Padre Guilherme, the Portuguese DJ and Catholic priest whose sets blend techno with elements of Christian liturgy, will play his first-ever show in the Netherlands on January 30, 2027. The gig comes courtesy of HEMKADE, the Zaandam venue bringing him in as part of its HEMKADE Presents series.
For those unfamiliar, Padre Guilherme is exactly what the name suggests — an ordained Catholic priest who also produces and DJs techno, often weaving in chants, hymns and other elements of Christian tradition into his sets. He first drew international attention after performing at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon in front of an estimated 1.5 million attendees, a moment that pushed him well beyond the confines of religious events and onto lineups more commonly associated with Afterlife, Zamna and Medusa Festival. Since then he’s played Hï Ibiza, Zamna Festival in Chile, Medusa Festival in Spain and Beats For Love in Czechia, carving out a genuinely unusual niche at the intersection of faith and club culture.
His January date at HEMKADE will mark the first time Dutch audiences get to see that approach firsthand. He’s joined on the bill by Kevin de Vries, the Dutch producer known for a more melodic strain of techno who’s built a solid international following over the past several years.
