Every third Friday of the month at the iconic club on the Spree — a triple-bills programme with exclusive guest sets.
Berlin's Watergate — one of the world's most respected electronic club residencies — has announced that ARTBAT returns as official residents for 2026. The 'Phoenix Sessions' programme includes 12 sets — every third Friday of the month from January through December. The first set on 19 January 2026 has already taken place with over 1,100 tickets sold within 36 hours of release. Each of the 12 evenings has a unique thematic programme — techno, melodic-house, ambient experimental. Among the invited guests: Solomun (March), Tale Of Us (May), Reinier Zonneveld (July), Adriatique (September). A separate listening party in December will be dedicated to the release of ARTBAT's full album (working title 'Phoenix LP'). Watergate has hosted Ukrainian residencies before — a similar format ran in 2024. As Steffen Berkhahn (Watergate's programming head) stated: 'ARTBAT set the standard for refined, cinematic melodic-techno. To us, they are the continuation of the tradition that started with Trentemøller and Kollektiv Turmstrasse.' Another notable detail — Watergate lowered the ticket barrier for Ukrainian guests: a full 50% discount upon presentation of a Ukrainian passport or TIN-refugee document.
