Front 242 ‘Black Out’ release party announced in Berlin with first Berlin live gig by AD:keY in 9 years
There is an official Berlin release event for Front 242’s new live album “Black Out“. The event takes place on Friday, June 26, 2026, at Urban Spree, Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin. The German EBM act AD:keY will perform live during the event.
The event is presented under the Machineries Of Joy banner. Doors are listed for 22:00, with entry priced at €12 (tickets available here).
It will be the AD:keY’s first Berlin concert in nine years.
About AD:keY
AD:keY is a German EBM duo from Berlin, built around Andrea Nowotny and René Nowotny. The project was formed in 2007 after René Nowotny’s earlier project Rector Scanner, with Andrea joining him as the second core member. René was also active as keyboard player with Armageddon Dildos.
The duo first released the self-produced EP “Shout!” in 2008, followed by the debut album “Thema Nummer Eins” on Electric Tremor Dessau the same year. The album introduced the band’s male/female vocal format and German-language old-school EBM approach.
The project continued with “That’s It!” in 2010, “Astrogator” in 2012 and “Anthropozän” in 2015. In 2017 the duo signed to Alfa Matrix and released the download EP “Shameless”, followed by the fifth album “Reanimator”.
In 2018 Alfa Matrix reissued the AD:keY back catalogue digitally alongside the Rector Scanner catalogue. The same year, the duo released “10th Anniversary”, a 16-track collection of reworked material and new tracks. The later catalogue includes “Resonanz” in 2020 and “0609” in 2024, the band’s seventh album.
About Front 242 – ‘Blackout’
“Black Out” is Front 242’s final live album. Alfa Matrix releases it on June 19, 2026. The album was recorded at AB Brussels in January 2025 and documents the band’s farewell tour, which covered more than 40 performances across Europe and the United States.
For “Black Out,” Patrick Codenys, Jean-Luc De Meyer and Richard 23 are joined on stage by Tim Kroker on drums. David Baboulis of Soldout handled the studio mixing and production.
The release is available as a digital edition, 2CD digipak and vinyl editions. The 2CD version includes three exclusive bonus tracks: “MasterHit”, “Soul Manager” and “No Shuffle”. The album also includes official versions of more recent live tracks such as “Generator”, “Fix It” and “Hide & Seek”.
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