre.
**MUSIC WITHOUT THE MACHINE. UP CLOSE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.**
PEOPLE deliberately does away with a traditional line-up and a pre-announced schedule. Visitors only find out who is taking the stage at the moment the concert begins. This creates encounters without predetermined plans or expectations — open to surprises, new favourite artists and one-of-a-kind musical moments.
The festival rejects hierarchies, commercial logic and profit-driven thinking. All ticket revenue is used exclusively to cover costs, creating an independent space for artistic freedom and genuine collaboration.
**ORIGINS**
PEOPLE was founded by a circle of friends around Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, Ryan Olson, and Nadine and Tom Michelberger. Their shared vision: to create a place where music can emerge beyond algorithms, marketing and the routines of the festival industry.
At its heart is not a perfectly rehearsed performance, but the act of creating together. New bands come together, songs emerge spontaneously and musical boundaries dissolve. Every performance is a premiere — and will never happen in quite the same way again.
**LOCATION**
Funkhaus Berlin provides a unique setting for this experience. Its legendary broadcasting halls and extraordinary acoustics turn the former East Berlin broadcasting centre into a place where music can be experienced anew throughout a labyrinth of intimate studios and large-scale concert halls.
PEOPLE is for everyone who doesn’t just want to listen to music, but wants to experience its creation live. Those willing to embrace the unknown will become part of a weekend filled with inspiration, intimacy and unforgettable encounters.
We open our doors and our hearts to whatever moves us, and invite you to share this weekend with us.
Expect the surprise. Expect no one. And in the end, find everything.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“On Beyond, their sophomore full-length, Egopusher prove that they are Kubrick-level masters of modelling the future (im)possible.”
their own biography
the whole biography
On Beyond, their sophomore full-length, Egopusher prove that they are Kubrick-level masters of modelling the future (im)possible. In terms of the implied poetry of paintings set in motion, the warm, saturated colors, the depth and detail of the sonic image and the ease with which elements of classicism are combined with retro-sci-fi aesthetics – this material brings to mind a 70 mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not to mention, thematically these songs also address space travel, its psycho-spiritual side-effects and the perpetual negotiation with the arcane mediated via our technological advancements. When we started working on this record we told ourselves that anything is possible and nothing is off-limits. – Alessandro Giannelli Beyond was produced by David Hofmann and recorded in what the band refers to as “28 magical days”, between Engelberg, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany. The songs were sketched out over a period of two years, in small gaps between the band’s demanding tour schedule. Like with their previous material, they started as improvisations, but this time the fellas only kept short sequences, which they call “distillates” ie. magical moments, and used them to create new songs in the studio, from ground up. It might sound weird, but it’s as if we grew from a duo to a proper band, and finally found our signature sound. In the past our individual instruments were more in focus, but now they are just there to serve the song. – Tobias Preisig Stylistically, this music still falls under the group’s established brand of soundtrack meets club, except that the clubby elements got rougher, darker and punchier, while the classical-contemporary inflections more complex and eclectic. Oddly enough, the result is a more cohesive and defined sound. The song structures are full of unexpected turns and the arrangements multiplex – evoking futuristic, alien architectural objects or the advanced visual technologies of psychedelics. Let’s just say that Beyond just might be “the ultimate trip”* 2.0. When I listen back to these songs, it makes me think of a soundtrack to a sci-fi film that would be directed by Sofia Coppola. – Alessandro Giannelli *"The ultimate trip” was the tagline used during the promo campaign for 2001: A Space Odyssey. ————— Egopusher are drummer/producer Alessandro Giannelli and violinist Tobias Preisig. Their music is a visually loaded amalgam (think synaesthesia) of classic and advanced electronica and contemporary-neo-classical. It’s the type of music that begs for wide-screen movies to be shot to.- Their RA profile lists !K7 and Dessous Recordings.
- Their RA profile lists Thrill Jockey and Monkeytown Records.
Recently at Radialsystem
“Efterklang are these 3 guys: Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen & Rasmus Stolberg.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Efterklang are these 3 guys: Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen & Rasmus Stolberg. When we perform live we are usually around 7 on stage as we invite great and sweet musicians to join us.often with Skater_Tee, none of them here that night
“Al Ex is the alter ego behind which Aleksandar Kralj stands.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Al Ex is the alter ego behind which Aleksandar Kralj stands. Until recently, he was known to clubbers as part of the famous Montenegrin DJ band Iks Oks.Working for years as part of the aforementioned tandem, there is no club, venue and electronic music festival in Montenegro that they were not part of, and other performances in Serbia have also been noted. He began his solo work, and his new alias is also the beginning of a different presentation to the audience.Recently at Club der Visionaere, AVA Club
“Bendik Giske is a saxophonist and composer whose work explores the tension between the performative and corporeal boundaries of the instrument.”
their own biography
Their RA profile lists Smalltown Supersound.Recently at Kraftwerk Berlin, Kraftwerk, Tresor/Globus and OHM · often with Carmen Villain, Significant Other, Gavsborg, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Rekids, Token, Enemy Records, Blueprint Records and 1 more.
Recently at Berghain, Spartacus Potsdam, Tresor / Globus · often with Henry Chow, Centrific, Berghain, none of them here that night
Recently at M-BIA, Komplex Berlin
“Lea (Leanna Yip) is a Brooklyn-based DJ, house music producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Lea (Leanna Yip) is a Brooklyn-based DJ, house music producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Trained in classical and soul gospel music, Lea’s productions span the genres of NY underground, soulful, deep, and afro house. Her productions include several chart-topping dance hits played by the most respected DJs on the international house music scene. Her releases include "Songbird" (co-written and co-produced with Muzikman Edition featuring South African vocalist Tweety) and "Joburg" (a collaboration with Oscar P), both released on Open Bar Music. The Atjazz love soul remix of Songbird (released in December 2020) was #1 on the Traxsource Top 100 Chart and awarded the 2020 Remix of the Year by the Bembe DJ Music Awards. Other prominent releases include her house remix of James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s World” and the Rose Royce 70s soul classic "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" on Exemplary Music Makerz. Her releases are on notable imprints such as Open Bar Music, Soundmen on Wax, Deep Culture Music, TSTC and Exemplary Music Makerz. As a DJ, Lea frequents the decks at legendary parties and venues across New York City and Brooklyn such as Le Bain at The Standard Hotel, Soul in the Horn, TBA, LP n Harmony, and The Funktion House. She is a member of Afrokinetic, a DJ collective that organizes events to build the NYC dance culture community.Their RA profile lists Open Bar Music, Soundmen On Wax and deep culture music.Last at Kostenlose Autoverwertung Berk Gmbh in May · often with Sid Vaga, none of them here that night
Recently at Akademie der Künste, Neue Nationalgalerie
Recently at Kantine am Berghain
Last at Akademie der Künste in Jul
Recently at Taborkirche, arkaoda Berlin
Last at Lokschuppen Berlin in Apr
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Carmen Villain3 with Bendik Giske
- Significant Other3 with Bendik Giske
- Baba Sy2 with Bendik Giske
- Berghain2 with Dustin Zahn
- Centrific2 with Dustin Zahn
- DHÆÜR2 with Dustin Zahn
- Erik Jabari2 with Bendik Giske
- Gavsborg2 with Bendik Giske
The room
Funkhaus Berlin — 20 events and 464 distinct artists since Oct 2025.
Who put it on
Michelberger Hotel — 1 event and 92 artists since Oct 2026.
Also that night
how this one is connected
- Analog meets Digital: Reboot Records x djay Pro [Free Entry with RA] — shares 7 artists with this room, Alexia (2) among them.