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Here you can view the line up and timetable for previous editions of the festival.

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SOTU Festival 2018, returns this April 10 tll 14, and we are very proud to reveal the first line up announcement, taking place around the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, with a very special opening concert on Wednesday 11th June in Occii, featuring Erik Ruin performing his project Long/Gone, an ongoing papercutting and carving mythic landscapes with a live soundtrack by Dead Neanthertals. SOTU will release and present a tape compilation and zine for the festival, with this years theme Masturbation!
- Line up:- Occii & Vondelbunker & Butcher's Tears
VMO Violent Magic Orchestra / Vampillia official / Appophalation / PGR / VENTA PROTESIX / Black Sand / Lourdes / Hoempa Trash / I.R.K. / Heipalen (Geluidsdrug) / Arma Agartha / Urban Grey / L'atlier D'eveil Musical Du Centre Social Raymond Poulidor / Erik Ruin + Dead Neanderthals / Manica / V V R N G D N G / Heidi Hoersturtz / Görkem Arıkan / BSE / Chris Meighan / Tape Jockey / DEL_F64.0 / Dj Gingermoon / Cyclikweetos / Lova Taraxx / Logosamphia / DolKaMar / KINDER MECCANO / Innassaah / Dj Papelón Kifesh / Misha Feigin & Lukas Simonis / Dirar Kalash / Arvind Ganga & Leo Svirsky / Diarrhael Blast / godverdegodver / Crack Johan / Giek_1 / CaptainSpank / Venderstrooik / Sjamandada / joe kisser / Sterk Water / Kevin Svartvit / Zibabu / Vorthuys Daniel / Dj Matinee / Dj Bence / Garçon Taupe / 20 Billion Eyes / Dj Bloodhole / ADM Alobi Foodkar / COMA †‡† KULTUR merch / Cor Gout Boek Presentatie Zondagmiddag 
- Line-up:- Zaal100 & De Ruimte & Poortgebouw
Odal / Lik de kikker / Plan Kruutntoone / Pavel Mikhaylov / Shoko Nagamachi / HellAsh / B6RB6P6P6 / Parasnol / Poni / Panenkov / Laura Agnusdei / Maria Carlas & Mylo Cywitz / Static Tics / Ultrasheriff

Dj Sl'occii / Blind Man's Band / Common Eider, King Eider / Cathy Heyden / Zoo (Senyawa - Rully Shabara & Wukir Suryadi) / Guess What? / Radio Ruk (Radio Pata Poe) / Vergeef Me - Cyrus Frisch (Film) / Q&A Cyrus Frisch on Radio Ruk / dj Sebcat / Les Filles de Illighadad / dj Diego Armando / Wartone / Mineur / Coco Zodiac / Underbelly Soundartmedia / Pieter Zandvliet / dj gingermoon / MetteSterre / Dj Jcak / Carla Genchi / SjorrePhone / Olga Szymula / Nicholas List / Dzum / BarBaPaPa / Ninja Riot / Tipi / Charlotte / Cementimental / ParaSnol / Emma / Filthy Mayhem 888 (Maria Jiku) / Neven M. Agalma / Phantom Chips / Dorselsius / Kiki Riki / Valentino / Aja / Eva de Peva  / Albert / DEL_F64.0 / Reverse Landfill (Workshow) / Error instruments / Ginko Synthese / VJ kofvitosti / Vincent Swierda / dj Voorvocht (Ramses Hoppa) / Moordgrindeenheid  / Shankadelics / FAUT HAUT / Mensimonis / Borbetomagus: A Pollock of Sound (Docu) / Tandem / Sweat Tongue / Cadaver Eyes
/ Ernsting/Ganga duo / Kenny Harder / Paul Tas / Badaboum / Jan Willem Ginko / Ci-gît "AVENIR" / Corazón de Robota / dj Tee / Cuntroaches (BATALJ) / RaaskalBomFukkerZ / Fetter / dj Nymphomaniac / Dikeman & Smal00:48 = BEEATSZ v6.663 / Chrononautz / Dominique Manu / Mister Trankilo / Hyperdriver / VENTA PROTESIX / Diskette Deluxe / Vogel & Stofzuiger / Dj Max Wasu / dj Zenuwpees / Orphax / John Ew Band / Snøgg / Nionde Plågan / Trachimbrod

