Ring the bells, beat the drum: a Christmas tradition is born with Clean Pete’s Christmas Show!

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Clean Pete’s acclaimed Christmas album ‘Gloria’ has grown into a spectacular show filled with guest artists from every musical genre. Philosophical reflections and classical music seamlessly alternate with glamorous musical extravaganzas. Every emotion takes center stage in a show that weaves together the sacred and the chaotic. A choir sings, the band rocks, pain is acknowledged.

Sisters Loes and Renée Wijnhoven, known as Clean Pete, celebrate their deep love for Christmas and Christmas music once again this year in a surprising show. Audience on the benches, laughter and tears: what more could you want?

De Volkskrant gave the show five stars, writing: “Christmas has humor, glamour and sassy legs. There is Christmas loneliness, Christmas anxiety and Christmas lust. Christmas wears a green glitter dress, a beekeeper suit or a crooked tie.”

This concert is presented by Rotown, Theater Rotterdam and MOMO Concerts.

Help make MOMO Festival accessible for everyone. Donate a ticket through Ticketbank between 20-30 December and receive a free MOMO ’25 Magazine as a thank you!

Ticketbank connects cultural organizations with people who have limited budgets but want to experience live events. Through the “Geef een Toegift” initiative, we’re working towards a more inclusive festival landscape.

How to donate a ticket:
During this temporary action period (20-30 December), you don’t need to buy a ticket for yourself to participate.

Simply visit our ticket shop, select “Geef een Toegift,” and donate a ticket for €22 (Day ticket) or €50 (Passe-partout ticket).

After 30 December, we’ll send you an email to arrange delivery of your MOMO Magazine.

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Dutch-Kurdish singer, producer and writer Naaz comes to Rotterdam!

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Self-taught in writing, producing and composing, Naaz released her debut project Bits of Naaz from her bedroom and has since toured Europe four times. Her music has earned praise from Elton John and Lana Del Rey. In 2020, she stepped away from the industry, returning three years later with Never Have I Ever, her acclaimed debut album that marked both an artistic and personal rebirth.

With her Kurdish alt-pop single Azadi, Naaz made a bold statement. The track became an activist anthem for women’s rights worldwide, particularly in the Middle East. She has since won awards for her music and self-directed visuals, and signed a book deal for her first novel. Beyond pop music, she has been embraced in literary and orchestral spheres, often performing with full orchestras.

In 2025, she released the self-produced EP Read Me, paving the way for her sophomore album set for release in 2026. Celebrated for her openness about autism, diaspora and staying authentic, Naaz continues to mesmerize audiences.

This concert is presented by Rotown, Arminius and MOMO Concerts.

Big one: we’ve added 22 new names to the line-up for MOMO Festival 2026!

Obongjayar // Zimmer90 // 15 15 // Adult DVD // anaiis // CHARLOT // CUSK // Femke Gyselinck / GRIP & Lander Gyselinck // KABEAUSHÉ // Khadija El Kharraz Alami & Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner) // Lubiana // Mehdi Dahkan // My First Time // Naima Bock // Nell Mescal // Olive Jones // Romy Liz Rose // Sarah Julia // The Orchestra (For Now) // Touki Delphine // Truman Sinclair // waterbaby

& many more to come

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These artists join the line-up alongside Weval, Mandy, Indiana, Tyler Ballgame and many more. And guess what? We’re not even done yet. More names coming soon.

New phase of tickets: Day tickets (Early Bird) and Passe-partetout (Regular) are now on sale. Grab your tickets and explore the full line-up now!

Amsterdam rapper Milolaathetlukken comes to Rotterdam on 20 March 2026!

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Milolaathetlukken lives up to his name. Since the Amsterdam rapper released his first music in 2024, his career has taken off rapidly. As a flamboyant young artist with a distinctive sense of style, Milo tells stories about designer clothes, money and pulling wheelies on the Prinsengracht, wrapped in instrumentals deeply rooted in the culture.

Since his debut, he has accumulated over 30 million streams. Versatility is key for the fashion lover, who effortlessly moves between different worlds. This has led to collaborations with artists including Antoon, Idaly and Lil Kleine.

With successful singles like Bordeelsluipers, Annie and HDP on his recently released EP Omg Yes, Milolaathetlukken continues to develop as one of the most striking new voices in the scene. His first club tour in autumn 2025 sold out completely across the Netherlands and Belgium.

In spring 2026 he returns with the Laathetlukkentour!

This concert is presented by Rotown, BIRD and MOMO Concerts.

