ROTTERDAM, 19 February 2026 – MOMO Festival 2026 has added 28 more acts to its programme, including Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Nusantara Beat and Wesley Joseph. The Rotterdam city festival runs from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 April 2026, with pass tickets (€100) and day tickets (from €35) now on sale via motelmozaique.nl.
Image: MOMO Festival 2025. Photo credit: Niek Hage.
MOMO, organised by Motel Mozaïque, mixes music, performance and art across multiple locations in Rotterdam, with a line-up that puts emerging international talent next to more established names.
New names added to the MOMO Festival 2026 programme
The 28 newly announced acts are:
Abel Ghekiere, Abel Natürlich, Beattie, Bonsai, Brui5er & Viki, Crybabies, Devon Rexi, Elisa Zuppini, FAST DE, Fellatio, Grote Geelstaart, Helena Casella, holybones, Ibrah Jackson, Illnoledge, KAGAMI, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Marta Del Grandi, NEWĀRK, Nusantara Beat, plonki, PUNCHBAG, QUANZA, Sorvina, stay away from dante!, Susobrino, Welly, Wesley Joseph.
The festival describes the new additions as moving fluidly across styles, from indie rock and avant-pop to jazz, electronic music and physical performance.
Three highlights the festival is spotlighting
Man/Woman/Chainsaw, from South London, is framed as one of the most exciting young live acts right now, built around noisy freak-outs, unusual melodies and emotionally charged pop songs. Stereogum is quoted as saying: “Each song has its own unpredictable flavour, but they all seem to come from the same collective consciousness.”
Nusantara Beat returns after a previous appearance at MOMO Festival 2023. The band’s line-up includes musicians connected to Altın Gün, Jungle by Night and EUT, and blends 20th-century Indonesian songs with their own contemporary approach.
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Wesley Joseph brings new album news to April
Wesley Joseph is described as a versatile artist whose sound draws on collaborations including A.K. Paul, Joy Orbison, Leon Vynehall, Loyle Carner and Jorja Smith, moving between avant-R&B, soul and future-pop. The festival notes that his long-awaited new album, Forever Ends Someday, is set for release in April 2026.
Performance programme adds new works
The performance programme is also expanding with new works that focus on the body, identity and living together through dance, movement and ritual. The newly named performance pieces are The Knot by Elisa Zuppini, Modus Vivendi by Brui5er & Viki, and The Hereditary by Ibrah Jackson.
Tickets and dates for MOMO Festival 2026
MOMO Festival takes place from Thursday 16 April to Saturday 18 April 2026 at various locations across Rotterdam. Tickets are available as a festival pass (passe-partout) for €100, and day tickets from €35, via: motelmozaique.nl
The festival also says more programme announcements are on the way in the run-up to April.
