SOULWAX

Soulwax’s only Irish show of Summer 2026.

There are bands, there are DJs, and then there is Soulwax. The brainchild of Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele (also known to the world as 2ManyDJs), Soulwax are widely considered the pioneers of the collision between rock and techno. They defined the era where the swagger of a guitar band met the relentless precision of a club system, and they have been dismantling the rulebook ever since.

To see Soulwax live is to witness a feat of engineering as much as a musical performance. Known for their "Transient Program for Drums and Machinery," the band often sets up with three drummers, vintage synths, and a laboratory’s worth of equipment. They don’t just play electronic music; they deconstruct it and rebuild it in real-time, blurring the lines between man and machine. It is a syncopated, high-energy wall of sound that is visceral, sweaty, and utterly undeniable.

From their seminal album Nite Versions to their more recent experiments with sound, the Dewaele brothers have earned an international cult status that few can match. They are architects of a specific kind of chaos—one that is perfectly controlled and impossible to resist.