Framework Announces 2026 Summer Series Across Los Angeles with 13 outdoor shows at Exposition Park, Gin Ling Way, California Plaza and more

Framework, one of the world’s leading independent producers of underground music experiences, today announces its 2026 Summer Series, a thirteen-show run of outdoor events across Los Angeles featuring a mix of globally recognized talent and emerging artists. The series brings Framework back into open-air settings across Los Angeles County, with shows planned at culturally significant locations including Gin Ling Way, Exposition Park, California Plaza, and Reframe Studios Outdoors. The run has already started with two sold-out events, including Disco Lines at Exposition Park and &ME at Cabrillo Beach, giving the announcement early traction before the rest of the season continues through September. With names such as Chris Lake, Gorgon City, SG Lewis, Carlita, SOSA, Ben Sterling, Francis Mercier, and Shimza attached to the series, Framework’s 2026 Summer Series continues the company’s wider push into large-scale outdoor dance music events across Los Angeles.

 

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Framework’s Summer Series Expands Across Outdoor LA Venues

The 2026 Summer Series continues on May 30 with Gorgon City at Reframe Studios Outdoors, Framework’s open-air extension of its Atwater Village venue. From there, Framework brings the run into several parts of Los Angeles, including Gin Ling Way in Chinatown, LA State Historic Park, Exposition Lawn, and California Plaza. The venue choices are central to the announcement because the series is not limited to one stage or one neighborhood. It places underground dance music across different outdoor settings in Los Angeles, from historic public spaces to downtown plazas and larger open-air sites.

Deep House Bible takes over Gin Ling Way on June 6 with Ahmed Spins, Darco, DDD, and Erez, followed by Chris Lake’s sold-out two-day run at LA State Historic Park on June 19 and 20 with AYYBO, Ragie Ban, Hot Since 82, and Club De Combat. The later dates continue with SG Lewis and Carlita at Gin Ling Way, SOSA, Max Dean B2B Luke Dean, and Rossi at Exposition Lawn, then Planet X with Ben Sterling at California Plaza. The series closes on September 19 with Francis Mercier and Shimza at Reframe Studios Outdoors, bringing the schedule back to Framework’s own open-air setting after a summer spread across Los Angeles.

Framework Links The Summer Series To LA’s Dance Music Growth

For Framework founder Kobi Danan, the summer run is closely tied to the role Los Angeles plays in global dance music. “Los Angeles deserves live experiences that feel exciting and unique to the city,” he said. “For us, this summer is about bringing people together in great locations, sharing great music, and continuing to show why Los Angeles plays such an important role in global dance music today.” The quote fits the structure of the series, which uses recognizable Los Angeles locations while keeping the focus on house, underground dance music, and artists with strong followings across international club circuits.

The announcement also follows a busy period for Framework outside its regular nightlife events. During Coachella season, Framework In The Desert returned to Thermal, California for its fifth anniversary, selling out a three-night run with more than 10,000 attendees. Framework has also expanded its outdoor work in Los Angeles through major Hollywood Boulevard takeovers for FISHER and Chris Lake, Mochakk, and Adam Port of Keinemusik. That recent history gives the 2026 Summer Series more weight because it continues the same direction across parks, beaches, plazas, and open-air venues in Los Angeles County.

Re:frame Adds Another Layer To Framework’s Outdoor Growth

Framework’s outdoor expansion also connects back to re:frame, its Atwater Village venue concept that has become one of the company’s most in-demand Los Angeles nightlife spaces. The response to re:frame has helped push Framework further into open-air events, with Reframe Studios Outdoors now acting as a bridge between the company’s venue identity and its larger citywide productions. That connection is visible in the summer schedule, with Gorgon City opening the next phase of the series at Reframe Studios Outdoors and Francis Mercier and Shimza closing the run there in September.

The wider direction follows how Framework has positioned itself across Los Angeles over the past few years, using beaches, parks, streets, plazas, and studio-adjacent outdoor spaces for large-scale dance music events. Instead of separating its club identity from its outdoor shows, Framework is using re:frame and Reframe Studios Outdoors as part of the same growth path, where venue design, production, and location choice all matter to the experience. For the 2026 Summer Series, that approach gives the schedule more structure than a standard run of outdoor shows, with Framework placing underground music in settings tied closely to Los Angeles while still keeping the focus on the artists and the crowd in front of them.

Framework Summer 2026 Series Tickets And Closing Dates

Framework’s 2026 Summer Series continues through September, with upcoming shows still set for Reframe Studios Outdoors, Gin Ling Way, LA State Historic Park, Exposition Lawn, and California Plaza. After opening with sold-out events from Disco Lines at Exposition Park and &ME at Cabrillo Beach, the run continues with Gorgon City, Deep House Bible, Chris Lake, SG Lewis, SOSA, Max Dean B2B Luke Dean, Carlita, Rossi, Planet X with Ben Sterling, Francis Mercier, and Shimza across the rest of the summer. The final show is set for September 19 at Reframe Studios Outdoors, where Francis Mercier will close the series with special guest Shimza.

