The Rocanotherworld Festival has unveiled the complete music stage schedule for its eleventh edition, taking place between 19 and 21 June 2026 at Gramma Wines, Bârnova – Iași.
This year’s lineup brings together established names from Romania’s alternative music scene, special projects, and emerging artists. Among the newly announced guests is A-C LEONTE who, together with Alex Arcuș and Andrei Cozlac, presents one of the most unique experiences of this edition: a project born from an artistic residency in the fortified churches of Transylvania, blending contemporary jazz, ambient, world music, live electronics, and video mapping into a profound dialogue with space, nature, and memory.
HELGA, one of the rising bands of the Romanian alternative scene, brings a sound rooted in classic and alternative rock, delivered with authentic contemporary energy.
The complete lineup across the festival’s three stages includes: Alternosfera, Irina Rimes, om la lună, Robin and the Backstabbers, COJO, Taxi, HVNDS, Nuanțe, Adam’s Nest, Vlad Corb, Helda, A-C Leonte, L’Encore, Mădălina, Fier Vechi, Bob Ramanka, Liquid Wednesday, Mizantrop, Emo Reunion, Amivers, Alien, and Donisan.
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Main Stage will host ADAM’S NEST, NUANȚE, COJO, and om la lună. On Saturday, 20 June, audiences will enjoy performances by HELDA, A-C LEONTE, HVNDS, and IRINA RIMES. Sunday, 21 June, will bring VLAD CORB, TAXI, ROBIN AND THE BACKSTABBERS, and ALTERNOSFERA as the festival’s headliners.
This year, the festival introduces the Be Different Stage, dedicated to emerging artists and projects at the beginning of their journey. On 19 June, audiences will discover MĂDĂLINA (a solo project focused on intimate, delicate, and authentic music, balancing chill and post-rock influences) and L’ENCORE (an alternative band from Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, strongly influenced by both Moldovan and Romanian rock traditions), both beneficiaries of the ROCA CAMP program.
On 20 June, FIER VECHI (a young band that emerged through the ROCA CAMP experience, bringing a modern approach to alternative metal inspired by the contemporary international scene) and BOB RAMANKA (the musical alter ego of Bogdan Cotîrță Gruicin, whose solo project blends electronic sounds with trip-hop and spoken-word influences) will take the stage.
On Sunday, 21 June, two more projects that have gone through the ROCA CAMP experience will perform: LIQUID WEDNESDAY (an alternative rock band bringing additional intensity to the authentic rock sound audiences know and love) and MIZANTROP (an alternative rock band combining indie, post-punk, and art-rock influences into a refined, intense, and melodic sound). In the evening, the Be Different Stage transforms into EMO REUNION, a celebration of alternative music, nostalgia, community, and sing-along anthems.
Throughout all three festival evenings, the Be Curious Stage invites audiences to a silent disco experience featuring live sets from AMIVERS, ALIEN, and DONISAN, three electronic music DJs known for their energy and ability to create unique atmospheres through carefully curated selections of house, techno, and underground music.
Festivals are about the people we choose to experience them with. That is why, alongside individual tickets and passes, the organizers have introduced group tickets for each festival day, available both in standard versions and discounted options for pupils and students. Pupils and students continue to benefit from reduced-price access, while children up to the age of 12 can attend free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
The complete Rocanotherworld 2026 schedule is available here:
https://rocanotherworld.com/program-2026/
Organizers: Asociația Industrii Creative, Showberry
Main Partner: Banca Transilvania
Sponsors: PENNY, Ness România, Gramma Wines, Amstel Beer, Vitamin Aqua
Lifestyle Partner: Mobexpert
Promotion Partners: Iași Airport, IULIUS, WINK Public Multimedia, FabLab Iași
Local Partners: Vivertine
Mobility Partners: Ford Iași – ATI Motors Holding, CTP Iași, Iași City Hall
Media Partners: Radio Guerrilla, Viva FM, Ziarul de Iași, Radio Hit, Fashion Premium Magazine, Pin Magazine, BZI, Cărturești
Rocanotherworld is an exploratory festival of music, art, thoughts, people, and ideas, founded in Iași in 2016 in memory of Ioan Dan Niculescu and organized by Asociația Industrii Creative and Showberry. It represents a collective journey, a state of mind, a celebration of life through reconnecting with values, a cultural effervescence, and a way of being—curious, different, and for others.
Asociația Industrii Creative organizes the Rocanotherworld and Classix festivals in Iași, with the mission of revitalizing the city’s cultural life, engaging creative communities, and encouraging civic involvement through initiatives that promote a proactive, contributive, and participatory spirit.
Showberry is a startup and winner of the “Invest in People!” program. Since 2015, it has developed cultural and creative projects and has become one of the leading promoters of public concerts and themed events in North-Eastern Romania. Since 2016, it has co-organized Rocanotherworld and, since 2020, Classix Festival alongside Asociația Industrii Creative.
More information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rocanotherworld/
Instagram: @rocanotherworld
Website: www.rocanotherworld.com and https://asociatiaindustriicreative.com/rocanotherworld/