The Awakening

In the organizer's words:

Now based in the US, The Awakening is a dark music project born in Johannesburg, South Africa in the late 90's as the creative expression of singer, multi-instrumentalist, author, actor and songwriter Ashton Nyte. The Awakening's sound has evolved over the years, incorporating elements of gothic rock, darkwave, gothic metal, industrial rock, post-punk, electronic, new wave and other theatrical excesses.

Frontman Ashton Nyte has released eight solo albums and two books alongside his work as The Awakening. He has contributed vocals and lyrics to a number of other projects involving members of The Cure, Peter Murphy, The Mission, Beauty In Chaos and All About Eve, among others.

The Awakening will be touring extensively in 2025 and will also make a stop at Naumann's Tanzlokal.