Eccentrik Festival is an annual music festival held in the Raleigh, NC area in the month of October. It features bands and DJs from around the world. The event also encompasses an art show, vendors, and we also hope to add variety acts and a fashion show as we grow.

Eccentrik Festival V (2008) will be held October 23 to 26, 2008 at Hell, located at 157 East Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill, NC.

Come out to enjoy an incredible weekend and see some of the best Gothic, Dark Cabaret, Steampunk bands around, and dance the night away with a great group of DJ's.

On Thursday, October 23rd, the festival will kick off at HELL, with an evening of deejays to amaze and delight you. It will be our festival meet n' greet with a chance to hang out with old friends or meet new ones while a group of djs spin the night away. Begins @ 10pm, the deejays will alternate throughout the night.

On Friday, October 24th, the festival will return once again to HELL. It will feature performances by The Ghosts Project, Nicki Jaine, Nathaniel Johnstone, and Jill Tracy. It will be a night of collaboration and cabaret with bands, DJs, vendors, performers and art exhibition. music starts @ 10pm.

Schedule:
10pm - Nathaniel Johnstone
10:30pm - DJ
11pm - The Ghosts Project
11:30pm - DJ
12am - Nicki Jaine
12:45am - DJ
1am - Jill Tracy
2am - DJ

On Saturday, October 25th, the festival will return once again to HELL. It will feature performances by The Brides, The Hellblinki Sextet, Unextraordinary Gentlemen, and Vernian Process. It will be a night of whimsy and wonder with bands, DJs, vendors, performers and art exhibition. Burlesque performance by the Syrens of the South at 9:30pm, music starts @ 10pm.

Schedule:
9:30pm - Syrens of the South (Steampunk Burlesque Performance)
10pm - The Hellblinki Sextet
10:30pm - DJ
11pm - Vernian Process
11:30pm - DJ
12am - Unextraordinary Gentlemen
12:45am - DJ
1am - The Brides
2am - DJ

On Sunday, October 26th, the festival will end the weekend with a brunch at HELL. We will be providing a small repasse for everyone's enjoyment. It will be a nice way to relax after all of the fun. Brunch is from 11am to ?.

The times are approximations, we suggest you arrive early, so as not to miss anything.

The past festivals have had the following artists play: Americlone, Anders Manga, Attrition, Bella Morte, The Brides, Clockwerk, Cylab, Ego Likeness, The Hellblinki Sextet, High Blue Star, The Gothsicles, In Tenebris, The Last Dance, Meg Lee Chin, More Machine Than Man, Oddstar, Razed In Black, Red All Over, RJE, Terrorcouple, Threshold 6 and Voltaire.

We have featured some of the finest DJs our scene has to offer and we have even received some excellent reviews from Carpe Nocturne, Morbid Outlook, The Independent, The Raleigh Hatchet, and Regen Magazine.

News