Creamfields 2026 Lineup Drops Heavy Hitters

This year's festival marks a significant milestone, celebrating 20 years at the Daresbury site. The four-day event is expected to draw 80,000 people, with a lineup boasting more than 250 artists across multiple stages. The 2026 edition features several UK festival exclusives, including performances from headliners Swedish House Mafia and Disclosure, as well as a set from Amelie Lens presenting her AURA show. Other notable electronic acts on the bill include Fatboy Slim, Tiësto, Carl Cox, and Martin Garrix. Legacy acts are a prominent feature, with a live performance from Faithless also scheduled. Underworld's appearance is particularly noteworthy, as 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of their iconic and influential track, "Born Slippy". The festival continues to innovate its production, recently introducing the APEX stage, a 30,000-capacity indoor superstructure billed as the largest of its kind in the world. Beyond the main stages, an area known as 'Downtown' offers non-music activities, including an on-site gym, wellness sessions, and secret sets. For Swedish House Mafia, the performance follows the 2025 launch of their own record label, SUPERHUMAN, which the trio has dubbed their "3.0 era". Their last full-length album, "Paradise Again," was released in 2022. Fellow headliners have also been active with new projects. Disclosure released their fourth studio album, "Alchemy," in July 2023, while Underworld launched their latest album, "Strawberry Hotel," in October 2024. Originating as a one-day event in Winchester in 1998 with 25,000 attendees, Creamfields moved to Liverpool before settling in Daresbury in 2006. Its growth has established it as a benchmark for dance music events globally.