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Ultra Music Festival Reveals Phase 2 2026 Lineup
Ultra Music Festival has unveiled its star-studded Phase 2 lineup, adding more than 70 additional acts to perform at the 2026 event, which will take place from Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami.
In October, Ultra announced its impressive roster of Phase 1 talent, highlighted by the first-ever, world-exclusive Amelie Lens b2b Sara Landry performance, as well as two powerhouse pairings from Sebastian Ingrosso b2b Steve Angello and the U.S. debut of Adam Beyer b2b Joseph Capriati. Additional headliners include global hitmakers John Summit, DJ Snake, Major Lazer, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, and Vintage Culture. House and techno heavyweights Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, Miss Monique, Boris Brejcha, Eli Brown, Sasha_John Digweed, and Adriatique are also set to take the stage. Phase 1 further revealed highly anticipated Ultra debut performances from BZRP, WORSHIP (Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991), ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Marlon Hoffstadt, WANKDAT, the superduo of WOOLI and CRANKDAT, plus the first-ever joint performance from Deorro, Mike Posner, and MORTEN as TIMELESS.
Ahead of its Phase 2 lineup reveal, Ultra announced a special back-to-back headlining set from longtime festival veterans Alesso and Martin Garrix. The rare collaboration follows a massive year for the pair, including their highly anticipated single “Inside Our Hearts” with Shaun Farrugia and a special appearance from Martin Garrix during Alesso’s performance at ULTRA Europe.
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Ultra Music Festival’s Phase 2 announcement welcomes back a powerhouse lineup of veteran headliners, including multi-award-winning artist and longtime Ultra mainstay Afrojack, British-Norwegian DJ/producer Alan Walker, Ukrainian melodic techno duo & RESISTANCE Ibiza 2025 Headlining Resident ARTBAT, and bass titan SVDDEN DEATH’s darker alias VOYD.
As the preeminent curator of electronic music’s rare, ‘you-had-to-be-there’ moments, Ultra 2026’s Phase 2 will bring a new wave of history-making performances, including three world debuts: Argy b2b Mind Against, Ray Volpe b2b Sullivan King, and Clara Cuvé b2b Shlømo. The festival will also host the U.S. debuts of DJ Snake’s techno alias Outlaw b2b TYRM, Joris Voorn b2b Korolova, and progressive house supergroup HALŌ featuring Matisse & Sadko, DubVision, and Third Party.

The festival’s acclaimed roster of support acts making their Ultra debuts includes artists such hard techno artist Alt8, high energy hardstyle act Audiofreq, dubstep artist Big Florida, Latin electronic artist Bolo, melodic techno sensation Cassian, melodic techno icons Colyn b2b Innellea, Australian electro pop band Confidence Man, Dutch hardstyle artist D-Sturb, genre-blending artist Daniel Allen, hard dance powerhouse Darksiderz, experimental bass wizard Distinct Motive, Berlin electronic act DJ Gigola, hardstyle duo Dual Damage, co-founder of Surf Gang label/collective Eera, American electronic duo Fcukers, sibling pop duo Frost Children, techno artist Godtripper, experimental bass act GorillaT, UKG and dubstep talent Hamdi, French riddim producer HOL!, underground artist Kreation, masked heavy dubstep queen LAYZ, German techno maverick Lilly Palmer, singer/songwriter/producer Linney, Irish electronic artist Matty Ralph, German DJ/producer/rapper MCR-T, twin house music duo Me N Ü, Australian hardstyle act Mish, German dance queen Miss Bashful, Italian electronic duo Parisi, Colombian DJ/producer Peterblue, Berlin artist Prada2000, rising French artist Rivo, Japanese-American electronic artist Shima, house duo Sidequest, Dutch trance music collective SUPERSTRINGS, hardstyle duo The Saints, Netherlands act The Purge, and London-based underground duo X Club.
