AΦTER – a curated programme of live music performances keeping Peiraios 260 up after midnight. On the Festival’s opening day, Friday 29 May, this brand-new initiative will be introduced to people through gigs and live DJ sets which, along with P260’s programme, will transform the space into a vivid meeting point, at midnight.

This new series of live music performances aspires to create a mosaic of sounds and moods filled with surprises. 13 music nights where jazz succeeds rock, and live DJ sets offer fresh perspectives, while music performances test the limits of stage and sound expression. An AΦTER establishing/introducing P260 as a micro-concert venue, perhaps independently from the rest of the artistic programme; an artistic event on its own.

Two entirely separate zones, the Garden and the Platea, alternate, are activated and host different music mentalities. The audience isn’t a passive spectator; they become part of an ongoing experience that is constantly evolving, moving, building ambiences, and climaxes unexpectedly. Sometimes through tension and rhythm, others through underground, atmospheric sounds, P260’s AΦTERs invite people to ‘travel’ – to stay, to discover, or to simply let go. In a city that never sleeps, that is constantly seeking new ways of expression and human connection, AΦTERS come to bring the experience of the Festival beyond the stage. When the how ends and all falls silent, 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
Created by George Kontrafouris in 2008, the George Kontrafouris Baby Trio functions as a constant space of meetings with younger musicians of the Greek jazz scene. With spontaneity, renewal, and live interaction as its starting point, the ensemble has gained a special place in Kontrafouris’ journey. In its current composition, he comes together with Dimitris Kassavetis on the guitar and Henry Chukuma Onuchucks on the drums, in a programme with 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