From Creamfields raver to APEX, Hannah Laing comes full circle with a 2027 English festival exclusive 15 years after first attending the festival

Following another hugely successful edition of Creamfields they’ve announced their first headliner for 2027 with The Prodigy finally heading back to the fields.

Creamfields 2026 saw 80,000 people showing up for each day of the UK’s biggest electronic music festival and already they’re looking forward to 2027. Next year will be the 30^th anniversary of Creamfields and they’re kicking off their lineup strong with one of the most influential bands of all time headlining the APEX stage. The Prodigy.

Their last appearance at Creamfields came in 2013 making for a painful 14 year wait for their return which will make their performance all the more historic. The revolutionary UK band has been headlining festivals around the world and recently completed a sold-out tour of the UK. Their ‘Warriors Dance’ tour of the UK alongside Carl Cox brought back that notorious 90s rave energy that everyone has waxed lyrical about for years. Their iconic hits like ‘Firestarter’, ‘Breathe’, and ‘Omen’ have been echoing across arenas making old school ravers and new fans alike charge headfirst into every mosh pit.

The Prodigy has delivered knock out performances around the globe and remain one of the most energetic and powerful live bands to ever grace the worlds stages. For Creamfields 2027 they’ll be stepping up onto one of the worlds biggest indoor stages as they head to the 30,000 capacity APEX stage. The trailblazing Liam Howlett and MC Maxim will be joined by their longstanding live members Leo Crabtree and Rob Holliday to bring the ruckus back to the fields.

The 30^th anniversary of Creamfields is an enormous milestone and their making their intentions for a historic year very clear. If you want to make history you have to respect it and bringing in one of the most historic and revolutionary bands in history is the perfect start. Though Creamfields 2026 has barely been and gone, the anticipation for its next edition is already through the roof. With plenty more artists still to be announced and Creamfields’ ability to outdo themselves year on year, 2027 is sure to be another barnstormer of a year out in the fields.

 

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EDM Festivals August 2026: Festivals We Can’t Miss Worldwide as major events take over Europe and North America throughout the final full month of summer

August 2026 brings another packed month for the EDM festival calendar, with major events taking place across Europe and North America. In the US, HARD Summer, Breakaway Michigan, Breakaway Mass, Elements Music Festival, and Zedd in the Park bring several large festival weekends to different cities throughout the month. Canada also joins the August schedule with VELD Music Festival and ÎLESONIQ. Across Europe, UNTOLD Festival, Creamfields, Electrisize Festival, Weekend Festival, Dance Valley, Loveland Festival, Decibel Outdoor, Electric Love Festival, Brunch Electronik Festival, Les Plages Électroniques, and Nibirii Festival take place across several countries. Here’s a full look at the EDM festivals taking place throughout August 2026.

UNTOLD Festival

Dates: August 6–9, 2026
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania

UNTOLD Festival returns to Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, from August 6–9, 2026, for four days of electronic music, pop, hip-hop, and live performances across several stages. The Main Stage lineup includes Martin Garrix, Kygo, Marshmello, Alan Walker, The Chainsmokers, Sebastian Ingrosso, James Hype, Steve Aoki, Lost Frequencies, Tchami, and Maddix, alongside live acts including Sting, Lewis Capaldi, Flo Rida, Swae Lee, and Zara Larsson. The Galaxy Stage focuses on house and techno with Carl Cox, Solomun, Sara Landry, Mau P, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Maceo Plex, Gordo, and MRAK. The festival also features Jan Blomqvist, Major League DJz, Shimza, and WhoMadeWho on the Daydreaming Stage, while Andy C, Camo & Krooked, Pendulum, Sigma, Gramatik, and Denzel Curry are listed for the Alchemy Stage. With international artists spread across its electronic, live, house, techno, and bass stages, UNTOLD is one of the largest festivals taking place in Europe during August 2026

Creamfields

Dates: August 27–30, 2026
Location: Daresbury, Cheshire, England

Marking 20 years at Daresbury, Creamfields takes place from August 27–30, 2026, across the UK Bank Holiday weekend. The four-day lineup features Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, Armin van Buuren, Alesso, Dimitri Vegas, Dom Dolla, FISHER, John Summit, CamelPhat, Disclosure, Gorgon City, MK, and Sonny Fodera. The festival’s techno, trance, hard dance, and drum & bass acts include Amelie Lens, Eli Brown, Holy Priest, I Hate Models, Ben Nicky, Darren Styles, Andy C, Sigma, and Shy FX. Live electronic performances also come from Faithless and Underworld, while artists including Maddix, D.O.D, Fatboy Slim, Mauro Picotto, and Paul Oakenfold add further range to the lineup. With hundreds of artists scheduled across several stages, Creamfields remains one of the biggest electronic music weekends in the UK.