BSE/ Radio Patapoe FM Amsterdam, MNHM + OlifanTTakeoverTeatror + Gonçalo Almeida-Luis Lopes-Rogier Smal Trio + Pulpy Blossom + Billenplas + bRAIN mASTURBATION + Spectral Youth + Opera-singer & Kutwyv BettyPoop + Balkh + Quinten Dierick + Arno Pelzer + Ludo Mich (Film) + George Smits (Film) + Rei Ñilde Jonkhout (film) + MC Gijs Borstlab (Rooie Waas) + Ludo Mich + MAITRES FOUS - Central Europe Tour + Bromp Treb in European Circulation + Curse Purse + Bonne Aparte + Dj Lonely & Elia Buletti + RO / HEADBAND / FYOELK spring tour + New Root Canal + Fake Magazine DJ team + Tellavision + Dj Sl'occii + LoSSeFloDDerS + Appopallation + Godswil + PGR + André Avelãs + MadFuck + Adolf & Eva + Sharp & Loose + Sin Sin Collective + BSE + HellAsh + Ampi + Starmint Distortion + HEUTSZ + Dasha Bi + 6&'nKWART + Dj Diskoster + Capsular + Toto Boroto + Mineur (part off Urban Grey) + Dj Bence +
HellAsh Film (5.1 surround industrial hall) + Noise Lecture + Wartone + FRAU DIAMANDA + DAS PUNKT + Damcase + Weird Dust + Laser Poodle + dj Sajjra + DMDN + FoetusLapDance + Dj Ramses Hoppa + Scrambled Channel + Listen To Merijn + Boris Scorpio + dj Vroom & Dreesman + Secret Sjorrephone + Crever / CRVR + FCKN Bstrds (+Ludo Mich) + ∆D∆E∆W∆ + Pales (Partly 78rpm) + Janneke van der Putten + Gabriel Castillo + Aloardi + Vogel & Stofzuiger + dj LNDaPNDa + QUALM + Balkh + The League Of Mentalmen + Spectral Youth + Paralympics + Moonflower Warrior + Psycho Pappa's + Ludo Mich (Film) + V for Vulture - The Poisoned Glass + Blown Out (Mike Vest) + Rope + Modern Rituals + Valve + Shahr-e No

PRE-SOTU: Rooie Waas, John E Schisho, Dj Sl'occii, Dewi De Vree + Patrizia Ruthensteiner + Jeroen Uyttendaele + Jo Caimo + Erfan Abdi + Matteo Marangoni + Dieter Vandoren +
New Age Kids + Guy Tavares + Sugar Coated Mind Bombs + Simon Mulder + John E Schisho

Text: Hugo de Gier, Luuk van Huet, Max Thijssen, Nora Uiterlinden, Loesje, Mark van Soest, Frank Schouten. Drawings: Dace Sietina, Maia Matches, Argibald, Rogier Smal. Final fucking'edit: Maia Matches. Print: Kaboem Offset, Amsterdam

2012 - Johann Kauth / 2013 - Kees Peerdeman / 2014 - Kees Peerdeman / 2015 - Kees Peerdeman / 2016 - Byrthe Lemmens & Karoline Swiezynski / 2017 - Maia Matches

 

Comix Underground News

2014 issue featured Maia Matches, Peter Pontiac, Rogier Smal, Jane Porter (aka. P.Bucket), Wasco, Emma Ringelding & Frits Jonker in the illustrations dept. Prologue: Hugo de Gier.

Some assorted photographs of last year's edition.

You can also download assorted press photos of the previous edition.