| Psyka Festival | |
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| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Heavy Rock |
| Date(s) | Various |
| Location | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Venue(s) | Various |
| Years active | 2015 - 2019 |
| Promoter(s) | Psyka, Psyka Records |
| Associated Events | Psych in Bloom |
| Website | Psyka Facebook |
Psyka Festival was a psychedelic/space rock festival hosted in Karlsruhe, Germany. Starting as a single day event in a Cafe and evolving into an outdoor festival, Psyka Festival has hosted a wide range of events at various times of the year. Along with the festival Psyka also function as show promoters and as of 2017 started their own label known as Psyka Records.
Psyka Festival Vol. 1 (2015)[]
The inaugural Psyka Festival (also known as Psyka Festival Vol. 1 would be hosted on 21 August 2015 at Cafe Vanguarde in Karlsruhe, Germany. This inaugural edition would feature five bands, with the headliner being a special showcase between Radar Men from the Moon and Hermann Blaupunkt (Het Droste Effect).[1]
| Cafe Vanguarde |
|---|
| Radar Men from the Moon Featuring Hermann Blaupunkt |
| The Spacelords |
| Atomic Vulture |
| Trottoir |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Psyka Festival Vol. 2 (2015)[]
The second edition of Psyka Festival (Psyka Festival Vol. 2) was hosted on 31 October 2015 (Halloween) at Fleischmarkthalle in Karlsruhe, Germany. Unlike the previous edition this second edition would be held in an outdoor park with two stages and indoor camping, along with nine bands over the two stages.[2]
| Cafe Vanguarde |
|---|
| The Myrrors |
| Trigon |
| Banta |
| 23 and Beyond The Infinite |
| Hommage |
| Nazca Space Fox |
| Mercury's Flight |
| Zen Trip |
| Wild Sliders |
Psyka Festival Vol. 3 (2016)[]
The third edition of Psyka Festival (Psyka Festival Vol. 3) would be hosted between 30 September and 2 October 2016 at Fleischmarkthalle in Karlsruhe, Germany. This is the first time the festival would be expanded beyond a single day and expanded into a full outdoor camping festival with food trucks and much more.
| 30 September | 1 October | 2 October |
|---|---|---|
| Buddha Sentenza | Quantum Fantay | Schroedinger's Cat |
| Electric Eye | The Spacelords | Sendelica |
| Golaris | Mother Engine | L.A. Sued |
| III | Bone Man | Wucan |
| Kosmodrom | Mantra Machine | Giöbia |
| Samba Cemetery | Camel Driver | Kungens Man |
| Bonsai | Green Orbit | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| Od | Deaf Proof | Grombira |
| The Trona Experience | Backdoorslam | |
| The Marburg Stoner Collective | Down With The Gypsies | |
| The Marburg Stoner Collective |
Psyka Underground Experience Spring Psychout Fest (2017)[]
The Psyka Underground Experience Spring Psychout Fest would be hosted at P8 in Karlsruhe, Germany between 25 and 27 May 2017, in similar format to the previous three-day Psyka Festival. Like the 2016 edition this Spring Psychout would allow camping, food trucks and more.[3]
| 25 May | 26 May | 27 May |
|---|---|---|
| Zone Six | ad'absurdum | Kozmotron |
| The Sonic Dawn | Huminoita | Las Robertas |
| Sendelica | Triptonus | Wolvespirit |
| Mayflower Madame | Alpha Lord | Sonic Atomic |
| Elara | Uluru | Kalamata |
| Zen Trip | Stone From The Sky | Red Sun |
| Bees Made Honey in The Vein Tree | Swedenborg Raum | Eternal Engine |
Psyka Underground Experience Winter Psychout Fest (2017)[]
The Psyka Underground Experience Winter Psychout Fest would be hosted at Walhalla in Karlsruhe, Germany on 12 November 2017. This would be in similar format to the inaugural Psyka Festival, hosting just five bands over a single day.[4]
| Walhalla |
|---|
| Kungens Man |
| Tuber |
| The Sonic Dawn |
| Nazca Space Fox |
| Ananda Nida |
Psyka Festival Vol. 4 (2018)[]
The fourth official edition of Psyka Festival (Psyka Festival Vol. 4) would return to a venue for the first time, taking place at Walhalla in Karlsruhe, Germany on 14 and 15 September 2018. Projektor Pearson would provide a psychedelic light show to compliment the live performances.[5]
| 14 September | 15 September |
|---|---|
| Automatism | Da Captain Trips |
| The Spacelords | Vibravoid |
| Phono One | Cracked Machine |
| Les Lekin | Cosmic Fall |
| Fatso | Aerolith |
| The Alligator Wine | |
| Wolf Prayer |
Psyka Underground Experience (2019)[]
The 2019 edition of the Psyka Underground Experience would be a single-day event, returning to P8 in Karlsruhe, Germany on 26 October 2019.[6]
| P8 |
|---|
| Acid Rooster |
| Einseinseins |
| Pavallion |
| Huminoita |
| Stone From The Sky |
| Projekt FX3 |
| Der Neue Planet |
| Reaching 62 F |