Amphi Festival 2027
The most important gothic and electro festival in western Germany, a city festival right on the Rhine with a view of Cologne Cathedral.
Updated 18 October 2026
Full line-up 2027
40 acts
Synthpop & Futurepop 6
EBM & Industrial 7
Synth & Dark Wave 6
Gothic & Dark Rock 5
Others 16
As of 09/2026. VNV Nation with an Old School Set. Opening party «Call The Ship To Port» (23 July 2027, RheinMagie) with Solar Fake, Ductape, Auger. More acts to follow.
Highlighted = in «My artists». Every name links to the artist page with their festival tour.
Fit for your compass. Weights in small print.
Plan the trip
Typical weather
days with rain: 4.8/10. Pack: rain jacket, boots
Average 2001–2025 for the festival days · ERA5-Land (Copernicus)
Getting there
Visitors can reach the Tanzbrunnen on foot from Köln Messe/Deutz station, about 500 m away. Trains from Köln Hauptbahnhof run one stop to Deutz/Messe, and walking across the Hohenzollern bridge is also possible. Drivers follow signs to the car parks near the venue, and an official shuttle bus links the Tanzbrunnen with the St. Vincenz Haus stop for the Orbit Stage ship.
- CGN15 km
- DUS41 km
- FRA152 km
Station close by: Köln Hauptbahnhof (0.5 km), Köln Messe/Deutz (tief) (1.0 km)
Distance as the crow flies from the festival site · airports: Wikidata, stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source: amphi-festival.de, amphi-festival.de, amphi-festival.de
Travel & stay
- Public transport to Köln HauptbahnhofGoogle Maps
- Flights to CGNGoogle Flights
- Hotels in Cologne for the festival daysBooking.com
Searches open on the provider's site with destination and dates filled in.
On site
- ✓Family-friendly
- ✓Accessible
Stages: approx. 3 stages (Main Stage, Theater, Orbit-Schiff; as of earlier editions)
Tickets
Advance sales are open: Late Bird weekend ticket €144, day ticket Sat or Sun €96 each (amphi-shop.de); Early Bird and tier 2 sold out.
Early Bird and price tier 2 sold out, «Call The Ship To Port» also sold out; no camping – book hotels in Köln early.
Map
At a glance
- Why
- Additional stage on a Rhine ship and opening party the evening before – Gothic with a view of the cathedral.
Artists also playing other festivals in 2027
VNV Nationalso at M'era Luna, Castle Party-
Lone Assemblyalso at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS)
Combichristalso at Summer Breeze Open Air
Sources: Amphi Festival – offizielle Seite · Reflections of Darkness – erste Bandwelle · Amphi-Shop – Tickets 2027
Researched automatically from these sources; facts are checked against the official website wherever possible.