Breakaway Michigan

Dates: August 14–15, 2026
Location: Belknap Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Breakaway Michigan takes place at Belknap Park in Grand Rapids on August 14–15, 2026, as part of the wider Breakaway Music Festival series. FISHER, Subtronics, GIGANTIC NGHTMRE, and Two Friends, who will perform a bass set, lead the 2026 lineup alongside D.O.D, Dr. Fresch, Wuki, It’s Murph, KREAM, and Daniel Allan. The bass-heavy side of the festival includes Canabliss, Grabbitz, Know Good, PHRVA, YDG, and Lostboyjay, while Hills, Skilah, and Twinsick bring more house and melodic electronic music to the weekend. Michigan-based and regional support comes from Bluejay, Khoda Leon, Lowke b2b Ronan, MattB, and Riink. Covering house, bass, and crossover electronic music across two days, Breakaway Michigan adds another major festival weekend to the US calendar in August 2026.

Breakaway Mass

Dates: August 21–22, 2026
Location: Palladium Indoors & Outdoors, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

One week after its Michigan edition, Breakaway Music Festival heads to Worcester, Massachusetts, for two days at Palladium Indoors & Outdoors on August 21–22, 2026. Friday is led by Zedd and Gryffin, with It’s Murph, INZO, Gardella, Effin, Know Good, Mojave Grey, Steller, Tsu Nami, and Łaszewo also scheduled to perform. Saturday transitions into heavier bass music with Excision, Crankdat, Sullivan King, YDG, and JKYL & HYDE, while Wax Motif, OMNOM, No Thanks, Devault, and Hills bring house and electronic music into the second day. Sullivan King is also listed for a sunset performance, and regional support comes from Breakbomb, BYEU, and Cowson. Using both the indoor and outdoor areas of the venue, Breakaway Mass brings a varied two-day lineup to the northeastern US.

Electrisize Festival

Dates: August 7–9, 2026
Location: Haus Hohenbusch, Erkelenz, Germany

Taking place at Haus Hohenbusch in Erkelenz, near Düsseldorf, Electrisize Festival runs from August 7–9, 2026, with more than 150 artists scheduled across the three-day event. The lineup includes Alle Farben, Glockenbach, Mesto, Showtek, Coone, Sound Rush, Ran-D, Outsiders, Paul Elstak, The Saints, The Straikerz, and Lost Identity. Hardstyle, rawstyle, and hardcore make up a large part of the programme, with Anderex, Klofama, Onlynumbers, Yoshiko b2b Dr. Z, Sonicz b2b Thryze, and Fuller b2b Van Keeken also scheduled to perform. House, techno, and commercial dance are represented by artists including Arcando, Kreisligalegende, David Puentez, Felix Harrer, Da Hool, and Marc Eggers, alongside numerous regional acts and back-to-back sets. With several areas covering different styles of electronic music, Electrisize Festival is one of Germany’s major festival weekends in August 2026.

Weekend Festival

Dates: July 31–August 1, 2026
Location: Vermo Arena, Espoo, Finland

Weekend Festival takes over Vermo Arena in Espoo from July 31 to August 1, 2026, with 67 artists appearing across two days. Timmy Trumpet leads Friday’s programme alongside R3HAB, Bassjackers, Coone, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Mike Williams, Holy Priest, Tungevaag, and Sound Rush b2b Wildstylez. Saturday is headed by Martin Garrix, with Oliver Heldens, Maddix, Darude, Gabry Ponte, Cosmic Gate, Netsky, Koven, and Pendulum performing a DJ set. The wider programme also includes techno, trance, hard dance, house, and drum & bass, with artists such as Eli Brown, Neelix, Orkidea, Juliet Fox, Windows95man, and Milla Lehto appearing across the festival’s stages. With a large international lineup joined by Finnish artists, Weekend Festival opens the August festival calendar in Finland.

