Chris Lake, GRiZ, and T-Pain lead Tahoe Live’s 2026 lineup
Tahoe Live is once again turning the Lake Tahoe mountains into a dance floor for a three-day festival on the slopes.
Tahoe Live might just be the coolest Après party of the year. Returning to Palisades Tahoe Dec. 11-13, Tahoe Live 2026 is bringing three days of EDM at 6,200 feet. At the base of the Sierra Nevada resort, festival-goers can swap their skis for dancing shoes without ever leaving the mountain. Now for the festival’s fourth year, Tahoe Live continues to foster that ultimate ski-in dance-out rave experience.
This year’s lineup is led by GRiZ, Knock2, and well-known house producer Chris Lake. The three headliners will be joined by Madeon, Noizu, Walker & Royce, YDG, and Teddy Pain, T-Pain’s DJ alias, alongside a growing roster of emerging electronic artists such as Mary Droppinz and Daniel Allan.
Last year marked a major expansion for Tahoe Live, with the festival growing into a three-day event and completely selling out of tickets. The lineup leaned heavily into bass music, featuring artists including Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, Alison Wonderland, and DJ Diesel.
For 2026, organizers are intentionally widening the musical scope. “We really wanted this year’s lineup to reflect where Tahoe Live is going. Last year leaned heavily into bass, and this year we intentionally opened it up to house, bass, and high-energy electronic, while still keeping the single-stage format that makes Tahoe Live special,” said Dustin Esson, CEO and founder.
The setting remains one of Tahoe Live’s biggest draws. The festival takes place just steps from the lifts at Palisades Tahoe, allowing attendees to spend their days on the slopes before heading straight into the festival at night.
“Most music festivals give you a stage. Tahoe Live gives you a mountain. For three days, you wake up, go ski, then come back and dance all night, and do it again the next day. World-class music, legendary terrain, and The Village all come together for something that could only happen in Tahoe. We’ve loved watching Tahoe Live grow, and we’re excited to keep building what comes next,” said Matt Peterson, vice president of marketing at Palisades Tahoe.
With its blend of skiing, après culture, and a varying genre lineup, Tahoe Live is continuing to “carve out” its own place on the slopes and on festival-goers’ winter calendars. Tickets to Tahoe Live are available for sale now.
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Kinzey Gill
Based in Denver now, or better known as the “Bass Capital,” but I grew up in a small town in Colorado called Montrose. I came to the big city for college and just never left. One day I reconnected with a friend from my hometown and she told me she was a drum and bass DJ and took me to a couple of her sets. It all snowballed from there. I fell in love with the DnB community and, later, the EDM community as a whole. I love listening to Subfocus, Rezz, Subtronics, and Griz. Hoping 2027 is the year for my first festival!
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