Festival line-ups you might have missed: Dekmantel, Baltic Weekender, GALA
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of festival line-ups you might have missed this week
Italy’s Kappa Futur unveils phase two of its 2026 line-up
Kappa Futur, which is set to go ahead this summer from July 3 - 5 in Parca Dora in Torino, Italy, has unveiled phase two of its 2026 line-up with more than 40 names.
New additions include Peggy Gou, Floating Points B2B Palms Trax, KI/KI, Interplanetary Criminal, a B3B from Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, and Seth Troxler, and a “rare” B2B from Four Tet and Skrillex.
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First names revealed for Love Saves The Day 2026
Bristol’s Love Saves The Day has revealed the first names set to appear at its 2026 festival, which is set to take place at Ashton Court over the May Bank Holiday weekend from May 23 - 24.
Headliners this year include Sammy Virji, Rizzle Kicks and Sub Focus, while other acts due to appear include Confidence Man, Girls Don’t Sync, Max Dean, Goldie, and many more.
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Elétrico announces first nine names for 2026 festival
Porto festival Elétrico has revealed the first batch of names set to appear this year, when it makes its return to Parque da Pasteleira from July 3 - 5.
Ron Trent, Eris Drew, Ben UFO, Luke Alessi, DESIREE, Parra for Cuva, Rui Vargas, Klin Klop and Nicola Conte are the first names on the bill, with more to be announced soon.
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Faster Horses, Job Jobse, and 4AM Kru confirmed for Liverpool's Baltic Weekender 2026
Taking over Liverpool's Baltic Triangle for their "8th year in the game", Baltic Weekender has announced the initial line-up for this year's edition, which will run from 29-30 May.
Among the acts confirmed to appear include local-born legend Faster Horses, Dutch trance maestro Job Jobse, London Junglists 4AM Kru, Oppidan, Palms Trax, Roi Perez, Papa Rauf, DJ Sweet6teen, and Sonja Moonear.
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Dekmantel confirms 160+ acts for its 2026 edition
The Netherlands' Dekmantel has shared over 160 acts scheduled to appear at this year's edition, which will once again take over Amsterdamse Bos from July 29 - August 2.
Among artists confirmed to appear at this year's Dekmantel are Detroit legends Underground Resistance and Jeff Mills, Skrillex, Ricardo Villalobos, Helena Hauff, DJ Sprinkles, Jeff Mills, CCL, Eris Drew, Skin On Skin, Actress b2b Carl Craig, and Juan Atkins presents INFINITI.
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Taiwan’s Organik Festival returns to Secret Island for its 13th edition
Organik Festival is back across April 24 to 26 this year, taking place at Secret Island in Taiwan, described as “a secluded peninsula defined by rugged terrain, open horizons, and a distinctly coastal feel.”
The first wave line-up has been revealed, featuring the likes of Diskonnected, livwutang, Moopie, Piezo and Xiaolin.
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Intimate Welsh festival Westival returns to Pembrokeshire with stacked line-up
Westival is back in 2026 in the scenic setting of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Shy FX is headlining this year’s edition of the 2000 capacity festival, which takes place across July 2 to 5.
Also on the bill are High Contrast, 4am Kru, Ms. Dynamite, Crazy P, Dan Shake, Dr Banana, Yung Singh, Anish Kumar, Papa Nugs and more.
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The full line-up for GALA 2026 has been announced
GALA is is returning to Peckham Rye Park for Bank Holiday festival across May 22 to 24,
Peckham’s own Giggs is headlining, with more rap royalty joining: CASISDEAD, Novelist and D Double E.
DJs on the bill include Mala, Djrum, Objekt, CCL, Pariah, Todd Edward, Or:la, Sonja Moneeat, Carré, Beatrice M., Bakey, Verraco, DJ Seinfeld, Logic100, Job Jobse, Call Super, Mia Koden and Saoirse unveiling a new A/V show,
Pre-sale registration is open now, with general sale on January 30.
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Caprices reveals line-up and new location details for 2026
Caprices has announced the full line-up for its winter 2026 edition, taking place across two consecutive weekends: March 13 to 15 and March 20 to 22.
The Swiss festival is moving locations to Eggli, Gstaad, where it has previously held Caprices Festival Gstaad.
A stacked bill is locked in for both weekends. Highlights of the first weekend include DVS1, Josh Baker, Joseph Capriati, Patrischa, Rossi., Daughter In Law, Mathew Jonson playing live, Manda Moor b2b Sirus Hood, and Ryan Elliott b2b Quest, while the second features the likes of RPR Soundsystem, Sally C, Alisha, Jamie Jones, Ricardo Villalobos b2b Sonja Moonear, Cassy b2b Prosumer, Craig Richards b2b Call Super, and many more.
“Caprices has always been about the connection between nature, art and music. By moving to Gstaad, we remain faithful to this vision while taking the overall experience to an even higher level,” says Maxime Léonard, co-founder and CEO of Caprices Festival.
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Bulgaria's PhillGood confirms Kneecap, Gorillaz, and Moby for inagural edition
New for 2026, Bulgaria's PhillGood has announced the first names on the line-up for its inaugural edition, which will take over Plovdiv's iconic Rowing Canal across 17-19 July.
Among artists confirmed to appear across the festival's two stages include Irish rap trio Kneecap, electronic pioneer Moby, Gorillaz, The Cure, Wolf Alice, Sleaford Mods, Just Mustard, and more.
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Lisbon's music, counter-culture and tech festival Parallel Society shares 2026 programme
Bringing together hacktivism, practical technology, and cultural pioneers, Lisbon's Parallel Society has unveiled the music programming for its 2026 edition, which will take over the city's Marvila neighbourhood on March 6-7.
Among the acts confirmed to appear at this year's festival include Calibre, Kode9, Gilles Peterson, Moses Boyd, Apparat, Afrojamslx, and many more.
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