MP3 PR PREP: CRSSD Festival 2025 Celebrates 10 Years With a Heavy-Hitting Techno Bill

CRSSD Festival’s Fall 2025 edition doesn’t just celebrate its 10-year milestone — it also delivers one of the strongest hard techno and underground lineups in recent memory. Anchored at the iconic City Steps stage, the harder edge of electronic music takes center spotlight, featuring a mix of global legends, fast-rising stars, and experimental acts pushing the genre forward.

Techno Titans

Headlining the harder spectrum, Boys Noize brings his uncompromising, genre-bending techno, while ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U represents Japanese underground excellence with a fierce and unpredictable style. Blawan, a UK favorite making a rare U.S. appearance, adds industrial grit to the roster, solidifying City Steps as a true haven for techno purists.

High-Energy Innovators

Festival-goers can also look forward to the raw, punk-inspired chaos of Brutalismus 3000, alongside UK powerhouse Eli Brown, whose bass-driven tracks light up global dance floors. Berlin’s playful-yet-cutting duo DJ Gigola B2B MCR-Twill serve up an eclectic mix of experimental club sounds that blur boundaries.

Rising Forces

The new generation of techno is represented by OGUZ, the Turkish producer whose relentless sets are quickly gaining worldwide recognition, and Tobiahs, carrying Melbourne’s progressive techno movement onto the global stage. Adding to the chaos, KETBOI69 (KETTAMA x Partiboi69) delivers a rave-fueled hybrid of peak-time techno and electro flair.

Longtime CRSSD favorite Will Clarke returns with his signature big-room techno sound, bridging festival energy with underground credibility. Meanwhile, acts like DARKSIDE and even house star John Summit bring crossover appeal — with recent performances that increasingly lean into heavier, more driving territory.