AXEAN Festival 2026 will take over Jimbaran Hub in Bali, Indonesia, on 29–30 August, bringing together artists and music industry professionals from across Asia and beyond.
The lineup features D’MASIV, Ndarboy Genk, Arivu, Masdo, and Nerd Connection, alongside regional favourites Subsonic Eye, PLAYERTWO, Yellow Fang, Crystal Murray, ALYSON, and Basboi.
Spanning indie rock, alternative pop, hip-hop, soul, electronic jazz, progressive rock, dream pop, and contemporary Asian sounds, the bill will also include Aelea, Babon, Basajan, Bishnu Paneru, brkfstblend, Cactus Cactus, can't be Blue, Ciggarats, Clever Moose, Cupnoodle, Drizzly, El Karmoya, Emptyyy, Feral Stripes, GEE EXCLSV, GENIUS Flow, Given, hailinhtasm, INSPIRATIVE, Jo Soegono, Laze and Mardial, Lil Asian Thiccie x dj magn3sium, Littlefingers, Litty, LOR, Mayu, MRCH, Noni, Novocrane, Pitahati, Satu Per Empat, Scamper, Silly Silky, SLOWWVES, sub:shaman, Treaks, and YuuHai.
Gavendri and Olsam are also scheduled to deliver special performances at the festival’s invite-only opening party.
One of this edition’s biggest milestones is the Asian debut of Live on KEXP. The Seattle-based public radio station and music platform KEXP will record exclusive live sessions with selected artists during the festival.
The partnership aims to help independent artists from Southeast Asia reach wider international audiences by bringing KEXP’s recording team directly to the region.
AXEAN Festival will also host KOREA SPOTLIGHT, the K-music showcase presented by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency.
can't be Blue, MRCH, Nerd Connection, and Silly Silky will make their Indonesian debuts as part of the programme. All four artists emerged from MUSE ON, KOCCA’s artist discovery and development initiative, and will also appear at a dedicated KOREA SPOTLIGHT showcase in Jakarta.
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This year will also see the introduction of SEA URBAN, a programme dedicated to Southeast Asia’s hip-hop, rap, R&B, and contemporary urban music scenes.
The programme will combine a curated artist showcase with an industry panel examining the region’s evolving identities, rapid growth, and increasing global reach.
Festivalgoers can also expect an expanded songwriting camp and a Southeast Asian hawker-inspired food experience, adding more opportunities for collaboration and cultural exchange beyond the performances.
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Launched in 2020, AXEAN Festival has featured 200 artists from 20 countries across its first six editions. It has also welcomed 420 delegates from 32 countries and drawn close to 18,000 attendees to its in-person events.
Tickets to AXEAN Festival 2026 are now available via www.loket.com/o/axeanfestival.
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