Black Nail Cabaret Concert History

Black Nail Cabaret is a pop noir duo, from Hungary. Formed in 2008, the group consists of Emese 'Emke' Arvai-Illes (vocals) and Krisztian Arvai (keyboards). The band, which was formed in Budapest, but was later based in London for several years, originally started with Sophie Tarr (keyboards) who left the band in 2016 to pursue her own music project.

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Black Nail Cabaret Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 30, 2026
Upcoming
Howard Jones / Heaven 17 / Blancmange / Black Nail Cabaret / Agency-V / Neon Fields / paul dakeyne Vivary Park Taunton, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 2026
Upcoming
Black Nail Cabaret

Eastside Open Air

Karlsbad Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dec 27, 2025
Black Nail Cabaret

Téli Zaj

Dürer Kert Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Nov 08, 2025
Nnhmn / Black Nail Cabaret / Traitrs Feierwerk Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Oct 25, 2025
Black Nail Cabaret

Porta Nigra

JC De Klinker Aarschot, Flanders, Belgium
Sep 17, 2025
Black Nail Cabaret A38 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 14, 2025 –
Aug 16, 2025
Stella Nomine Festival 2025
Draconian / Hocico / Corvus Corax / Das Ich / The Other / Alien Vampires / Agonoize / Black Nail Cabaret / Soror Dolorosa / Night in Athens / aux animaux / Mila Mar / Vlad In Tears / Scheitan / Ann My Guard / CNVX / Vampyros lesbos / KAFFEE UND KUCHEN / Four Imaginary Boys Show all bands
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Entenfang Torgau, Saxony, Germany
Jun 09, 2025
Black Nail Cabaret

Wave Gotik Treffen

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Moritzbastei Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Jun 06, 2025 –
Jun 09, 2025
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025
Labyrinth Ear / The 69 Eyes / London After Midnight / Drab Majesty / French Police / Finntroll / Kalandra / Psyche / The Nosferatu / Void Vision / Nytt Land / Zeraphine / Spetsnaz / Henric De La Cour / Sturm Cafe / Cryo / Pouppée Fabrikk / Resplandor / Rhys Fulber / Darkways / Saigon Blue Rain / Silke Bischoff / Sweet Ermengarde / Calva Y Nada / Haggefugg / Ingrimm / Liebknecht / Container 90 / A Cloud of Ravens / Lone Assembly / Mona Mur & En Esch / KALT (FR) / Plastique Noir / Absurd Minds / Alphaville / Alvader / And Also the Trees / Ann My Guard / Antibody / Anything box / Arthuan Rebis / Ashram / Beborn Beton / aux animaux / Balduvian Bears / basszilla / Black Nail Cabaret / Blazing Eternity / Bleib Modern / Blood Handsome / Camouflage / Centhron / Chainreactor / CHROM / Combichrist / Coppelius / Corlyx / Crimson Veil / Crooked Mouth / Cut Hands / Dark Ride / Death in Rome / Deceits / Delva / Deus Ex Lumina / Diavol Strain / Eisenfunk / Escape With Romeo / Faetooth / Fangs On Fur / Funker Vogt / Future Nobodies / Gernotshagen / Grendel / Hallowed Hearts / Ianva / Icon of Coil / In Mitra Medusa Inri / In The Woods / Incirrina / INTENT:OUTTAKE / Jakuzi / Janus / Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat / Kite / Klangstabil / Kupfergold / Lakeside x / Labyrinth Ear / Letzte Instanz / Light Asylum / Linea Aspera / Linear Movement / Lovataraxx / Lucas Lanthier's Cinema Strange / Lucifer Star Machine / L'ame Immortelle / Mad Sin / Mars / Midas Fall / Mila Mar / Mode In Gliany / Morphose / Mythemia / New Model Army / Night in Athens / Nim Vind / Noisex / Noisuf-X / Nouvelle Vague / Orange Sector / Nytt Land / Osi & the Jupiter / Ost+Front / Patriarchy / Phil Shoenfelt / Protokoll 19 / Public Image Limited / QEK Junior / Rabengott / Rue Oberkampf / Ruined Conflict / [:SITD:] / Sad madona / The Sweet Kill / Christ Vs. Warhol / SHROUDS / Soror Dolorosa / The Membranes / The Exploding Boy / Torul / Vomito Negro / Skynd / Joachim Witt Show all bands
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Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Mar 14, 2025 –
Mar 15, 2025
E-ONLY FESTIVAL No. 14 2025
Aesthetic Perfection / Psyche / De/Vision / Leæther Strip / In Strict Confidence / Sydney Valette / Black Nail Cabaret / Cat Rapes Dog / Vogon Poetry / AD:keY / Zweite Jugend / EL Deux / No Sleep by the Machine
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Leipziger Stadtbad Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Jan 04, 2025
Black Nail Cabaret Kisterem @ Dürer Kert Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Nov 23, 2024
Black Nail Cabaret

Santuario

Sala Groove Pinto, Madrid, Spain
Nov 09, 2024
She Past Away / Black Nail Cabaret Feierwerk Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 06, 2024
Black Nail Cabaret

Eastside Open Air

Karlsbad Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Apr 13, 2024
Empathy Test / Black Nail Cabaret / Lucy Dreams

Empathy Test 10th Anniversary UK Tour

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The Garage London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 12, 2024
Empathy Test / Black Nail Cabaret / Lucy Dreams
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Corporation Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Apr 10, 2024
Empathy Test / Black Nail Cabaret / Hurtsfall

10th Anniversary

The Chapel Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Apr 05, 2024
Empathy Test / Black Nail Cabaret Classic Grand Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 02, 2024
Die Arkitekt / Black Nail Cabaret
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Tráfo House Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Dec 16, 2023
Amorphous (UK) / Black Nail Cabaret / Fïx8:Sëd8 / Ner.ogris / Mildreda
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Reithalle, Straße E Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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Genres:

Electronic
Post-Punk
Female Vocalists
Synthpop
Industrial
Darkwave
Ebm
Cold Wave
Hungarian
Dark Electro
Dark Post-Punk
Swedish Synth
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Latest Setlist (06/09/2025):

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  1. My Home Is Empty
  2. My Casual God
  3. Totem And Taboo
  4. Autogenic
  5. A Hegy
  6. Darkness Is A Friend
  7. No Gold
  8. Neurons
  9. Teach Me How To Techno
  10. Bête Noire

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 9 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 6 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2019 4 concerts
2018 1 concert
2017 2 concerts
2016 5 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 1 concert

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