MADEIRADiG Festival 2024 | 28.11—3.12.

MADEIRADiG is back for 2024. Save the date: Thursday, 28th November — Tuesday, 3rd December. While the rest of Europe is cold and dreary, experience some of the most formidable avant-garde musicians in the world and stay in a gorgeous Design Hotel — situated on a clifftop in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This intimate festival on the mountainous volcanic island of Madeira features a challenging line-up and a landscape to match, softened by beautiful spring temperatures.

We have 4 days of concerts on the main stage of Casa das Mudas. There are additional concerts and activities at the John Dos Passos Cultural Centre in Ponta do Sol, including hangouts on the clifftop at the Estalagem da Ponta do Sol.

The festival kicks off on Thursday 28, November, with Polish guitar mastermind Raphael Rogiński at the John Dos Passos Cultural Centre.

We continue at Casa Da Mudas, on Friday and Saturday presenting German installation and sound artist Christina Kubisch, Norwegian saxophonist Bendik Giske, Berlin-based experimental trio Contagious (Andrea Neumann, Sabine Ercklentz and Mieko Suzuki) and American guitarist David Grubbs.

Continuing on Sunday and Monday with British electronic musician Nik Colk Void together with digital artist MAOTIK, Portuguese pianist Simão Costa, San Francisco-based noise experimentalist evicshen and multi-talented turntablist NikNak.

Back in Ponta do Sol, we finish off on Tuesday, December 3 with Scottish bagpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul, playing the traditional Great Highland bagpipe. Afterwards, we usually head to the vivid village lane for final drinks and to say goodbye.

⟶ Program

THURSDAY 28 NOV | 21:30
PONTA DO SOL
JOHN DOS PASSOS CULTURAL CENTRE
Raphael Rogiński

FRIDAY 29 NOV | 21:30
CASA DAS MUDAS (CALHETA)
Christina Kubisch
Bendik Giske

SATURDAY 30 NOV | 21:30
CASA DAS MUDAS (CALHETA)
David Grubbs
Contagious

SUNDAY 01 DEC | 21:30
CASA DAS MUDAS (CALHETA)
Simão Costa
*Nik Colk Void + Maotik

MONDAY 02 DEC | 21:30
CASA DAS MUDAS (CALHETA)
NikNak
Evicshen

TUESDAY 03 DEC | 21:30
PONTA DO SOL
JOHN DOS PASSOS CULTURAL CENTRE
Brìghde Chaimbeul

For the best festival experience, we recommend that you stay with us, your fellow guests, and our artists in the most beautiful and sunny village in the whole Madeira, Ponta do Sol.

A free shuttle bus will run each evening from Ponta do Sol to MUDAS. The John Dos Passos Cultural Centre is located in the heart of the Ponta do Sol village and the program there is free of charge. There are direct flights to Madeira (Funchal) from Berlin, London, Paris and New York.

For a taste of what’s to come check out these impressions from last year’s festival and see you for our annual hideaway retreat.