Agapē Festival has officially revealed the lineup for its inaugural edition, bringing some of the biggest names in hard techno, schranz and hard groove to Brooklyn this September.
The new festival will take over Industry City from September 5–7, marking the most ambitious project yet from Agapē, the New York-based promoter that has steadily built a loyal following through warehouse events and underground club nights across the city.
Leading the debut lineup are Kobosil, Volvox, Somewhen, Adrian Mills, WTCHCRFT, Bad Boombox and Clara Cuvé, a selection that reflects the festival’s commitment to the harder and faster edges of contemporary electronic music.
The timing feels right.
Over the last few years, hard techno has evolved from a niche underground movement into one of the most dominant forces in global club culture. Artists like Kobosil and Clara Cuvé have helped drive that rise, attracting massive crowds through sets that combine industrial textures, relentless energy and rave-inspired intensity. At the same time, selectors such as Volvox and Somewhen continue to represent a deeper connection to underground techno traditions while pushing the sound forward.
For Agapē, the festival represents a natural evolution.
Founded by Andrés Daza, better known as Junkfile, the brand has become one of New York’s most recognizable names within the harder techno community. Previous events have taken place at venues including Brooklyn Hangar, Eden and The Chocolate Factory, helping establish a dedicated audience long before the idea of a full-scale festival emerged.
“This event is for the people who’ve shown up for us since the very beginning,” Daza explained. “As well as those who are yet to come. Industry City felt like the right place for New York to experience this movement.”
The choice of Industry City reinforces that vision. The sprawling Brooklyn complex has increasingly become a hub for large-scale cultural events, providing enough room for a festival that aims to capture both the energy of warehouse rave culture and the scale of a modern electronic music gathering.
While this is Agapē’s first festival, the lineup suggests organizers are thinking big from day one.
For New York’s hard techno community, September could mark the beginning of an entirely new annual tradition.
