ESCAPE PSYCHO CIRCUS REVEALS LINEUP ADDITIONS TO 2026 EDITION, OCT 30 & 31

Too $hort and Ja Rule join over 80 other acts at Escape Psycho Circus 2026

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - The global dance music experience curator Insomniac today announces the full artist lineup for 2026 edition of its flagship Halloween music festival, Escape Psycho Circus. Taking place on Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the iconic NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA, the Halloween-themed festival will return for its sixteenth edition, welcoming a vast lineup of over 80 acts across 5+ stages.

Leading the 2026 lineup are some of the biggest names in dance music and beyond, including global superstar Zedd, bass music titan Excision, techno pioneer Richie Hawtin, festival mainstays Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, Alok, and Morten. West Coast hip hop pioneer Too $hort and New York native rapper & singer Ja Rule were added to join the 2026 lineup, with both acts to perform on Saturday, October 31.

Headliners seeking heavier, hard dance and techno sounds can look forward to high-octane sets from 999999999, AZYR, Cera Khin, Clara Cuvé, Darren Styles, Indira Paganotto, KLOUD, Nina Kraviz, Trym, and more. The lineup will also feature a Showtek Hardstyle Set and Frontliner (Journey Set), bringing a diverse range of hard dance and bass rhythms to the festival.

House-driven sounds take center stage with energetic export Cloonee, chart-topping ‘No Broke Boys’ producer Disco Lines, Los Angeles-based dance floor shaker OMNOM, Croatia-native sensation San Pacho, and dynamic duo TELYKAST, along with rising talents including KREAM, Kana Hishiya, Silvie Loto, Yanamaste, Pedroz, Rommii, and Cat & Maomi.

The 2026 edition brings a series of high-impact back-to-back performances, including Joseph Capritati B2B SOSA, Jamie Jones B2B Franky Rizardo, Alex Chapman B2B Zoe Gitter, Lady Faith B2B LNY TNZ, and Andruss B2B Juos.

The lineup also welcomes dance music icon Cascada, bringing her instantly recognizable Eurodance anthems and high-energy performance to the Escape Psycho Circus stage for a standout set.

Insomniac’s Discovery Project will also select a winner to be featured with a festival slot alongside the robust lineup. 

The festival's programming will be further amplified by a lineup of Insomniac's leading stage hosts, each bringing their own distinct sound and community to the Escape experience. Basscon will deliver the heavy-hitting rhythms of hardstyle and hardcore, while Bassrush brings its signature bass and dubstep-fueled sounds. The Factory 93 Experience will showcase cutting-edge techno and house, while Night Trip x Insomniac Records will offer a dynamic fusion of late-night club sensibilities and home-grown dance music. Making its Escape debut, Insomniac’s new high-intensity hard dance imprint, Mutate, will bring its forward-thinking ethos to the festival.

ESCAPE PSYCHO CIRCUS 2026 FULL LINEUP (A-Z)

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A LITTLE SOUND

AC SLATER

ACYAN

ADAM TEN

ADVENTURE CLUB

ALEX CHAPMAN B2B ZOE GITTER

ALL THE REASON

ALOK

ANDRUSS B2B JUOS

ANIME - NO BOUNDARIES

AVALON EMERSON

AZYR

BENNY BENASSI

BOU

CASCADA

CAT & MAOMI

Cera Khin

CHAMPION

CHRYSALIS

CLARA CUVÉ

CLOONEE

COONE b2b DJ ISAAC

CYCLOPS

DABIN

DARREN STYLES

DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE

DISCO LINES

DISCOVERY PROJECT

DJ HEARTSTRING

DJ TENNIS

DR. FRESCH

ERO808

EXCISION

FRONTLINER (JOURNEY SET)

FUNK ASSAULT

GALANTIS

GAMMER

GETTER

HERSHE

IAN ASHER

INDIRA PAGANOTTO

JAMIE JONES B2B FRANKY RIZARDO

JA RULE

JON CASEY

JOSEPH CAPRIATI B2B SOSA

JOYRYDE (SUNSET SET)

JSMN

K?D Presents: Kill The Kid

KAI WACHI

KANA HISHIYA

KLOUD

KNOW GOOD

KREAM

LADY FAITH B2B LNY TNZ

LEVEL UP

LIQUID STRANGER

LUMI

MADDIX

MALUGI

MISH

MODAL NODES

Morelia

MORTEN

NERVO

NINA KRAVIZ

OMNOM

PEDROZ

PIXIE DUST

RICHIE HAWTIN

ROMMII

SAN PACHO

SEDEF ADASÏ

SHOWTEK HARDSTYLE SET

SILVIE LOTO

STEVE AOKI

TELYKAST

TOO $HORT

TRANCEMASTER KRAUSE

TRYM

VNSSA B2B ????

YANAMASTE

YDG

ZEDD

Two-day GA, GA+, and 21+ VIP tickets to Escape Psycho Circus 2026 will be available for purchase beginning 12pm PT Thursday, August 6 on EscapeHalloween.com. . 

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