This is when and where the weekend starts off with the excellent sets of the Bladerunnaz djs. Let's get cool!

On the 22nd of September the renewed BIN-JIP is introduced on the stage of A38 with visuals by Glowing Bulbs! Come and listen to the new songs of the band's third album "Violectric" which is about to be released soon! Support act will come by the Passed.

Brooklyn's B Boys are a wild group of dudes, but in the best way. Three psychos that came to be through fate by way of necessity, B Boys offer up to the world their sonic manifesto, No Worry No Mind. It’s a manic surf punk lick that kind of makes you wonder if they were one of those bands that inspired HBO Vinyl’s band Nasty Bits.

The synthvawe serie of the A38 Ship titled Demogorgon Party features for those in love with the 80ies a great opportunity to meet and feel good in a serie of great nights. Join the huge season closing party!

Two jolly experienced djs will put together their very best and craziest stuff on this night to bring you either to pure extasy or to simple joy: it's up to you!

The 777 and ShoeShine invite everyone to love a party that is open to the cultured and free entertainment. After a short pause, this time we would like to invite you to a new format party in which we can be together, honestly and freely, in our Christian identity. A heavenly reunion with familiar and new faces. This is Heaven's Garden.

The ingenious Volkova Sisters will take you onto a horroror-joy flight on this night where their support act the Terra Profonda band will give a nice renaissance-blues-noise support.

Kicking bass lines, hilarious power, ocean of colours, madness and party with craziest house-djs of Budapest on a great night to remember.

The king and grandmaster of the Hungarian djs will play his favourite fantastic music till all go crazy, scream and shout of joy. Joi de vivre avec Palotai!

The dynamics of the bodies appearing on the paintings, the resolution, knitting and the consistent use of colors are perhaps describing the best the matter and the tension of the most recent images that are now being exhibited by famous painter Eszter Csurka.

Random Trip are the best students of Miles Davis playing truly imrovised funk, jazz, underground and overground stuff featuring some of the best young musicians of the town from the leading bands on the Hungarian scene.

A great young illusionist will make you feel weird, full of magic, fun and entertainment with his spectacular show at the beautiful gallery of the Ship.

For the very time in Budapest the greatest promise of the current black metal scene the Zeal & Ardor will perform! In their sound negro spirituals mingle with the classic elements of the style, occultic-spiritual ambients with crashed songs, tremolic riffs with blast-beats. A real festival-star that is coming up and up and up will smash the boat!

The latest flights high by István Grencsó and Bálint Bolcsó, young experimentators, meditators, inner builders and fresh and powerful redefiners of all that jazz on a superb night of the Újbuda Jazz Festival.

One of the greatest underground to popular and critical to funny rock bands of the Hungarian scene featuring four incrazed comedians with their merciless fun will celebrate their album-re-relase with all their mates and fans.

One of the most important formations of contemporary psychedelic noise rock, the Makoto Kawabata led Acid Mothers Temple returns to the A38 Ship. One of the most extravagant acts on the Japanese art-rock scene which has been experimenting restlessly for so many years that prove so many great albums features krautrock and noise-punk, Hendrix and Stockhausen. and above all the very special Japanese humour. Makrohang trio brings us deeper and further year by year into the oceanis depths of music as passion.

One hundred years after the release of the first jazz album, A38 Ship honors a special program for the genre and its legend Sun Ra. Paul Griffiths arrives in Budapest with Ancienne Belgique and Újbuda Jazz Festival! The highly respected British music journalist has been working for many years on the composition of Herman Poole titled 'Sonny Blount' of the cosmic jazz legend' seven inches of vynils The Definitive 45s Collection, released at Strut Records, is a perfect introduction to the less well-known side of the iconic art. These and many more will be discussed with him by Balázs Pándi, music partner of Keiji Haino, Thurston Moore and Peter Brötzmann, an indispensable figure of domestic and international jazz. The round table discussion will be streamed live through the A38 Free channel.

