The first night comes out swinging.

Divo Institute return to Akropolis with new material, still sounding as if a bar fight, a poetry reading and the last night of humanity had decided to start a band. Their music brings together hypnotic blues, danceable western rock, punk-infused techno and dirty guitars. Above it all stands a poet in the guise of a charismatic shaman, preaching about corrupted love, lost hopes and a freedom that nobody is going to hand you for free.

Divo Institute concerts are rituals for people who figured out long ago that the world makes no sense but still want to dance to it. After returning last year and touring a handful of kindred hideouts, they are opening another chapter in their beautifully messed-up story.

From Trnava, The Wilderness bring razor-sharp guitars, lyrics about life in the belly of late capitalism and a live energy that knows no safe distance. This band has had its claws firmly dug into the Czech and Slovak independent scene for years. Frontman Denis Bango (Fvck_Kvlt) is afraid of no subject, and together with the band he unleashes a wave of noise there's no point trying to outrun. Better to let it sweep you away.

Meanwhile, Oměj will take root on the small stage. Named after a threatened species of poisonous plant once used to kill kings, the band transforms the traditions of the rugged Wallachian landscape into dark, motorik post-punk. When the video for their single tma appeared, they seemed like an apparition – as if Pavel Juráček had come back to life and joined a gang of punks. Their debut recording Až zazvoní kosa smells of earth and unease. The mountain is angry, the mountain flashes with lightning. A soundtrack for worse times.

Warsaw-based KOÑ (PL) were love at first listen for Divo Institute. Four Belarusian expats and a Polish vocalist play raw, energetic post-punk soaked in shoegaze. Their debut album Litości arrives at the end of October, and they'll come to Akropolis with their full line-up. A Czech-Polish-Belarusian alliance forged somewhere at dawn on the banks of the Vistula.

Fred Madison had nobody to play with in Valašské Meziříčí, so he made do with a guitar and Ableton. What began as solitary bedroom pop grew into clever Czech-language songs that gently stroke you one moment and ruffle your fur with experimental electronics or funky grooves the next. Think Dukla on crack, straight out of Brno, playing hits from Cejl. He has an album planned for the end of the year and shares another connection with Divo: a beat he produced for his record.

woodoo: Two Nights Underground

Two nights, one basement, a few scars and some blurred memories. For two days, the woodoo series will bring underground acts into Akropolis. Some artists are returning, while others will take its stage for the first time. Previous encounters between parts of this line-up turned packed concerts into legendary parties.

Both nights are separate events, with tickets sold individually. For the hundred people who want to make it through this little purgatory in its entirety, 100 exclusive two-day passes will also be available.

Find the second night featuring Fvck_Kvlt, Small Town Life and Matter Tua, followed by an afterparty with The Undertaker’s Tapes in collaboration with Akropolis Underground, here.

This concert is supported by Liveurope – the first pan-European initiative to support concert clubs in their efforts to host concerts by emerging European artists. Liveurope is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.