Zero For Three Fest 2026

Name: Zero For Three Fest 2026
Start: 2026-09-06T13:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-06T13:30:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgieterij

took place · 6 Sep 2026

Muziekgieterij, Maastricht

festival party outdoor free

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Zero For Three Fest 2026 takes place at Muziekgieterij in Maastricht on 4 September 2026.

About the festival: Zero For Three Fest 2026

2nd edition

Edition number

30+

Performing acts

~2000 per day

Capacity

Good to know

Free admission - no ticket required
Lasts 3 days: Fri 4, Sat 5 and Sun 6 September 2026
Max. ~2000 visitors per day
Multiple stages: main hall, small hall, outdoor stage and Encore Stage
Walking or cycling: from the Markt down Boschstraat, Muziekgieterij is on the right at the end
No camping - city location, hotels and B&Bs nearby
Second edition (first edition: September 2025)

What's new

2026-05
Muziekgieterij opens an open call via VI.BE for acts from the Euregio who want to play on the new Encore Stage during the festival's closing day.
2026-04
Muziekgieterij announces the second edition of Zero For Three Festival for 4 to 6 September 2026, completely free and with more than thirty acts.
2026-04
The full line-up is announced with headliners Kurt Vile & The Violators, Cardinals, Yong Yello, Basht. and Yasmine Hamdan.
2025-09
The first edition of Zero For Three Festival starts in Maastricht as successor to the Bruis Festival, which stopped in 2024.

Line-up

Cardinals
Dressed Like Boys

About: Kurt Vile & The Violators

Philadelphia guitarist and songwriter Kurt Vile hits the road with The Violators behind his tenth record Philadelphia's been good to me, largely self-recorded in his home studio. His slow-burning, guitar-driven indie rock has earned him a devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic.

1.1M

monthly listeners on Spotify

100M+

streams of 'Pretty Pimpin'' on Spotify

studio albums released

What's new

2026-05
Kurt Vile released his tenth studio album Philadelphia's been good to me on May 29, 2026 via Verve Forecast Records.
2026-04
Vile announced the album with the single 'Chance to Bleed' and simultaneously announced his world tour, the KV's Been Good to Me Tour.
2026-05
The album is the first that Vile released after the death of his longtime band member and collaborator Rob Laakso.

Tour

TorontoPhiladelphiaParedes de CouraSaint-MaloHamburgCopenhagenTrondheimHasseltAmsterdamNijmegenParisLuxembourgKölnMunichPragueBerlin

Tracks

Pretty Pimpin'biggest hit, more than 100 million streams on Spotify

Smoke Ring for My Halobreakthrough album from 2011, widely praised by the music press

b'lieve i'm goin down...album from 2015, ten years later still a milestone in his discography

Chance to Bleedlead single from Philadelphia's been good to me (2026)

Philadelphia's been good to metenth studio album, released on May 29, 2026 via Verve Forecast

About: Yasmine Hamdan

Lebanese artist Yasmine Hamdan made her name as co-founder of the Beirut duo Soapkills before becoming one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Arabic music. Her 2025 album "I Remember I Forget" marks her return to the stage after an eight-year break.

54.6K

YouTube subscribers (May 2025)

127.7K

listeners on Last.fm

1.9M

scrobbles on Last.fm

announced concerts on tour (Aug 2025)

What's new

2025-09
Yasmine Hamdan released her album "I Remember I Forget" on September 19, 2025 via Crammed Discs/[PIAS] - her first solo album in eight years.
2025-09
In an interview with The National, Hamdan explained how the Lebanese economic crisis, the explosion in Beirut's port, and the coronavirus pandemic kept her away from music for eight years.
2025-02
Hamdan released the single "Hon", written together with Palestinian poet Anas Alaili, as a preview of the new album.

Tour

LondonWarsawCopenhagenCologneToulouseLilleRouenParisLjubljanaViennaZurichGhentMaastrichtFribourgGenevaIstanbul

Tracks

HalSung in the Jim Jarmusch film "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013); her international breakthrough

Ya NassTitle track of the debut solo album (2013)

Al JamilatTitle track of the second solo album (2017)

HonFirst single from "I Remember I Forget" (2025), written with poet Anas Alaili

ShmaaliTrack from "I Remember I Forget" (2025), with remix by Nicolas Jaar

About: The Orielles

Halifax trio The Orielles have spent nearly a decade quietly defying genre boundaries, weaving together indie rock, psychedelia and krautrock into something distinctly their own. Four albums in, with 2026's 'Only You Left' earning strong critical notices, Esmé and Sidonie Hand-Halford and Henry Carlyle Wade show no signs of standing still.

