VOD Fest 2026 Side Events

Side Events

Free exhibitions, vinyl & tape sales, artist talks and the official After-Party — at VOD-Gallery and Night Train.

Two Venues

Exclusive side-events around the official festival programme. Drop in during the day for free or join the ticketed evening sessions.

Daytime — Mostly Free
VOD-Gallery
Eugenstrasse 57/2, Friedrichshafen
Vinyl & tape sale, exhibitions, listening station, artist talks. Free of charge unless noted.
Sat Night & Sunday — Ticketed
Night Train
Ittenhauser Strasse 14, Friedrichshafen
Official After-Party (incl. shuttle), Genesis P-Orridge film screening, book launch.

Thursday

16 July 2026
14:00 — 20:00 VOD-Gallery Free

Opening Day at the Gallery

The VOD-Gallery opens its doors for three days of side-events. Browse the sale, dig into exhibitions of DIY tapes, fanzines and band posters, and chill with a free beer.

  • Special 2nd-hand sale of vinyl, tapes and fanzines + remaining VOD stock — thousands of records and rarities
  • Exhibition: 1000s of DIY tapes and fanzines from the 1980s and 90s
  • Exhibition: 100+ band posters — SPK, Laibach, Test Dept, Swans and more
  • Listening station for the DIY tapes — in cooperation with Tommy of Tape Attack
  • Free beer & beverages — sit down, read a book

Friday

17 July 2026
10:00 — 16:00 VOD-Gallery Free

Gallery Day + Johny Brown Artworks

All gallery exhibitions and the vinyl/tape/fanzine sale continue. Plus: Johny Brown (Band of Holy Joy) presents new collaged artworks created from old flyers and posters.

  • Vinyl, tape and fanzine sale (incl. remaining VOD stock)
  • DIY tape & fanzine exhibition + listening station with Tommy of Tape Attack
  • Band poster exhibition (SPK, Laibach, Test Dept, Swans…)
  • Johny Brown (Band of Holy Joy) — new collaged artworks from old flyers and posters
  • Free beer & beverages

Saturday

18 July 2026
10:00 — 16:00 VOD-Gallery Free

Gallery Day + Wurstsalat

Last day at the gallery. Sale, exhibitions and Johny Brown's artworks continue — and today there's free Wurstsalat to go with the beer.

12:00 — 14:00 VOD-Gallery Free

Antonio Bras — Vintage Synth Talk

Antonio Bras presents ways to work with vintage synthesizers — the very machines used by Throbbing Gristle, Clock DVA, early Human League, Depeche Mode, Hard Corps, Final Program and Soft Cell.

24:00 — 05:00 (Sun) Night Train €15 incl. Shuttle

Official After-VOD-Fest-Party

Saturday night rolls into Sunday morning at Night Train (Ittenhauser Strasse 14). Shuttle service runs from midnight to 5am — included in the €15 entrance fee.

Sunday

19 July 2026
12:00 — 14:00 Night Train €10

Genesis P-Orridge — "s/he is still h/er"

Screening of the documentary on Genesis P-Orridge — pioneer of industrial music, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and the Pandrogeny project.

14:00 — 16:00 Night Train Free

Book Launch: Viva Negativa! The New Blockaders 1982–2026

Launch and presentation of Nick Soulsby's definitive history of The New Blockaders, published by PC Press. Available on site in an exclusive VOD-Fest-only sleeve.

All Three Days at the Gallery

What's running the whole time at VOD-Gallery, Eugenstrasse 57/2 — Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.

Free Entry — Drop In Anytime

  • Special 2nd-hand vinyl, tape & fanzine sale — thousands of records and rarities
  • Remaining VOD stock sale
  • Free beer & beverages (Wurstsalat Saturday)
  • 1000s of DIY tapes & fanzines (1980s–90s) exhibition
  • 100+ band posters: SPK, Laibach, Test Dept, Swans…
  • Listening station with Tommy of Tape Attack
  • Johny Brown (Band of Holy Joy) collage artworks — Fri & Sat
  • Antonio Bras vintage synth talk — Sat 12:00–14:00