Goldenvoice cooks up another batch of Coachella sideshows in 2026

February 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Goldenvoice Presents April 2026

As you might recall, Goldenvoice surprised many of us several months ago when it decided to release the 2026 lineup for Coachella well ahead of schedule.

The renowned promoter’s signature event in the California desert is celebrating 25 years this April after all, and though the shocking announcement back in September marked its earliest lineup drop yet, this is typically the time when Paul Tollett and company divulge their Coachella sideshows in support of the three-day, two-weekend festival.

With more than a decade under its belt now, that annual tradition will continue in 2026 and offer anyone who isn’t heading out to Indio — and even those who are — the chance to hear what music is coming to the Empire Polo Club in less than two months.

Southern Californians will have the most options to choose from, but just like the 2025 sideshows, this year’s “Goldenvoice Presents April” concert series will include the Bay Area as well. A total of 30 dates will span across Los Angeles County while also reaching Santa Barbara and San Diego in comparison to the 14 that will take place up north and extend into the month of May.

Getting to experience some of the acts performing at Coachella in an intimate setting has always been one of the biggest selling points for these sideshows. However, many of the venues selected shouldn’t be overlooked either. Not only is the majestic Santa Barbara Bowl back in the equation for instance, but so are The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay down south after both were included for the first time in 2024.

Many of the venues owned and operated by Goldenvoice in and around LA will once again be used too, from The Roxy and Fonda Theatre to The Glass House and Fox Theater Pomona out east where Tollett got his start. Though the Bay Area will officially kick off the festivities in March, the SoCal sideshows get underway a month later when Disclosure grace the stage for not one but two nights. And if we are going by past numbers, the 44 sideshows in 2026 is nearly identical to what we saw last year after significantly less in 2024 and 2023 (the record remains 62 in 2017 according to our count).

Below is the list of “Goldenvoice Presents April” sideshows in SoCal:

• Disclosure: April 7th (TUE) & April 8th (WED) @ Santa Barbara Bowl
• French Police: April 9th (THU) @ The Fonda Theatre
• RØZ with Cachirula & Loojan: April 9th (THU) @ The Glass House
• FKA twigs: April 9th (THU) @ The Sound (San Diego)
• Adam Beyer: April 10th (FRI) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Groove Armada: April 11th (SAT) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Royel Otis: April 13th (MON) @ The Sound (San Diego)
• David Byrne: April 14th (TUE) @ Santa Barbara Bowl
• Lykke Li: April 14th (TUE) @ The Fonda Theatre
• Subtronics: April 14th (TUE) @ The Fonda Theatre
• Los Retros with Carolina Durante: April 14th (TUE) @ The Glass House
• Ethel Cain: April 14th (TUE) @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (San Diego)
• COBRAH: April 14th (TUE) @ The Sound (San Diego)
• Röyksopp (DJ Set) & LE YORA: April 14th (TUE) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Fleshwater with Febuary: April 14th (TUE) @ The Roxy Theatre
• Noga Erez: April 15th (WED) @ El Rey Theatre
• Joost Klein: April 15th (WED) @ The Fonda Theatre
• Swae Lee: April 15th (WED) @ The Novo
• The Two Lips: April 15th (WED) @ The Roxy Theatre
• Wet Leg: April 15th (WED) @ Fox Theater Pomona
• DEVO: April 15th (WED) @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay (San Diego)
• Prospa & Riordan: April 15th (WED) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Mind Enterprises: April 16th (THU) @ The Roxy Theatre
• 54 Ultra with WHATMORE: April 16th (THU) @ The Glass House
• Dimension: April 16th (THU) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Tomora: April 16th (THU) @ El Rey Theatre
• Suicidal Tendencies with Ceremony: April 16th (THU) @ Fox Theater Pomona
• &friends: April 17th (FRI) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)
• Joezi: April 18th (SAT) @ Sound Nightclub (21+)

Ready to get out there and see some live music? Tickets for the SoCal sideshows will go on sale here this Friday, February 20th or next Friday, February 27th at Noon PT. Most of the Bay Area shows have already gone on sale with the remaining ones available this Friday, February 20th. Fans can win a pair of Weekend 2 passes to Coachella as well, plus a Golden ticket to every “Goldenvoice Presents April” show in SoCal or NorCal (there are separate contests at the aforementioned link). It’s free to enter so don’t forget … fingers crossed!