The 2026 lineup is rounded out by a collection of festival veterans such as RAM Records co-founder Andy C, LA-based future bass duo ARMNHMR, Italian electronic act Bloody Betroots, UK drum & bass legend BOU, Dirty Workz label boss Coone, Norwegian hardstyle duo Da Tweekaz, underground duo Deep Dish, Canadian electronic act Frank Walker, Swiss pop-dance artist Gil Glaze, Mexico City’s “queen of bass” Jessica Audiffred, Belgium-based artist Julian Cross, dubstep titan Kai Wachi, Afrojack’s underground alias Kapuchon, Polish techno queen Kasia, Dutch partystarter Laidback Luke, Canadian electronic duo Loud Luxury, “Future Rave” pioneer Maddix, UK techno favorite Massano, French DJ/producer Mykris, progressive house icon Nicky Romero, Vancouver-based DJ/singer Nostalgix, hypnotic techno artist Olympe, melodic bass titan OOKAY, American dubstep staple Peekaboo, global EDM titan R3hab, dubstep virtuoso Riot Ten, American hard dance act Soren, and psytrance duo Vini Vici.
These Phase 2 additions bring the number of Ultra Miami debut performances to an impressive 46, maintaining the festival’s nearly 80% new lineup for 2026 and reaffirming its legacy as the World’s Premier Electronic Music Festival.

The festival’s 26th edition will feature an array of stage takeovers, including the newly announced stage takeover from the iconic Amnesia Ibiza, after hosting the RESISTANCE Ibiza 2025 Club Residency this past summer.
Ultra 2026 will also feature The Martinez Brothers’ debut Cuttin’ Headz takeover, Armin van Buuren’s return with A State of Trance for its 14th Ultra takeover and 25th anniversary, and Steve Aoki celebrating 30 years of Dim Mak with a special takeover.
In addition to Dim Mak, ASOT, and Cuttin’ Headz, Ultra will also feature stage takeovers from legendary hardstyle label Dirty Workz, who are returning to Ultra for the fifth consecutive year and celebrating their 20th anniversary, as well as Ultra takeover debuts from Sara Landry’s techno imprint Hekate and Germany’s multi-disciplinary Live from Earth collective.
Following the RESISTANCE 10th Anniversary World Tour and global club residencies in Ibiza and Miami, Ultra‘s house and techno brand will return to host RESISTANCE stages. More details on Ultra Music Festival’s RESISTANCE lineup coming soon.
Showcasing another dynamic wave of world-renowned talent, Ultra’s Phase 2 lineup builds seamlessly on the festival’s forward-thinking curation. Blending unrivaled debut performances with groundbreaking back-to-back sets and the return of fan-favorite acts, Phase 2 further cements Ultra’s reputation as the ultimate festival for electronic music’s most innovative artists.
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ADE 2026 Adds Eric Prydz, Afrojack, DJ Snake And More
Amsterdam Dance Event 2026 adds Eric Prydz, Afrojack, DJ Snake and more as 1,500+ artists are confirmed
Amsterdam Dance Event 2026 has announced another major group of artists for its 30th anniversary edition, with more than 1,500 artists and DJs now confirmed across Amsterdam this October. The latest additions include Eric Prydz, Afrojack, DJ Snake, Boris Brejcha, Miss Monique, Oliver Heldens, Paul van Dyk, I Hate Models, Maceo Plex, Hot Since 82 and many more, adding further depth across house, techno, trance, progressive and other areas of electronic music ahead of ADE 2026.
Eric Prydz, Afrojack And DJ Snake Lead The Latest Additions

Among the biggest names announced are Eric Prydz, Afrojack and DJ Snake, joined by Boris Brejcha, Miss Monique, Oliver Heldens, Paul van Dyk, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sasha, Patrick Topping, Pan-Pot, Mike Williams, Mr. Belt & Wezol, Major League DJz and Low Steppa.