HARD Summer

Dates: August 1–2, 2026
Location: Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California, USA

HARD Summer brings two days of electronic music to Hollywood Park, next to SoFi Stadium, on August 1–2, 2026. Saturday’s lineup includes Kali Uchis, Mau P, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lorenzo, Maceo Plex, Brutalismus 3000, Anetha, OMAR+, Interplanetary Criminal b2b Main Phase, Confidence Man, and Tokischa. Sunday features Knock2 b2b Zedd, DJ Snake performing a hip-hop set, Sammy Virji, Amelie Lens, RL Grime, VTSS, Vintage Culture, Andy C: ALIVE, Snow Strippers, and B3K b2b Boys Noize. House, techno, bass, hip-hop, and live performances are all represented across the weekend, with several back-to-back sets and special appearances included in the lineup. With both days running from 2 PM to 10 PM, HARD Summer is one of the main electronic music festivals taking place in Los Angeles during August 2026.

VELD Music Festival

Dates: July 31–August 2, 2026
Location: Downsview Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Set for July 31 to August 2, 2026, VELD Music Festival will bring more than 50 artists to Downsview Park in Toronto across three days. The lineup includes Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, FISHER, ILLENIUM, Galantis, James Hype, Lost Frequencies, Mau P, Charlotte de Witte, ARTBAT, and Sara Landry. Kx5, the collaborative project between deadmau5 and Kaskade, is also scheduled to perform, while Subtronics, SLANDER, Crankdat, Level Up, Ray Volpe, and Black Tiger Sex Machine represent the bass side of the festival. House and techno acts include Maddix, Lilly Palmer, Restricted, Boys Noize, Disco Lines, and KREAM, alongside additional performances from Beauz, Frank Walker, Malaa’s Alter Ego, and Whethan. With house, techno, melodic dance music, and bass spread across the weekend, VELD Music Festival is one of Canada’s largest electronic music events scheduled for August 2026.

Dance Valley Festival

Dates: August 8, 2026
Location: Spaarnwoude Recreational Area, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands

Celebrating more than three decades as one of the Netherlands’ longest-running dance festivals, Dance Valley Festival will be held at Spaarnwoude Recreational Area in Velsen-Zuid on August 8, 2026. Calvin Harris and Hardwell lead the lineup, joined by Ferry Corsten, Konstantin Sibold, Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo, and Outsiders. The full lineup also includes Markus Schulz, Driftmoon, Gregor Salto, Radical Redemption, Darkraver, Korsakoff, Quintino, Tom Harding, Yoji Biomehanika, and Chuckie. With house, trance, hard dance, and techno represented across the one-day event, the 2026 edition continues the festival’s long history at Spaarnwoude, where it has been held since its first edition in 1995.

Elements Music & Arts Festival

Dates: August 7–9, 2026
Location: Long Pond, Pennsylvania, USA

Elements Music & Arts Festival brings three days of electronic music, camping, art, and outdoor activities to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from August 7–9, 2026. The lineup includes Above & Beyond, Chris Lake, Charlotte de Witte, Excision, GRiZ, Cloonee, Subtronics, Porter Robinson with a DJ set, Chris Lorenzo, I Hate Models, Sammy Virji, and Of The Trees. Bass music has a major presence through Ganja White Night, Crankdat, Ray Volpe, Level Up, Hedex, Mersiv x2, YDG, and SVDDEN DEATH, while house and techno are covered by A-Trak, Boys Noize, Kettema, Westend, Azzecca, Will Clarke, and San Pacho. Special performances include GRiZ: Chasing the Golden Hour, Daily Bread + Cloud Conductor, LSDREAM + LIGHTCODE, and WANKDAT, the back-to-back set from Crankdat and Wooli. With more than 100 acts performing across multiple stages in a forested festival site, Elements is one of the largest camping festivals on the US East Coast in August 2026.

