The AΦTER at Peiraios 260 – a curated programme of live music – keeps Peiraios 260 awake a little longer into the small hours. On Friday 29 May, marking the opening of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, this new initiative makes its debut through a series of live sets woven into the P260 programme, transforming the venue into a vibrant midnight meeting point.

This new series aspires to create a fresco of sounds and moods, ripe with surprises. Thirteen musical evenings where jazz gives way to rock, live DJ sets open new sonic directions, and music performances test the limits of stage and sound. An AΦTER that reimagines P260 as a micro-concert ecosystem – almost independently of the artistic programme that precedes it – an event in its own right.

Two entirely separate zones within the site, the Garden and the Platea, alternate and come alive, each hosting entirely different music sensibilities. The audience is no longer a passive spectator; it becomes part of an experience that unfolds, shifts, builds atmospheres, and reaches unexpected peaks. At times driven by intensity and rhythm, at others by underground, atmospheric soundscapes, AFTER at P260 invites listeners to journey – to linger, to discover, or simply to let go. In a city that never sleeps, constantly seeking new ways of expression and human connection, AΦTER extends the Festival experience beyond the stage. When the performance ends, all falls silent – and at midnight, the music starts.

 

Programme

 

PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

29 May
Opening Party
 
CHICKN (reunion)
CHICKN are an Athens-based band active since 2012, with influences from the American and the European experimental psychedelic scenes. With hundreds of live gigs both in Greece and abroad, and album releases showcasing their journey, they return, after a four-year hiatus, for a special appearance in the context of Athens Festival, presenting a mix of krautrock, space folk, and live electronics.

Musicians Angelos Krallis organ, modular synthesizer, radio, voice, Christina Koziraki voice, percussion, Pantelis Karasebvas percussion, contact microphones, Odysseas Tziritas guitar, bass guitar, voice, Haris Neilos bass, percussion, radio, programming, voice, Costas Stergiou saxophone, percussion, drums, voice

Eleni Papalitsa (GVG LOU)
In her work Pop Art for the Bourgeoisie, Eleni Papalitsa (GVG LOU) combines performance, music, and installation, drawing material from mass culture, pop currents, and the social experience of the working class. Through a feminine queer perspective, she re-examines the male southern sub-culture and the figure of kagkouras, deconstructing the patriarchal and systemic perceptions around identity. Her songs revolve around social drama, protest, and the experience of invisible/marginalised groups/communities, through an experimental, guerrilla aesthetic.

Art Direction Antoine Pit • Performer Emily Giannakopoulou, George Vlahos, Michalis Papadaki

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PEIRAIO 260 – PLATEA

5 June
 
METAMAN
Athenian producer and co-founder of WonTon Records, he introduced himself in 2020 with the album IRINA, where his collaboration with Lena Platonos stood out. His interest in analog synths, synthetic sequences, and urban narrations continued in his albums FUTILITY (2022) and METAMAN Vs Dr Rave (2024). Influenced by Agorafoviko Festival and his live experience, he has shaped an extrovert sound extending from trip hop to acid rave; in his live appearances he is accompanied by Eirini Dendi.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – GARDEN

10 June
 
The Camerata Junior Friends of Music Orchestra Quartet
Conductor Aristea Tsichli
The Camerata Junior Friends of Music Orchestra Quartet presents a programme with known melodies of minimalist and cinema music, in original arrangements and with an emphasis on the expressiveness and the variety of timbres. We will listen to movie soundtracks and compositions by Philip Glass, Jonny Greenwood, and Ludovico Einaudi in a programme of youthful accuracy, energy, and particular sensitivity.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – GARDEN

14 June
 
Sokratis Sinopoulos – Yann Keerim
Topos
Based on Six Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók

In Topos, Sokratis Sinopoulos and Yann Keerim propose a new interpretation of Béla Bartók’s Six Romanian Folk Dances. Deconstructing and restructuring the work’s material, they emphasize its melodic, rhythmic, and harmonious patterns and develop them through improvisation, in a dialogue with the musical traditions of the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Through this process comes a work of full duration, enriched with new musical themes of their own compositions.

