merchant is the Jamaican born Afro house producer already backed by Black Coffee, Diplo and Pete Tong. He is making dance floor records with real emotional depth and the scene is paying attention.
Cercle Festival 2026 is putting house music inside an aerospace museum and honestly it is the most dramatic thing to ever happen to a kick drum. Kerri Chandler, Michael Bibi, Eric Prydz and 41 others. Three stages. One rocket. Two Concordes. An A380. May 22 to 24, Le Bourget, Paris. See you on the tarmac.
The Dutch house music producer who went from Amsterdam's underground to Beatport number one. Jamback's rise in 2026 is the story you need to read.
25,000 people, four stages, one Sunday in Dortmund that your future self will absolutely thank you for. PollerWiesen Festival 2026 is here and the lineup just made every other plan irrelevant.
Eleven years in and BAUM Festival 2026 just dropped a lineup that has no right to be this good. Disclosure in DJ mode, Mall Grab on the floor, Cassian bringing the feelings and Underworld performing live. Bogota, May 22 and 23.
Australian DJ duo X and Ivy have gone from lockdown fame to underground house credibility, and their 2026 EP "Broken Jam" might be their best argument yet for why that switch was worth it.
Gottwood turns fifteen in June 2026 and the Welsh woodland is about to go fully unhinged. John Talabot, Eris Drew b2b Octo Octa, Gene On Earth, Sally C, Nicolas Lutz and about sixty other reasons to cry on a dance floor are all confirmed. Oh and they got a 24 hour licence this year so the party literally does not stop. Five thousand people, one ancient forest, zero bad taste in music. Your summer plans just sorted themselves.
Mau P is not building a career. He is building an empire, and 2026 is where it all gets serious. From Amsterdam bedroom to Coachella mainstages, the Dutch house music force is dropping a debut album, launching his own label and taking his Baddest Behaviour party series back to Pacha Ibiza for a second summer. The dancefloor has been notified.
South Africa has been cooking something serious and JAZZWRLD is proof. From teaching himself how to produce in Carletonville to landing global features with Tems and Omah Lay, this man's journey is not a coincidence. It is discipline, culture and a ridiculous amount of talent.
Detroit is hosting the most stacked house music weekend of the year and your Monday plans are already cancelled. Movement 2026 has over 115 artists, six stages, and zero reasons for you to stay home.
Seoul raised. Amsterdam based. Dancefloors worldwide. DJ Naone has been putting in the work and the underground is paying attention. Sets at Dekmantel, releases on Safe Trip and UTTU, and her own vinyl-only label down2earth. DJ Mag and Mixmag both called it for 2026. Go find her mixes. You will not regret it.
Dom Dolla went from designing tour posters in Melbourne to headlining a 17th century UNESCO site on the Thames. Here is the full story of how a kid from the Australian outback became one of house music's most unstoppable forces, 1.5 billion streams and counting.