Verboden 2025

Verboden 2025: Canada’s premier Darkwave festival is back with 40+ artists & DJs over 4 nights in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia!

The eighth edition of Verboden, Canada’s premier Darkwave music festival, is set to unfold in 2025. Over the course of four evenings, the festival will showcase a diverse array of more than 40 artists and DJs at The Cobalt Cabaret. Set against the backdrop of the supernatural metropolis of Vancouver, British Columbia, this iteration promises a spectacular lineup of local and international artists! We look forward to seeing you this upcoming May for an unforgettable convergence of darkwave music and community! 

Ticket Availability:

Early Bird Festival Pass: SOLD OUT

1st Tier Festival Pass:SOLD OUT

2nd Tier Festival Pass: 50 - $149

3rd Tier Festival Pass: 50 - $159

160 Festival passes total.

Get yours today before the price increases.

Daily Schedule:

Here's a tidied-up version of the schedule for the events:

 Thursday, May 8th - The Cobalt
- **6:30 PM** - Doors Open, DJ Coffin Birth
- **7:15 PM** - The Rumments
- **8:00 PM** - Joey Chaos and The Ghosts
- **8:45 PM** - Maskara
- **9:30 PM** - Ghost Fetish
- **10:15 PM** - Devours
- **11:30 PM** - Rare DM
- **12:15 AM** - Devours

### Friday, May 9th - The Astoria (2 Stages)
- **6:00 PM** - Doors Open
- **6:00 PM** - Cry Now DJs (Wives and Sculptress)

- **Stage 1:**
- **6:30 PM** - Future Cult
- **7:10 PM** - Aster Dawn
- **8:40 PM** - God Tongue
- **10:00 PM** - Nuxx Vomica
- **11:20 PM** - Void Vision
- **12:00 AM** - Kontravoid
- **1:00 AM** - Snakes of Russia
- **Stage 2:**
- **8:00 PM** - Void Comp
- **9:20 PM** - Semantix
- **10:40 PM** - Jeff in Leathers
- **12:45 AM** - The Mall

 Saturday, May 10th - The Cobalt
- **5:00 PM** - Doors Open, DJ Jacob
- **5:30 PM** - DRB
- **6:00 PM** - Glori
- **6:45 PM** - JHNN
- **7:30 PM** - Markus Midnight
- **8:15 PM** - MØAA
- **9:00 PM** - Blood Rave
- **9:45 PM** - Void Palace
- **10:30 PM** - Ex-Heir
- **11:15 PM** - House of Heaven
- **12:00 AM** - Meldamor
- **12:45 AM** - XTR Human
- **1:30 AM** - Static Ghost

### Sunday - The Astoria (2 Stages)
- **6:00 PM** - Doors Open, DJ The

Parish
- **Stage 1:**
- **6:15 PM** - Wants
- **7:30 PM** - Sex Park
- **8:50 PM** - HALT
- **10:10 PM** - HALT
- **12:30 AM** - Bootblacks

- **Stage 2:**
- **6:50 PM** - Timing X
- **8:10 PM** - Decomme
- **9:30 PM** - Mox Jett
- **10:50 PM** - Psyche
- **11:45 PM** - Madeline Goldstein

Enjoy the events! 🎶