Spotlight Festival: Curated by LIFELESS PAST

Spotlight Festival, curated by Lifeless Past, takes place on 4 September at Musicon in The Hague. Doors open at 19:30, the programme starts at 20:00 and the expected end time is 01:00.

Tickets are available online for € 10,99 (incl. service fees) or at the door for € 14,-. The online ticket shop closes one hour before the start; door tickets are available while stocks last.

Røyking is a Dutch band playing alternative guitar music with a healthy disregard for conventions and a good dose of humour. Recognizable nonsense, strange riffs and catchy harmonies alternate, and occasionally it descends into a half moshpit. The band positions itself as independent and uncompromising, deliberately choosing fun and energy over trends or expectations.

Violent Demise is a five-piece Dutch band that fuses deathcore, hardcore and beatdown into a heavy, direct sound. Massive breakdowns, aggressive vocals and groove-driven riffs are central. The diverse backgrounds of the members allow the influences to blend naturally, with growth and authenticity as guiding principles.

Raw Desire plays postpunk with sharp melodic riffs, cold basslines and a constant sense of nervous tension. The band never resolves that tension, but instead uses it as the driving force behind the compositions - dark and energetic at once.

Lifeless Past emerged from feelings of disillusionment and rebellion, blending goth, punk and darkwave with electronic and guitar-driven elements. The project was founded in the early 2010s by producer and multi-instrumentalist Satori. Live, the line-up consists of Satori on guitar, programming and vocals, and Maurice on electronic percussion.