Decibel Festival

The fifth annual Decibel Festival will again submerse Seattle in the broad spectrum of electronic music and its surrounding cultural elements. Since its inception in 2003, Decibel has booked over 400 acts, culminating in the biggest edition yet this fall. This year’s Festival will be held on September 25th-28th. Following the success and critical acclaim of previous editions, the festival will once again assemble a diverse selection of international talent designed to stimulate its audience on multiple levels. The lineup will feature artists at the forefront of electronic music production, alongside exciting visual art performances and installations. With this landmark anniversary, Decibel will feature surprises and return favorites.


The Decibel Festival is now accepting submissions from Sonicbids artists for general performance consideration. With nearly 10,000 people and 9 venues, this year’s event will prove to be one of the best Decibel Festivals yet.


Previous highlights over the years include: Richie Hawtin, Trentemoller, Diplo, Boys Noize, Green Velvet, Switch, Monolake, Autechre, Justice, Derrick May, Modeselektor, Gui Boratto, Matmos, Simian Mobile Disco, Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, Ellen Allien, Fennesz, Murcof, Apparat, The Field, Isolee, John Tejada, Speedy J, Michael Mayer, Chris DeLuca vs. Phon.o, Stars Of The Lid, Matthew Dear, Nortec Collective, Akufen, Tim Hecker, Claude VonStroke, Sascha Funke, Styrofoam, Lusine, Jeff Samuel, The Dead Texan, Smash TV, Marcus Nikolai, Vladislav Delay, T.Raumschmiere, Loscil, Robert Babicz, Christopher Willits, Kangding Ray and Deadbeat.