Insomniac has revealed the full lineup for Escape Psycho Circus 2026, and the Halloween-themed festival is once again stacking its bill with more than 80 acts across five-plus stages. The sixteenth edition of the event returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31.
Topping the bill this year are Zedd, Ice Cube, Excision, Richie Hawtin, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, Alok, and Morten. It’s a lineup that spans well beyond typical festival house and bass bookings, with Ice Cube’s inclusion standing out as one of the more unexpected hip-hop crossovers on the 2026 Halloween circuit.
For those chasing harder tempos, the hard dance and techno contingent includes 999999999, AZYR, Cera Khin, Clara Cuve, Darren Styles, Indira Paganotto, KLOUD, Nina Kraviz, and Trym. Showtek is booked for a dedicated hardstyle set, while Frontliner brings one of his journey sets to the festival grounds — a format built around longer, more narrative-driven track selection rather than a standard club set.
House music gets its own real estate on the bill as well. Cloonee and Disco Lines — the producer behind the viral ‘No Broke Boys’ — headline that corner of the lineup, alongside OMNOM, San Pacho, and TELYKAST. Rising names KREAM, Kana Hishiya, Silvie Loto, Yanamaste, Pedroz, Rommii, and Cat & Maomi round out the house and tech house programming.
Back-to-back sets are a recurring theme in this year’s booking strategy. Fans can catch Joseph Capriati B2B SOSA, Jamie Jones B2B Franky Rizardo, Alex Chapman B2B Zoe Gitter, Lady Faith B2B LNY TNZ, and Andruss B2B Juos across the weekend.
Eurodance vocalist Cascada also joins the bill, bringing her catalog of early-2000s dance anthems to a lineup otherwise dominated by house, bass, and techno acts.
Insomniac’s Discovery Project will again award a rising artist a festival slot alongside the announced acts, continuing the initiative’s role as an entry point for unsigned and emerging talent into Insomniac’s festival circuit.
Stage curation duties fall to some of Insomniac’s regular sub-brands, with Basscon set to handle the hardstyle and hardcore programming for at least one of the festival’s stages.
Two-day GA, GA+, and 21+ VIP tickets go on sale Thursday, August 6 at 12pm PT via EscapeHalloween.com.
*Cover image credit: Brian Rapaport