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Lightning in a Bottle devises an even earlier lineup release for 2026 as Empire of the Sun, Mau P, Sara Landry & Zeds Dead top the bill

November 11, 2025 by 2 Comments

Lightning in a Bottle - 2026 lineup

Lightning in a Bottle //
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area – Bakersfield, CA
May 20th-24th, 2026 //

Truth be told, even after almost two months we must admit the shock from seeing the iconic Coachella poster come out in September hasn’t quite worn off yet.

Just a year removed from the famed three-day, two-weekend festival pushing up its big announcement before the holidays, Goldenvoice was suddenly getting even further ahead of schedule for Coachella’s 25th anniversary this April with its earliest lineup drop yet.

Lightning in a Bottle, much in the same way, has employed an analogous rollout strategy since last year when it followed suit in early December with a 2025 roster that had John Summit, Khruangbin, Jamie xx and Four Tet sitting atop the bill.

And although LIB might not have moved up its 2026 lineup reveal more than two months like Coachella did, the “transformational” event organized by the Do LaB has shared its plans three weeks earlier than a year ago and that’s something to applaud given the country’s current economic conditions. If anything, providing fans more notice should only help drive revenue and allow them some additional time to meet the inflated ticket prices that have tainted the entire live music industry in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues.

Getting the nod to lead the 23rd edition of North America’s original boutique festival will be Empire of the Sun, Mau P, Sara Landry, Zeds Dead, Chase & Status, Mochakk, Barry Can’t Swim and Tinashe. Below the top line, the undercard carries its own weight with names like Of The Trees, Dimension, Overmono, Daily Bread, ALLEYCVT, INZO, Lee Burridge, Maceo Plex, Hot Since 82, AYYB, Nia Archives, DJ Trixie Mattel and jigitz coming to Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area during Memorial Day weekend. There’s also Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Jayda G as well as the crews from Desert Hearts, A Club Called Rhonda, Respect DnB, Baile World and FMLY BZNS that can’t be ignored either, so peek at the poster above for the rest of the artists scheduled to perform.

Those familiar with LIB’s mission to promote the ideals of sustainability, social cohesion, personal health and creative expression through art, yoga, workshops and speakers will understand that the fest “thrives on the beautiful chaos of participation and childlike wonder” that’s described in its press release. It’s fair to point out, along those lines, that no algorithm can single-handedly build what the Do LaB creates year in and year out. Their stages and structures, which have served as a vehicle for big crowds and sounds, have always pushed the envelope when it comes to bringing like-minded people together into the same space, and the level of creativity the event design and production company has exhibited over the past two decades has only continued to grow from its innovative and popular Do LaB Stage at Coachella to the latest iteration of LIB merely six weeks later.

As we always say though, those who are suffering from a bad case of the post-Coachella blues might find comfort in packing their bags and heading out to Kern County. Make sure, of course, that you are not adverse to nature’s elements because camping is part of the fun when you attend LIB.

If you are ready to commit now, GA passes to LIB 2026 can be purchased here for $399 (three-day) and $449 (five-day) with VIP tickets going for $599 (three-day) and $699 (five-day) — VIP+ jumps up to $749 (three-day) and $849 (five-day) — beginning this Friday, November 14th at 11 a.m. PT. Car camping and RV passes, group campsites, bed tents, family camp passes and hotel packages are available too once again, but you will need to register here first to guarantee Tier 2 pricing all day and an opportunity to win a VIP upgrade. Fingers crossed!

Lightning in a Bottle 2026 - daily lineups

UPDATE (April 21st): Daily lineups have arrived for LIB 2026, and getting the party started on Thursday will be Hot Since 82. Each day has its share of highlights between Mau P, Sara Landry and Zeds Dead on Friday, a busy Saturday led by Chase & Status and Barry Can’t Swim or the final hurrah Sunday that sees Empire of the Sun and Mochakk close up shop. See the poster above for more details. Tickets are 90% sold out, so grab them here before it’s too late!

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HARD Summer Music Festival welcomes Disclosure, FISHER + Chris Lake, REZZMAU5, Major Lazer & more to brand-new home in 2024

March 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment

HARD Summer Music Festival - updated 2024 lineup

HARD Summer Music Festival //
Hollywood Park – Inglewood, CA
August 3rd-4th, 2024 // taS

Spring is almost upon us, and we all know that means festival season is right around the corner.

With some of California’s biggest music festivals revealing their 2024 plans and Goldenvoice sharing its latest round of Coachella sideshows a couple of weeks ago, it’s now HARD Summer’s turn to jump into the action.

