Rolling Meadows 2026 Shares First Line-up Featuring Alison Wonderland, Culture Shock, and More

The festival has recruited more than twenty international artists to perform later this year. 

Rolling Meadows returns to Christchurch for another end-of-the-year festival, bidding farewell to 2026 and welcoming the new year with a renewed spirit and a roster of thrilling artists. Headliners line-up for the forthcoming show are English electronic music group Clean Bandit (DJ Set), Australian innovative EDM, trap heavyweight Alison Wonderland, English grime MC, rapper, DJ, producer and songwriter JME, English singer-songwriter and rapper Example, British DnB producer/DJ Friction, New Zealand’s rock outfit The Exponents, drum & bass hotshot Culture Shock, and English DnB mammoth Andy C, with London-based DJ/producer 1991 as the special guest. 

London’s iconic electronic music duo Ivy Lab (farewell tour), Belgian DnB artist Andromedik, Austrian electronic music producer/DJ Mefjus, the UK’s DnB sensation Subsonic, London-based jungle and DnB duo 4am Kru, and English award-winning DnB DJ, musician and songwriter A Little Sound will fire out tantalizing sets for festivalgoers this year. 

New Zealand’s finest talents, including Muroki, State of Mind, MC Crafty, rapper and songwriter David Dallas, The Upbeats, pop singer-songwriter Cassie Henderson, DnB DJ, producer, singer-songwriter and MC Elipsa, Pirapus, and singer-songwriter and producer Riiki Reid, will assemble in Christchurch to showcase their skills at the 2026 edition of Rolling Meadows. 

Anais, Arcando, Ciko, Joe Hunt, Frankie Venter, Ben Gerrans, Damage Control, Sless, Lance Savali, Ella Monery, Dylano, Noodlz, Lola, K-rolla, and Roche, among others, round out the line-up.

One of the top-tier New Year’s events, Rolling Meadows—a multi-day music and camping festival—was first held in 2021. The festival returns to Christchurch for its sixth year from December 29 to December 31.

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