Tricky, GusGus, ALIKA and EiK among the first announced artists for Station Narva 2026
The music and city culture festival Station Narva, taking place in Narva from 3–6 September 2026, has revealed its first performers. The ninth edition of the festival will feature British trip-hop legend Tricky, Icelandic electronic music icon GusGus, Latvian performance artist Elizabete Balčus, and Estonian artists EiK, mariin k., and Luurel Varas. ALIKA will celebrate her birthday with a special programme created exclusively for the festival.
- The heart of the Station Narva music festival is Narva Museum.
- Station Narva 2026 festival passes are available at the best price of €45 until 15 December at 23:59.
The heart of Station Narva's music programme will once again be Narva Museum in the historic Hermann Castle on 4 and 5 September, with music also resonating at night parties in the riverside Ro-Ro culture club and at special events across the city.
Tricky comes to Narva as part of his European tour introducing new music, marking his second visit to the border town after performing at the inaugural Station Narva in 2018. The Bristol trailblazer, once the subject of a David Bowie prose poem in Q magazine, remains unmistakable—a shadowy fusion of alternative hip-hop, ragga, and rock. Having started with Massive Attack, Tricky has collaborated with heavyweights including Beyoncé, Yoko Ono, PJ Harvey, and Björk, as well as Estonia's own Mariin Kallikorm, who will also perform at Station Narva with her rising band mariin k.
For Icelandic collective GusGus, this is also their second Station Narva performance following 2019. Tastemakers of the scene for a quarter of a century, their high-gloss sound with heart-pumping rhythms and lush melodies blends 80s synth-pop and 90s rave, with echoes of trance, urban soul, and UK garage.
Narva-born superstar ALIKA, who recently added the 10th season victory of the national TV competition "Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt" (Your Face Sounds Familiar) to her vast trophy collection, promises a spectacular birthday celebration programme at her hometown performance, together with a big band and local vocal studio Magic Land.
Poet and musician EiK, who has established himself as one of Estonia's most prolific acts, comes to Narva with a handful of hits and a supergroup featuring Rein Fuks (Pia Fraus, Imandra Lake), Mattias Tirmaste (Haldi & ans. Flamingo), and Taali Lehtla (Siniviisor).
mariin k., the shoegaze band led by Ida-Viru-born guitarist and songwriter Mariin Kallikorm, has reached both KEXP airwaves and prestigious international events following the release of their acclaimed debut album "rose skin" this year. Kallikorm has also toured worldwide performing in Station Narva headliner Tricky's band.
Tallinn-based producer and DJ Luurel Varas will treat Narva to inventive and playful bass music, whilst Latvian musician and performance artist Elizabete Balčus brings an audiovisual treat with surrealist costumes, opera-trained vocals, and synthesisers constructed from fruit and vegetables.
Additional performers and the complete Station Narva programme will be revealed gradually throughout the coming year.
Beyond the music programme, the festival offers an art programme, discovery tours, urban space interventions, community discussions, distinctive Narva-style communal dining experiences, and other Station Narva classics.
Station Narva 2026 festival passes are on sale via Piletilevi and the TMW web shop. Until 15 December, the standard festival pass is available at the best price of €45, with the Youth Pass and Senior Pass priced at €32.
Station Narva festival is organised by NGO Muusikanädal and Shiftworks in cooperation with the Narva team.
Partners include Narva Museum, Art Club Ro-Ro, discussion day BAZAR, Narva Art Residency, Piletilevi PLG, Narva Hotel, Ida-Viru Tourism Cluster, Ida-Viru Ettevõtluskeskus, and VitaTiim.
The festival is supported by the City of Narva, the Ministry of Culture, the Integration Foundation, and Fortaco Estonia.