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Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project Reveals 2026 Lineup
Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project Reveals 2026 Lineup with ILLENIUM, Ganja White Night, BUNT., and INZO playing Orlando Amphitheater on August 28 and 29.
Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project returns to Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on August 28 and 29, 2026, bringing a two-day 2026 lineup that moves across bass music, melodic electronic music, house, and live-leaning dance acts. Led by ILLENIUM, Ganja White Night, BUNT., INZO, Sullivan King, Cassian, OMNOM, GUDFELLA, and DØMINA, the festival pairs its music lineup with large-scale art installations, roaming performances, and interactive activities across a multi-stage site. The return gives Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project a clear place in Orlando’s late-summer electronic music calendar, with a format centered on music, art, and self-expression.
A 2026 Lineup Covering Bass, Melodic Electronic Music, House, and More
The Metamorphosis 2026 lineup places ILLENIUM and Ganja White Night at the top of a bill that speaks directly to bass and melodic electronic music, while still making room for house and club-focused names across the weekend. INZO, Sullivan King, Deathpact, Canabliss, and DRINKURWATER bring different sides of bass music into the event, with Sullivan King adding a metal-influenced edge and INZO carrying a more melodic and experimental profile. That gives Orlando Amphitheater a clear pull for fans who follow bass music in different forms, while BUNT., Cassian, OMNOM, DJ Susan, GUDFELLA, and DØMINA move the lineup into house, melodic techno, tech house, and club-focused dance music.
The wider bill gives Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project more range across its two days, with HILLS, PAPERWATER, SKILAH, Twin Diplomacy, Cassius King, Disco Cowboy, ELRAE, Foundsound, Gavin Blac, GLAZE, GRIAA, INOU B2B ADVPTIVE, KENJOY, LEILI, Milly Wubbs, NOVUH B2B WOLSY, Palmtree, TERZI B2B GRAM, TPiston, and TSketch extending the lineup beyond the largest names. That matters for a festival that is returning to Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds with multiple stages, art installations, roaming performances, and interactive activities as part of the experience. Instead of narrowing the weekend to one corner of electronic music, the 2026 lineup gives attendees different routes through the festival, from bass-heavy sets and melodic electronic music to house, club acts, and the visual side of Metamorphosis.
Beyond the Lineup: Art, Performance, and Festival Experiences
Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project is not only returning to Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds with a wide 2026 lineup, but also with a festival format that places art, performance, and audience participation throughout the site. Across August 28 and 29, 2026, attendees can expect large-scale art installations, roaming performers, and interactive activities placed around the multi-stage setup, giving the weekend more to explore between sets. For an event carrying both music and arts in its name, those details are central to how Metamorphosis separates itself from a standard electronic music lineup announcement.
The festival’s creative direction also gives the Metamorphosis 2026 experience a stronger identity beyond stage schedules and set times. Roaming performances and interactive elements allow the crowd to become part of the visual experience, while the art installations give the site a clearer connection to the festival’s themes of individuality, creativity, and self-expression. That is where Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project has room to stand out in Orlando’s late-summer event calendar, especially for attendees looking for a weekend that connects electronic music with art, movement, and community participation.
What Metamorphosis 2026 Adds to Orlando’s Festival Calendar
Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project adds another electronic music and arts weekend to Orlando’s late-summer calendar, with August 28 and 29, 2026 bringing the festival back to Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. The lineup gives the event enough range to pull in bass, melodic electronic music, house, tech house, and club-focused crowds, while the wider festival format keeps the experience tied to visual art, performance, and audience participation.
For a city that continues to play a major role in Florida’s electronic music scene, Metamorphosis 2026 gives attendees a two-day event that does not rely only on the names at the top of the bill. The draw is in how ILLENIUM, Ganja White Night, BUNT., INZO, Sullivan King, Cassian, OMNOM, GUDFELLA, DØMINA, and the full lineup sit alongside the festival’s art installations, roaming performers, interactive activities, and multi-stage format. That gives Metamorphosis Music & Arts Project a strong festival identity going into August 2026.
FNGRS CRSSD And Lane 8 Announce CROSS POLLINATION with Sultan + Shepard, Yotto, Kasbo and more
FNGRS CRSSD has announced FNGRS CRSSD x CROSS POLLINATION, a special one-day event curated by Lane 8 taking place on August 9 at Waterfront Park in San Diego. Presented around collaboration and connection, the event brings Lane 8’s CROSS POLLINATION concept into a full B2B format, led by Lane 8 B2B Sultan + Shepard, Yotto B2B Kasbo, Massane B2B Qrion, and Ashibah B2B Grigoré. The event also connects back to Lane 8’s wider This Never Happened world, where his phone-free event philosophy has helped create one of melodic house’s most dedicated communities through shows centered on presence, shared listening, and long-form musical storytelling.