Loveland Festival

Dates: August 8–9, 2026
Location: Sloterpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Now in its fourth decade, Loveland Festival brings two days of house and techno to Sloterpark in Amsterdam on August 8–9, 2026. The lineup includes Eric Prydz, Mau P, Jamie Jones, CamelPhat, Kölsch, Mason Collective, Fatboy Slim, Mind Against, Joris Voorn, WhoMadeWho with a hybrid DJ set, and Hernán Cattáneo b2b Nick Warren. Techno is represented by Enrico Sangiuliano b2b Kevin de Vries, Daria Kolosova, Miss Monique, Nicole Moudaber, Chris Avantgarde, Mita Gami, and Collabs 3000, the project from Chris Liebing and Speedy J. The weekend also features several back-to-back sets, including Gregor Tresher b2b Secret Cinema, Sébastien Léger b2b Roy Rosenfeld, Sasha & John Digweed, and Madam X b2b Prunk. With more than 80 artists scheduled across six stages, Loveland Festival continues its long-running summer edition beside Sloterplas.

Decibel Outdoor

Dates: August 28–30, 2026
Location: Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands

Running from August 28–30, 2026, Decibel Outdoor brings more than 300 artists to Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek for three days of hardstyle, rawstyle, hardcore, uptempo, and hard techno. Friday’s Mainstage lineup includes Adaro, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Dual Damage, Phuture Noize, Rooler, Sound Rush, and Warface, while Angerfist, Mad Dog, Partyraiser, Cynthia Spiering, Devin Wild, and Rebekah appear across the other stages. Saturday features B-Front, Brennan Heart, D-Sturb, Frontliner, Gunz For Hire, Noisecontrollers, Rebelion, and Vertile, alongside raw and hardcore acts including Act of Rage, Adjuzt, Anderex, E-Force, Miss K8, Korsakoff, and The Viper. Sunday closes the weekend with Atmozfears, Outsiders, Radical Redemption, Ran-D, Rejecta, Sub Zero Project, The Purge, and Wildstylez, with Dimitri K, Barber, Anime, N-Vitral, Nosferatu, and Mad Dog also scheduled. With separate stages for different parts of harder dance music and several live concepts across all three days, Decibel Outdoor remains one of the largest hard dance festivals in Europe.

Brunch Electronik Festival

Dates: August 7–9, 2026
Location: Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain

Brunch Electronik Festival brings three days of house and techno to Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona from August 7–9, 2026. Friday’s lineup includes Mau P, Jamie Jones, Jeff Mills, Paul Kalkbrenner, Miss Monique, Kevin de Vries, Seth Troxler, Kaytranada, Rødhåd, and a live performance from Cassius. Saturday features Eric Prydz, CamelPhat, Deborah de Luca, I Hate Models, 999999999, Luciano, Max Dean, Juliet Fox, Floating Points live, and Âme DJ b2b Trikk. The final day includes Mind Against, The Blaze with a DJ set, Parra for Cuva, Marian Ariss, and RY X with a DJ set, followed by official afterparties at INPUT, La Terrrazza, Upload, and Nacar. With afternoon sessions, late-night sets, and afterparties across the weekend, Brunch Electronik Festival is one of the major electronic music events taking place in Barcelona during August 2026.

Les Plages Électroniques

Dates: August 7–9, 2026
Location: Cannes, France

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in Cannes, Les Plages Électroniques brings three days of house, techno, pop-leaning electronic music, and beachside festival events to the French Riviera from August 7–9, 2026. Friday is led by Martin Garrix, with Mind Against, Nico Moreno, Sonny Fodera, LESSS, MOSIMANN, Oguz, and RIVO also on the lineup. Saturday features Marshmello, Amelie Lens, and PLK, alongside Interplanetary Criminal, Mathame, Ben Sterling, Mall Grab, Vladimir Cauchemar, and Mau P. Sunday closes with DJ Snake presenting Pardon My French, joined by BUNT., Anetha b2b Patrick Mason, Maceo Plex, Moblack, Salomé Le Chat, Clara Cuvé, and Salvatore Ganacci. With international headliners, club artists, and local support spread across all three days, Les Plages Électroniques remains one of France’s main electronic music festivals in August 2026.

