Program Club Control

On Saturday, June 6, we’re drifting between shadow play and emotional tension. In the Berlin Room, cold wave romance, industrial grit and machine funk stretch into the darker corners of the dancefloor. In the Front Room we’re keeping things loose and hypnotic, guided by groove and unexpected left turns....See more details

We love those nights when Control becomes a meeting point for dancers, diggers and night creatures alike. Mid-June, we’re setting a trip for the stars: from the cosmic edges of Italian dance music to disco mutations, psychedelic oddities and groove-led after-hours selections.   BERLIN ROOM FABRIZIO MAMMARELLA [IT] Fabrizio Mammarella has spent over two decades shaping his own corner of underground dance music....See more details

On June 19, Swedish duo Deki Alem take over our stage, in a show postponed for this date due to logistical challenges. Armed with a rebellious edge and an electrifying mix of sub-genres, they blur the lines between drum & bass, dance, trip-hop, and rap into a sound entirely their own....See more details

On July 3, Control gets a dose of tropical weirdness. Rolando Bruno brings cumbia, fuzz guitars and his trademark chaos, temporarily relocating a stranger corner of South America to Bucharest. Influenced by ’60s psychedelic garage punk and Peruvian cumbia, Bruno has spent the last two decades shaping his own mutation of tropical music....See more details

[Alt Jazz] comes in strong with another instalment, this time announcing Grammy Award-winning artist Bilal, coming to Control on July 7, in partnership with Black Rhino Radio.  Bilal is one of the voices that define the blend of jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul. More than twenty years into his storied career, the singer, songwriter and producer born Bilal Sayeed Oliver—who, after decades of accolades and A-list collaborations with likes of Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Clipse, and so many more—is as locked in as ever....See more details

RO: Stray Lights Festival — trei zile de muzică indie, alternativă și post-punk, cu multe excepții care trec prin experimental, bizar, ambient și noise, între 31 iulie și 2 august în Control Club — inima orașului și casa muzicii alternative din București....See more details

On September 16, Past Self make their Romanian debut at Control. Formed in Las Vegas by Sung (vocals/guitar), æther (keys), and Spektor (bass), the trio channel darkwave, post-punk, dream pop, and ethereal textures through a bilingual mix of Korean and English lyrics. Pulling visual cues from visual kei and sonic influences from bands like The Cure, Molchat Doma, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and The Horrors, their sound drifts between melancholy, haze, and cold dancefloor momentum....See more details

On Saturday, October 10, Canadians Holy Fuck return to Romania, back to the place where their “Tom Tom” video took shape. Not quite near Brașov this time, but right where it belongs: in Control. At a time when even entire classic rock bands are being AI generated, Holy Fuck are now more relevant than ever....See more details

The Veils return to Control in full force, full band, on Friday, November 6. Fronted by Anglo–New Zealand singer-songwriter Finn Andrews, their alt-rock wanders just outside the familiar indie lines, threading darkness with softness into a cinematic current that draws images out of sound. The Veils have toured consistently throughout their twenty year history and garnered a formidable reputation as one of the world’s greatest live bands....See more details

Cult German band The Notwist returns to Bucharest this year – Saturday, November 21 at Control Club – as part of a European tour in support of their brand new album, News from Planet Zombie. Tickets are now available via Eventbook. * Presale: 95 RON (till March 1st) // general sale: 120 RON // on show day: 150 RON  Known for their unique blend of indie rock, electronica and post-rock, as well as cult indie hits such as One With The Freaks and Pick Up The Phone, The Notwist have always been pioneering their own sound, walking a trail of songs across genres toward something definitively new and distinctly them....See more details