These are the performers we had during neotropolis 2024
Listen to our Spotify playlist to get familiar with the artists and music.
Please be aware: flashing lights may be in use.
You can check out some of the bands and acts we had in 2023 here.
2024 Artists, BANDS
The Core
(Mainstage) Schedule
You can find a printable PDF version of the schedule here.
Shiny Toy Guns
11pm Friday April 26th- Special DJ set with Live vocals
A special Shiny Toy Guns DJ set with founding member Jeremy Dawson and original STG vocalist Carah Faye SINGING LIVE, performing STG songs and remixes!
STΔRCΔDIΔN
11pm Saturday April 27th
Known for his soundtrack music as well as his genre-bending synth work and innovative music videos, it’s no surprise that Starcadian has millions of streams over the years and has topped the Bandcamp Electronic Music charts. This is a rare chance to see Starcadian live. Neotropolis is his exclusive West Coast engagement! Don’t miss it!
Street Cleaner
11pm thursday april 25th
A musician so cyber that he even stars in his own 8-bit video game! Check out more Street Cleaner music here.
MEGATRONIX
10pm saturday april 27th
Synthwave and Power Metal combine to form the unique sound of Megatronix. Visit their official website here.
STARFARER
8:30 pm saturday april 27th
STARFARER brings spacey synth music from Denver, Colorado. Check out his music here.
NIGHT RIDER 87
10pm Friday April 26th
USA West Coast based ＳＹＮＴＨＷΛＶΞ Project with a futuristic sound influenced by all things cyberpunk! Check out Night Rider 87’s official website here.
NUDA
8:30pm Thursday April 25th
Nuda is a solo artist based in Seattle, Washington and brings “instrumental soundscapes with a feminine touch" to electronic and industrial music. Check out her website here.
POWER ROB
8pm Friday April 26th
ECLECTOTRON
9pm Friday April 26th
Filling the auditory void between Analogue, Digital, and Boomer bends, ECLECTOTRON is Psychobilly/Synthwave for the aspiring Neo-Nerd. Check out their official website here.
VHS Celebs
10pm Thursday April 25th
Hot off the release of their debut album “Multiplex,” VHS Celebs is a collaboration between Grammy-nominated songwriter Believe from Atlanta and analogue synth instrumentalist Sixtyhertz from Los Angeles. They combine 80s pop culture and movie soundtracks into some epic synthwave. Check out their website here.
Dolly Spectra
9:30pm Wednesday april 24th
Dolly Spectra is part music artist and part mad scientist, producing hypermodern electronic music via a wearable exoskeleton that functions as a gestural A/V controller. Innovative, musical, mesmerizing, and cyberpunk AF. Check out more of Dolly’s music here.
DJs
Mike Diva
Midnight Saturday April 26th
Mike Diva, renowned for directing cyberpunk music videos like Run The Jewels - “No Save Point," Lil Nas X - “Panini," and "Kill The Noise Part 1," will be spinning an absolutely preem DJ set. Featuring industrial-soaked dance bangers and outlandish pop mashups, this set is guaranteed to make all you low-res gonks blow fuses in your implants.
Bootie Mashup: Adriana & Jupiter
1am Saturday April 26th
These basic pleasure models from the Bootie Mashup Corp are designed and built for entertaining, in more ways than one. The Adriana and Jupiter models each have their own unique features, but when linked together into a DJ hybrid, their ability to fuse turn-of-the-millennium pop vocals over darksynth cyber electro is unparalleled. Their reputation for enhancing any party, from a Helix corpo event to an underground Resistance fête, is well-earned throughout Neo.
Avian Invasion
7:30pm Thursday April 25th
Avian Invasion proudly services the audiences that typical Earth DJ’s overlook: the outcasts, the queer, those who defy categorization and disrupt the “normal.” He’s performed on hundreds of stages at conventions, clubs, and VR worlds—anywhere he can blend the emotional vibes of progressive house and trance with rock-inspired keytar riffs and live vocals.
DJ Johanna Constantine
7:30pm Friday April 26th
You will move to the rhythm of the machines, the future is now!
DJ Kounter attack
10pm Wednesday April 24th
We are DJs Kounter Attack. We are a DJ Duo. We DJ cyber punk and EBSM. Let's get this crowd excited.
