Loppen is launching BLAZE, a new international festival focused on the psych, shoegaze and post-punk scenes, in Copenhagen in March 2027. The full lineup was due to be announced on 22 September.
The KVB, a British duo, blend post-punk, shoegaze, darkwave, psychedelia and electronic music. They are billed as the headliner of the first evening. Winona Riders, from Buenos Aires, play psych, krautrock, noise and proto-punk, and are billed as the headliner of the second evening. They released their fifth album, 0%, in 2026.
MAQUINA. is a Lisbon trio working with krautrock, industrial noise, techno and punk. CLUSTERSUN, from Catania in Sicily, play shoegaze and psych with big fuzzy guitars. Golden Hours, who work between Berlin and Brussels, play dark, hypnotic post-punk and released the album Beyond Wires on Fuzz Club Records in 2026. Mayflower Madame, from Oslo, are the Norwegian act and combine post-punk, shoegaze and psych.
The event starts at 21:00 on Friday 5 March 2027. Tickets are sold through Eventim Light.
Lineup
The KVB
British duo who have built a hypnotic sound since the early 2010s, mixing post-punk, shoegaze, darkwave, psychedelia and electronic music. Nicholas Wood's reverb-heavy guitars and vocals meet Kat Day's synths, visuals and machine rhythms.
Winona Riders
Band from western Buenos Aires, formed in 2018, mixing psych, krautrock, noise, proto-punk and electronics. They have played Primavera Sound and Lollapalooza and released their fifth album, 0%, in 2026.
MAQUINA.
Lisbon trio formed in 2021 by Halison Peres, Tomás Brito and João Cavalheiro. They play repetitive music that mixes krautrock, industrial noise, techno and punk, and have toured Europe and recorded a live session for KEXP.
CLUSTERSUN
Band from Catania, Sicily, active since 2013, playing shoegaze, psych and post-punk with fuzzy guitars, analog synths and hypnotic rhythms. Their albums are Out Of Your Ego (2014), Surfacing To Breathe (2017) and Avalanche (2021).
Golden Hours
Berlin and Brussels band whose members have played with Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky and The Fuzztones. They play dark post-punk and released Beyond Wires on Fuzz Club Records in 2026.
Mayflower Madame
Oslo band playing post-punk, shoegaze and psych with hypnotic rhythms and a cool, cinematic mood. They have built an international audience with tours in Europe and North America and released the albums Observed in a Dream and Insight.
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