De Staat + Hiqpy

De Staat De Staat has built a reputation as one of Europe’s most inventive and fearless live acts. With six studio albums and countless performances to their name, the band has consistently pushed the boundaries of what a rock band can be. From the thundering battle cries of ‘Witch Doctor’ to the razor-sharp commentary of ‘KITTY KITTY’ — De Staat has long explored themes such as demagogy and mass manipulation. De Staat has played at major festivals — and in some cases as a headliner — including SXSW, Glastonbury, Lowlands, Sziget, Boomtown, Rock for People, Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter and Deichbrand, and has toured with bands like The Rolling Stones, Muse and Biffy Clyro. Their music ranges from industrial grooves and heavy riffs to experimental electronics and pop sensibility. After a two-year silence, De Staat returns with a long-awaited seventh, self-titled album, an art installation, and a live show, marking nearly 25 years of groundbreaking work in the art rock landscape. Their latest creation plays more strongly than ever into today’s dystopian fears, in which power, populism, and control collide and the line between reality and fiction gradually blurs. De Staat will go on tour through Europe and the Verenigd Koninkrijk in the autumn of 2026 and will come to Cactus Club on November 7. Hiqpy In their homeland the Netherlands, no one has any doubts anymore: the Amsterdam indie pop band Hiqpy is the next big thing. Without having released even a single note of music, they already made it to the stages of festivals like Pinkpop, Best Kept Secret and Into The Great Wide Open. Last year they were allowed to step in at the last minute at Werchter, a performance for which Humo subsequently blew the trumpet of praise: “the primal power of Anna Calvi, the preference for the cinematographic character of Weyes Blood and Sonic Youth-worthy outbursts.” Meanwhile, Hiqpy has a record deal with Sony Music in their pocket and they are ready for the big breakthrough. De Tunesisch-Dutch songwriter Abir Hamam knows how to pen songs that are about something and at the same time seem made to rock out on the big festival stages. For the first singles ‘Something’, ‘Girl in Red’ and ‘Red Flag Magician’, Hiqpy collaborated with Danton Supple, Grammy-winning producer for Coldplay, U2 and Elbow, among others. With false modesty you do not get far with our northern neighbors, so we can just say it as it is: Hiqpy is going for the big stages and the big anthems. And if they are presented as crispy and exciting as by these Amsterdammers, then we are completely ready for it.