From running soundsystems to cutting up breaks at raves, from relocating the heart of breakbeat culture to redefining the spirit of drum and bass, the man known to his friends as Danny Williamson it is LTJ Bukem has sat at the forefront of breakbeat evolution, lighting the way with little more than a zest for life and a love of music. A night with a true superstar and great guests!

Despite Apey & the Pea are wellknown for their heavy metal sound they bring a very fresh new context between the boundaries of American folk/country music and grunge known from the heart of Europe. They'll be supported by an excellent young band the Stubborn.

An outrageous power trió, that fills you with power and deconstructs all your ears are used to, and a multi-level language music that quotes differents styles and times to make you jump by them into a new dimension.

One hundred traps set up only to get you into the very middle of good vibes! Great masters will line up their sets on this night to make you fly high above the waves on this huge season kickoff party.

A product of the Camden punk scene his parents were native to, Chelou is a 23 year old songwriter and producer. Emerging last year (2014) with a debut EP 'The Quiet', inspired by acts as diverse as PJ Harvey, Bon Iver and Lana Del Rey, Chelou quickly made a name for himself thanks to a host of strong support from the likes of Tom Ravenscroft, Guy Garvey and Lauren Laverne on BBC 6Music and Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1.

Hungary's legendary and probably world's best ever ethno-punk band, whose concerts are featuring shamanistic improvised powerful songs that stunned even Iggy Pop with their power and beauty.

On this night featuring the freshest and coolest music from Britain the best djs will present the true essence of the British Mood for great music.

Two great, charming, fresh, exciting and stunning female singers with their great bands on one night w3here Czech, Swedish and Hungarian music and much more will melt together in joy.

Ghost pop by the ingenious German-Greek duo will take you on the wings of Bach and the sounds of the Mediterranean into a true catharsis. Highly recommended for the fans of Owen Pallett, the Radiohead, Kate Bush, Scott Walker and Dead Can Dance too.

One of Budapest's most popular indie electro djs, Kecske will make you dance until dawn on our airy roof terrace.

Mezzoforte, the hottest jazz-funk act from the land of geysers, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

On this night organised by the Bagázs Common Interest Community you can support a fantastic work that helps the socialisation and education of gypsy people while you can listen to two fantastic gigs, one by the famous Parno Graszt band which is the best intepretator of authentic Hungarian Gypsy music, and the Besh O Drom group playing fantastic world music inspired by the music of the Balkans and Gypsy folk music.

There are very few independent artists who have quietly accomplished such an amazing array of achievements as Fink has. His very special, quiet, amazing blues-folk has been hailed by the Budapest audience widely, profoundly and very-very much!

An amazing metal-sludge-hardcore formation arrives from distant Sydney with the help of the A38 Ship to perform at the Dürer Kert venue in Budapest. The concert of this very special heavy kicking formation promises to be one of the most exciting events of this autumn.

One of the most kicking, heartbreaking and succesful young bands will play its great psych-rock on this night in the company of two great young brother-bands, the Hungarian Luckies and the Dutch Birth of Joy.

Hayden Kramer, better known as Herobust, is a Bass Music Producer from Atlanta who supported Diplo, Skrillex, Datsik, Flosstradamus, and Marshmello. YOUREDM includes Herobust in their “Top 5 Best Trap Artists 2016” and Insomniac credits him as “one of the hottest voices in the trap-dance movement”.

A kicking album-release gig featuring pop-rock by a band made up of famous musicians from different bands on a huge party where lunatic pop icons, the Tej are also making an album-release festivity as support.

The 10 years old Budapest Bár brings the smoky ambient of the Budapest Café's golden era melted together with the best of jazz, pop and gipsy music on a stormy night with fabulous stars.

