STVW (pronounced 'Steve W') is the stage name of German DJ and producer Steve Witzlsperger, who coined his own genre - PUNK RAVE - by fusing EDM with pop-punk, emo and rock. He plays electric guitar live on stage and runs a full PUNK RAVE LIVE show alongside a drummer, making his sets feel closer to a rock concert than a club night. Releases on Spinnin' Records, Rave Culture, Revealed Recordings and Virgin EMI, plus collaborations with Timmy Trumpet, W&W, Electric Callboy and Cheat Codes, have earned him multi-million streams and festival slots at Parookaville, World Club Dome and Amnesia Ibiza.
STVW announced the Punk Rave Europe Tour 2026, covering Germany, Norway, Switzerland, France, the UK, Austria and Czech Republic from October to November 2026.
STVW told We Own The Nite NYC that he has 'a lot of new things planned' for 2026, including new original music and band collaborations.
In an October 2025 interview with WeRaveYou, STVW confirmed his first-ever dedicated Punk Rave tour, hitting the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and other European countries in early 2026.
STVW performed the Punk Rave Tour 2026 in Canada, with dates in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.
Corporation Sheffield listed STVW's Punk Rave show, noting that bands including Simple Plan, blink-182 and Good Charlotte have endorsed his Punk Rave reworks of their songs.
