The 2026 edition promises sounds from all corners of hard dance music, spanning hard house and euphoric hardstyle to rawstyle and hardcore. Headliners include Lil Texas B2B Yosuf, Angerfist, Mad Dog, Rooler, Sub Zero Project, Darren Styles, Ben Nicky Presents Extreme, DJ Isaac, Vertile, and Dual Damage.

German rave, schranz, and hard techno will have a strong presence this year with artists like Fantasm, Trym, Winson, Kobosil, Alignment, KUKO, Johannes Schuster, and Cara Elizabeth bringing their signature sounds to California. The high-energy spectrum continues with Restricted, Kayzo, Fatima Hajji, NOVAH, Onlynumbers, Somewhen, Serafina, and Shmitty.

Additional lineup highlights include CLAWZ PRESENTS: FOR THE FLOOR, Alyssa Jolee, Junkie Kid, Dea Magna B2B Dani Thorne, BEAUZ, Levenkhan, Atmozfears, Kruelty, D-Sturb, Dr Donk, and Sihk B2B Water Spirit.

Stage Takeovers and Brand Partnerships

Wasteland Festival 2026 will feature stage takeovers from Insomniac’s own Basscon and Mutate brands, alongside renowned German promoter Unreal Germany. This collaboration brings together some of the most influential names in hard dance music curation under one roof.

Two-day GA and 21+ VIP tickets go on sale this Friday, May 29 at 12:00 PM PT through WastelandFest.com. Given the festival’s track record of selling out and this year’s expanded lineup, early ticket acquisition is recommended for hard dance fans looking to experience the eleventh edition of this California institution.

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Firstly, ‘Bloodstream’ is a searing fusion of hard dance and techno, meticulously engineered for absolute chaos. From the moment the first beat drops, get enveloped in a relentless sonic assault. Next, the track pulses with Kayzo’s signature aggressive leads, instantly recognizable and designed to ignite any crowd. What’s more, MUST DIE!’s razor-sharp complimentary sound design cuts through the mix with surgical precision. It adds layers of intricate, yet brutal, textures. Furthermore, Space Laces’ ties it all together with relentless energy, infusing the track with an unstoppable momentum that drives it forward at full throttle. The result is a high-octane heater destined to tear up festival grounds and underground raves alike. A trail of exhilarating destruction in its wake.

Is Hard Dance Here To Stay?

Now, HIVEMIND burst onto the scene in 2023 as a powerhouse collaboration. It brings together the distinct sonic signatures of these bass music giants into one uncompromising force. Their debut single, ‘EXE‘ released this February and immediately sent shockwaves through the electronic music world. It earned widespread acclaim for its unrelenting intensity and boundary-pushing production, proving that when these three come together, magic—or rather, controlled chaos—happens. Fans flooded the comments with fervent praise and insatiable demands for more, cementing HIVEMIND as one of the most anticipated new acts in heavy dance music. The hype is real and deserved.

HIVEMIND is emphatically proving they are no one-off experiment. Instead, they are a formidable force actively reshaping the future of hard dance. This track isn’t just a follow-up; it’s an evolution, showcasing their collective mastery and unwavering commitment to pushing sonic boundaries. As anticipation builds to a fever pitch, all signs point to a breakout year for the trio. HIVEMIND is not just making music; they’re staking their claim as the undeniable leaders of the next electronic music uprising. Get ready to have “Bloodstream” course through your veins and redefine your perception of hard dance.

Listen to ‘Bloodstream’ below.

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Ahoy, fellow readers! What once was an April Fools joke, turns into a reality this very Saturday. Insomniac’s first-ever Electric Daisy Carnival in the middle of deep waters, appropriately named EDSea, will be happening from November 4th through 8th, 2023, over a number of countries and ensuring non-stop partying all throughout.

Artists of all genres and from all around the globe are invited to the Norwegian Joy, including Afrojack, Galantis, Seven Lions, SLANDER, and Valentino Khan to name a few. The ship is set to sail from Miami, and travel through a handful of places, including Bahamas‘ Great Stirrup Cay, and the country’s capital city, Nassau.

Musical Sailors And Their Packing Essentials

Among the monumental, 60-plus roster of artists who will bring joy and infectious beats to the EDSea debut, we could speak to ten of them and ask them a very simple question: what are your five packing essentials for EDSea?

Those who opened up about their must-haves for their upcoming half-week onboard are: top-selling French producer Dombresky, Trance living legend Ferry Corsten, infinite energy machine Kayzo, Dubstep hero Ray Volpe, genre-bender Riot Ten, Trap prowess Rossy, Hard Trap godfather SayMyName, Mexican duo Tom & Collins, veteran top-charting producer and internet personality Valentino Khan, and boundary-pusher Wooli.