At the same time refined and kicking, melancholic and drifting songs by Léyya have conqered the Hungarian audience at their first show as support for Odett, so now they return as a main act to show all their colours. Support for them will come by Babé Sila, formerly Barbara Stahl will present brand new songs from her upcoming album too.

Due to unforeseen circumstances in terms of the economics and schedules, Closeness is very sorry to cancel their upcoming tour in Europe & UK. All purchased tickets will be refunded. There’re no new confirmed dates yet, the band’s trying to make it back as soon as possible and sending apologies for the short-term cancellation!

One of the most influential and interesting young contemporary German composers Martin Kohlstedt will present his fascinating music on his solo piano concert.

Lola Marsh is an indie folk band formed by Gil Landau and Yael Shoshana Cohen. Their music combines deep, warm, nostalgic vocals, heart-on-the-sleeve-lyrics and Middle Eastern guitar melodies.

Bratislava based Nvmeri formation's band members’ own stage-presence was formed by years of practicing at church. It visibly reflects in their own live performance, characterized by massive buildups, quick changes, and frequent improvisations. Kaelan Mikla is a synth-punk darkwave trio from Iceland, whose sound is at the same time meditative and passionate, moving and dream-like, danceable and charming.

András Áron presents his latest album on this night! Apey has a very unique approach to song writing, a true storyteller with Hungarian spices. Despite being well known on the heavy metal scene, he brings a fresh new context between the boundaries of the American folk/country music and fresh grunge from the heart of Europe.

Kicking bass lines, hilarious power, ocean of colours, madness and party with craziest house-djs of Budapest on a great night to remember.

In the serie of the Therapy Sessions with the age limit of 18+ English, French, South-African and Hungarian masters are going to make a hilarious drum'n'bass festivity for you!

Following their summer rooftop concert, the Anchorless Bodies will be launching their new album at the A38 Ship's Concert Hall! Their great gig together with the British Canvas and Austrian Tripsitter bands will be definitely one of the most intense club concerts of the season.

Will be held at the Akvárium klub kishall

The beautiful neo-soul singer-rapper Akua Naru grew up on gospel traditions which she later spread into the directions of soul, funk, jazz, hiphop, blues and beyond. Her return to Budapest and to hear her stunning voice is a joy and a festivity: a festivity of joy.

A great young illusionist will make you feel weird, full of magic, fun and entertainment with his spectacular show at the beautiful gallery of the Ship.

Konyha (it is The Kitchen) band building up its sound on the elements of garage, country, punk and soul music will give a tremendous and festive gig on this night featuring great guests as well.

The best male and the best felame dj of Hungary will unite their powers, music and senses on this night into a huge and hilarious happy feast. The night will be supported by the great Ninjabreakz dj's kicking set.

Drum and bass, dubstep, hip-hop elements and rock and roll riffs: what it all ends up melted together is rockstep! If you really want to party, come to the gig of this great young band!

With the most sophisticated combinations of Techno sounds of the dance floor, Etapp Kyle invites us to explore the depths of a piercing cold canyon, now and then carrying fleetingly to a textural and hardly tangible landscape of a forest at night, with softness and smooth motion of warm air. His love for dark and dynamic sounds finds its expression in the mixing with soft melodies and powerful grooves creating transparent, disembodied imprints of an illusory atmosphere.

Will be held at the barba Negra club!

Airbourne is the walking, talking, living, breathing, screaming, spitting, fist-pumping embodiment of all that hard rock has encompassed since the movement began. Fun-loving, rip-roaring, hard-partying and filled with melodic danger and grinning optimism, Airbourne craft underdog-championing anthems with reckless abandon. Support will come by the also Australian Desecrator.

The stunning guitar-virtuoso returns to the ship for the fifth time to relieve his fans and more on a great gig to remember presenting his stunning new line up and great songs from the new album coming out this autumn.

Powerful rock music with elements of alternative or underground attitude led by the allround lyric personality of the frontman Róbert Bérczesi who features a uniquely original attitude and performance.

