As The Hague slowly starts to return to normaal, Rewire closes the shutters on its most extensive festival edition to date. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the weekend what it was; let’s look back at some highlights from the festival’s final day.

A cavalcade of noise and experimental sonics unfolded in PAARD II, with Leila Bordreuil, Aaron Dilloway, and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton's power ambient – following some of the bristling vivacious threads from Saturday’s Los Thuthanaka show with his sibling. Meanwhile, in PAARD I, the audience was put under a spell by the one-of-a-kind performer Juana Molina – whose songs shone into every corner of the room, brightening the eyes and hearts of all in attendance.

Later in the afternoon on the same stage, the new collaborative project between Moor Mother & Hieroglyphic Being, Immaculate Deception Of History, brought a free-spirited poetic power to the room before another special collaboration, The Bug & Dis Fig, closed out proceedings with their "tunnel sound" of mutant dancehall and infectious trip hop.

At Koninklijke Schouwburg, the afternoon's programming began with a special live collaboration between two masters of improvisation and composition: Mark Fell & Okkyung Lee. Afterwards, Beatrice Dillon & Explore Ensemble presented a world premiere performance, before, later that evening, KMRU & Nick Verstand presented their own world premiere audiovisual show in the form of As Nature, a delight of feverish ambient, seismic tectonics, and spectacular multi-sensory experience – thanks also to artist Mareike Bode, whose scents helped to build the performance’s otherworldly character.

33 performed at Theater aan het Spui – gracing the crowd with music from their newly released album Tripolar – before, in a rare performance, the international group of avant-garde musicians ØKSE and NYC rapper billy woods carried the age-old link between jazz and hip hop hurtling into the modern era.

Lutherse Kerk was the perfect location for Eliana Glass’s stirring performance behind the piano, where, from her seat, her crystalline voice cut across its humming timbres with a pristine clarity. Hilary Woods’s haunting devotional songs were next up at Lutherse Kerk, providing a soothing sonic antidote for those who may have flown too close to the sun with their festivities the evening before. As her set drew to a close, at Korzo Studio, Jespfur’s performance began. Accompanied by Fallwood, his solemn summer jams took on new meanings in this special live formation.

Jennifer Walton arrived at Koorenhuis with her band to perform her woozy and emotive form of hyper pop, after which RAKTA took to the stage of Concordia with their molten style of krauty post-punk. As night fell, AWICHAS – the newest project from musician and artist Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti began a set of hypnotic Andean-inspired devotional songs.

Amare was treated to a moving world premiere performance from Supersilent & Lawrence Abu Hamdan. After which, finally making their Rewire festival debut, Einstürzende Neubauten levitated the audience with their “alien pop music” at Amare’s Concertzaal (which they thankfully did not try to drill through). These industrial icons, who emerged from the uncanny strangeness of 1980s West Berlin and have spent decades deconstructing and then rebuilding their sound, performed an enrapturing set of their kosmische songs as the closing act of Rewire 2026's final day.

We would like to thank all of our partners and sponsors for their continuous support. We wish to extend a special thanks to our amazing team of stage managers, location managers, stage hands, hosts, runners, volunteers, and ambassadors. We also thank our incredible artists. And, lastly, we wish to offer a sincerest thanks to you, for visiting the festival and making it what it is.

Photos by Alex Heuvink, Baroeg Mulder, Camille Blake, Esmée de Vette, Jan Rijk, Laura van der Spek, Maurice Haak, Pieter Kers, Sabine van Nistelrooij, and Wouter Vellekoop