Substance Fest 2026: Underground Synth-Pop + Post-Punk

ManueldritchSubstance Festival SF 2026 brings four nights of body music, post-punk, and synth-pop to the Great American Music Hall (Oct 22–23 & 29–30). Headliners include Cold Cave (performing the Cremations set), Desire, TR/ST (DJ set), A Split Second, and Crash Course in Science, plus supporting acts like Buzz Kull, Zanias, Automelodi, SRSQ, and more. Presented by Restless Nites, this multi-night festival is a concentrated dose of underground electronic and post-punk dance music. Single-day tickets and 4-day passes available now at gamh.com Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.