Escape Psycho Circus announces 80+ acts for Halloween 2026 festival
Escape Psycho Circus announces massive 2026 lineup featuring Zedd, Ice Cube, Excision, and more.
Insomniac has announced the full artist lineup for the 2026 edition of Escape Psycho Circus. The festival will celebrate its sixteenth edition at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, over Halloween weekend on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2026. The lineup features more than 80 acts performing across five-plus stages.
This year’s lineup leans into genre diversity more than ever. Classic EDM festival mainstays include Zedd, Steve Aoki, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. Bass music is represented by Excision, Liquid Stranger, and Adventure Club, while house fans can look forward to Cloonee, Jamie Jones, Disco Lines, and Joseph Capriati B2B SOSA. Techno is well represented with Richie Hawtin, Nina Kraviz, Indira Paganotto, and Clara Cuvé, while hard dance takes the spotlight with Darren Styles, Basscon artists, and a Showtek Hardstyle Set. The lineup even includes a non-EDM artist, hip-hop legend Ice Cube. Altogether, the lineup feels like a celebration of dance music culture as a whole.
Escape Psycho Circus combines rave culture with classic horror aesthetics rather than relying on a single Halloween motif. The festival’s immersive production transforms the grounds into a fictional world filled with sinister carnival characters, creepy laboratories, clowns, monsters, and other supernatural performers. Over the years, Escape has become one of Insomniac’s flagship festival brands alongside EDC, Beyond Wonderland, and Nocturnal Wonderland.
For the 2026 edition, Escape Psycho Circus will feature several of Insomniac’s signature stage hosts. Basscon will deliver hardstyle and hardcore, while Bassrush brings its signature bass and dubstep sounds. The Factory 93 Experience will showcase house and techno, while Night Trip x Insomniac Records will blend late-night club sounds with homegrown dance music. Making its Escape debut, Insomniac’s hard dance imprint, Mutate, will also join the festival’s stage programming.
Two-day GA, GA+, and 21+ VIP tickets for Escape Psycho Circus 2026 will go on sale at 12 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 6, at EscapeHalloween.com.
Featured image: Gina Joy Chong for Escape Psycho Circus
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