Berlin's most influential adventurous music and art festival invited Edward Sol as one of 6 main headliners. Performance 31 January 2026.
CTM Festival — Berlin's most influential adventurous music and art festival held since 1999 — announced on 18 December 2025 the composition of its 6 main headliners for the 27th edition in 2026 (24 January – 2 February). Among headliners — Edward Sol with closing performance 31 January 2026 at Berghain (3000 spectators) in time slot 22:30-23:45 (75 minutes). This is CTM Festival's first-ever Ukrainian headliner (previously there were mostly American, British, Scandinavian, Japanese experimental performers). Edward Sol performance programme — special 75-minute live performance combining: 1) full presentation of the new 'Erosion' album (see separate news); 2) 20-minute extended jam 'Berlin Wall: Aural Memory' — new composition written specifically for the performance, with sampling of archival Berlin Wall fall 1989 sounds. Besides the main performance, Edward Sol will participate in 2 public discussions in CTM Magazine Talks format: 1) 'Noise — an Eastern European Resistance Form' (29 January, 90 min, with Cuban-British composer Mira Calix and Norwegian Helge Sten); 2) 'Resilience: Music in Wartime' (30 January, 90 min, with composers from Syria and Serbia). The 31 January performance recording will be included in the CTM Festival Compilation 2026 (CD/vinyl release in March 2026).