Tickets and RSVP information for Framework’s 2026 Summer Series are available through Framework’s official channels. With multiple dates already sold out, including SG Lewis at Gin Ling Way and the two-day Chris Lake run at LA State Historic Park, the remaining shows continue a summer schedule that has already pulled strong demand across Los Angeles.

What So Not Announces I Saw A Trap DJ Project And Tour as he reconnects with the trap era roots behind his sound

What So Not is an Australian electronic music producer and live performer recognized as one of the defining architects behind the rise of cinematic trap and forward-thinking bass music in the early 2010s. Now, he is entering a new chapter with I SAW A TRAP DJ AND IT CHANGED MY BIO CHEMISTRY, a forthcoming project that revisits the trap and bass era that pushed electronic music through festival stages, SoundCloud culture, and the wider 2010s dance music wave. The announcement comes with a full social reset, a new creative direction, and a limited-capacity U.S. tour that includes stops at Club Vinyl in Denver, 45 East in Portland, Substance in Las Vegas, Marquee NY, Lost In Dreams Festival, and Das Energi 2026. Instead of treating the project as a simple throwback, What So Not frames it as a return to the sound he once moved away from, using years of work across drum & bass, analog production, cinematic songwriting, and global rhythmic influences to revisit the emotional pull of that era on his own terms.

These Were The Most Played Songs At EDC Las Vegas 2026 with Victory Lap taking the No. 1 spot

EDC Las Vegas returned to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from May 15 to 17 for its 30th anniversary edition, bringing more than 240 artists across three nights and several major stages, including Kinetic Field, Cosmic Meadow, Circuit Grounds, Neon Garden, Basspod, Wasteland, Quantum Valley, Stereo Bloom, and Bionic Jungle. The scale of the lineup means the most played songs at EDC Las Vegas 2026 were not limited to one corner of the festival, with the Top 10 pulling from mainstage dance records, bass tracks, hard dance edits, rap acapellas, remixes, and older club tracks that appeared across different DJ sets. Based on 1001Tracklists data, the ranking is led by Victory Lap from Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax, while the full list shows how varied the weekend’s most repeated tracks were.

10. Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht – m.A.A.d city

Number of plays: 6

m.A.A.d city comes from Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 album good kid, m.A.A.d city, with MC Eiht appearing on the second half of the track. The song has stayed active in DJ sets because its opening vocal, beat switch, and aggressive delivery are easy to recognize even when only a short section is used. In electronic sets, DJs often use m.A.A.d city as an acapella or transition tool, placing Kendrick Lamar’s vocal over house, trap, bass, or dubstep sections. Its appearance in the Top 10 puts another rap record alongside Pop That, showing how familiar hip-hop vocals remained part of the wider track rotation at EDC Las Vegas 2026.

09. SVDDEN DEATH – Shallow Land Burial

Number of plays: 6

Shallow Land Burial comes from SVDDEN DEATH’s 2022 project VOYD Vol. II, a release tied to the darker side of his dubstep catalog. The original track runs at 140 BPM and is listed as dubstep, which keeps it close to the sound SVDDEN DEATH is known for: low-end pressure, sharp rhythm changes, and a vocal phrase that DJs can place before a drop. The track also continued through later versions, including a 2025 VIP and a Wooli remix released in January 2026, which helped bring it back into festival tracklists before EDC Las Vegas 2026. In this Top 10, Shallow Land Burial gives the list a direct bass entry from one of dubstep’s most recognizable names.

08. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

Number of plays: 6

Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) has remained one of the most recognizable indie dance remixes from the late 2000s. The original track came from Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 2009 album It’s Blitz!, before A-Trak turned it into a club version that became a regular reference point across dance floors, festival sets, and later electronic edits. Its vocal hook is still instantly recognizable, which gives DJs a familiar moment to place over house, electro, bass, or festival-style arrangements without needing to play the original song in full. In this Top 10, Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) adds another older record to the list, sitting alongside tracks from newer electronic artists, rap acapellas, and 90s dance history.

07. Da Hool – Meet Her At The Love Parade

Number of plays: 7

Meet Her At The Love Parade is one of the oldest records in the Top 10, first released by Da Hool in 1997 and tied to the German techno and trance era around Love Parade in Berlin. The track’s main synth line has stayed recognizable for decades, which is why it still works when DJs bring it into modern festival sets, either through the original version, edits, or newer remixes. Its appearance here also shows how 90s dance records are still being used at large electronic festivals, not only as throwback moments but as tracks that can still fit into techno, trance, and mainstage sets. For a list that also includes newer releases and rap acapellas, Meet Her At The Love Parade gives the Top 10 a direct link back to classic European rave history.

