John Summit is building the thing New York had been missing, and the second wave for Experts Only Festival makes that plain. The two-day return lands September 19 and 20, 2026 at Randall’s Island Park, and the newest additions push an already deep poster over the edge.
Leading the new names, Max Styler goes b2b with Adam Ten, Innellea pairs with Korolova, and Will Clarke and Broken Hill both join the bill. They slot in alongside previously announced performers including Summit himself, GRiZ, Prospa, Partiboi69, and SUBJOHNICS, the John Summit b2b Subtronics project that is exactly as unhinged as it sounds on paper.
What separates this year is the geography of it. Three stages, each with its own identity. The Main Stage carries the full festival arsenal of lasers, LED, and special effects, plus a new LIV Stage Experience that puts VIP tables directly beside the DJ booth. Mirror Field runs a completely separate sonic identity, surrounded by large-scale art installations and built to spotlight emerging talent. And then there is the Pwemium Lounge, which takes the viral “Pwemium” meme and turns it into an actual indie dance escape with its own curated programming. Turning an internet joke into architecture is a very Experts Only move.
The debut earned this expansion. Experts Only Festival launched in 2025 and pulled more than 50,000 people to Randall’s Island behind headline sets from Kaskade b2b Cassian, Green Velvet b2b Layton Giordani, LP Giobbi, DJ Seinfeld, and Pete Tong. In a city that had gone years without a major dance weekender on the island, it felt less like a debut and more like a correction. Weekend tickets are moving now and single-day tickets are on sale.
Experts Only Festival 2026 – Tickets
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