Brunch Electronik Lisboa

Dates: August 15 and 30, 2026
Location: Tapada da Ajuda and Lagoa Branca, Lisbon, Portugal

Celebrating ten years in Lisbon, Brunch Electronik Lisboa continues its 2026 summer season with two events on August 15 and 30. The August 15 edition is held at Tapada da Ajuda and is led by Adam Beyer and Miss Monique, with Frank Maurel b2b Nox and Klin Klop b2b Cuba also scheduled to play. On August 30, Charlotte de Witte headlines the event at Lagoa Branca, with the remaining artists still to be announced. Both dates form part of the festival’s tenth-anniversary season, which has also included appearances from Joseph Capriati, Nic Fanciulli, Victor Lou, and Sara Landry earlier in the summer. With two separate events scheduled during August, Brunch Electronik Lisboa continues its anniversary celebrations with house and techno across two locations in the Portuguese capital.

Nibirii Festival

Dates: August 28–30, 2026
Location: Dürener Badesee, Düren, Germany

Nibirii Festival brings three days of techno, hard techno, psytrance, trance, and drum & bass to Dürener Badesee in Düren from August 28–30, 2026. The lineup includes Klangkuenstler, Marlon Hoffstadt, Alignment, I Hate Models, Dax J b2b Daria Kolosova, Adrián Mills, Cloudy, Anetha, Kalte Liebe, Kaufmann, and Johannes Schuster. Psytrance is represented by Vini Vici, Neelix, Electric Universe, Fabio Fusco, and Morten Granau, while the drum & bass lineup features Dimension, Netsky, Wilkinson, Muzz, Andromedik, Culture Shock, Fox Stevenson with a DJ set, and Zomboy. The lineup also includes Modestep performing a classic set, Level Up, Reaper, Koven, Phaxe, MCR-T, and 1991. With several electronic music genres represented across the weekend, Nibirii Festival gives the final days of August one of the month’s most varied lineups.

ÎLESONIQ

Dates: August 8–9, 2026
Location: Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Set for August 8–9, 2026, ÎLESONIQ brings two days of electronic music to Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal. The lineup features Above & Beyond, Boris Brejcha, Chris Lake & Friends, deadmau5, Dom Dolla, Gryffin, REZZ, Seven Lions, KI/KI, Chris Lorenzo, AYYBO, KREAM, SIDEPIECE, and Matt Sassari. Bass and drum & bass names include Hedex, Sub Focus, Wooli, Level Up b2b Infekt, LAYZ b2b Kompany, Future Exit b2b NEOTEK, ATLiens, and LYNY, while Holy Priest, Oguz, and Novah bring harder techno to the weekend. The festival also includes Dabin, Hayla, Riordan, Marco Strous, Yousuke Yukimatsu, and TDJ presents DJ Geneviève, alongside the ÎLESONIQ en ville event on August 7. Bringing house, techno, bass, trance, and melodic electronic music together across two days, ÎLESONIQ remains one of Montreal’s main summer festivals.

Zedd in the Park

Dates: August 14–15, 2026
Location: Randall’s Island, New York City, USA

For its first New York City edition, Zedd in the Park brings two days of electronic music to Randall’s Island on August 14–15, 2026. Friday is led by Zedd b2b Knock2, with DJ Snake, Louis the Child, and Zensei also scheduled to perform. Zedd plays again on Saturday alongside separate DJ sets from Porter Robinson and Madeon, with Ellis completing the second-day lineup. Previous editions were held at Los Angeles State Historic Park, making 2026 the first time Zedd in the Park has been presented in New York. With a different lineup scheduled for each day and Zedd performing across the full weekend, the festival adds a new East Coast edition to the August 2026 calendar.

From major European festivals including UNTOLD Festival, Creamfields, Loveland Festival, and Decibel Outdoor to North American events such as HARD Summer, VELD Music Festival, ÎLESONIQ, and Elements Music & Arts Festival, August 2026 brings together a wide range of electronic music festivals across Europe and North America. City festivals, camping weekends, beachside events, and harder-styles festivals are spread throughout the month, with lineups covering house, techno, trance, bass, drum & bass, hardstyle, and more.

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