Friday, 01.08.2025

Workshops & talk formats (6-9 p.m.)

Ruhrban opens its doors on Friday for a strong educational and discourse program.

- 6-9 p.m.: Producer Masterclass with Classic der Dicke - beatmaking, live performance and scene exchange with a veteran of MPC culture

- 6-9 p.m.: DJ workshop with DJ Rubimental - for beginners and advanced DJs

- 6-9 p.m.: Graffiti workshop with Hülya Özkan - for FLINTA* and anyone who wants to experience urban expression in practice.

The workshops take place in the Rotunde Bochum.

Exhibition “Trespassing Dreams” by Anne Brauer (6 p.m.)

A metaphorical documentation of the scene. The vernissage will take place from 6 p.m. at Goldkante and Zwanzik Store statt.

Panel discussion FLINTA in Hip Hop (7 p.m.)

From 7 p.m. in the Goldkante Bochum. Participants include TICE (rapper & NKR jury member), Zekai Fernici (Pottporus) and other guests. Hosted by Kira Kosthorst (Radio Bochum)
Friday is free to attend and expressly invites active participation.

The festival is organized by the Goldene Zeiten Kollektiv.

DJ Kurtis Flow and Janwillem Huda are also jointly responsible for the artistic direction and project management.

Registration for the workshops on Friday, 1 August (limited places)

To the registration for the DJ workshop

To the registration for the Producing Masterclass

To the registration for the Graffiti Workshop

Tickets for Saturday, 2 August

To the tickets for Saturday

More information

You can find more information on Instagram

Golden Era, Golden Vibes - in the centre of Bochum.

Bochum is getting a new festival - in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle, with beats, attitude and vision: The ‘Ruhrban - Hip Hop & Art Festival’ celebrates the golden era of hip hop on the first weekend in August 2025 - with concerts, art, discussion and culture in public spaces.

Vision and concept

Ruhrban stands for a high-quality, low-threshold and diverse subculture programme that combines the four pillars of hip hop culture - rap, DJing, graffiti and breakdancing - in an interdisciplinary format.
The Rotunde Bochum will become a centre for beats, images and movements, complemented by outdoor spaces and collaborations with urban locations such as the Goldkante and the Zwanzik Store.
The aim: to make urban culture visible, enable participation, set new impulses - in Bochum, from the Ruhr region, for everyone.

Line-up & programme highlights

The headliner is DIE P - one of the most important and honest voices in German-language rap at the moment, winner of multiple awards, FLINTA pioneer and currently on her way to conquering a permanent place in the real rap hall of fame. Her energetic live shows and razor-sharp lyrics are a highlight of the present.

LAKMANN ONE is a legend of German boom bap - a creator of classic styles and deep lyrics who, for many, forms the bridge between the golden age and today's scene. At Ruhrban, old meets new, experience meets new beginnings.

In addition, local acts such as EL9Six, Justice, Bagu and Adrinalin represent the scene in Bochum and the surrounding area and show that rap culture is alive and growing in the Ruhr region.