LEXCELLENT
1am Wednesday APril 24th
A Controllerist by nature, LEXCELLENT is a Producer/DJ that brings a custom Midi Music performance remixing songs live, specializing in many different styles and incorporating music you may not expect. Performing at many festivals since 2013, LEXCELLENT is sure to put on a set you won't soon Forget.
Synwrks
1am Thursday April 25th
Synwrks is an Italian digital artist who strives to bring his experience of synesthesia to life via music and algorithms. In this one-of-a-kind visual DJ set, you will experience a journey through imaginary worlds, flowing straight out of hypnotic basslines.
Lektrique
Midnight Friday April 26th
Lektrique is coming down to unleash an irresponsible amount of heavy pumping bass to your face... Get ready to be electrified!
DJ Circuit Witch
8:45pm Wednesday April 24th
Embark on an alien journey with DJ Circuit Witch. They will be using the cosmic raw energy of space to transmit soundwaves of futuristic sounds of aggrotech, industrial and EBM that ties into the world of cyberpunk that their alien technology teleported in.
2milesss
Midnight Wednesday April 24th
Dubstep/basshouse DJ with a cyberpunk style great for any events. When I'm on stage I love to interact with the crowd and hype everyone up to ensure a great time to remember.
CorpseToe
The sounds of the future await for your electro-Mechanical body movements. Be ready to be transported by the sounds of: CyberBass, Drum & Bass, Dubstep and beyond!
DJ Damian
8:30pm Saturday April 27th
Expect a late 80s-90s nostalgia fever dream of synthwave, darksynth, cyberwave, drum and bass and rock/metal.
Chief Jesta
1am Friday April 26th
Attendees can expect to hear an evolving soundscape surrounding the dancefloor in ominous atmospheres, with deep resonance of low bass frequencies rattling your flesh, riding on the momentum of rolling tech funk drum rhythms of deep/minimal drum & bass. Deep, dark, & funky energy will keep you moving for the full duration of Chief Jesta's set.
Other Performers
Check back for updated lineup
Spirit Basin
Spirit Basin is a composer and multi-instrumentalist that channels the specters of dead and ancient technologies through the mediums of saxophone improvisation and live music production. You’ll find him posted up in the streets of the city, bringing soundscapes to the people of Neotropolis.
Mother Dessicant
Mother Dessicant is a multi-genre synthesist from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is self-described as a "life-long cyberpunk" who constructs unique instruments out of discrete synthesizer components. Her performances range from live-synthesized Drum and Bass sets to dark, spiritual drone experiences. Catch her patches in action on youtube.
Ninja X Machina
Join the uprising and rally to witness the unveiling of Ninja x Machina, a group of cybernetically enhanced shinobi exhibiting their superhuman kinetic prowess. See them at The Core.
Cabaret de la Noche
A sizzling series of After Dark performances from Qu'in de la Noche and Leon G. Ray! Don't miss this sexy, spooky tease fest, brought to you by the most powerfully present burlesque entertainers in gothic Bay Area burlesque.
Nefarious Fae will be one of our official walkaround performers this year. You will see them in various places around Neotropolis, lending their movement, flow, and light to the dark corners of the city.
Scarlet_Checkers_3000, the Clone-tortionist
Have you ever seen a clone swallow a Laser Sword? Prepare to be amazed by the zenith of genetic augmentation! Introducing the latest and greatest in evolutionary engineering- Scarlet_Checkers_3000, the Clone-tortionist! Born from groundbreaking genetic experiments, she defies the laws of biology with her mesmerizing performance of superhuman feats, for your entertainment, and only at Neotropolis!
NEO’s Best-Dressed Showcase
(Costume Contest)
7:30pm Saturday April 29th
Wanna show off your spacesuit? How many LED strips are you using in that hat? What about those found-object greeblies you incorporated into your mask? This is the place to be to see the best-dressed citizens of Neotropolis!
Head to The Core (Main Stage) at 7pm on Saturday April 29th to participate.
RC GLITCH RACE
Happening Thursday april 25th and Saturday april 26th, 6:30pm
The RC Glitch Race is coming to NEO! Yes, they'll be lit up with LEDs to be able to race at night. There's still time to get some cyber styling on your RC car and join in. Unlike their RC Death Race at Wasteland Weekend, RC Glitch Race is focused on navigating your modified RC vehicle through a series of fun house-level obstacles while competing for points and the clock!