British and French and Hungarian and drum'n'bass of the very best kind in immense amounts and the best people and the best venue and your place is right in the middle of it all there.

Pure rock, healing lunatic energy, it is stoner and doom at its best. Kadavar's music takes you to the peak of the dirty underground real rock feeling. The masters return!

Playing garage-flavored punk rock with a Southern accent, a messed-up and bluesy undertow, and the gleefully destructive impact of a 15-year-old with a bag of firecrackers, the Black Lips are an Atlanta-based combo who, after their debut in 2000, soon developed a reputation as one of the Peach State's wildest bands. Join their merry punk fiesta!

Due to the changes in tour dates we are negotiating on a new date for the band.

Too Many Zooz redefining the concept of concrete jungle will perform for the Hungarian fans a great club concert! The exciting brasshouse trio, who accompanied Beyoncé's, who have become a YouTube sensation have already been known by those who camecross with Leo Pellegrino's other project the Lucky Chops who played at the Great Hall of the Aquarium. The fantastic brass wind talent featured by his distinctive dance and technoid play, will feature its own band on November 2: they did not accidentally get from Union Square subway station to almost all the major club and festival stages in the world.

One of the leading and most original and charming Hungarian pop-rock bands will have its great album-release party on a relieved eve with great music inspired by country, folk and modern American sound featuring refined Hungarian tastes.

The music for Also Sprach Zarathustra was originally composed for a theatrical production of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, based on Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name, directed by Matjaž Berger for the Anton Podbevšek Theatre (APT) in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Laibach will perform Also Sprach Zarathustra live, introducing new members of the band.

The immortal geniouses of kicking rock, who have revived so many dead souls so far return finally to show that music can be better than anything else on earth.

We regret to inform you that we were made to postpone this gig to May 8th. All purchased tickets are valid for the new date or can be refunded at our cashier.

Will be held at the Dürer Kert

This November brings back to Budapest the guitarist-noise-genious Oliver Ackerman and his band A Place To Bury Strangers! Organised by the A38 Ship the gig will be held at the Dürer Kert where they'll play their ingenious mixture of noise rock, industrial and psychedelic rock. Their four albums released so far can remind you of both The Jesus & Mary Chain and the Sisters Of Mercy. They'are just about to give probably one of the most kicking club-gigs of this autumn! Their support will be the kicking and merry Danish girl-trio: Baby In Vain.

Grand Mexican Warlock returns with a great bunch of gigs and new songs to bring you the greatest fire of pure rock. Support will come by the Run Over Dogs.

"May it sound very weird but these are our very best years." Benedek Szabó is one of the most influential and popular poets, singers, musicians, songwriters of the new generation, who is going to give a huge concert with his mates on this night.

Intervals is one of the most exciting acts on the progressive metal scene who are followed by Texas-based Polyphia and Canadian guitar-virtuoso Nick Johnston on their trip to Budapest. A night with excitement and power!

Public Service Broadcasting is a London-based pseudonymous musical duo who take samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda materials and mix it with their live music and samples attempting to 'teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future'.

Supporting Devin Townsend last year with a hilarious gig Leprous returns to the A38 Ship on their European tour in a truly great company featuring the ingenious Icelandic Agent Fresco, Greek AlithiA and also Norwegian Astrosaur. A great night to experience not only the present but also the future of the style!

The face behind the mask called SNTS remains a mistery, though everyone knows he is the king of night-dark bunker-techno spiced with ambient-carpets and many many more. His support will be the great Isu & Dork from Budapest.

The masters of the hang instrument on their stunning world tour will make a stop in Budapest to play a truly healing meditative gig aboard the A38 Ship.

The masters of the hang instrument on their stunning world tour will make a stop in Budapest to play a truly healing meditative gig aboard the A38 Ship.

Edinburgh-based fantastic Hidden Orchestra combining two live drummers, organic samples and dubby basslines to make cinematic, emotive, percussive music and moods return for another amazing gig aboard the A38!

