Berlin-based duo Booka Shade, aka Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, have carved out a reputation as one of the most celebrated electronic acts to come out of Europe over the past two decades. 

With their beginnings in Frankfurt and their sights originally on synth-pop, the duo Booka Shade quickly gained a strong following within electronic music, and in 2002 the pairing formed the now legendary dance label Get Physical Music (together with M.A.N.D.Y., Thomas ‘DJ T.’ Koch and Peter Hayo), where they would have a platform for their own music. 

Three years later, in 2005, their EP’s ‘Mandarine EP’ and ‘Body Language’ - the latter co-produced with M.A.N.D.Y. - launched Booka Shade into the stratosphere with both EPs becoming international successes, whilst the following years soon welcomed an extensive body of work featuring a combination of stand out albums and singles that quickly achieved further global success.

Since their break-through performance at Sónar in 2005, Booka Shade have earned huge recognition with their innovative live shows, even being named one of Resident Advisor's Top 5 live acts in the world in 2010. They have opened for legendary acts such as Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk, whilst headlining stages at the likes of Coachella, Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, and Red Rocks just to name a few. In recent years, the band has appeared amongst the likes of DJ Mag’s ‘Alternative Top 100 DJ List’ (2018), whilst their notable live sets have led to key mentions amongst a host of distinguished festival reviews and round-ups, including placement within DJ Mag’s ’10 Unforgettable Sets From The History Of Exit Festival’.

Booka Shade were also inducted into Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 Hall of Fame, having received strong support from the station throughout their careers, playing at both the ‘40 Years of Radio 1’ celebration with Annie Nightingale and the ‘20 Years of Essential Mix’ party, whilst also mixing Pete Tong’s ‘All Gone Ibiza’ compilation album. 

The duo’s fan base is in no way restricted to electronic music enthusiasts, with great success playing slots at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza, and more by utilising their massive crossover potential, which is as evident in their billings as it is in their remix credits, including acts like Depeche Mode, Moby, Hot Chip, Kings of Leon, Woodkid, The Knife and many more.

Add to the mix their Blaufield Music imprint, founded in 2013, and it’s clear and easy to see the pairing's musical knowledge not only as producers but also adept A&R’s, with releases to date on the imprint from both emerging and established talent alongside their own productions resulting in a string of releases and collaborations that can be regularly found amongst the upper end of Beatport’s Top 100 charts and championed by many of the industry’s biggest names.

Twenty years, dozens of EP’s and six albums later, Booka Shade have become more than a household name, they have become synonymous with the spirit which drives electronic music and have set a precedent to which electronic music is still held to today.

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2026
01.01 | Kater Blau b2b Leon Row

2025 
22.03 | Tonàl | (MX)
12.04 | De Lievelinge | LUST 
25.04 | KPAX | Private event | (IT)
26.04 | KPAX | Wunderbar | (IT)
21.06 | Pllek | Devotion to Love | Amsterdam 750
27.06 | Pllek | Private event
28.06 | De Lievelinge | B2B Meraki 
23.06 | De Lievelinge | B2B Kahmeya & Leon Row
20.09 | KPAX | Pirateam (IT)
04.10 | Lievelinge Closing | Bon Bon Vivant
23.10 | ADE | Tobi's Afterhours
24.10 | ADE | Innerground | Breathwork into Dance
22.11 | KNUS | Hoogtij
28.11 | House of Chi | Private Event
30.12 | After Supper | Kurhaus - the Hague 
31.12 | Kater Blau (DE)

2024
01.01 | The Other Side | New Year’s Day Affair
01.06 | Noorderlicht
21.06 | Amaluna | Fête de la Musique (FR)
29.06 | De Lievelinge
14.07 | Wildeburg | De Kas
19.07 | Georgies Wundergarten | Kosmies Wilgenportaal
15.08 | Landjuweel Festival | The Polysson Temple
16.08 | Landjuweel Festival | Boogie Bos
31.08 | Mysteryland | Lady Joker
04.10 | De Lievelinge closing
25.10 | Odonien | Ketoga (DE)
10.11 | Dutch Decomp afterparty | main
17.11 | Kater Blau | Acidbogen (DE)
22.11 | Bosburcht Festival | De Kelder
07.12 | Undisclosed x InDeWirWar| Hal25

2023
16.04 | De Lievelinge | Spiegeltent 
28.07 | Landjuweel Festival | Boogie Bos
25.08 | Mysteryland | Lady Joker 
12.08 | Peacock Garden | The Birds Nest
30.09 | Maanzin @ Ruigoord | De Kerk
11.11 | Vibrations of the Womb | Odessa 
25.11 | Het Reservaat b2b Hvidmand
26.12 | Tobi’s Afterhours b2b Aggy Lou
16.12 | Prima Materia b2b Meraki

2022
29.09 | Tobi's Afterhours | Sissy’s Expo Resto
05.11 | The Performance Bar Rotterdam

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