Following its explosive, sold-out debut, John Summit’s Consultants Solely Pageant is formally returning to New York Metropolis on September 19–20, 2026. After drawing greater than 50,000 followers in its inaugural yr and making headlines throughout main media retailers, the pageant is gearing up for a good larger takeover of the town subsequent fall.
Consultants Solely launched in 2025 at Randall’s Island and immediately grew to become one in every of New York’s most talked-about dance music occasions. Rolling Stone, Forbes, the New York Put up, and Dancing Astronaut all praised the pageant for bringing main digital vitality again to NYC with protection calling it:
“Large success,” “a pageant that reshapes NYC’s music panorama,” and “100 occasions sure.”
Now, John Summit and companions Medium Uncommon, Relentless Beats, and EMW are able to push issues furth



2025 Attendees Get First Entry & Loyalty Presale Introduced
To reward those that supported the pageant from the start, 2025 ticket holders will obtain unique first entry to subsequent yr’s occasion. The Loyalty Presale begins: Tuesday, November 25 at 12pm EDT / 9am PDT. Tickets will probably be extraordinarily restricted and provided on the lowest tier.
If final yr’s speedy sellout is any indication, these presale passes will probably be gone quick.
A Look Again on the 2025 Debut
The inaugural Consultants Solely Pageant delivered two unforgettable days that includes a large mix of dance music’s greatest names and group pushed vitality that felt really Summit-coded.
2025 highlights included:
- Two headline units from John Summit
- Kaskade b2b Cassian
- Inexperienced Velvet b2b Layton Giordani
- LP Giobbi
- Kasablanca
- DJ Seinfeld
- Pete Tong
- Completely Huge Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED)
- extra shock moments and rising expertise throughout home, techno, and melodic worlds
The joy didn’t cease there; the multi-stage setup, huge crowds, and all-night vitality made it clear that Consultants Solely wasn’t only a first-year success. It was an announcement.
What to Count on for 2026
Organizers affirm that the 2026 version will increase its footprint, elevate its manufacturing, and proceed rising the occasion’s devoted group. Whereas the total lineup continues to be underneath wraps, followers can count on extra high-profile debuts, b2bs, and John Summit-curated surprises.
Extra particulars, together with the whole 2026 lineup, will probably be revealed over the approaching months. However in case you had been on the 2025 version, you already know Summit doesn’t play on the subject of manufacturing, scale, or vitality.
