The performance days for Boko Yout and Rival Consoles at MOMO Festival 2026 have changed due to scheduling reasons. Both artists will now perform on a different festival day than previously announced.

Boko Yout will perform on Saturday 18 April
Rival Consoles will perform on Friday 17 April

This change has been updated on our website. You can find the correct day overview on the artist pages and on the line-up.

More MOMO Festival 2026 program announcements will follow in the coming period. Times and locations will be shared later, together with the full timetable.

American singer-songwriter Alela Diane is returning to Rotterdam! On Sunday 25 May, she’ll perform at LantarenVenster with her full 4-piece band, presenting songs from her forthcoming album set for release in spring 2026.

Last tickets available now via LantarenVenster.

Alela Diane has built one of contemporary folk’s most quietly extraordinary catalogs since her breakthrough The Pirate’s Gospel. Consequence once praised her “timeless sound, that of a wayfaring troubadour, which only seems to come a few times a generation.”

From the critically acclaimed To Be Still (2009) and Cusp (2018) – called “insanely beautiful, with the strength and delicacy of spider silk” by UNCUT – to her reflective Looking Glass (2022), Diane continues to evolve her intimate folk sound. With new music on the horizon, this promises to be a special evening of wayfaring folk in Rotterdam.

This concert is presented by LantarenVenster, Rotown and MOMO Concerts.
Please note: this is a standing concert. Limited seated tickets on the balcony are only available directly through LantarenVenster.

We’re excited to announce that NÉNÉ will be this year’s Black Box Resident at MOMO Festival 2026.

The Black Box Residency is an annual program of MOMO Festival. Each year, we invite an artist to take over a space for three days: the Black Box. It’s an empty room, ready to be filled entirely according to the artist’s own vision. We provide the physical and financial space to research, experiment, and develop new work. The creative process becomes visible and accessible to the public, who are invited to experience the work as it unfolds.

“With the Black Box residency, we create space for artists who want to experiment, deepen their practice and take risks beyond the pressure of a finished product. I’m incredibly excited about what NÉNÉ will create. Her perspective on the world, her choice of collaborations and her work are deeply inspiring.”
– Enoma Amayo (Head of Program, Motel Mozaïque)

NÉNÉ is an artist based in Rotterdam. Her paintings, installations, and spatial explorations are inspired by her interest in Afrofuturism. This philosophy and art movement offer her new perspectives on how African history emerged before the colonial past and continues to flow through the present.

In her work, NÉNÉ is interested in how people move within structures. She reflects on how present-day questions are shaped by colonial systems. Systems that are so layered and normalized that they often become invisible and block our vision. Within her practice, she explores whether and how it is possible to step out of these structures, to move freely, and when that freedom is not accessible, how we can still communicate, connect, and coexist within those same structures.

During her Black Box residency at MOMO, NÉNÉ explores current developments surrounding anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in parts of Africa. This research is rooted in her time in Ghana, where she traveled to engage with textile practices and symbols as living forms of knowledge, storytelling, and resistance. From this place, she works in close collaboration with visual and fashion artists from Ghana, Neal and Kwasi, to create a wearable artwork that allows self-expression and resistance through hidden codes embedded in textiles. These garments become a language; holding stories, identities, and gestures of protest that can exist, move, and connect within restrictive systems.

Visit NÉNÉ’s Black Box during MOMO Festival 2026, April 16-18. Location to be announced.

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

Tickets are on sale now via Stager.

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 Stager.

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 currently sold out.

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.