Past event
YEAR ZERO PRESENTS: TESTING GROUND
15 Nov 2025 Saturday 22:00 (GMT+3) - 16 Nov 05:00 (GMT+3)
ISTANBUL
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Entry Information
TESTING GROUND aims to offer an unconventional festival experience, hoping to bring together record labels, publishers, artists, poets, graphic designers, and anyone whose ideas have been lost amidst the world’s harsh currents.
- The event will take place across two stages: Suma Han Main Stage and Suma Studio Stage.
In the first edition of the series, we unite artists ABADIR and Zuli (Cairo/Berlin), Marwa Belhaj Youssef (Tunisia), and SAUD (Belgrade)—who strive to make their creative practices visible across different geographies and highlight the resilience of independent initiatives—with our local scene’s howl, Granul, GLVRE, Maui, and Semi.
Mood
- The event is for participants aged 18 and over.
- The event will take place across two stages: Suma Han Main Stage and Suma Studio Stage.
- It is forbidden to bring food and drink, sharp, piercing or flammable tools into the event area.
- Event participants agree that photo & video shooting will be done in the event area.
- Organization and venue officials have the right not to let people they deem unsuitable to the event and backstage area.
- Particular attention is paid to the balance in the number of men and women, their attitude, style, and suitability in general, and entry may not be possible due to these and similar reasons. The decision of this is entirely at the initiative of the door. The decision of our door is final and is valid in all conditions.
- The purchased ticket may not be used for commercial or non-commercial purposes other than personal use, including but not limited to advertising, contests, sweepstakes, promotions (unless specifically written permission is obtained). The ticket used for these purposes is canceled and legal action is started.
- No refunds, cancellations or exchanges can be made on purchased ticket.
- Promoter reserves the right to make changes to the program, line-up and ticket prices.
