How Ben Sterling built an independence empire, locked down elite Ibiza residencies, and unleashed an absolute masterclass in tech house dominance for 2026.
Glitterbox, Steel City, Do Not Sleep and a brand new party dropping at the end of the month. Amnesia is 50 years old this season and June is proof that the best nights are still very much ahead of us.
Wax Motif just dropped Bite Down on Insomniac Records and he has been playing this one in sets for weeks. The nuke has officially landed. Go listen now
Gaskin has officially announced his debut album Energy Crew dropping this summer. Launch party this Sunday in Newcastle at a secret location. Pre-save and sign up now.
SG Lewis ended his 11 year record deal, went fully independent on Forever Days, and booked UNVRS Ibiza twice and Knockdown Center New York. The summer belongs to him.
No Art Festival is back in Amsterdam with two sold out days on July 18 at Riekerhaven and July 25 at Flevopark. Seth Troxler, Mochakk, The Martinez Brothers, ANOTR, and more.
Josh Baker is playing the iconic Gashouder in Amsterdam on October 25 from 14:30 to 23:00. Every DJ dreams of this room and he just made it his biggest show yet.
EXE Beach Festival is back at Cacao Beach Bulgaria across two weekends July 31 and August 8. Jamie Jones and Peggy Gou headline August 8 for the ultimate house music night on the Black Sea coast.
Sonny Fodera's sixth album Can We Do It All Again drops June 12 on Solotoko. 18 tracks. Creamfields headliner. Pacha Ibiza residency. His own festival in Malta.
Solomun. Peggy Gou. Jamie Jones b3b Seth Troxler b3b The Martinez Brothers. Inside a limestone quarry in Puglia. Panorama Festival is your August sorted.
Audio Obscura Festival returns to the UNESCO World Heritage Van Nelle Fabriek in Rotterdam on August 29. Honey Dijon, Chris Stussy, Folamour, DJ Gigola b2b Chloé Caillet, and more. One day only. Then it disappears.
Marco Carola's Music On returns to Pacha Ibiza for 22 Fridays in summer 2026 with a stacked underground house and techno lineup and the islands' signature Friday energy.
FISHER just played the biggest solo dance music show in San Francisco history with 40,000 people across two nights and he headlines Red Rocks in two weeks. A former professional surfer from Australia is doing things no house music DJ has done before.
Miss Monique and Kapuchon drop "Hot Sauce" on AETERNA Records. This sharp melodic house collab blends emotional melody with club drive. Tested at Ultra Miami and Hi Ibiza, it lands with peak time energy perfect for 2026 dancefloors. Out now.
Electric Forest 2026 June 25–28 Rothbury MI: Sherwood Forest glows with secret parties, Tripolee house beats, epic installs. Chris Lake headlines, GRiZ doubles up, wild B2Bs await. Tickets vanishing fast?
Proppa is the Chicago DJ loading everyone else's flash drive and not asking for credit. House music kid turned underground heavyweight, one bassline at a time.
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.
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.
Peggy Gou took the long road, teaching herself production, grinding through Berlin's underground, and building everything from scratch. One viral TikTok moment, a debut album, and millions of streams later, she is now one of the most in demand names in house music worldwide. The culture chose her because she never stopped choosing the culture first.
30 years of EDC Las Vegas, one very ambitious owl on the main stage, a free parade shutting down the Las Vegas Strip, and 240 artists across 16 stages. May 15 to 17 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the desert has absolutely no idea what is coming.
Elrow Sofia 2026 is landing on 23 May and Ilario Alicante is one of the names on that lineup. Nine hours of tech house at Arena 8888, 18,000 people in one room and a set from Ilario that the Sofia dancefloor will not forget in a hurry. This is the kind of night that exists in your memory permanently. Tickets are live now.
Amsterdam is gearing up for a house music weeked as Music On Festival takes over Meerpark on 9 and 10 May 2026, with Marco Carola leading a lineup of underground DJs and the celebration carrying on into the night with official afterparties.
Breakaway Arizona 2026 is officialy happening April 24 and 25 at Sloan Park in Mesa. House music fans are in for a treat with James Hype, Loud Luxury, Cassian, and more all confirmed to perform across the weekend. Headliners Marshmello and Kygo round out one of the strongest lineups the Southwest has seen this year. This is an 18 plus event and tickets are available now. See you in the desert.