37.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

critics score on Album of the Year for 'Only You Left'

AllMusic score for 'Only You Left'

What's new

2026-03
The fourth studio album 'Only You Left' was released on 13 March 2026 via Heavenly Recordings and received positive reviews, with an average critic score of 75/100 on Album of the Year.
2026-03
AllMusic gave 'Only You Left' a score of 90/100 and praised the band for combining musical adventurousness with emotional depth.
2026-01
The band played a series of intimate shows in January 2026 as part of Independent Venue Week in the United Kingdom.

Tracks

Silver Dollar Momentdebut album from 2018, breakthrough in British indie rock

Disco Voladorsecond album (2020), with funky and danceable influences

Tableauexperimental double album from 2022

Three Halvesfirst single from 'Only You Left' (2026), built around droning organs and cello

Only You Leftfourth studio album (2026), recorded on Hydra and in Hamburg

Recent shows

Sep 23, 2026 St Mary's Church, Stockport (GB)
Sep 9, 2026 Le Hasard Ludique, Paris (FR)
Sep 8, 2026 Witloof Bar, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (BE)

About: Mexican Institute of Sound

Camilo Lara has built Mexican Institute of Sound into one of Latin America's most distinctive electronic acts, fusing cumbia and mariachi soul with samples and synthesizers into dance music that works equally on festival stages and in small clubs. In 2026 he is touring alongside Colombian outfit Meridian Brothers behind their joint album Ruido Tovar.

369.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

80000+

attendees at headliner performance Vive Latino 2024

Grammy won (soundtrack Y tu mamá también)

Emmy won (Apple TV+ series Home)

What's new

2026-07
Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers went on tour in July 2026 with their joint album Ruido Tovar, which was released in May 2026 via Ansonia Records.
2026-05
The collaborative album Ruido Tovar with Meridian Brothers was released on 22 May 2026; the album is inspired by Mexican cumbia legend Rigo Tovar and features contributions from Beck.
2026
Camilo Lara was involved as a music producer for the FIFA World Cup 2026, after which he announced the MIS tour.

Tour

CalgarySeattleLos AngelesLondon

Tracks

Méjico Máxicotitle track of the debut album from 2006, international breakthrough album

Jálaleone of the most famous songs, regular festival crowd-pleaser

Es-Toylive favorite, performed at e.g. KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic

Distrito Federaltitle track of the album from 2021, named by NPR as one of the best albums of the year

Cumbia del loboopening track of the collaborative album Ruido Tovar (2026) with Meridian Brothers

About: Kaat Van Stralen

From Aarschot, Kaat Van Stralen delivers a raw blend of punk, psychedelia and spoken-word poetry - all in Dutch, with a feminist edge. After winning De Nieuwe Lichting and a MIA for Best Alternative, the band clocked over 60 shows in 2025, from Pukkelpop to the Rock Werchter main stage.

23.1K

monthly listeners on Spotify

60+

concerts played in 2025

winner De Nieuwe Lichting 2025 (Studio Brussel)

MIA 2026 - category Best Alternative

What's new

2026-07
Kaat Van Stralen opened the Main Stage of Rock Werchter on 5 July 2026, less than two years after their victory at De Nieuwe Lichting.
2026-06
The band released the new single 'Straaltjes' on 20 June 2026.
2026-02
Kaat Van Stralen won the MIA 2026 in the Best Alternative category, at the expense of Soulwax and Tamino.

Tour

GroningenNijmegenBredaLeuvenWerchterIJzendijkeVenlo

Tracks

Stop Met WenenDebut single (2025), winner of De Nieuwe Lichting, viral on TikTok - described by HUMO as 'the most important Belgian song in years'

Vieze VlinderTitle track of the debut EP (November 2025), about the struggle with one's own body and societal pressure

StraaltjesNew single, released on June 20, 2026

Recent shows

Sep 5, 2026 Schutterslokaal St. Harlindis - Relindis, Ellikom (BE)
Sep 4, 2026 Muziekgieterij, Maastricht
Aug 29, 2026 Trax Beversesteenweg, Roeselare (BE)

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