Joep Beving brings his LIMINAL Tour to the Laurenskerk.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Following his performance at a packed Theater Rotterdam on the opening night of MOMO Festival 2025, the Dutch composer and pianist presents a new album in a setting that perfectly matches his reflective and spacious piano work.

Known for creating music that balances stillness and movement, Beving has spent recent years exploring themes of change, uncertainty and renewal. His latest material moves with a sense of openness and curiosity, inviting listeners into moments of contemplation where clarity and ambiguity coexist. The pieces create space for reflection and connection in a world that often feels in flux.

The Laurenskerk provides the ideal backdrop for this music: a space where every note can resonate and breathe. This intimate concert offers audiences the first chance to experience the atmosphere and ideas that shape his forthcoming album.

This concert is presented by Rotown, LantarenVenster, Laurenskerk, de Doelen and MOMO Concerts. Please note: this is a seated concert.

Roufaida returns to Rotterdam on 2 April 2026!

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

During MOMO Festival 2025, the Dutch-Moroccan artist performed two sold-out shows: one at Rotown, packed to the rafters, and another on the rooftop of Hofbogen at Luchtpark. Now she brings her boundary-pushing sound back to the city.

Drawing from her North-African heritage, Roufaida combines unconventional melodies with metaphorical songwriting shaped by Arabic poetry. Influenced by artists like Rosalía, Björk, and Arooj Aftab, she honors multiple traditions while creatively expanding upon them.

Her 2023 Roufaida EP brought international attention, with standout tracks like Don’t Bend, featuring the deep tones of the Moroccan guembri, and Kalimat, inspired by Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani. The EP earned two Edison Award nominations and brought her to stages across Europe and Morocco, including Down The Rabbit Hole, Into The Great Wide Open, and Noorderslag. Critics praised her as “a true discovery” (De Volkskrant) and called “Don’t Bend” “the coolest groove of the year” (Humo).

An evening of poetic, activist songwriting where North-African influences meet alternative pop.

This concert is presented by BIRD and MOMO Concerts. Please note: this is a standing concert.

Over the past years, Black Friday has grown into a day of immense consumerism and capitalism. This year, we’re doing things differently: instead of buying more, we’re investing in something valuable. That’s why today we’re spotlighting three local initiatives working towards a better future.

Vers Beton
An independent journalistic platform striving for an honest city. “We monitor power and expose power structures and structural societal problems through financially independent journalism.”

Donate to Vers Beton

Glazen Huis Actie
A four-day manifestation of 24/7 radio to raise awareness for the injustice happening in Congo, Palestine and Sudan. You can donate now to support the production costs, but also during the event (19-22 December), when all money raised goes directly to emergency aid in these countries.

Donate to Glazen Huis Actie

Voedselbank
An important foundation supporting people on low budgets in the city region and surrounding areas with food packages.

Donate to Voedselbank

We are so excited to share with you that the selects are in of the MOMO x Amarte Open Call 2026!

We’ve asked you to vote for your favorite project and today we are happy to show you who got selected – based on the public votes as well as the MOMO team’s decision. We want to thank to all of the incredible artists who sent us their work, we truly hope to see you in the future.

Thrilled to share the projects that will be featured on MOMO Festival 2026 are:

It’s Never “Just Hair” – Avantika Tibrewala (Public vote selection)

Under The Table – Karina Puuffin

(يالله تنام) Yalla Tnam – Rebecca Lillich // Krüger & Ahmad Mallah

Cantes de ida (Heenreis liedjes / One-way songs) – Guillermo Martín Viana

To My Celestial – Quan Nguyen

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Son Little returns to Rotterdam following his sold-out show at LantarenVenster in 2024.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Created during lockdown in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River, his latest album Like Neptune marks a departure from the existential weight of earlier releases. This time, pure creative freedom takes center stage.

The American artist has worked with The Roots, RJD2, and Portugal. the Man, and produced soul legend Mavis Staples’ 2015 EP (including a GRAMMY-winning track). For Like Neptune, he returned to his roots in beat making, crafting the album’s core on iPad apps before adding live instrumentation. The result fuses ’70s era Bowie and psychedelic cumbia with contemporary R&B across twelve tracks.

Livingston describes the album as “my inner R&B Boy Band”, with each song led by a different version of himself. His signature rasp guides the listener through these meditations on inner peace, supported by percussionist Aaron Draper and synth player Deshawn ‘Dvibes’ Alexander.

An intimate evening with one of R&B’s most distinctive voices.

Presented by BIRD, Rotown, LantarenVenster en MOMO Concerts.