EJEKT Festival 2026, is this years iteration of one of Greece’s most popular music festivals. Celebrating its 21st year, this summer will feature a two-day lineup at the Telekom Athens Center in OAKA, bringing some of the most compelling names in international alternative and rock music to Athens.
Day 1, July 14
Florence Welch and her band Florence + The Machine headline opening night. The acclaimed British indie rock act, formed in 2007, brings its “Everybody Scream” world tour to Athens in support of their sixth studio album of the same name, the follow-up to 2022’s “Dance Fever.”
Concert of Florence and the Machine, 27-30 June 2019. Rock Werchter Festival, Belgium. Source: Shutterstock
Welch has said the new record was shaped by a period of recovery following emergency surgery during the 2023 “Dance Fever” tour, and that anxiety and mysticism heavily influenced the album’s balance of grief and empowerment, according to comments she made to Rolling Stone.
Singer of Florence and the Machine English indie rock band singing live on the stage during a concert at Electric Castle festival, Bonttida, Romania, July 19, 2019. Source: Shutterstock
Suede play their first Greek show in a decade, drawing on a catalog that includes “Trash,” “Animal Nitrate,” “So Young” and “Beautiful Ones,” tracks that have kept them a fixture with Greek audiences since the early ’90s.
Suede (rock band) perform at Barcelona, June 30, 2023. Source: Shutterstock
Rising British artist Holly Humberstone makes her Greek debut with her dark indie-pop sound, and Greek singer-songwriter Elena Leoni, who plays harp and cello and has worked with Marina Satti and Natasa Bofiliou, opens the day
Day 2, July 15
The Cure return to Greece for the first time in seven years, having last played EJEKT in 2019 to more than 30,000 fans. Formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst, the band has released 14 studio albums and sold more than 30 million records worldwide.
Concert of The Cure in 8-10 June 2019 during the Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, The Netherlands. Source: Shutterstock
Their most recent release, 2024’s “Songs of a Lost World,” arrived after 16 years and was widely praised. Smith has told NME that two more albums are already finished, with a third, poppier one in the works, though the next release is expected to sound even darker than “Songs of a Lost World.”
Nothing But Thieves, whose “Dead City Club” (2023) topped the UK Album Charts, make their third Athens appearance after 2022 and 2024.
Concert of Nothing But Thieves, 22 June 2024. Pinkpop Festival The Netherlands. Source: Shutterstock
Matt Berninger of The National, known for his deep voice and theatrical stage presence, makes his first solo appearance in Greece (having previously performed there twice with The National), following two solo albums, “Serpentine Prison” (2020) and “Get Sunk” (2025).
EJEKT Festival 2026, Schedule
Tuesday, July 14:
- Elena Leoni 17:35
- Holly Humberstone 18:25
- Suede 19:55
- Florence + The Machine 21:35
Wednesday, July 15:
- Matt Berninger 17:55
- Nothing But Thieves 19:15
- The Cure 20:55
Doors open at 17:00 both days at Gate P5, Telekom Athens Center, OAKA.
