Sonic Shaman Festival Reveals First Lineup: Taipei and Lucerne Linked for a 24+6-Hour Cross-Continental Weekend
Sonic Shaman Festival has announced its first wave of performers: nine acts from Switzerland, Taiwan and Singapore, taking the stage on November 14 and 15. The festival runs as a two-city event this edition, with a Taipei venue and a Lucerne, Switzerland venue linked across a 9,500-kilometer distance, tied together by a continuous 24+6-hour broadcast spanning the whole weekend. Organizers say more names will be added to the lineup.
What was announced
- Dates: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15
- Taipei venue: JUT RS289
- Switzerland venue: Neubad, Lucerne
- First-wave lineup: 9 acts, from Switzerland, Taiwan and Singapore
- Format: two-city link-up, continuous 24+6-hour broadcast
- Ticketing and full lineup: not yet detailed in the source announcement — check the festival's official Instagram for updates
What the first lineup looks like
Organizers described the spread of the nine acts as ranging from monster-level drummers, boundary-crossing choreography, high-intensity noise, and a post-post-rock band, joking in their announcement that the combination is "Totally normal." The roster spans Switzerland, Taiwan and Singapore, covering everything from instrumental sets to physical/movement-based performance.
The simultaneous two-city format writes the Europe-Asia time difference directly into the schedule: as one stage's set ends, the other begins, adding up to a combined 24+6 hours of continuous programming across the weekend.
What we don't know yet
The source announcement does not include ticket prices, on-sale times, ticketing platform links, or the full artist lineup — only that a first wave of nine acts has been confirmed and that more names are expected. Fans hoping to plan travel around either the Taipei or Lucerne leg will need to watch for further details from the organizers.