{"id":31246,"date":"2025-12-15T11:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.releaseathens.gr\/?p=31246"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:49:03","slug":"release-athens-x-snf-nostos-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.releaseathens.gr\/en\/release-athens-x-snf-nostos-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Athens x SNF Nostos 26: Nation of Language, The Flaming Lips, Jehnny Beth, the latest additions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Release Athens x SNF Nostos 2026<\/strong> from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)<\/a><\/strong> is announcing three exciting additions to the dates being headlined by David Byrne<\/strong> and Gorillaz<\/strong> this summer at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)<\/a> Great Lawn and the nearby Plateia Nerou.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, June 21<\/strong>, at the SNFCC<\/strong> Great Lawn<\/strong>, Nation of Language<\/strong>, the magnificent synth-pop trio from Brooklyn, will be coming to Greece for the first time to perform alongside David Byrne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, June 25<\/strong>, at Plateia Nerou<\/strong>, the legendary Flaming Lips<\/strong>\u2014one of the most adventurous bands in alternative rock\u2014alongside the multifaceted Jehnny Beth<\/strong>, former frontwoman of the Savages, will complete the lineup of the already sold-out evening <\/strong>headlined by Gorillaz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More announcements to follow.<\/p>\n

To celebrate 30 years of grantmaking, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is collaborating with <\/strong>Release Athens<\/a><\/strong> to bring music to everyone. With SNF’s support, ticket prices are 40-50% lower than is typical for similar events.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Nation of Language <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nation of Language<\/strong> have already established themselves as one of the most exciting bands on the contemporary indie scene. With Ian Devaney’s distinctive, intensely emotional songwriting and a sound that balances synthpop, minimal wave, and post-punk, the trio from Brooklyn, New York, continues to win over new audiences with each new release.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following Introduction, Presence<\/em> (2020) and A Way Forward<\/em> (2021), two albums that many considered the ideal soundtrack to the pandemic, the award-winning Strange Disciple<\/em> (Rough Trade\u2019s album of the year) was universally acclaimed and earned them a place at festivals such as Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Festival, while their tours are drawing ever-larger crowds.<\/p>\n

In their recent album Dance Called Memory<\/em> (2025), produced by Nick Millhiser (LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!), the band expands its sound and is now emerging as the next big thing on the indie scene.<\/p>\n