Ultra Music Festival concluded its sold-out twenty fifth anniversary occasion in 2025 on the iconic Bayfront Park with certainly one of its most profitable renditions so far. The extremely coveted pageant welcomed 165,000 attendees from over 100 nations, and the #ULTRALIVE stream reached 30 million impressions throughout the weekend. Shortly after, the pageant introduced its return to Bayfront Park from Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29, 2026 for the pageant’s twenty sixth version.
After a couple of weeks of heavy anticipation, Extremely Music Competition dropped its 2026 Section 1 Lineup a bit later than standard. Final yr, Extremely started its bulletins on September 25, so this drop comes a bit later than we’re used to. Extremely is making up for that wait with an especially stable section 1 with heavy hitters and shock b2bs. The Section 1 lineup contains a lot of names that weren’t at Extremely Music Competition 2025, so it’s an fascinating technique to start.
Because the visionary curator of digital music’s most unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime moments, Ultra Music Competition will host three historic joint performances: the first-ever, world-exclusive Amelie Lens b2b Sara Landry set; the U.S. debut of Adam Beyer b2b Joseph Capriati, and an unique set from Sebastian Ingrosso B2B Steve Angello.
First-Time Headliners
The legendary drum & bass collective WORSHIP, that includes UK tastemakers Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991, will make its Extremely Music Competition debut, additional defining the style’s rising presence in America. Established as world leaders of their sound, WORSHIP pushes the vanguard of new-wave drum and bass, a novel synergy kinds when these artists play beneath the WORSHIP moniker.
Argentine music producer and DJ BZRP will make his Extremely debut, transporting the sounds of hip-hop, reggaetón, and digital music to mark a cultural second for the pageant’s twenty sixth version.
In one other pageant first, Berlin-based partystarter Marlon Hoffstadt will convey his high-energy mix of techno, Eurodance, and dance-pop to mark his debut efficiency. Moreover, bass kings Wooli and Crankdat will workforce up for the primary time at Extremely Music Competition beneath their Wankdat alias, whereas Japanese viral DJ sensation ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U will make his pageant debut on the 2026 occasion.
For the primary time in historical past, Mexican-American innovator Deorro, singer-songwriter Mike Posner, and “Future Rave” icon MORTEN will mix their distinctive sonic types for the world debut reside efficiency of ‘TIMELESS’ at Extremely Music Competition’s twenty sixth version. The three artists have individually racked up a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of streams and can be part of forces for pioneering supercollab that guarantees to be one of many highlights of the weekend.
Debut reside performances at Extremely Music Competition 2026 embrace two rising star duos: the Berlin warehouse genre-blenders Brutalismus 3000 and electroclash revivalists Snow Strippers.
Section 1’s reside headliners are rounded out by Levity Presents Lasership, which follows the famous person bass trio’s Extremely 2024 set; famend future bass duo Louis The Child, who final performed Extremely in 2019; French phenom Madeon, performing his new cinematic reside present; and the Extremely debut of bass experimentalist Of The Trees.
Returning Headliners
GRAMMY-nominated world sensation DJ Snake will return to the pageant after 4 years to convey his chart-dominating anthems and excessive octane stage presence. The French trailblazer is understood world wide for his style crossover prowess and timeless classics.
Enigmatic producer and vocalist ZHU will make his extremely anticipated return to Extremely for the primary time since 2017 bringing his cinematic reside efficiency full of brooding visuals and leading edge sound design.
New York-bred underground luminaries The Martinez Brothers return to the pageant for the primary time in seven years to convey the debut Cuttin’ Headz stage takeover.
Trance legend Armin van Buuren has been a mainstay at Extremely since his inaugural efficiency in 2005, and 21 years later, he continues to push the boundaries of his artistry. This yr, Armin van Buuren will ship yet one more mesmeric headlining set, along with internet hosting a stage takeover from his world radio present A State of Trance – which is able to mark the 14th ASOT takeover within the pageant’s historical past and commemorate the model’s twenty fifth anniversary in 2026.
Two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist, DJ, and producer & world get together starter Steve Aoki will as soon as once more headline Extremely, whereas marking 30 years of his iconic Dim Mak imprint with a particular stage takeover. Recognized for his high-octane and boundary-pushing performances, Aoki’s explosive Sunday Predominant Stage set final yr featured shock cameos from Trippie Redd, Swae Lee, Mike Posner, Marnik, and Jessica Baio – and followers can count on even greater surprises for this milestone celebration.
Canadian bass trio and Kannibalen Records label heads Black Tiger Sex Machine will return to Extremely with their immersive ‘Related Fighters’ audiovisual reside present. Rooted within the group’s ever-evolving sci-fi universe, the efficiency brings their legend of related fighters to life via a cinematic fusion of story, sound, and know-how, delivering a completely synchronized expertise that blurs the traces between live performance and narrative spectacle.
Boys Noize Live will make its return to Extremely Music Competition, with the German artist having performed his final Extremely solo set in 2015 (and performing alongside Skrillex as Canine Blood at Extremely 2019.)
Extremely Music Competition will even welcome pageant veterans together with; famous person artist/producer John Summit, Dutch sensation Hardwell, true innovator of the worldwide scene & dance music icon Carl Cox, Billboard-charting producer ILLENIUM, underground techno duo Adriatique, German masked minimal maestro Boris Brejcha,, the Diplo-led group Major Lazer, underground legends Sasha_John Digweed, UK tech home expertise Eli Brown, Italian hard-techno duo 999999999, Swedish manufacturing marvel Eric Prydz, Ukrainian techno purveyor Miss Monique, Canadian bass icon Excision, Brazilian titan Vintage Culture, and fashionable lure pioneer ISOxo.
Stage Takeovers
Along with Dim Mak, ASOT, and Cuttin’ Headz, Extremely will even characteristic stage takeovers from legendary hardstyle label Dirty Workz, who’re returning to Extremely for the fifth consecutive yr and celebrating their twentieth anniversary, in addition to Extremely takeover debuts from Sara Landry’s techno imprint Hekate and Germany’s multi-disciplinary Live from Earth collective.
Following the RESISTANCE tenth Anniversary World Tour and world membership residencies in Ibiza and Miami, Extremely‘s home and techno model will return to host its notorious phases: MegaStructure and The Cove.
Section 2 Coming Quickly
That includes an intensive array of world-class performers, Extremely’s expertly crafted Section 1 lineup is a tour de drive of genre-crossing expertise. From trailblazing world debuts to the celebrated homecomings of pageant favorites, the Section 1 lineup aptly units the tone for extra show-stopping artist bulletins to come back. Section 2 can be right here earlier than you already know it, so keep tuned for all of the updates!