This is what they said.

What Are Your Top Five Must-Haves At EDSea?

Dombresky

1. Laptop
2. Disco hat
3. Swim shirt
4. Noise-cancelling Airpods
5. Sunglasses

Riot Ten

1. Cell Phone
2. Juul
3. USBs
4. Wallet
5. Laptop

Key Takeaways

From everything noted, perhaps the most important items have got to be Laptops, earplugs and USBs for the gigs themselves. Other interesting bits we read were Dramamine (for nausea onboard), swimming shorts/suits, sunglasses, sun lotion, and, how wouldn’t one, phone, wallet, and passport (!).

What about you? Are you attending EDSea? And if so, what are your top-fives? It would already be time to make a packing list!

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We’re only a couple days away from EDC Orlando, one of the largest gatherings of the region year-round. We bet you’re already packing your stuff to go see world-class acts like Mau P, Afroki, Modapit, and others. Have you wondered what you’re going to do after the fireworks have launched and the music has gone out? Well, be sure to bring your thirsty spirit over to Celine Orlando, the place to be for the night.

Celine in Orlando will be the home of this year’s official EDCO afterparties. Produced by Goodnight Events‘ very own Max Roseff and Jace Cohen, in collaboration with Celine Court Street Concepts operator Gio Irene and Justin Savoie, each night was designed to be a blast, and a seamless transition from the festival to the club, without losing any energy in the process.

Celine’s Itinerary

The nightclub will host one afterparty per each EDC Orlando day, plus a pre-party the day before. So that means it will be open for EDC duties from Thursday, November 9th, through Sunday, November 12th. Talk about commitment!

Thursday will see the King of Power Kayzo welcome attendees to the weekend ahead, and setting the mood not only for the night but for the coming days as well, with the energy he’s known for. Friday will handle the decks over to multi-gold-and-platinum-selling House artist HUGEL for an after-hours round. After Day 2 of EDCO, Celine will bring the in-the-spotlight sensation Mau P for a Saturday characterised by heat on the dancefloor. Joining him will be Tech House duo YOKAI, so make the trouble double. Finally, Sunday is all-in on House, for the last afterparty will be led by the acclaimed duo Gorgon City.

Check the lineup below!

Afterparty Tickets

Depending on the night, tickets start from $30 and can be acquired by clicking this link here. What are you waiting for? It’s time to pair your festival experience with the greatest afterparties around.

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Moreover, talented artists like LSDream, Rezz, Kai Wachi, Kayzo, Cannabliss, and Blunts and Blondes are now tagging along. In addition, Sunset is full of acts, featuring Adventure Club, Chris Lake, Eptic B2B Space Laces, Dr. Fresch, Wax Motif, and many more.

Sunset Music Festival is going to take place in Tampa Bay, Florida, on May 27-28, 2023. Currently, tickets are on sale; make sure to grab them soon while they last, as they’re moving to tier 3. Additionally, this week single-day tickets will become available; get them here.

Check out their social pages to learn more or stay updated about Sunset Music Festival.

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One of the most famous electronic music festivals of all year is just one week away from holding its yearly Miami edition, Ultra Music Festival. Building up to next Friday, and as it’s already a tradition, Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Records have once again joined forces for this year’s edition of their collaborative Ultra Music Festival Compilation Album.

The compilation is a 12-track collection of the best producers currently rocking Ultra Records, many of which will feature an appearance on this year’s UMF. Treat yourself to a journey through different corners of the Dance genre, including Electro, Trap, Tech House, Future House, and more. Some of the artists featured are Green Velvet, Sofi Tukker, NGHTMRE, Oliver Heldens, and Syn Cole. Check the full tracklist down below.

Ultra Music Festival 2023 Compilation Album Tracklist

1. Deorro – ‘Oye’ (Compilation Exclusive)
2. NGHTMRE – ‘Shady Intentions (VIP Edit)’ (Compilation Exclusive)
3. SOFI TUKKER – ‘Summer In New York’
4. Kayzo – ‘Before The Storm’
5. Syn Cole – ‘Feels Like Love’ feat. Miya Miya
6. Get Real, Claude VonStroke & Green Velvet – ‘Jolean’
7. Solardo x Vintage Culture x Lowes – ‘Adidas & Pearls’
8. Idris Muhammad – ‘Could Heaven Ever Be Like This’ (Walker & Royce and Chris Lorenzo Remix)
9. Gattuso – ‘Born To Love’ (Jeffrey Sutorius Remix)
10. Cedric Gervais – ‘Spirit In My Life’ (2020 Edit)
11. Oliver Heldens x Karen Harding – ‘Oops’
12. Frank Walker feat. Ella Henderson – ‘I Go Dancing’

Listen to the compilation right below, and make sure to get ready for this year’s Ultra Miami, and all other events happening next week as part of Music Week. Unsure what to do or where to go? We’ve got you covered with our daily Event Guides, one for each day of MMW. This way, good sir, you’ll be directed to the roundup of all the guides.