The announcement also brings together several artists with decades of history in electronic music. Todd Terry, Scooter, Kittin & The Hacker, Egyptian Lover, CJ Bolland, Dave Clarke and Kerri Chandler are all confirmed, while names including Âme, Seth Troxler, Apollonia, East End Dubs, Prunk, Manda Moor and Sidney Charles add to the house-focused events taking place throughout the week.
Techno Makes Up A Large Part Of The New Announcement
A substantial part of the latest artist announcement comes from techno, with Ben Klock, DVS1, Rødhåd, Luke Slater, DYEN, DJ Stingray 313, Patrick Mason, MARRØN, Donato Dozzy, The Lady Machine and Dasha Rush among those confirmed.
I Hate Models, JakoJako, Salome, Sedef Adasi, Colin Benders, DJ Gigola, Bad Boombox, Narciss and Partiboi69 are also included, bringing together established techno artists with names that have become increasingly present across clubs and festivals in recent years. With artists such as HAAi, Hunee, CARISTA, Silva Bumpa, Luke Dean, Sweely and L.P. Rhythm also joining the schedule, the latest announcement covers a wide section of contemporary electronic music without being tied to a single style.
ADE 2026 Celebrates 30 Years Across Amsterdam
Amsterdam Dance Event 2026 will take place from October 21 to 25, marking 30 years since the event began. More than 1,500 artists and DJs have now been confirmed, with events scheduled across venues throughout Amsterdam during the five-day edition.
Alongside the festival events, ADE will continue its conference and networking activities as part of the wider anniversary schedule. With more announcements still expected before October, the current artist list already places ADE 2026 among the largest editions of the event to date.
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Editorial
UNTOLD ONE 2026: Our Top 5 Acts From an Unforgettable Weekend
UNTOLD ONE 2026 welcomed more than 500,000 festivalgoers to Cluj-Napoca, and narrowing the lineup down to five sets was no easy task.
There are festivals that put together a great lineup, festivals that build impressive stages, and festivals that become destinations in themselves. UNTOLD ONE 2026 managed to be all three. Earlier this August, our team went to Cluj-Napoca from August 6–9 for UNTOLD festival. More than 200 artists performed across the festival, with the event ultimately welcoming more than 500,000 festivalgoers over four days and four nights. But attendance figures only tell part of the story.
What made UNTOLD ONE particularly interesting was the way it continued to push beyond the conventional definition of an EDM festival. The Mainstage delivered the global superstars and enormous singalong moments expected from a festival of this scale, while Galaxy and the other stages offered everything from underground techno to melodic house, urban music and drum & bass. The tram stage provided up and coming artists to showcase their talent while the alchemy stage had some of the biggest hip hop acts of Romania and the world performing there. The result was a festival that could feel completely different depending on where you stood.
With so many incredible performances across the weekend, narrowing the lineup down to just five was an extremely difficult task. When names like Carl Cox, Solomun, Sara Landry and Swae Lee don’t even make the final cut, you know UNTOLD ONE delivered a weekend packed with exceptional music and unforgettable memories.
After four days of music, these are our top five acts from UNTOLD ONE 2026.
5.Flo Rida
Sometimes a festival set doesn’t need to be complicated, It just needs to be fun and Flo Rida delivered exactly that. Performing at the Mainstage with a catalogue packed with instantly recognizable and nostalgic hits, Flo Rida turned UNTOLD into one enormous party. Tracks like “Low,” “Whistle” and “GDFR” provided the kind of universal crowd reaction that few artists can replicate. In my personal opinion, the crowd was the loudest during his set
His performance also brought a completely different energy to the closing night. After four days of EDM, techno, house and live performances, Flo Rida’s combination of hip-hop, pop and dancefloor anthems felt like the perfect way to celebrate the end of the festival.
It was nostalgic, energetic and incredibly entertaining.

4.Lost Frequencies
Lost Frequencies delivered one of the weekend’s most versatile sets, combining his melodic house sound with the kind of accessible festival energy that has made him a global name.