Emma Ruth Rundle has already played memorable gigs at the Ship with her two bands, the Red Sparowes and the Marriages and last year in solo proving that with her atmospheric guitar play and marvellous goth folk songs she can really stun her audience. This year she released an album with ex Young Widows' Jaye Jayle titled The Time Between Us. The November weather and the panorama from the A38 Ship's art gallery will provide a perfect ambient for their poetic impressive and moving duo.

The Secrets are a great raw rock-punk & roll band from Winnipeg, Canada. Their tough lyrcs cut a pathway through dynamic melodies with a driving rhythm section and sweet keys that glue the sound together that will overwhelm you. Their support will be the band that gave the summer's most memorable gig at the A38 terrace: Our Hollow, Our Home.

The Umbilical Brothers have delighted fans around the world, as they twist theatrical rules and everyday situations into comedy triumph. Time Out NY called them “Australia’s hottest export since vegemite”.

It's the 50th anniversary of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour this year. Both are definitely among the greatest Beatles albums of all times. Hungary's best Beatles tribute band dedicates this night to these two fantastic pieces of music, art fashion and beyond.

One of Iceland's most special bands, Sólstafir returns after three years to Budapest! The reformed line up released its firs album this year titled Berdreyminn, which can be regarded as their very best so far: whirling great post-guitar music that is impossible to put in any genre bringing Scandinavian melancoly and folklore. It proves they are at the peak of their creativity. Their support will be the also album-introducing Myrkur. The Danish multi-instrumentaist builds up his fragile murderous songs of black metal, pastoral folk and more somewhere halfway between Sigur Rós and Bathory.

Sweden's most kicking rock'n'roll/power pop band, the Royal Republic returns! Cutting riffs, drifting power, lunatic energy and tough precise ingenious attitude makes them brothers of The Hives or The Eagles Of Death Metal. Experience a perfect club-gig at the A38 Ship and let the good times roll!

The ingenious 22-year old girl from Canada Rezz is a top producer with absolutely refined outrageous stuff! The Nigara-falls transposed into electronic sound!

Shantel jubilee gig! Balkan Madness with a bit of electronic support, it is Shantel’s legendary Frankfurt-based Bucovina Club returns to hit Budapest and present Kusturica's craziest disco partizans on their 30th birthday party.

Rage reformed in 2015 kicks Budapest along with the great Greek Firewind! The Peavy Wagner led band visits Hungary for the first time, which besides the founder singer-bass guitar player was joined by the Venezuelian Marcos Rodriguez and Vassilios 'Lucky' Maniatopoulos known from Tri State Corner. The tour will be joined by the Firewind band who palyed for the last time in Budapest in February on their Immortals album-relase tour.

After more than two years Cradle of Filth returns to perform at the A38 Ship presenting its new album. Special guest of the concert will be Portuguese Moonspell who performed at the Rockmaraton too.

The greatest stars and masters of progressive metal, who after long years of crisis have revived and been kicking really good.

Will be held at Akvárium NagyHall

Our loved and highly respected Kavinsky-follower retrowave-master returns! The maths-teacher look producer who became legendary with his EP trilogy Carpenter Brut, one of the definitely greatest representatives of the Heavy French Touch will give a kicking live performance in Budapest again!

Will be held at the Akvárium klub nagyhall

One of the most prominent bands of British indie who loosely melt together kicking guitar sound with refined electronica will return for another fabulous gig to Budapest!

The year 2017 was definitely The Year for SOHN, the Vienna-located electronic music producer, since his new album titled Rennen ensured his singer-songwriter position on the international rank of A-cathegory performers. On this night with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum SOHN will give his first ever show in Hungary at the A38 Ship, this one of the most actual trubadours of our time always wearing a black hat. This is the new date of the gig announced for November 8th, all tickets bought for that date are valid for this night.