Pacofest, the first festival from Pacotek and FOMA, takes over the digital-art gallery in south Tel Aviv on October 26 and 27, 2026. The two-day program brings together live electronic sets, bands and DJs, with Rea Mochiach, Ran Slavin, Ori Lichtik, Schkshipshitzky and GuyGuy among the performers. A two-day ticket costs NIS 80.
The festival starts at 8 p.m. on October 26 and resumes at 3 p.m. on October 27, election day. FOMA is at 6 HaTnufa Street, second floor, in Kiryat HaMelacha. Live performances and club sets will share the space with digital art.
Live sets, bands and DJs
Rea Mochiach: The drummer, producer and sound artist, whose collaborations include David Byrne, Berry Sakharof and Gogol Bordello, will perform four new pieces for drums and modular synthesizer.
Ori Lichtik: A live set combining techno, hip-hop, new wave and industrial sound with live percussion, field recordings and electronic textures. Lichtik also works internationally with dance companies and institutions.
The Lila Project: Nesshi on drums, Yoav Meidan on guembri, the traditional Moroccan bass instrument, and Uriel Kedem on synthesizers combine Gnawa music, African rhythms, free jazz and improvisation.
Schkshipshitzky: Gal Lazer on drums, Max Oleartchik on bass and Eyal Arav, also known as Eyalo, on piano and synthesizers mix grooves, psychedelic textures, sound meditation and folk songs.
GuyGuy: The indie, lo-fi and alternative-rock musician, whose work also draws on funk, post-punk, hip-hop and dark humor, will appear in electronic and acoustic/electric formats.
Tsaji Soussana: A founder of Israel's rave and techno scene and of Pacotek with Anna Haleta in 2003. He has spent more than three decades DJing and bringing international techno and house artists to Israel.
OatMilk: The Berlin-based DJ and producer, a co-founder of FFS Collective, brings acid house, breakbeat, deep bass and techno.
Hatzatz: The spiritual-hardcore group builds its live sound from repetition, voices, sustained textures and intensity.
Sleepyhead: Justin Grindea has worked in electronic underground music for almost four decades. His set moves through breakbeat, drum and bass and techno, including tracks and remixes from across his career.
Electric Sea: Yam Ashkenazi's live electronic performance combines synthesizers, drum machines, rough-edged sound and vocals.
Ran Slavin: Neon Swans
Slavin will connect his exhibition at FOMA with a live electronic performance. Neon Swans imagines a factory in China whose synthetic creations begin producing themselves without human instructions. The installation uses six video channels and an electronic soundtrack. This is the fictional premise of the artwork, not a report about a real factory.
October 26: the evening program
- 20:00: Oz Malul – African Roots
- 20:45: Razia Mizrahi
- 21:15: Leo Soussana – live drums with Anna Haleta tracks
- Ran Slavin – Neon Swans
- 23:00: Rea Mochiach – Man and Machine
- 00:00: Guy Banani
- 00:40: Milk Makes Sense
- 01:15: Sleepyhead
- 02:00: Ori Lichtik
- 02:30: D Hope
Times after midnight belong to the night of October 26-27.
October 27: afternoon into the night
- 15:00: Stefan Ferry
- 16:30: Antibiotica
- 17:00: Uzimoto
- 17:30: Psihika
- 18:00: The Lila Project
- 19:00: Schkshipshitzky
- 20:00: GuyGuy & Leo Soussana
- 21:00: Hatzatz
- 21:30: Electric Sea
- 22:30: OatMilk
- 23:30: Tsaji Soussana
- 01:00: Secret Special Guest
The 1 a.m. guest set takes place after midnight, on October 28.
Tickets and venue
- Two days: NIS 80
- October 26 only: NIS 50
- October 27 only: NIS 40
- Venue: FOMA, 6 HaTnufa Street, second floor, Kiryat HaMelacha, Tel Aviv
More live music: Jaffa SYNC pairs silent films with original live scores.
