
Music

CULT OF FIRE (CZ)
Burning black metal and tributes to Hindu and Buddhist deities, tantric rituals and a spiritual journey to the depths of the world! A unique phenomenon

SOLSTAFIR (ISL)
Mėnuo Juodaragis XXIII will host one of the most famous and intriguing contemporary post-metal bands from the land of ice and fire, the island of

OF THE WAND AND THE MOON (DK)
Danish neofolk legends OTWATM will return to MJR with two special performances. The ten-year-awaited new album “Your Love Can’t Hold This Wreath Of Sorrow” will

UGNIAVIJAS (LT)
With the theme of the Mėnuo Juodaragis being Fire – the performance of the band Ugniavijas (eng. Whirl-Fire) is essential, indispensable and inevitable! Originally formed

BALTIC BALKAN (LT)
A well-known DJ crew from Vilnius, playing outstandingly catchy club party music. Each Baltic Balkan show is like a festival in itself, causing the audience

NŠEK (LT)
NAUJAMIESTIS DANCE and ELECTRONICS COMBINATE It is a creative union of four artists from Vilnius, whose playing combines balfolk style music inspired by traditional songs,

XI.20 ORKESTRAS (LT)
A postmodern ensemble of non-modern music from Vilnius underground, which name reads as Orchestra of November 20th. The group of eight charismatic musicians can barely

ARMATŪRA (LT)
The festival’s stage constructions will be shaken by Armatūra, the world’s only “stroike punk” style band! (*stroike means “construction site” in local slang) Drawing their

DAJ OGNIA (PL)
Regressive dark folk group, that interweaves musical traditions of Poland and Scandinavia. One of the most interesting groups in Polish folk scene do it in

OOPUS (EE)
Dashing folktronica fourpiece from a country of wild forests, magical bogs, sea and tech innovation. Its members fuse together thousands of years old Estonian runo

VĖLIŲ NAMAI (LT)
The deeply mystical ritual of Vėlių Namai (eng. The House of Souls) makes its return to the stage of Mėnuo Juodaragis. It is a misty

SURE FANG (LT)
Sure Fang is a sister and brother duo of experimental folktronica and ethnic techno. Their sound is based on the connection between live instruments (Labanoras’ bagpipes, kanklės,

ROMA AMOR (IT)
Are you into tales of witchcraft, demons, nostalgic war songs and decadent romance? Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to visit the Eglynas stage and listen

ATIKA (LT)
After Darius Žvirblis, founder and vocalist of the Lithuanian rock band Atika, strummed his guitar as he closed the MJR Sunday and gathered a whole

BALTASIS KIRAS (LT)
An indie folk rock’n’roll band from Vilnius, which started playing in 2008 and is finally coming to Juodaragis Island for the first time. Baltasis kiras’

BIX (LT)
BIX is a legendary rock band from Lithuania, furiously active and popular since the very beginning in 1987. Their style may be described as post-punk

BA.FNU (CZ)
Distinctive Czech bal folk nuevo pioneers from Prague, combinig traditional dance rhythms with samples, loops and other electronicdoings. Hurdy-gurdy running unwearied, choppin’ & loopin’ cittern,