Below are the 6 Dark Demo(n)s who will play this Dark Demo(n)s 2025 edition:
31st Tile - Antwerp - B (Twisted Electro)
https://www.facebook.com/31stTile
Candid Empire - B (Noise-death-Industrial)
https://www.facebook.com/candidempire
Cryptochroma (cold/analogue/synth)
https://www.facebook.com/cryptochromawave
Der Mussikant - Stuttgart - D (Minimal- Elektronik)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057960600489
Euforic Existence - Antwerp - B (EBM)
https://www.facebook.com/EuforicExistence
Lethal Theory - B (Techno/Punk/Metal/New-Wave)
https://www.facebook.com/lethaltheory1
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'The most important thing in life is not victory but the battle, the essence is not to have won but to have fought well.' (Pierre de Coubertin)
Who?
We need YOU! That's right! If you have a band or musical project you want to present live, we will be happy to hear from you!
Both national as international bands are welcome. However, if you have to travel from abroad, keep in mind travel & lodging costs will not be covereds by us as it wouldn't be fair to local bands. Artists who already played BIMFEST within the last two years are excluded from this years Dark Demo(n)s selection.
Why?
Every year again we get a lot of e-mails, messages and questions from artists asking us to book them for our events. As there are many artists out there and only so few possibilities to play, so we decided in to reboot our Dark Demo(n)s concept.
What?
The general idea behind these Dark Demo(n)s Nights is to offer bands the opportunity to present themselves to an audience under the best possible circumstances. This means on a proper stage, with professional lighting and sound and with an interested audience. A nice bonus for the participating Dark Demo(n)s is that the audience gets to vote which bands they would like to see again and open our 2025 BIMFEST on December 19th or 20th.
What more?
Since 2017 we have also the full support of Peek-a-Boo Magazine who will conduct and publish a short interview every participating Dark Demo(n). The Peek-a-boo website is monthly vistied by over 20.0000 people, so what's better to promote your band?!
Competition? NO! Opportunity YES!
We realize some bands might be are a bit reluctant about this concept but this is because they focus too much on the BIMFEST opener selection by the audience and tend see it merely as a contest with winners and losers. While they actually should be focussing on the opportunity to present themselves to their fans under the best possible circumstances! Maybe they can even manage to convince some new fans ! So what's there to lose?
Fair enough!?
Sure, as every visitor with a valid ticket will get a personal voting bill. So the more friends and fans you can convince to come, the higher your chances! However, every single one of those visitors will have to give every performing artist a rating. So a strong performance will still make the difference! Uncompleted votes bills will be considered void.
What are your chances to play BIMFEST?
We can host max 6 candidates to play on the Dark Demons Night, so after you are selected the chances of actually playing BIMFEST are 1/3! Imagine ... the horror! :D
The past ...
In 2017 Alvar (SE) and ELM (SE/B) were selected and opened BIMFEST 2017 with great succes!
In 2016 Super Dragon Punch!! (B) and Euforic Existence (B) were selected to BIMFEST 2016.
How?
So if you have a band/project that fits our BIMFEST and Dark Demons concept, READ THE CONDITIONS BELOW and subscribe BEFORE JUNE 1st midnight by sending us your candidature and info at info(at)thisdomainname.be this domainname = bodybeats).
Below you can find the general conditions of our Dark Demo(n)s 2025 to give you an idea what to expect.
SADLY THE 2025 DARK DEMO(n)S DEADLINE HAS EXPIRED :(
Want to stay informed for our 2026 edition? Send your candidacy to:
info (At) Body Beats (dot) Be (without spaces!)
Terms and Conditions - Candidate Dark Demons / Bimfest 2025 opener
- The artists must fit the Dark Demons and BIMFEST style & concept.
- Available on Saturday, July 26th for performance at the Dark Demons Night
- Available on Friday 19 and/or Saturday, December 20th
- Able to Build-up and build-off the stage set-up within 20 minutes!
- Set list may not exceed 30 minutes. Playing more than 30min = Disqualification!
- Performing artists & their crew will get no voting bill!
- Living partners can enter for free but will get no backstage acces and no voting bill.
- Each participating artist will order and pay AT LEAST 10 tickets @ € 10 from www.bodybeats.be to sell or distribute amounts their fans. 50% of this income will be returned to the artist after their performance at Dark Demo(n)s 2025. So the more tickets you sell, the more you earn and the more potential votes you’ll get!
- At least 10 tickets should be payed for before June 12 2025. Failure to do so may result in the exclusion of this event.
How to enlist for Dark Demo(n)s 2025
- Send us an e-mail with subjectline "Dark Demons cadidate 2025" BEFORE Sunday June 1st 2025 midnight with the words “I, *personal name* have read and agree to the general conditions regarding Dark Demo(n)s 2025 (as stated on www.bodybeats.be), and would like to participate with *Artist name*. Send to: info (At) Body Beats (dot) Be (without spaces!)
- If more then 5 artists subscribe, a public live draw on our BodyBeats facebook page on June 3rd 8PM (subject to change) will decide who’ll be the final candidates.
Demons Dark Nights practical:
- PA system, basic lights & video projection are provided by BodyBeats Productions.
- Sound technician & lighting technician are provided by Body Beats Productions.
- Build-up and build-off + line-up must be done within 20 minutes! Longer change-over will lead to shorter stage-time.
- Set length may be no longer than 30 minutes! Exceeding the given stage-time will result in disqualification!
- The running order will be determined by drawing lots one hour before opening doors.
- There will be no individual sound checks! Only a line-check during change-over time will be possible.
How will the BIMFEST 2025 openers be selected?
- Every paying visitor receives a voting form on which they note their appreciation for EACH of the participating artists. For instance, in case 6 artists are performing, 6 points for their favorite artist, 1 point for theirs least favorite artist. So every artist will also receive points from fans from other bands. Incomplete voting forms will be considered void.
- The artist with the most votes may choose which day (Friday 19th or Saturday 20th of December) they want to open BIMFEST 2025. The artist with the second most will be offered open on the other available day!
BIMFEST general conditions/practical:
- Fee € 100 + catering + drinks
- No guest-list / only living partners
- 30 min sound check
- Set length 30 min max!
- No Hotel
- No shipping costs
- No back-line costs