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Along with the main headliners, Dr. Fresch, Dombresky, Wax Motif, San Holo, Jason Ross, and MitiS will be there. Look forward to all things from house to melodic dubstep, experimental bass, and midtempo. Additionally, get your sadbois fix and shuffling fancies tickled. Want bass in your face? Tune in to Mersiv, IMANU, Khiva, and Heyz b2b Tape B. REZZ will also attend to draw you into the dark depths of her heavy beats.

Bonnie x Clyde, Habstrakt, Kayzo, Liquid Stranger, Yetep, Zomboy, Timmy Trumpet, Slushii, and more await you. Any guess as to who the surprise artist is? Skrillex? Slander? Who would you want to see at Ubbi Dubbi? Disco Donnie Presents seems to be stepping things up for a new year. The event production company has evolved over the last 27 years, putting on festivals like Sunset Music Festival, Freaky Deaky, Sun City Music Festival, The Day After, and Ultimate Music Experience. This interstellar themed party is one of Disco Donnie’s newer brands. Ubbi & Dubbi are here to take attendees on an adventure. It saw great success during its debut, the pandemic put it on hold, and now its back. Though there is no camping, it might compensate with a new stage.

Stay tuned for details. Check out the phase one lineup below. Early bird tickets start at $26 down. Sign up for early access to them here.

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Moreover, their lineup featured artists like Alison Wonderland, Adventure Club, JOYRYDE, Excision, Kayzo and Svdden Death. Even Shaq, aka ‘Diesel‘, was on the lineup, so it’s a concerning situation.

It’s unclear why they hit the breaks on Necropolis, but factors like low sales or venue/permit issues are common among events. The organizers said alternative indoor shows are in the works and refunds are on the way (complete statement below).

Other than the statement, no further information has come out yet, but hopefully, they’ll release more soon. For now, keep those eyes peeled on Necropolis Music Festival’s social pages for updates on the situation.

Photos via Facebook: Necropolis Chicago

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Insomniac made sure to keep safety measures around COVID and the Delta variant as well. Employees of the festival had to wear masks if not vaccinated, along with Insomniac offering COVID shots in the medical tent. Also, attendees had the choice of free masks and the ability to use multiple sanitation stations. Plus, the whole festival took place outside at the massive NOS Events Center.

Headliners at Hard Summer

Headliners this year at Hard Summer consisted of Future, Rezz, Kaytranada, RL Grime, Baauer, Don Toliver, Jauz, Ekali, Lil Dirk,Maya Jane Coles, G Jones, Eprom, A-Trak, Wax Motif, DJ Snake, Malaa, Dillion Francis, 2 Chainz, Skream!, Kayzo, Iann Dior, Hulk Gang (aka Valentino Khan + 4B), Slushii, Joyryde, Saymyname, and Solardo. The only change up in the headliner list was a replacement of Valentino Khan for Flosstradamus.

Moving forward, some of our most enjoyed sets this year were closers Rezz, Malaa b2b DJ Snake, Dillion Francis, and Kayzo. Rezz closed out the Harder Stage Saturday and Kayzo closed it Sunday. Dillion Francis closed the Hard Stage Saturday and Malaa b2b DJ Snake closed it Sunday giving the festival a double bang ending.

About the Shows

Having over a year to prep their new music and live sets, all artists were able to surprise fans with a new experience. Yes, understandably – the headliners absolutely delivered, but numerous artists beyond that received good reviews from their fans. Major highlight here included The Bad Boys Club, Skream!‘s Old School Dubstep set, RL Grime b2b Baauer, and Walker & Royce. Some say this was the best Hard Summer yet, and as a fellow attendee I can agree.

In Conclusion: Another Awesome HARD Summer

Hard Summer is one of Insomniac’s most popular festivals in SoCal. It lives up to its reputation for all of its newcomers. The festival provides 5 stages with drop dead lineups that showcase of artist from all over. Their ground and production crews are some of the best in the nation and they prove so with all the events Insomniac puts on. Hard Summer is only one of the many groundbreaking events they provide as well. If you haven’t been, you should add it to your musical festival bucket list for 2022.

