Pop-Kultur Festival 2025
The six-day festival for pop culture in all its forms – with live concerts, DJ sets, experimental music formats, talks, workshops, and networking in Berlin.
Pop-Kultur is evolving – with new formats, more Berlin locations, and even more space for pop culture and exchange. The Pop-Kultur Festival sees itself as a platform for creative ideas, artistic experiments and international exchange – open to everyone who loves and wants to shape pop culture.
Pop-Kultur is more than concerts – Pop-Kultur brings key topics, trends and talents from Berlin’s music scene to the stage – showing how pop culture shapes society today and tomorrow. Fans discover new favourite acts, artists find space for experimentation, professionals discuss relevant issues – and new talents get real opportunities.
Monday, August 25
Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs
Start: 10:00
End: 16:00
Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs 2025 connects 150 emerging talents from around the world with artists from Pop-Kultur’s live programme and professionals across the music industry, politics, and creative economy. Through hands-on workshops, lectures, and networking formats, international experts share personal insights into their work and offer guidance on how to build and sustain a career in pop music.
Pop-Kultur Talks
Start: 17:40
End : 18:00
We tackle big questions at the intersection of music, society and the future. We’ll talk about the relationship between culture and business, explore sustainability in the music industry, and take a special look at the music scenes in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. A free listening event with musicians from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will take place at migas bar as part of the Sonic Crossings programme.
Kuppelhalle
6 – 7 pm
Wert und Wirkung – Musik zwischen Kulturauftrag und Marktdruck
7:20 – 8:20 pm
Songs vor dem Release – Bühne statt Streaming! Live-Podcast
8:40 – 9:40 pm
The Artist’s Way
Atelier 1
6:20 – 7:20 pm
Sonic Crossings – Ein Gespräch über Pop, Verortung und musikalische Grenzüberschreitungen
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Zukunftsmusik: Zwischen Klima und Klang
Atelier 2
6:40 – 7:40 pm
Schockstarre. Wo ist die Protestkultur? – Ein Talk von Deutschlandfunk Kultur
8:20 – 9:20 pm
Bring Your Own Table – Black Perspectives in the German Music Industry
Atelier 3
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Regaining Control: A Sustainable Future for Independent Artists and Labels
8:40 – 9:30 pm
Rolling Stone präsentiert: Musik als Leidenschaft
You can find the full programme for Monday here.
Tuesday, August 26
Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs
Start: 10 am
End: 4 pm
Pop-Kultur Talks
Doors: 5:40 pm
Tuesday’s Talks focus on the themes shaping pop culture today and tomorrow. We’ll examine the role of social media, discuss tech innovations like AI, and explore new visions for the future of music.
Kuppelhalle
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Spill the Tea: Social Media und Popkultur
7:20 – 8:20 pm
Shaping the Future Now
8:40 – 9:30 pm
Big in Japan – Wenn die Karriere im Ausland loslegt
Atelier 1
6:20 – 7:20 pm
Show Me Love – Wie du auf ein Showcase kommst
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Female* Producer Prize: Break the Loop
Atelier 2
6:40 – 7:40 pm
Von 0 auf 1 – Artist-Aufbau zwischen Mangement und Labelarbeit
You can find the full programme for Tuesday here.
Wednesday, August 27
Pop-Kultur Live
Doors: 6:40 pm
Start : 7:00 pm
Betonhalle
6:40 – 7:20 pm ABIBA
7:20 – 8:00 pm Güner Künier
8:00 – 8:30 pm ABIBA
8:30 – 9:10 pm Anika
9:10 – 9:40 pm ABIBA
9:40 – 10:40 pm ÄTNA & ensemble reflektor
Kuppelhalle
8:00 – 8:30 pm: FAYIM: Kein Beileid
9:10 – 9:40 pm: FAYIM: Kein Beileid
transmediale studio
8:00 – 8:30 pm: Teresa Rotschopf: The Cave as an Instrument
9:10 – 9:40 pm: Teresa Rotschopf: The Cave as an Instrument
silent green lawn
8:00 – 8:30 pm: Klapping: Everything is a little bit of a dance
MARS
7:00 – 8:00 pm: DJ Annika Line Trost
8:30 – 9:00 pm: Phuong-Dan
9:30 – 11:00 pm: Phuong-Dan
You can find the full programme for Tuesday here.
Note: The Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs programme is not open to the public and is exclusively intended for approved participants.
Monday, 25 until Wednesday, 27 August
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