Click to make donation The 25th Anniversary Y2K International Live Looping Festival (Y2K25) is taking place in Santa Cruz, California. Founded by Rick Walker in 2001, this milestone event celebrates a global network that has expanded to 138 cities across 34 countries, bringing together musicians who record, layer, and playback audio in real-time, looping.
• TICKETS/DONATE: https://www.y2kloopfest.com/say-yes-to-y2k/
• SCHEDULE: https://www.y2kloopfest.com/festival-schedule/
• PERFORMERS: https://www.y2kloopfest.com/category/artist/25th-y2k/
SAT, 7 NOV
Actors Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA https://maps.app.goo.gl/pXYbqYQWuXrCS2DXA
• 2:00 PM SUKI WESSLING (debut) https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2026/09/11/suki-wessling/
• 2:30 PM JONATHAN SCHALL (debut) https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2025/09/10/jonathan-carter-schall/
• 3:00 PM AL-EK https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2025/09/10/al-ek/
• 3:30 PM ANTONY BIANCHINI (debut)
• 4:00 PM MARK HAMBURG https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2025/09/26/mark-hamburg/
• 4:30 PM MORTICAI https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2024/09/16/morticai/
• 5:00 PM SADIE HALLINAN https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2026/10/12/sadie-hallinan/
>>DINNER BREAK<<
• 7:00 PM RATIONAL LOOPING vs. IRRATIONAL LOOPING and BILL WALKER meets
Henry Kaiser – “A CAGE MATCH SMACKDOWN” https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2022/09/30/bill-walker/ + https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2024/10/25/henry-kaiser-usa/
• 8:00 PM HIDEKI NAKANISHI (Japan) https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2022/09/30/mandoman/
• 8:30 PM DAVID TRISTRAM (visuals) https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2023/10/26/david-tristram/
• 9:00 PM BASS BEAURACRACY aka John Lester https://www.y2kloopfest.com/2018/09/03/bass-bureaucracy/
• 9:30 PM CORA LABA (France)
• 10:00 PM GARY REGINA
• 10:30 PM ELIUD ERNANDEZ (Mexico)
MON, 9 NOV
• 2:00 PM Annual Loopers Bruncheon at ABBOTT SQUARE MARKET, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA https://share.google/Y7yQuaJNI1WtSGomm
Cost: Tickets/Donation