A year ago the annual SoCal festival returned to Los Angeles’ city limits and went back to two days after extending to three in 2022, but now HARD founder and CEO Gary Richards’ signature event is heading even further west from its 2023 site that featured the LA Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park and BMO Stadium — which was quite a difference from some of HARD Summer’s older eastern haunts such as the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Fairplex in Pomona and Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte.

HARD Summer’s next stop? Well, that would be Inglewood. The two-day fest’s new home will be at what organizers are calling “Hollywood Park adjacent to SoFi Stadium,” though if we can be real, the grounds are primarily made up of the parking lots surrounding the state-of-the-art, indoor-outdoor stadium as you can see here. Hey, at least the weather should be cooler!

This year’s lineup will also look a little different than last year’s in a couple of ways. After highlighting B2B sets at the top of the poster for its first appearance in LA since 2013 and incorporating more hip-hop into the equation during past iterations, HARD Summer has gone back to its electronic roots even more with Disclosure, FISHER + Chris Lake (Under Construction), REZZMAU5 made up of REZZ and deadmau5, and Major Lazer leading the pack. Of course, other top-notch acts that we would be remiss to recognize in this space include Jamie xx, Subtronics, Zeds Dead, Tchami x Malaa, Mochakk, SOFI TUKKER (DJ set), Kenny Beats, Channel Tres, Eli Brown, Wax Motif, Dillon Francis and Boys Noiz. If you want to see the rest of the bill — like special guests Nelly Furtado and Chase & Status or the TBA artists blurred out for Saturday — who are scheduled to perform in August however, make sure to peep the poster above for the full details and check back here for updates.

GA and VIP passes are on sale this Friday, March 8th at 10 a.m. PT here for fans ages 18 and over, and you can set up a payment plan for single-day or weekend tickets after only a $9.95 deposit. So … who’s ready to go HARD in the “City of Champions” this summer?

UPDATE (March 27th): Ready to find who else is joining the party this summer? Both TBA acts have been revealed for Saturday, and they just happen to hail from the across the pond with UK tech-house act Cloonee taking his spot on the top line and British grime artist Skepta performing a Más Tiempo set in honor of his house-focused label that he launched in 2023 with Jammer. Scroll up to see the updated poster above as well as the latest on HARD’s social media while tickets are still available with a deposit of $29.95 here.

HARD Summer Music Festival 2024 - Saturday set times

HARD Summer Music Festival 2024 - Sunday set times

HARD Summer Music Festival 2024 - Boombox Art Car & Locals Only Stage set times

HARD Summer Music Festival 2024 - map

UPDATE (July 31st): As HARD gets ready to make its Hollywood Park debut this weekend, you can finally feast your eyes on this year’s set times. If you are headed down to SoFi on Saturday, Sunday or both days, check the schedules plus the map above to see what will be your biggest conflict and let us just say there are several like Disclosure vs. REZZMAU5 vs. Zeds Dead vs. Boys Noize vs. Mochakk standing out to us. Want to go but don’t have tickets? You can still buy them here before it’s too late!

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HARD Summer Music Festival extends to three days in 2022 with Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert & Porter Robinson atop the bill

May 3, 2022 by 1 Comment

Hard Summer Music Festival - 2022 lineup

HARD Summer Music Festival //
NOS Events Center – San Bernardino, CA
July 29th-31st, 2022 //

If you thought Gary Richards was bold after dropping a 2021 lineup for HARD Summer while we were still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the HARD founder and CEO isn’t letting up now.

This time, he’s adding a third day for the annual Southern California music festival that returns late July to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino after moving all around the greater Los Angeles area over the last few years — whether it was Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, the Fairplex in Pomona or Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

HARD Summer has long leaned in the electronic direction given Richard’s pedigree as a DJ, but it has incorporated more and more hip-hop acts since 2015 and the 14th edition follows in the same vein with Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert and Porter Robinson sitting atop the bill.

Meanwhile, plenty of other big names throughout the undercard are also worth calling out, such as Joji, Alison Wonderland, Chris Lake, Zeds Dead B2B Subtronics, GRiZ, Madeon, Gunna, NGHTMRE, Marc Rebillet, Tchami, Denzel Curry, Jai Wolf, 100 Gecs and more. Peep the poster above for the rest of this year’s roster.

GA, GA+ and VIP passes are on sale this Friday, May 6th at 10 a.m. PT here for fans ages 18 and over, with payment plans also available for one-day or three-day tickets after a $9.95 deposit.

Anyone ready to go HARD this summer?

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