Berlin Breakout Festival

Subculture, three stages deep

The RAW grounds on Revaler Straße in Berlin-Friedrichshain have been one of Berlin's iconic addresses for alternative music for years. A former Reichsbahn repair workshop, now an ensemble of clubs, a skate hall, a street food market, and independent spaces. The Berlin Breakout Festival utilizes this topography: three different venues in one day, with short walks outdoors between them.

Hardcore Punk in Berlin – a growing scene

What was considered a niche offering just a few years ago is now one of Berlin's most vital subcultures. The Hardcore and Post-Punk scene attracts a young, internationally mixed audience. The Berlin Breakout Festival was launched in 2025 as a response to this development – with the aim of placing established and new acts equally, without commercial filters.

2026: Touché Amoré plays "Stage Four" in full

Headlining the second edition are Touché Amoré from Los Angeles, who will perform their 2016 album Stage Four – a dense work shaped by personal loss – in its entirety. In addition, a host of other international and national acts: Home Front (Canada, Post-Punk), Death Lens, Greet Death, End It, Pest Control, Ways Away, Xiao, Speedway, Excide, Yeahrs, LA HAINE, HOLLOW SUNS, Feels like heaven, NOTHING WORKS, febuary, and more.

Marketplace, vegan street food, community focus

Between concerts, there's a DIY marketplace with record stores, fanzines, clothing labels, and initiatives. The street food offering is entirely vegan, a clear statement from the festival. The organizers, Loft Concerts, emphasize the community aspect: "Participating means being part of something" – not just a consumption event, but an open meeting point for the scene.