His performance was filled with familiar records, emotional melodies and moments designed perfectly for a crowd of tens of thousands.
One of the highlights came when Loredana Groza joined him on stage for their collaboration, bringing an unmistakably Romanian element to an otherwise international festival programme.
That moment summed up what UNTOLD does particularly well: bringing global electronic music together with the local culture and identity of Romania.
Lost Frequencies also demonstrated that you don’t necessarily need the hardest drops or most aggressive production to command a festival crowd.
Melodic, emotional and perfectly suited to the UNTOLD atmosphere.

3.Sebastian Ingrosso
Few artists understand the DNA of a festival quite like Sebastian Ingrosso.
With decades of experience performing on some of the world’s biggest stages, Ingrosso knows exactly how to build anticipation, when to release the energy and, most importantly, which records can turn a massive crowd into one voice.
His UNTOLD set delivered that familiar combination of progressive melodies, huge festival moments and Swedish House Mafia nostalgia, while still feeling relevant to a modern festival audience.
There is something particularly satisfying about listening to whole crowd singing along to “Dont you worry child”, It is one of those festival moments that words cannot really describe. You simply have to be there.

2.The Chainsmokers
It feels unfair to pick top five when there were so many artists pouring their heart out in their performances, one of them was the returning duo of the Chainsmokers, who played their ever green hits such as Dont let me down, Closer and Something just like this but also sharing a tribute to their late friend Juice wrld with “Sugarfish” and their emotional performance of the unreleased ID “Used to call”.
The Chainsmokers have always had a special relationship with festival crowds, and their UNTOLD return showed exactly why. Their set managed to balance nostalgia with the energy of a modern festival performance, taking the audience through some of the biggest records of their career while still keeping the show feeling fresh.

- MEDUZA³ LIVE
MEDUZA have become synonymous with some of the biggest house records of the past several years, but MEDUZA³ LIVE took the Italian trio’s sound into a different dimension.
Rather than simply delivering another DJ set, the live concept gave their music a larger, more immersive presentation. Their biggest records such as “Bad memories”, “Piece of your heart” and “Paradise” sounded particularly powerful in the UNTOLD environment, with the combination of live elements, vocals and festival-scale production creating a show that felt closer to a concert than a conventional club set.
It was also one of the weekend’s strongest examples of how electronic music continues to evolve, A polished, energetic and genuinely impressive live electronic performance.

UNTOLD ONE 2026 was a reminder of why the festival has become one of Europe’s most important electronic-music destinations.
It wasn’t simply about having the biggest names on the poster. It was about creating a festival where Lewis Capaldi could deliver an emotional singalong, MEDUZA³ could transform a DJ show into a hybrid live spectacle, Kygo could bring his tropical house vibes to a stadium crowd and R3JACK (Afrojack & R3HAB) could turn the mainstage in a dance floor.
And somewhere else on the festival grounds, Carl Cox, Solomun, Sara Landry, Denzel Curry and hundreds of other artists were creating their own unforgettable moments.
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Circoloco Thailand Confirms Return for 2027
Circoloco Thailand confirms its 2027 return with three weekends set for January at Baba Beach Club Natai in Phuket.
Circoloco Thailand will return to Baba Beach Club Natai in January 2027, expanding to three weekends after its biggest edition in the country to date. More than 20,000 tickets were sold across two weekends in 2026, continuing the event’s growth since its Thailand debut in 2019. Over the years, Circoloco has brought artists including Seth Troxler, Peggy Gou, Michael Bibi, Chris Stussy, Mochakk and DJ Tennis to Natai, with the 2027 edition now set to become its longest run in Thailand so far.
