Kenya: Rock Heads Get Up! We Are Loud Festival Set to Take Over Kenya for Its Maiden African Visit

20 November 2025
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By King Bee Kiragu

A new dawn has beckoned upon Kenya as 2025 steadily grinds to a halt. We Are Loud Festival is who. Rock aficionados are about to experience something akin to Green Day making a pitstop to East Africa, without making a big fuss off it. The festival will bring forth an unapologetic mix of rock, punk, proto-punk, skate culture, and underground energy in a four-day sonic explosion, a first of its kind in the country.

A sheer nomadic event, held in a different country every year, past editions of We Are Loud Festival have been held in Greece, Turkey, Italy, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Vietnam, the USA, and for 2025 we have chosen Kenya.

"We're Loud Fest travels with us to our favorite places on the planet. To unlikely places, where festivals of this type don't happen often (if ever)," Reckons one of the event officials.

The Kenyan chapter, styled as We're Loud Africa, will run from 20th to 29th November 2025, with Nairobi hosting the first leg from the 20th to the 23rd, then moving to coast for some dates in Kilifi and Lamu.

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The festival operates with the goal of creating stages for artists from Africa to play together with rock and punk bands from around the world, forging connections in the global rock-punk community.

It entails non-electronic sound and humans making music, a deviation from the usual approach by most modern festivals feature music made with computerized beats. We're Loud Fest's stages feature live energy, electrifying guitar work & pounding drums.

Lineup

The festival features a mix of international and local Kenyan acts:

  • DEATH (USA): Proto-punk legends from Detroit.
  • The Monsters (Switzerland): Swiss rock band.
  • Twenty One Children (South Africa): A Jozi skate punk band.
  • Sexfaces (USA): From Washington D.C..
  • Blaq Hammer (USA): Rock act from the USA.
  • Bloodshot Bill (Canada): Plays raw rhythm and honky tonk punk.
  • Reverend Beat-Man (Switzerland): Musician and DJ.
  • Boom Boom Kid (Argentina): Hardcore psychobilly from Argentina.
  • Powerslide (Kenya): A local Nairobi rock band.
  • Crystal Axis (Kenya): A Nairobi band.
  • Last Year's Tragedy (Kenya): An OG Nairobi metal band.
  • The Try Umphs (Canada): A band from Toronto.
  • Irony Destroyed (Kenya): A Nairobi band.
  • DJ Baa (Kenya): A local DJ.

Here's the event outline - Nairobi Edition:

  • Thursday, Nov 20: Opening Party with Last Year's Tragedy, the Try Umphs, Hirnschraube, + Sababu at Shelter.
  • Friday, Nov 21 (4pm - Midnight): Zahabu Sundowner SkateJam at The Mall Rooftop. Expect skate contests by @radboardshopke, live sets by Powerslide (KE), Twenty One Children, Reverend Beat Man, Kenya's DJ Baa, & Irony Destroyed.
  • Friday, Nov 21 (Late Night): The Afterparty moves to Shelter KE with DJs and a surprise live act slated
  • Saturday, Nov 22 (5pm - late): This is the Main festival event! Taking place at K1 Klub House, headliners include Death, The Monsters, Sexfaces, Chovu, Crystal Axis, plus DJ's and surprise live acts.
  • Sunday, Nov 23 (2pm - Midnight): Hangover Lunch at Red Brick Hotel, Karen -- raw rhythm & honky tonk punk from Bloodshot Bill, Argentinian hardcore psychobilly Boom Boom Kid, plus DJs, food, beer, and community vibes.

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