With Helvetiarockt, you can start your own band within a year. In our band workshops, experienced coaches guide you and your bandmates through the whole journey: from founding the band, to rehearsals, all the way to your very first concert.
Our workshops take place across Switzerland and are led by professional musicians. Together, you’ll try out different music styles, improvise, and develop your very own sound. The highlight comes in Autumn with your first live shows. Are you between 14 and 25 years old and do you identify as a girl, young woman, intersex, non-binary, trans or agender? Then this is for you – let’s go!
Registration for the 2026 band workshops (starting in February) is now open:
BERN, BASEL, GENEVA, GRISONS, LA-CHAUX-DE-FONDS, ST. GALLEN, BELLINZONA, VAUD, ZURICH
The full workshop costs range between CHF 200 / CHF 400 / CHF 500 (dynamic pricing model: see below). We offer a sliding-scale pricing model – more details are available on the registration form.
The Bandworkshops in Basel, La Chaux-de-Fonds and St. Gallen are now organized by partners (prices and conditions according to the respective partners).
Sign up – either alone or with friends who also want to join.
We’ll connect you with our local coaches.
Missing a drummer or a singer? No worries – the coaches put the bands together and make sure there are enough participants.
Once your band is complete, you’ll set rehearsal dates together.
Phase 2:
Rehearsals begin! Our coaches are there to guide you through the whole process
In addition to the regular rehearsals, the program includes two special weekend workshops: Performance and Soundcheck. In the Performance workshop, you’ll learn how to feel confident on stage and deliver your best show. In the Soundcheck workshop, you’ll discover how to do the soundcheck before your concerts
Phase 3:
In autumn, you’ll play your very first concerts, the Local Gigs!
At the Gran Finale, all the bands from across Switzerland come together for one big final show of the season
Workshops and events
Below you will find a list of our workshops and events in all language regions. The description is in the language in which the workshops and events are held.
LINE UP:
THE BLACK HEIDIS (TI)
ANKYLOSAURUS (TI)
SLIV (Bandworkshop Genève)
Fondata nel 2024 nell’ambito dei Bandworkshops di Helvetiarockt, ANKYLOSAURUS è ormai diventata una vera e propria band. Quest’anno hanno potuto beneficiare di un coaching personalizzato, guidato dalle coaches Francesca Lago e Yeelen Kamanda (The Black Heidis). La serata sarà completata dalle THE BLACK HEIDIS, un vero powertrio, famose per le loro esibizioni piene di energia.
Over twenty young girls, women, inter, non-binary, trans, and agender people have been rehearsing since February 2025 in band workshops across 8 cantons and four languages. Together with their coaches, they have been working on songs and putting together a set, which they’ll will perform live in front of audiences in various Swiss cities in the Autumn of 2025. Now 8 bands are coming together in Bern to take the stage with a spectacular final show! Whether it’s Pop, Punk, Chanson, or Hip Hop – at the “Gran Finale” there’s something for everyone. Get inspired.
Yeelen Kamanda