Musicians Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra, Yann Keerim piano

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

22 June
 
Televisio
Televisio are based in Athens and shape a rhythmic, atmospheric sound with influences from Anadolu funk of the 70s and trip hop aesthetic. Combining melodic and rhythmic elements of the East in contemporary arrangement and production, they move between groove and cinematic textures with rich imagery. They have recently finished recording their first album, which will be released soon.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – GARDEN

30 June
 
Dimitris Tsakas Trio
Conversation Helps
The Dimitris Tsakas Trio presents music from their album Conversation Helps along with new compositions. Without the use of traditional harmonic instruments, the trio develops a vivid dialogue between the saxophone, the contrabass, and drums, bringing forth melody, improvisation, and their musical conversation. The result is a dynamic sound experience, where every appearance is transformed into a new exploration.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

1 July
 
The Bonnie Nettles
Founded in Athens in 2016, The Bonnie Nettles have established their presence in the contemporary psychedelic and indie scene through European tours, explosive live appearances, and on-stage collaborations with artists like Ty Segall, Motorama, Föllakzoid and The Myrrors. With two albums, the titular The Bonnie Nettles and First In / First Out, as well as recent releases, like the single “Drift Like Home”, they present a material with groove formulations, fuzzy guitars, and tense stage energy.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

5 July
 
Serafeim Bellos New Generation Quartet
The Serafeim Bellos New Generation Quartet brings on stage a meeting of experienced drummer Serafeim Bellos with younger Greek jazz musicians. With Pauline Zina on the contrabass, Savvas Mazis on the piano, and Konstantinos Nikogiannis on the trompet, the quartet presents works by important American composers like Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Wayne Shorter. With tradition and a modern perspective as its starting point, the ensemble brings creative conversations and improvisation to the core of live jazz experience.

Musicians Serafeim Bellos drums, Pauline Zina contrabass, Savvas Mazis piano, Konstantinos Nikogiannis trompet

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

12 July
 
Krista Papista
Heartmode
Heartmode is a site-specific performance unfolding as a psychoacoustic experiment, combining fragments from Krista Papista’s new album, Euro Divas, with ritual and wind instruments. Krista Papista is an artist, composer, and performer based in Berlin. Her work explores the correlation between Cypriot, Levantine and Balkan music, and ritual, composing a hybrid of Mediterranean mysticism, experimental EDM, and Tsifteteli. She has presented her work internationally at venues and festivals, including Schinkel Pavillon, Boiler Room, Fusion Festival, and Art Explora.

Music – Concept – Performance Krista Papista, Musicians Maria Soultani flute, Vicky Apostolopoulou French horn

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

18 July
 
George Kontrafouris Baby Trio
The Baby Trio was formed in 2007 by Giorgos Kontrafouris to express the spontaneity and enthusiasm of young musicians while playing together. The ensemble functions as a “school” for emerging musicians, who join at a young age to develop their skills, eventually becoming ready to move on and make space for new young talents. The current, eleventh lineup of the Baby Trio features Giorgos Kontrafouris on hammond, Dimitris Kassavetis on guitar, and Henry Tsoukoumas Onoutsaks on drums, in a program of original compositions and covers.

Musicians George Kontrafouris hammond, Dimitris Kassavetis guitar, Henry Chukuma Onuchucks drums

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

20 July
 
Nikkolas Dashy DJ set
Nikkolas Dashy is a DJ, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Athens. Starting with piano and his year-long experience with guitar and bouzouki, he has shaped a personal direction in electronic music, moving between house and tech grooves, with afrohouse shades and Mediterranean references. Through the project A Random Dash, he transforms each appearance into an open, vivid experience constantly testing the musician and audience relationship.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

22 July
 
Βillie Kark
Billie Kark presents at the Athens Festival a lively concert combining electronic sound with traditional influences, shaping a vivid and multidimensional soundscape. The line-up includes tracks from her latest and previous albums, as well as imaginative covers of traditional songs. Her music moves between atmospheric moments and explosions of dancing. On stage she is accompanied by Alexis Stenakis on the clarinet, adding a special and unexpected nuance to the gig.

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PEIRAIOS 260 – PLATEA

27 July
Closing party – Panigiri
 
Kideria
Kideria is a traditional Greek music ensemble based in Athens. With glenti and the living relationship between music and dance as their axis, they play and sing traditional songs from Epirus to Thrace, and from Macedonia to the Dodecanese Islands. Their name comes from the Turkish work keder, namely sadness and grief, one of the pillars of popular/folk songwriting.

Musicians Myrsini Pontikopoulou Venieri violin, Vangelis Pappas clarinet, Giorgos Christodoulou lute, voice, Andreas Drakopoulos percussion