Circoloco Thailand 2027 Dates and Venue
Circoloco Thailand 2027 will take place across three consecutive Saturdays on January 9, 16 and 23 at Baba Beach Club Natai in Phang Nga, just north of Phuket. Circoloco confirmed the full three-weekend run through its official Instagram account, announcing that it will return to Phuket for three weekends of day and night parties in January. The expansion makes 2027 the first three-weekend edition since Circoloco Thailand began in 2019.
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Located directly on Natai Beach, Baba Beach Club Natai has hosted every edition of Circoloco Thailand since 2019. The property brings together its beachfront, pool and palm-lined outdoor areas, giving the event a coastal setting that contrasts with its original club home at DC-10 Ibiza. Its location in Phang Nga, close to Phuket International Airport, also makes it accessible for people travelling into southern Thailand from elsewhere in the country and overseas. After several editions in the same location, Baba Beach Club Natai has become closely associated with Circoloco Thailand, with the beach and surrounding grounds forming a recognisable part of the event each January.
Circoloco’s Global Influence and Thailand Connection
Circoloco became part of DC-10 Ibiza in 1999, ten years after the club first opened near Ibiza Airport. Its Monday parties went on to become one of the longest-running fixtures in Ibiza’s underground house and techno scene, helping establish DC-10 as one of the island’s best-known clubs for underground electronic music. Over more than two decades, Circoloco became known for long club sessions, carefully selected lineups and a booking approach that placed established names alongside DJs who were still gaining wider recognition. Those Monday parties remain central to DC-10 today, preserving a direct connection between the current Circoloco brand and the club where it began.
From Ibiza, Circoloco expanded into events across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Recent editions have taken place in New York, Miami, Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, São Paulo, Melbourne, Lima, Warsaw, Zurich and Phuket, showing how far the party has travelled from its original Monday sessions at DC-10. Circoloco also moved into recorded music in 2021 with CircoLoco Records, launched in partnership with Rockstar Games and initially featuring artists including Seth Troxler, Kerri Chandler, Dixon, Rampa and Sama’ Abdulhadi. The label added another part to the wider Circoloco operation while keeping its focus closely connected to the house and techno artists associated with its events.
As that international presence has expanded, Thailand has developed into one of Circoloco’s recurring destinations in Asia. The brand returned to Phuket in January 2025 and January 2026, with another edition already confirmed for January 2027, creating a run of consecutive years that is unusual among its Asian events. That consistency has given Circoloco Thailand a more established role in the region, bringing the DC-10 Ibiza concept to Southeast Asia on a regular basis instead of through occasional standalone dates. With the event continuing to return to Phuket, Thailand has become an important part of Circoloco’s international expansion in Asia.
How Circoloco Thailand’s Lineups Have Evolved
When Circoloco first came to Thailand in 2019, the lineup closely reflected the artists already associated with its parties in Ibiza. The debut brought Seth Troxler, Peggy Gou, Richy Ahmed, Nic Fanciulli, wAFF, Serge Devant, Lauren Lane, Bas Ibellini and Mendy Indigo to Baba Beach Club Natai, before the 2020 edition expanded across two Saturdays with names including Jamie Jones, Jackmaster, Patrick Topping, Jasper James, Mella Dee, The Martinez Brothers, Bedouin and William Djoko.
After returning in 2023, the bookings widened while keeping a clear link to the wider Circoloco and DC-10 circuit. Michael Bibi, Joseph Capriati, HAAi, Shygirl, Skream, VTSS, ANOTR, Chris Stussy, Dennis Cruz, Carlita, Prospa, Sven Väth, Job Jobse, Palms Trax, Adriatique, Josh Baker, Shanti Celeste, Priku, Miguelle & Tons and Sossa have all appeared across more recent editions, showing how the Thailand lineups have continued to follow changes in international house and techno without losing the identity associated with the brand.
With three weekends confirmed for January 2027, Circoloco Thailand is entering its biggest edition yet at Baba Beach Club Natai, continuing a run that has grown considerably since the first event in 2019 while keeping Thailand firmly connected to one of the most established names in global house and techno.
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