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CROSS POLLINATION’s B2B Lineup Reflects Lane 8’s Collaborative Circle
The all-B2B lineup gives CROSS POLLINATION a specific event identity, with each set pairing artists who sit close to the melodic house and progressive lane that Lane 8 has developed through This Never Happened. Lane 8 B2B Sultan + Shepard leads the San Diego event, followed by Yotto B2B Kasbo, Massane B2B Qrion, and Ashibah B2B Grigoré, making collaboration the main format instead of a side detail. For FNGRS CRSSD, that structure gives the one-day Waterfront Park event a stronger curatorial focus, since the lineup is not only about individual names, but about how those artists connect across shared release history, label circles, and melodic house audiences.
That connection is especially relevant because CROSS POLLINATION already exists within Lane 8’s wider creative timeline, with earlier collaborative releases on This Never Happened linking him to artists such as Yotto and Massane. The San Diego event brings that idea into a live setting, where the B2B format allows those relationships to become part of the event itself. With Sultan + Shepard, Kasbo, Qrion, Ashibah, and Grigoré also joining through paired sets, FNGRS CRSSD x CROSS POLLINATION gives fans a lineup rooted in collaboration from top to bottom, while still fitting the Waterfront Park setting that has become closely associated with San Diego’s outdoor electronic music calendar.
Lane 8’s This Never Happened Ethos Carries Into CROSS POLLINATION
Lane 8’s role as curator gives CROSS POLLINATION a direct connection to the world he has developed through This Never Happened, the label and event concept he launched in 2016. His shows have long been associated with a phone-free approach, asking audiences to stay present during the set instead of recording the night for social media. That idea gives the San Diego event more context, because FNGRS CRSSD x CROSS POLLINATION is being presented as a shared live experience, not only as a one-day melodic house lineup at Waterfront Park.
That philosophy matters here because CROSS POLLINATION is not using collaboration as a surface-level theme. The event places artists in paired sets, but it also carries the same audience-first thinking that has followed This Never Happened through its label releases, tours, and live identity. For Lane 8, the focus has often been on giving listeners a longer connection to the music without the distraction of constant filming, and that approach makes sense for an event where the value comes from how the artists interact across the decks. For FNGRS CRSSD, bringing that concept to Waterfront Park gives the August 9 event a stronger place within San Diego’s summer calendar, connecting Lane 8’s community with a venue already tied to large-scale outdoor electronic music in the city.
FNGRS CRSSD Brings CROSS POLLINATION To Waterfront Park
For FNGRS CRSSD, the event adds another one-day Waterfront Park show to its San Diego calendar, placing CROSS POLLINATION within the same outdoor setting long associated with CRSSD Festival. The venue gives the August 9 event a wider open-air setting without turning it into a multi-day festival, which fits the focused nature of the concept: one day, four B2B sets, and a lineup curated around Lane 8’s melodic house world.
Tickets and further information for FNGRS CRSSD x CROSS POLLINATION are available through the official website. With Lane 8 curating the event alongside FNGRS CRSSD, the August date gives San Diego a dedicated melodic house gathering at Waterfront Park, closing the gap between his This Never Happened community, the collaborative CROSS POLLINATION format, and the city’s established outdoor electronic music setting.
UNTOLD Festival adds a massive amount of names to their already stacked 2026 lineup, with Gordo, Shimza, Pendulum, and more confirmed.
UNTOLD Festival, ranked among the world’s top festivals, is launching day tickets for its 2026 edition and unveiling the daily schedule, alongside a new wave of names for some of its most beloved stages: Galaxy, Alchemy, and Daydreaming.
This summer, from August 6 to 9, UNTOLD returns to Cluj-Napoca, with day tickets now available for fans who want to plan their festival experience around the artists they want to see the most.
DAILY SCHEDULE
On Thursday: Sting, The Chainsmokers, Carl Cox, Gramatik and many more.
On Friday: Zara Larsson, Swae Lee, Kygo, Marshmello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Gordo, Pendulum DJ Set and many more.
On Saturday: Lewis Capaldi, Martin Garrix, Lost Frequencies, Mau P, Holy Priest, Joseph Capriati, Denzel Curry, Camo & Krooked and many more.