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It is a long list and a good one too. Every year, Insomniac, the HARD Summer corporate owner, never disappoints its festival-goers with their lineups. Also, they have many other artists in attendance that many of us will be dying to see. Below I have attached the full lineup for you to see. Now let’s dive deeper into this lineup.

B2B Sets at HardSummer

You can’t have an Insomniac lineup without the energy driving back-to-back sets. This year HARD Summer is giving us 4 B2Bs, 2 each day of the event. On Saturday, you have an RL Grime and Baauer B2b on the HARD Stage from 9 P.M to 10:15 P.M. For the 2nd Saturday B2b, they are giving us a G Jones and Eprom show at 11 P.M to 12 A.M closing out the Green Stage.

Sunday, if you’re at the HARD Stage for the closing set you will see DJ Snake and Malaa’s B2B. If you are not, make sure to catch Nitti Gritti and Wuki‘s B2B earlier in the day from 4:45 P.M to 5:45 P.M on the HARDER Stage. Back to Back sets are filled with two talented DJ mixes and combined transitions. They make for good switch-ups on your festival days and gives you a chance to catch not just one but two DJs at once. We strongly suggest adding at least one to your A-team list.

& For Special Sets

Special sets are a growing popularity amongst festivals. They are usually a special live set with live instruments, or a popular artist playing under a different identity, or even an artist playing a different genre or lower/higher tempo than their usual. HARD Summer is supplying us with 3 special sets other than the B2Bs. They are Skream!’s “Old Skool Dubstep Set”, Hulk Gang, and Bad Boys Club. In more detail, Skream!’s “Old Skool Dubstep Set” will be a set playing his style of old-school dubstep. If you are a fan of the oldies this will be a set not to miss.

Going down the list, Hulk Gang is a collaborative project between the likes of 4B and Valentino Khan. This is a killer duo between two well-known producer DJs. Ongoing, we run into Bad Boys Club, another collaborative project between artist Cray and GG Magree. These two ladies making up Bad Boys Club will be controlling the Green Stage between 7 and 8 P.M.

Between the B2Bs and the special sets, you have a lot to think about.

Set Times and Festival Closers

Set times have been released on the HARD Summer website and their social media platforms. We suggest saving a copy just in case the phone signal becomes a little iffy with the masses. Ranger Trucco, an up-and-coming house artist is the first set on the HARD Stage. His groovy set will give life to the festival for the weekend at 2 P.M. on Saturday. Saturday will end with a bang with closing sets from Future, Rezz, and the G Jones and Eprom B2b set. Sunday’s Main Stage will start up with Arius at the same opening time of 2 P.M. Closing the festival we will see sets from Kayzo, Skream!, and another B2b with DJ Snake and Malaa. Below I have attached both days for you to get a better look at the full set times.

Remember to grab a copy for your exciting weekend.

Hard Summer Location & Parking

Luckily, HARD Summer does a good job at supplying black and white info for its attendees, but we’re here to make it even easier for you. Hard Summer will again be at the NOS Events Center located in San Bernardino, CA. A massive venue that continues to have a long and solid relationship with Insomniac. If you need the address of the venue it is 689 S E St, San Bernardino, CA 92408.

In regards to parking, HARD Summer has supplied a detailed message on where to go here. Free parking for attendees will be adjacent to the venue and they have made it clear to NOT park in the surrounding neighborhoods. Also, Accessible Parking will be located near the VIP entrance off of Arrowhead Avenue. If you are Ubering, using LYFT, or any kind of drop off you will need to give your driver directions to NOS events center and tell them to follow the “Guest Drop-Off” signs. The same thing flies with being picked up. They suggest arriving early if this is the option you are thinking about.

If your hotel is part of the shuttle program or you are coming from Orange County or Downtown Los Angeles, HARD Summer is still offering shuttle passes on their website. You can find the city shuttle passes here and the hotel shuttle passes here.

Last but not least make sure to read through the parking lot restrictions and Pro Tips on the HARD Summer parking page.

Have a Safe HARD Summer

HARD Summer is one of Insomniac’s most popular west coast festivals and brings in thousands of fans from all over the world. It focuses on having fun, meeting new people, and of course seeing our favorite artists. In the midst of all the fun make sure to drink lots of water but not too much, watch for occasional bummy pickpockets, and look after all your fellow HARD Summer attendees.

See you there!

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