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Starlight Festival 2026 Debuts At The Pyramids Of Giza
Starlight Festival 2026 debuts at the Pyramids of Giza as EXIT and P+US launch a new Egypt festival concept this October
Three-time European Best Major Festival winner EXIT is bringing its globally recognised festival experience to Egypt this October with the launch of Starlight Festival 2025, a brand-new multi-day concept taking place from October 8th-11th near the Great Pyramids of Giza in partnership with Venture Lifestyle and its electronic music platform P+US. The debut edition will centre on two main festival nights on October 9th and 10th near the pyramids, with opening and closing events taking place across selected locations in Cairo. The first lineup includes Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, Adriatique, Vintage Culture, Pete Tong, WhoMadeWho, and Enrico Sangiuliano, alongside more regional and international artists. With EXIT expanding its global festival presence and P+US already connected to large-scale electronic music projects in Egypt, Starlight Festival 2026 introduces a new festival concept tied to both electronic music and destination-led tourism.
Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, and Adriatique Lead the Starlight Festival 2026 Lineup
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The first Starlight Festival 2026 lineup opens with Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, and Adriatique, placing three major names from different sides of electronic music at the front of the festival’s Egypt debut. Charlotte de Witte will perform in Egypt for the first time, adding a major techno booking to the October launch. Michael Bibi is also confirmed to play near the pyramids for the first time, bringing a major house name into the festival’s opening edition. For a debut event tied to EXIT and P+US, the lead names help frame Starlight Festival 2026 as a full electronic music festival announcement, not only a location-led event.
Adriatique return with direct history at the location after previously performing near the Great Pyramids of Giza to nearly 10,000 people. Their appearance links Starlight Festival 2025 to Egypt’s recent run of large-scale electronic music events near landmark sites, where international bookings, tourism, and production-led concepts have become increasingly connected. The festival’s main nights on October 9th and 10th are also part of a wider multi-day format, with opening and closing events taking place across selected locations in Cairo.
The lineup continues with Vintage Culture, Pete Tong, WhoMadeWho, and Enrico Sangiuliano, giving the first edition a broader electronic direction without overstating the announcement. Vintage Culture adds a house-focused name, Pete Tong brings long-running relevance across radio, events, and international club culture, WhoMadeWho brings a live electronic component, and Enrico Sangiuliano adds another techno name to the festival’s first run. With regional and international artists also included, Starlight Festival 2026 enters Egypt with a lineup that reads as a full festival announcement, not a one-off show near the pyramids.
Starlight Festival 2026 Sets Its Main Nights Near the Pyramids With Cairo Events Around the Weekend
Starlight Festival 2026 will run from October 8th-11th, with the two main festival nights scheduled for October 9th and 10th near the Great Pyramids of Giza. The wider schedule starts with an opening event before moving into the main Giza nights, then closes with another event across selected locations in Cairo. Instead of keeping the debut limited to one site, EXIT, P+US, and Venture Lifestyle are using the October dates to introduce a multi-day format that connects the pyramids area with the city around it.
More than five stages and zones are planned for Starlight Festival 2025, alongside a VR experience that was originally unveiled at Expo Dubai. Those additions move the festival beyond a standard headline setup, especially with the main nights sitting within a larger weekend structure. The format also reflects the way electronic music events in Egypt have started to sit closer to tourism, large-scale production, and destination-based festival planning, where the location is part of the event identity without being the only reason for the announcement.
Although the pyramids are central to the festival’s visual identity, Starlight Festival 2026 will be staged from a specially designated location near the site, not directly at the monuments themselves. The Great Pyramids of Giza will serve as the backdrop, with the event location planned around the area’s historical importance and protected status. For a festival launching near one of the world’s most recognised heritage sites, that setup draws a line between using the landmark as part of the event setting and treating the monument area as a festival ground.
EXIT and P+US Connect Starlight Festival 2026 to Egypt’s Growing Music Tourism Market
The launch of Starlight Festival 2026 also places EXIT inside a wider push toward destination-led festival projects, with Egypt positioned as the next stop in its expanding international activity. Dušan Kovačević, founder and CEO of EXIT Festival, described the project as an opportunity to bring the festival’s concept near one of the world’s most recognised historical sites while presenting Egypt’s cultural heritage to an international audience. His statement also points to the role of Venture Lifestyle as the regional partner behind the launch, especially given the company’s existing work across large-scale cultural, nightlife, and live entertainment events in the Middle East.
For Venture Lifestyle and P+US, Starlight Festival 2025 follows a growing run of electronic music projects connected to landmark locations in Egypt. The company has previously worked on events such as Anyma’s Quantum Genesys at the Great Pyramids of Giza, placing P+US within the region’s larger movement toward production-focused electronic music events. Rabih Mokbel, founder and CEO of Venture Lifestyle and P+US, also linked the launch to music tourism, noting the sector’s global value of over $100 billion and the potential for the festival to attract international visitors to Egypt.
Tickets for Starlight Festival 2026 are available through the official Starlight Festival website. The debut edition will take place from October 8th-11th, with the two main festival nights scheduled near the Great Pyramids of Giza on October 9th and 10th, followed by opening and closing events across selected locations in Cairo.