On Sunday: Flo Rida, Steve Aoki, Afrojack b2b R3HAB, MRAK, Sara Landry, Andy C and many more.
NEW NAMES IN THE LINE UP
Alongside the launch of day tickets, UNTOLD is also adding new names to its multi-stage Universe. Maddix joins the line up for the Main Stage and GORDO joins the lineup for the Galaxy stage, UNTOLD’s iconic indoor temple of techno.
The festival also unveils a powerful wave of artists for the Alchemy stage, where Denzel Curry, Camo & Krooked, Pendulum DJ Set, and Andy C are set to bring explosive performances and genre-blending energy to one of UNTOLD’s most dynamic spaces.
For the Daydreaming stage, UNTOLD announces WhoMadeWho Hybrid DJ Set, Rampue Live, Shimza, Major League DJz, Mano Le Tough, Jan Blomqvist and SÉBASTIEN LÉGER, adding even more depth to the festival’s immersive musical journey.
To get your tickets, head to UNTOLD.com and follow them on Instagram.
Ultra Europe 2026 Drops Phase 2 Lineup with Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, DJ Snake and more confirmed for Split this July
Ultra Europe 2026 has dropped its Phase 2 lineup, adding more names to its return to Split, Croatia from July 10 to 12, 2026 at Park Mladeži. Now heading into its 12th edition, the festival’s latest announcement brings in Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, DJ Snake, AFROJACK, and Subtronics, joining a Phase 1 lineup that already included Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, FISHER, John Summit, and Amelie Lens. The update gives the 2026 edition a much fuller look across the Ultra Main Stage and RESISTANCE, while keeping more names saved for the next announcement.
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Phase 2 Adds Trance, Big-Room, Bass, Techno and House to Ultra Europe 2026
The Ultra Europe 2026 Phase 2 lineup strengthens both sides of the festival. The new additions bring more mainstage names into the July weekend, while RESISTANCE also gets a heavier presence through techno and house bookings. With Phase 1 already led by names such as Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, FISHER, John Summit, and Amelie Lens, this second announcement gives the 2026 edition a fuller lineup across its main festival stages.
Phase 2 additions:
- Adam Beyer
- AFROJACK
- Armin van Buuren
- CamelPhat
- DJ Snake
- Hardwell
- Jamie Jones
- Nico Moreno
- Oliver Heldens
- Subtronics
- HALO
- Maddix
Subtronics Stands Out Among Returning Ultra Europe Regulars
While several Phase 2 additions are familiar names for Ultra Europe, Subtronics still gives the 2026 announcement one of its more interesting talking points. He played Ultra Europe 2024, appearing on the same day as AFROJACK and DJ Snake, so his 2026 booking is not a debut. What makes it worth noting is the context around the booking. Ultra Europe has long been associated with mainstage EDM, house, techno, and its RESISTANCE programming, while large-scale bass bookings have not been as constant in the festival’s Croatia lineup. Bringing Subtronics back after 2024 keeps that part of the lineup visible and gives the July weekend a different pull next to the festival’s more established returning names.
For many of the other additions, Ultra Europe 2026 reads as a return to artists with a longer history in Split. Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, AFROJACK, and DJ Snake have all appeared at past editions, while Adam Beyer, CamelPhat, Jamie Jones, and Oliver Heldens have also been part of previous Ultra Europe lineups in recent years. That matters because Phase 2 is not relying only on newness. It brings back names already tied to the festival’s mainstage and RESISTANCE identity, then places Subtronics inside that structure as one of the less typical bookings for the Croatia edition. For a lineup that already had Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, FISHER, John Summit, and Amelie Lens in Phase 1, this second announcement makes the 2026 edition feel more complete without giving away the full final lineup yet.
Ultra Europe 2026 Still Has More Names To Come Before July
With Phase 2 now out, Ultra Europe 2026 has a much clearer outline, but the lineup is still not complete. The festival has already confirmed a strong mix of mainstage names, RESISTANCE artists, and newer additions across the first two announcements, while the poster also confirms that Phase 3 is still on the way. That next update will likely help fill out the remaining stage programming, daily structure, and support acts as the festival moves closer to its July return to Split.
For now, the 2026 edition already has enough confirmed names to show how Ultra Europe is building its 12th edition. Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, DJ Snake, Amelie Lens, Sara Landry, Adam Beyer, FISHER, John Summit, and Subtronics give the lineup both familiar Ultra names and bookings that widen the festival’s appeal. More artists are still expected to be announced before Ultra Europe 2026 takes over Park Mladeži from July 10 to 12, with tickets and updates available through the festival’s official channels.
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