06. French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That (Acapella)

Number of plays: 7

Pop That is a 2012 rap single from French Montana featuring Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne, and its acapella has stayed active in electronic sets for years because the vocal is instantly recognizable. Instead of appearing as a full rap track, the acapella is usually layered over house, bass, trap, or dubstep drops, which lets DJs use the vocal without changing the full direction of a set. The track has also appeared in major festival tracklists before, including Ultra Music Festival 2025, where it ranked among that weekend’s most-played tracks. In this EDC Top 10, Pop That (Acapella) adds the kind of rap vocal that DJs often use as a quick crowd-recognition moment inside electronic sets.

05. Anyma, Argy & Son Of Son – Voices In My Head

Number of plays: 7

Voices In My Head came out in February 2025 as a collaboration between Anyma, Argy, and Son Of Son, during the wider rollout around Anyma’s The End of Genesys era. The track connects closely to Anyma’s visual-led live world, especially after his Sphere Las Vegas residency brought his music into one of the most talked-about electronic show formats of 2025. Argy gives the record a direct link to the melodic techno circuit, while Son Of Son adds the vocal idea that made the track recognizable beyond a standard instrumental club record. In the Top 10, Voices In My Head adds a melodic techno entry alongside the list’s rap acapellas, older dance records, bass tracks, and remixes.

04. ISOxo – FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP

Number of plays: 8

FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP shows ISOxo working with a much faster and harsher sound than the trap and bass records that first pushed his name through the electronic scene. The track runs at 150 BPM and uses a repeated vocal command, sharp percussion, and distorted synth stabs, giving it a hard dance direction without losing the bass pressure associated with ISOxo’s earlier releases. It also came after ISOxo’s larger run with Knock2 as ISOKNOCK, including the 2024 album 4EVR, which brought both artists to bigger festival stages and wider electronic audiences. In this Top 10, FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP adds one of the list’s harder electronic entries alongside rap acapellas, older club records, and remixes.

03. Dean Turnley – Actin’ Tough

Number of plays: 8

Released on March 20, 2026, Actin’ Tough marked a major breakout moment for Dean Turnley, an Australian DJ and producer whose profile had already been growing through the local festival circuit. The track came out through ROSSI.HOME//GRXWN and CHAOS, after months of ID requests from clips circulating online, including footage from Pitch Music & Arts Festival. Its fast house tempo, vocal hook, and rave-leaning production made it one of the early 2026 records DJs were already testing before release, which explains why it arrived with more recognition than a standard new single. The release also reached No. 1 on Beatport, giving Dean Turnley a wider international marker beyond the Australian scene.

02. Bountyhunter – Woops (Dimitri Vegas & Junkie Kid Remix / BRANDON Remix)

Number of plays: 9

Originally released in 1993, Woops comes from Belgian rave and techno history, with DJ Bountyhunter linked to the early Bonzai Records era. The track returned to newer DJ sets through the Dimitri Vegas and Junkie Kid remix, which was released in 2024, before the BRANDON remix followed in early 2026. That newer version pushed the track further into tech house territory, while still keeping the recognizable old-school hook that made Woops easy to identify in a festival set. Its place at No. 2 shows how older rave records are still being reworked into current DJ playlists instead of only appearing as nostalgia tracks.

01. Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap

Number of plays: 10

Released in June 2025, Victory Lap saw Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax collaborate on a track tied closely to Fred again..’s online rollout and live previews. The track gained early attention through Fred again..’s Twitch activity before its New York debut, giving it a release path that connected online audiences with club and festival settings. Skepta brings the grime link, while PlaqueBoyMax connects the track to the livestream and internet rap space that helped push it beyond a standard electronic release. Later versions added Denzel Curry, Hanumankind, That Mexican OT, D Double E, and LYNY, giving Victory Lap a wider remix history across rap, grime, bass, and electronic sets.

What The List Says About EDC Las Vegas 2026

The full ranking gives a stronger read on EDC Las Vegas 2026 than a basic genre recap because the most repeated tracks came from several different corners of festival music. Victory Lap placed Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax at the top, while Da Hool and Yeah Yeah Yeahs brought older dance records back into the same conversation as newer releases from Dean Turnley, Anyma, Argy, Son Of Son, ISOxo, and SVDDEN DEATH. The list also shows how often rap vocals still appear inside electronic sets, with French Montana, Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and MC Eiht all represented through tracks that DJs can use as acapellas, edits, or transition moments.

What makes the Top 10 more interesting is the lack of one obvious pattern. Some records reached the list through current release cycles, some through remix history, and others through hooks that DJs have been using for years. At a festival as large as EDC Las Vegas, that mix matters because the most played songs are not always the newest releases or the biggest radio records. They are the tracks that worked across different stages, different set lengths, and different parts of the weekend, which is why this 2026 ranking feels more like a snapshot of DJ set culture than a standard festival chart.