Find out more in their Facebook group.
LARP quests, cyberpunk cars,
Beyblade Tournaments, NIGHTCLUBS,
and MUCH more.
If you’re interested in augmenting your LARP experience at Neotropolis, you may want to pledge to an Allegiance. These are officially sanctioned groups that will give you quests, missions, and special surprises for those who participate. You can learn more about the three main Allegiances here.
There are several Factions within the Theme Zone who also offer a variety of LARP experiences, so keep your eyes open for opportunities!
And who knew Beyblade “Aggressive Tops” would become the big spectator sport of the future? Expect more than one tournament throughout the event in various locations, including inside the Kaiju Nightclub.
We even have a cyber-garage where you might see some out-of-this-world rides. You can apply for a GRID RIDER permit for your themed vehicle, which will allow you to be able to drive around (5 MPH, please!) the event at night!
LASER TAG / DISC COMBAT
This year, we have a brand new arena for laser tag matches! Look for it near The Core. There will be obstacles to hide behind and special lighting at night.
We will be using the RECOIL game system for this. It's a discontinued product, but it still works well, and you can find blasters on eBay. We do have ready-to-go laser weapons (including the Spitfire, Rogue, and even the Frag Grenades), for you to rent for free! Because the system requires the use of an iPhone (the Android version of the app was difficult to install), some people weren’t able to play because of that. But for this year, we have eight iPhones available for you to check out along with the blasters. That means we can have 4-on-4 matches, even if you don’t have your own iPhone, and if some players DO have their own iPhone to use, matches can go up to as many as 6-on-6! You can also bring your own headphones to enhance the experience (although they’d need to be the ol standard 3.5 mm round kind to work with this model of rental iPhone).
We’ll have match monitors available to referee the games.
It’s fine if you want to bring your own Recoil blasters- but no advantage mods, please! We recommend those using iPhone download the Recoil app (icon pictured) prior to the event. Laser gear is checked out daytime and nighttime at The Gaming Dome (bring your drivers license to leave for the rental).
We’re also adding an LED frisbee combat arena this year!
We provide everything for you! Stop by the gaming dome to get instructions and gear.
Laser tag will be available both day and night and disc combat will be available after sundown. (Our event-provided helmets and visors are required for entering the disc arena. Protective gear is not required for the laser field. Attendees will need to leave a drivers license for gear rental).
The Laser Combat League- bringing the best in laser sports to Neotropolis!
GAMING
Stop in at Neotropolis’s
Retro Gaming Dome!
We have 8 bit, 16bit, and more!
Atari 2600 games? Check! Over 100 of them! Want arcade games? Our emulators are equipped with just about every golden age arcade game ever made!
We even have a special NEO GEO station!
What’s that? You have actual cartridges? Priceless relics of the “blow-it-off and plug-it-in era”? Well bring ‘em! We have a cyberdeck wonder of a machine that can take actual Nintendo classic, SNES, *and* Sega Genesis cartridges! Dogs and cats living together! MASS HYSTERIA!
We even plan to screen-project matches, so you can square off to the adoration and humiliation of the crowd in epic Street Fighter II (and other) battles!
Did someone say Beyblades?…no? Well WE did!! Bring your Beyblades to square off in our custom arena!
The Retro Gaming Dome tent will be open from approximately 1pm to 1am every day and every visitor gets a vintage game token from the Bit Boss! (while supplies last)
And last but not least, we’ll even have a little tabletop gaming for you (bring your own chair)!
In 2022, we welcomed Geek Nation Tours and Osprey Publishing. They brought demos of the cyberpunk-inspired tabletop game of REALITY'S EDGE. Whether you’re a veteran at tabletop miniatures gaming or a fresh-faced newbie off the runner from Nowheresburg, we have you covered.
REALITY’S EDGE ran games running every 15 minutes. They set up cool tabletop terrain (kindly provided by Black Site Terrain), highly detailed miniatures, and taught the rules of the game.
G0G0 DANC3RS
SmashBotz
Friday April 26th, 6:30pm
Unofficial Community Events
This is a list of unofficial Faction/Camp activities happening throughout all 5 days of Neotropolis.
It’s been curated by Neotropolis community members.
Thanks to the organizer who puts this together every year.
You can check out the calendar here.