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Novelty Acts
Thessaloniki, Greece
Indie / Alternative
Novelty Acts are a five-piece alternative/indie rock band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2019.
Ariadne Bourouti (vocals), Foteini Savvidou (keyboards), Aggelos Oikonomidis (drums), Valantis Oikonomou (guitar) and Dimitris Georgilas (bass) create a sound that moves between alternative rock, indie and post-punk.
Their songs explore relationships, cities, nightlife, love, anxiety and the fragments of everyday life. Thessaloniki is an important part of their identity - a city they live in, observe and return to, both in their writing and through their live performances.
Since 2019, the band has developed its sound through the local club scene, building live shows that balance energy and atmosphere with a strong connection to the audience.
In 2026, Novelty Acts release their debut album, Random Path - a collection of songs connected less by a single story than by the different images, ideas and sounds that have shaped the band's way of seeing contemporary life.
The name Novelty Acts comes from an old joke attributed to Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason: “a band is a rhythm section and a couple of Novelty Acts.” They kept the name.
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