Kronkel Festival

Doors: 14.30. Tickets: vroege vogel ticket € 27.25, Festival ticket € 39.25

GEREGELD ONTREGELD, PRETTY UGLY & BANDGURL666 PRESENT: KRONKEL | An alternative, multi-venue, one day festival in Amsterdam celebrating the underground!

Meander through Amsterdam town and satiate your hunger for the unconventional during Kronkel. Geregeld Ontregeld, Pretty Ugly & Bandgurl666 team up to present to you a programme inspired by DIY culture and love for the underground. Indulge yourself at five different locations through West and Zuid in Amsterdam: OCCII, OT301, Teatro Munganga, Willem De Zwijgerkerk & De Nieuwe Anita – places that reek of the underground.

The line-up at the Anita is as following: Sleeping Beauty, Otta, Maya Ongaku, The Klittens, Fake Taxi – theatre & transit & DJ Sjaak

Sleeping Beauty – performance

Sleeping Beauty falls asleep again and again…

Waking up feels like an unbearable clash between reality and the expectations of true love – for her, but also for the suitors who endure life threatening adventures to reach her castle. To find the right suitor, Sleeping Beauty starts keeping a diary in which she tells us about her experiences and desires, and she sings like a siren from within her dreams to attract the right suitor and wake up to a reality no less miraculous than her dreams.

otta – avant-pop

otta is a Finnish-British musician based in South London, crafting a distinctive blend of experimental pop, textured percussion, and emotionally resonant songwriting. Emerging via SoundCloud, she has since released three EPs, including after it all blew over and Songbook via Warp artist Kwes.’ label Bokkle, followed by her latest EP, released via her own label, Löyly.

Her live performances balance intimacy with unpredictability, with appearances at Café OTO, Spanners, and residencies at The Windmill, Brixton. Her work has been championed by Pitchfork, The Quietus, Clash, NME, and i-D, alongside BBC airplay from Mary Anne Hobbs, Iggy Pop, and Mike Skinner.

Maya Ongaku – contemporary music ensemble

Hailing from the seaside communities surrounding Enoshima, a small island located 50 km southwest of Tokyo, Maya Ongaku is a ragtag collective of local musicians whose brand of earthy psychedelia transcends widely beyond the roots of their inner souls. The name derives not from any kind of ancient civilization, but rather a neologism defined as the imagined view outside one’s field of vision. The band—currently a trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda—finds sanctuary at the Ace General Store, a beachy vintage shop and salon-like space just hidden from sight from the bustling, touristy riverside Subana Street. Between discussions on music and art, curating the vinyl section and manning the register, and chatting up with locals young and old, the members find time to jam and record their spontaneous ideas in the studio tucked away in the back. It’s in this unlikely setting where Maya Ongaku finds its origins, the culmination of what Sonoda describes as 自然発生 (shizen hassei), meaning spontaneous generation, or the supposed production of living organisms from nonliving matter.

The Klittens – alternative, punk, art pop, art rock, fuzz, garage, indie

Initially began a creative and political outlet, now a musical life mission for its members.  The Klittens combine their love for pop music and dark sentiments with a punk ethos. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of artists – such as The Ronettes, MF Doom, Dry Cleaning and Kate Bush – they have crafted a sound that’s truly and twistedly their own.

This September, perfectly aligned with Kronkel, they will release their long awaited debut album Have A Heart – taking influence from country to pop to (post-)punk, always with a Klittens twist. Crafted from blood, sweat and cardboard, this title will be self-released in true Klittens fashion.

Their DIY approach, from songwriting to releasing music and tour management, is what makes The Klittens the ragtag bunch of misfits they are. The band consists of Yaël Dekker (vocals), Winnie Conradi (guitar), Katja Kahana (guitar), Marrit Meinema (bass guitar), and Laurie Zantinge (drums).

Fake Taxi – theatre & transit

Started in 2024, Fake Taxi is an ongoing documented performance in a taxi ride, revealing the encounters that take place between a real taxi driver, a passenger and a spectator. Visual artist Laura Eager and theatre maker Rosa Gooij use film and performance to investigate the public and private entries of a taxi, and the encounters happening between drivers and passengers. What is shared at this moment, how do they perceive or interact with one another, and what effect does this have on how they view the current world around them?

DJ Sjaak

De Amsterdamse DJ Sjaak staat al ruim zeven jaar achter de draaitafel. Ondertussen is ze een bekend gezicht in de Amsterdamse alternatieve muziekscene en heeft ze gedraaid van Lowlands, naar De Anita, Down The Rabbithole naar De Maloe Melo en van Into The Great Wide Open naar Kronkel.
Haar sets zijn altijd dansbaar en energiek, variërend van post/egg punk en darkwave tot de meest dansbare rock-‘n-roll en goth.

Kronkel is not just an homage to the underground of Amsterdam, and to everybody that embodies, allows and fights for that voice. With music, art and food. It is also a window into the culture that makes and formed Amsterdam. If you are truly interested in the history of this city, this festival will be your best teacher, and these venues are the best classrooms. Grab a bike or any of our transportation services and kronkel your way around Vondelpark to grab as many events as time allows you to. This night, the alternative Amsterdam stands at the forefront finally.

Check out the entire timetable for Kronkel through Hidden Agenda: https://www.hiddenagenda.nl/festivals/kronkel-2026

Follow @kronkel.amsterdam on instagram for all programme updates and information.

Want to be part of Kronkel? We’re looking for volunteers to help make the festival happen. Drop us a line at kronkelfestival@gmail.com