NEOPOP shares initial 2026 line-up featuring Helena Hauff, Goldie and Octave One

Portugal's NEOPOP Festival has shared the first run of names set to peform for its 2026 edition, which will take over Forte de Santiago da Barra, Viana do Castelo from August 6-8. 

Marking two decades of platforming electronic music, this year's festival promises to be its "most ambitious ever", with a series of surprise new features and additional programming which will be revealed in the coming months. Though the festival has confirmed that visuals for the event will be created by Portuguese studio DubLab Collective.

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The festival has confirmed the first run of acts who will be helping its milestone, with highlights including live performances from the one-and-only Jeff Mills  and fellow Detroit pioneers Octave One. 

Crowds at the Northern Portuguese naval hub will be treated to an unmissable selection of back-to-backs from some of techno's biggest names, including Helena Hauff b2b Imogen, Ben Klock b2b Rødhåd, Joseph Capriati b2b Luke Slater, and  Ben Sims b2b Chris Leibing. 

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UK drum 'n' bass legend Goldie will be appearing across the festival's three-day run, alongside Dax J, DJ Gigola, Enrica Falqui b2b Ivan Smagghe, KOLO55, Adiel b2b Quest, and a live collaborative performance from FJAAK and KiNK. 

For more information and tickets for NEOPOP 2026, click here.

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