Blacklist Festival returns to Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen on October 11, 2025. For one day, the industrial venue will host over fifty artists across four rooms, all rooted in bass-heavy genres. This year’s first lineup announcement features a range of names from dubstep, trap, drum and bass, and bass house. With twelve hours of nonstop music and seven thousand attendees expected, Blacklist continues to focus on programming that appeals directly to a specific underground audience.
A festival with a clear direction
Blacklist has built its identity around staying focused. It does not split its lineup across unrelated styles or aim to be a general music festival. Instead, every room is dedicated to a different branch of bass music, from drum and bass and riddim to experimental hybrids and heavier subgenres. This consistency has helped grow a following that stretches beyond Germany, bringing in fans from across Europe who are familiar with the artists being booked.
Turbinenhalle remains the venue of choice. Its layout supports the format Blacklist uses. The space allows for four distinct rooms to run simultaneously, each with separate production setups. The environment is built around large-scale visual and lighting design, but the focus remains on the artists and the set pacing rather than spectacle. Every room is programmed intentionally, and artists are given the time and space to deliver full sets.
DJ Snake brings The Outlaw to Germany
DJ Snake will appear at Blacklist under his alternate project, The Outlaw. First debuted at Lost Lands, this alias showcases a much heavier and more stripped-back selection compared to his usual mainstage sets. It marks a rare European appearance for the project and fits naturally into Blacklist’s lineup, which leans toward harder and more underground styles. The Outlaw has only been seen at a few select festivals so far, making this booking a standout for those who follow Snake’s broader range.
Black Tiger Sex Machine headline with a Europe-exclusive set
Black Tiger Sex Machine will perform their only European date of the year at Blacklist. The Canadian trio is known for combining narrative-driven visuals, live elements, and heavy electronic production. Their shows are designed with structure, often built around themes connected to their label and video content. Blacklist is one of the few festivals on the continent that regularly books acts with full creative setups, making this an appropriate match.
Sullivan King joins the lineup
Sullivan King is also confirmed. Known for mixing metal vocals and guitar into his live sets, he continues to blur the lines between band performance and electronic music. His shows include extended breakdowns, transitions built around tempo shifts, and original vocals. His name has remained visible across major bass festivals, and his inclusion here reinforces Blacklist’s relationship with artists who perform outside traditional DJ formats.
Other artists in the first announcement
The initial lineup includes Modestep, performing a classics set built from their early discography. Habstrakt will represent the bass house scene with a French take on groove and distortion. Code: Pandorum continues to explore darker themes in dubstep, and Reaper adds drum and bass with a precise and high-speed format.
Layz, Hurtbox, Makla, Nimda, and Dizzturb are also on the list. Each has been active in the club and festival scene across Europe. The announcement also includes a back-to-back set from Veksyu and Astaroth, both known for more aggressive selections and collaborative projects.
Tickets and access
Tickets start at 45 euros and range up to 85 depending on access tier. All passes and official updates are available through the festival’s site:
https://blacklist-festival.com
More names are expected to be announced in the lead-up to the event. Each year, Blacklist builds on its format without changing its direction, and the 2025 edition looks to continue that same path.
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