The Keroxen 2026 festival will celebrate its 18th edition from September 10 to October 10 at the Cultural Space El Tanque, with extensions in Lanzarote and London. Over 30 proposals from four continents turn the event into a laboratory of music and arts.
The Cultural Space El Tanque, the former oil tank in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, will once again be the epicentre of Keroxen from September 10 to October 10. But this year the festival doesn't stop there: for the first time, four concerts in Lanzarote and nine at Café OTO in London (at the end of October) will expand its reach, in collaboration with the label Discrepant.
A Programme that Crosses Continents
The 2026 edition brings together over 30 artists and collectives from Asia, Europe, America, and Africa, alongside national and Canary Island creators. The philosophy remains the same as it has been for 18 years: to discover projects that escape conventional circuits and to foster encounters between disciplines.
The festival will kick off on September 10 with a reinterpretation of Olivier Messiaen's work by Esther Ropón and Ernst Surberg, the highly anticipated Eraserhead show by Xiu Xiu — inspired by David Lynch's film — and the premiere of Amanogawa, an artistic residency by the Japanese duo Waq Waq Kingdom alongside visual artist Kalma. This last proposal promises to be an immersive experience that blends electronic music, Japanese tradition, and audiovisual creation.
Residencies, Collaborations, and a Consolidated Event in Bajamar
On September 11, it will be the turn of the audiovisual collective Desilence with Japanese vocalist Hatis Noit, sharing the stage with British electronic experimental pioneers Seefeel, the powerful Brazilian group Rakta, and the Canary proposal Dancelwerk.
The third day, September 12, will bring the premiere of Ecos, a project that unites Sara Maurin Kane, Nina Ndiaye, and Inés Sybille in a dialogue between Senegal, Haiti, and the Canary Islands. The night will also feature GNOD (UK), the Asian duo Takkak Takkak, and the Canary artist Usted.
As has become customary, Keroxen will leave El Tanque to celebrate a day in Bajamar, on the coast of La Laguna, where music and the maritime landscape merge. This traditional event brings the festival closer to an audience that may not venture into the interior of the metal tank.
Beyond Tenerife: Lanzarote and London
The extension to Lanzarote includes four concerts in venues yet to be confirmed, while in London there will be nine performances at Café OTO, a key club in the London experimental scene.
“We want Keroxen to be a shared and constantly evolving process,” the organisers state, seeing this expansion as a way to connect with international networks without losing local essence.For the Canary audience, this means that the festival not only brings talent from abroad but also projects local artists beyond the archipelago.
The artistic residencies remain the heart of the project: for weeks, creators from different countries live together and produce works that are then presented at the festival. This year, in addition to those already mentioned, there will be a residency in Lanzarote that will explore the volcanic landscape as inspiration.
For the residents of Santa Cruz, the festival continues to be an opportunity to see proposals that would hardly reach other circuits. Tickets for the events at El Tanque and Bajamar will go on sale in the coming weeks, with prices that the organisers promise will be “affordable” to maintain the inclusive spirit. The concerts in Lanzarote and London will have independent programming and prices, as the organisers have indicated.
The 2026 edition, with its triple geographical leap, consolidates Keroxen as a festival that, without losing its identity as a laboratory, demonstrates that contemporary creation knows no borders. And it does so, as always, from a converted oil tank that has become a sanctuary for experimentation.
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