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Electric Forest Drops Colossal Phase 1 Lineup for 2026
Electric Forest has officially revealed its massive Phase 1 lineup for 2026 — featuring 100 artists — as the beloved festival returns to Rothbury, Michigan from June 25–28. Known for its immersive world-building, art-driven environment, and deep sense of community, Electric Forest continues to shape how festival culture evolves. The 2026 edition leans fully into discovery, spotlighting electronic heavyweights, crossover innovators, jam legends, and rising global talents who represent the next wave of sound.
A Monumental Lineup
Headliners include dance superstar ILLENIUM, bass titan Excision, electronic trailblazer Kaskade, and two performances from fan favorite GRiZ, including a Chasing the Golden Hour set. The Forest also brings in house favorite Chris Lake and jam icons The String Cheese Incident, returning with multiple sets — including a special Shpongle Shebang collaboration.
A standout highlight arrives in the form of a first-ever DJ Diesel B2B T-Pain (Bass DJ Set) — an iconic and unexpected collaboration built for Forest legend status. Additional electronic powerhouses include Eli Brown, Disco Lines, Purple Disco Machine, ISOxo, Ganja White Night, LSDream, Madeon, Levity, ALLEYCVT, Sammy Virji, Channel Tres, Bob Moses (Club Set) and Passion Pit.
The lineup also dives wide into the electronic ecosystem:
• Daily Bread brings electro-soul and hip-hop grooves.
• Vincent Antone delivers funk-powered bass.
• Andy C & Ivy Lab anchor DnB excellence.
• Sullivan King merges rock chaos with bass aggression.
• Wilkinson brings melodic DnB energy.
Bass disruptors Nitepunk, Ravenscoon, Mary Droppinz, and Wooli join house favorites Odd Mob, Devault, and SIDEPIECE. Meanwhile, MPH and Oppidan inject UKG heat, and names like Whethan, Starjunk 95, Tourist, Swimming Paul, Heyz, and Jackie Hollander round out a bold multi-genre roster.
Beyond the Dancefloor
Electric Forest 2025 Music Festival held from June 19 – 23, 2025 in Rothbury, Michigan. (Photo by Alive for Electric Forest)
Electric Forest delivers equally rich offerings outside of electronic music, including the improvisational psychedelia of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, hyperpop disruptors Frost Children and Underscores, the soulful futurism of INIKO and INJI, genre-breaker Jean Dawson, electro-pop acts Łaszewo and Midnight Generation, and boundary-pushing producers Sam Gellaitry and SBTRKT (DJ Set). Rising talents Couch, Bipolar Sunshine, Night Tapes, and Forest icon Dixon’s Violin complete the first wave.
Tickets
Electric Forest’s Loyalty Program opens December 9 at 12PM ET, followed by the General Public On Sale on December 12 at 12PM ET. Fans can explore all ticket details, camping upgrades — including the new GA Preferred Car Camping — and the Uplift Lounge Add-On at ElectricForest.com.
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