{"id":87997,"date":"2026-03-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=87997"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:22:31","slug":"hard-summer-2026-line-up-interplanetary-criminal-main-phase-amelie-lens-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/19\/hard-summer-2026-line-up-interplanetary-criminal-main-phase-amelie-lens-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Summer 2026 Line-up: Interplanetary Criminal, Main Phase, Amelie Lens, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>HARD Summer returns to Inglewood, California, for its 2026 edition with EDM powerhouses taking the stage over the first weekend of August.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hollywood Park is set to host the two-day festivities to celebrate the warmth of summer, with artists showcasing various genres, including techno, tech house, dubstep, heavy bass, and trap. Tech house and house giant <strong>Mau P<\/strong>, Berlin-based electronic music duo <strong>Brutalismus 3000<\/strong>, <strong>DJ Snake<\/strong>, UK garage heavyweight <strong>Sammy Virji<\/strong>, and more are on the bill for the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first day of the festival features a B2B set from <strong>Interplanetary Criminal <\/strong>and Copenhagen-based producer\/DJ <strong>Main Phase<\/strong>. Techno legend <strong>Charlotte de Witte<\/strong>, Australian electro-pop group <strong>Confidence Man<\/strong>, British tech house mammoth <strong>Chris Lorenzo<\/strong>, techno titan <strong>Maceo Plex<\/strong>, Scottish techno queen <strong>Hannah Laing<\/strong>, and more will assemble at Hard Summer on August 1, along with\u00a0<strong>DJ Seinfeld<\/strong> B2B <strong>Luuk Van Dijk<\/strong>, <strong>Mary Droppinz<\/strong>, <strong>Bushbaby<\/strong>, <strong>DJ Warning<\/strong>, <strong>Anetha<\/strong>, <strong>Pegassi<\/strong>, and <strong>ATRIP<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HARD Summer Music Festival 2025 Official Recap\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xk8yewW-aNc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass house and trap artist <strong>Knock2<\/strong> will be going B2B with <strong>Zedd<\/strong>. August 2 will see floor-shaking sets from Los Angeles\u2019 <strong>RL Grime<\/strong>, Belgian techno maestro\u00a0<strong>Amelie Lens<\/strong>, DnB icon <strong>Andy C<\/strong>, UK Garage hotshot <strong>Oppidan<\/strong>, and Detroit-based electronic music duo <strong>Snow Strippers<\/strong>, <strong>Shygirl<\/strong> presents Club Shy, <strong>VTSS<\/strong>, <strong>MILUHSKA<\/strong>, <strong>DJ FUCKOFF<\/strong>, and more will be playing at Hard Summer on Day 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard Summer started in 2008 and continues to showcase some of the finest electronic music and hip-hop artists. <strong>Kali Uchis<\/strong>, rapper and DJ <strong>Zack Fox<\/strong>, pop duo <strong>Frost Children<\/strong>, rapper <strong>2hollis<\/strong>, and more are also on the line-up for the festival this year. The festival welcomes between 70,000 and 80,000 people per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard Summer 2026 returns to Hollywood Park on August 1 and August 2, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hardfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HARD Summer on Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more festival updates and&nbsp;insights into dance music,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>follow TFword on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tf.word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/12\/riding-the-progressive-waves-of-edxs-dancefloor-magic\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riding The Progressive Waves of EDX\u2019s Dancefloor Magic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/06\/oliver-koletzki-channels-rain-soaked-emotion-on-petrichor\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oliver Koletzki Channels Rain-Soaked Emotion On \u2018Petrichor\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/12\/neon-pony-takes-on-the-alaskan-wilderness-in-beats-in-hidden-retreats-episode-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neon Pony Takes on the Alaskan Wilderness in Beats in Hidden Retreats Episode 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARD Summer returns to Inglewood, California, for its 2026 edition with EDM powerhouses taking the stage over the first weekend of August. Hollywood Park is set to host the two-day festivities to celebrate the warmth of summer, with artists showcasing various genres, including techno, tech house, dubstep, heavy bass, and trap. Tech house and house<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/19\/hard-summer-2026-line-up-interplanetary-criminal-main-phase-amelie-lens-and-more\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965154,"featured_media":88043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7915,4294],"tags":[8172,4738,9143,10351,9676,4434,2980,10647,10644,1923,7951],"coauthors":[5154],"class_list":["post-87997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-music","tag-amelie-lens","tag-andy-c","tag-interplanetary-criminal","tag-knock2","tag-mau-p","tag-music-festivals","tag-music-news","tag-oppidan","tag-sammy-virji","tag-usa","tag-zedd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87997"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88042,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87997\/revisions\/88042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87997"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=87997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}