In Sursee, the Nachteulen-Festival does not know if it returns

In Sursee, the Nachteulen-Festival wraps up its third edition at the Stadthalle with markedly fewer people than last year, the Surseer Woche reports.¹ On Sunday, around 800 are left.¹

Sportfreunde Stiller open the first night, Motrip and Möchtegang carry the rap day, and Gentleman closes Sunday with reggae.¹ Production and organisation work very well, according to the festival management.¹ What is missing is an audience.

Initiator Christian 'Gimi' Büchler cannot really explain the drop.¹ Whether the festival returns next year is uncertain, the report says, and everything is to be rethought from the ground up.¹

In July, the Petzi association pointed to press reports on the crisis among small and mid-sized clubs and festivals for contemporary music in Switzerland.² On its website, the festival asks for donations and auctions three signed posters, one a week until Christmas.³ The report gives no figure for a deficit.¹

Good to know: Sursee · Stadthalle · 9 to 11 October 2026 · around 800 people on Sunday · future open · donations online.¹³