Full Of Lava presents pop music from the outer edges. Pop that is edgy, controversial or political, pretty noisy, and in the best case very performative. We love artists that break with tradition and tread new paths.
The festival lasts four days and takes place at Dampfzentrale Bern, a venue for contemporary dance and music in an old factory building next to the Aare river.
Full Of Lava was born in 2023, but is really just a new name for Saint Ghetto festival that first took place in 2008.
Among many others, Full Of Lava/Saint Ghetto has presented Eartheater, Backxwash, Tirzah, Slauson Malone 1, Rainy Miller, Evicshen, Speaker Music, Daniel Blumberg, Kae Tempest, Phelimuncasi, Slumberland feat. Sainkho Namtchylak, Marina Herlop, Angel Bat Dawid feat. JJJJJerome Ellis, Loraine James, Ka Baird, Bully Fae Collins, Coby Sey, Divide And Dissolve, Jenny Hval, L’Rain, Maria w Horn, Lafawndah, Jerskin Fendrix, Ghostpoet, Test Dept, Anna von Hausswolff, Current 93, Lolina, Circuit Des Yeux, Algiers, Hermann Nitsch, Marie Davidson, The Residents, Mykki Blanco, Raime, Richard Dawson, group A, Baby Dee, Neneh Cherry & Rocketnumbernine, Ben Frost, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, The Space Lady, Triptykon, Dean Blunt, Laibach, Sparks, Anika, OM, Sensational meets Koyxen, Tuxedomoon, Esplendor Geometrico, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Marc Almond, The Fall, Charlemagne Palestine, Steven Stapleton, Little Annie, Ghédalia Tazartès, Brigitte Fontaine, and Pierre Henry.
Photo credit – Yoshiko Kusano.