Lost Paradise has unveiled its 2026 lineup, with John Summit, Skepta, KI/KI and Overmono leading the return of the New Year’s festival to Glenworth Valley on the NSW Central Coast.
Running from 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, the four-day camping festival once again focuses heavily on electronic music, balancing international names with a strong Australian contingent across its signature stages.
Lineup highlights
John Summit returns to Australia as one of the festival’s main electronic headliners, bringing the melodic, big-room end of his house sound to Glenworth Valley.
Skepta adds a different dimension to the lineup. While best known as one of grime’s defining figures, the UK artist has also moved deeper into house music in recent years through his Más Tiempo project.
Dutch DJ KI/KI will bring her fast-moving blend of acid, techno and trance back to Lost Paradise, while UK duo Overmono are set to perform live. Their sound combines breakbeats, heavy low end and emotive vocal fragments, giving the top of the bill a welcome alternative to conventional festival house.
Elsewhere, US house veteran Armand Van Helden joins modern jungle figurehead Nia Archives and Scottish producer Ewan McVicar. Nia Archives has played a central role in jungle’s latest resurgence, while McVicar is known for energetic house sets built around rolling grooves and rave-influenced hooks.
The lineup continues with plenty of depth. Chaos in the CBD, Jayda G, Job Jobse, DJ Seinfeld and Salute cover warmer shades of house, disco and melodic club music, while Flava D, Hamdi, Soul Mass Transit System and Osmosis Jones strengthen the UK garage and bass contingent.
Faster sounds are equally well represented. Benwal, DART, Kyle Starkey, Helena Lauwaert and Tommy Holohan move between hard house, trance, techno and rave, with rising Australian producers Sam Alfred, Ned Bennett and Supergloss adding to that side of the program.
Full Lost Paradise lineup 2026
John Summit | Skepta | KI/KI | Overmono | Armand Van Helden | Nia Archives | Ewan McVicar | Sam Alfred | Rossi. | Partiboi69
Benwal | Caleb Jackson | Chaos in the CBD | DAMEEEELA | DART | Dean Turnley | DJ Seinfeld (Live) | Drifting Clouds | Flava D | Hamdi | Harry Hayes | Helena Lauwaert | Hot Dub Time Machine | Jamback | James Pepper b2b Baron Von Trax | Jayda G | Job Jobse | The Jungle Giants | Kirollus | Kyle Starkey | Loods | Luuk van Dijk | Mella Dee | Memphis LK | Ned Bennett | Not Without Friends (Ext. Set) | Osmosis Jones | Pretty Girl (Live) | Riordan | Saint Ludo | Salute | Soul Mass Transit System | Stacie Fields | Supergloss | Tommy Holohan | Twofaced | Willo | Arianna Sunshine | Bella Backe | Callyy | Casual P | Couch Mechanic | Cricket | Delulu | DJ Macaroni | Disco Dora | Elijah Something | GMOZ | Jacqui Cunningham | Jose Hot Plate | Kai Kawai | Kira Sunday | Lily FM | Lost Soundsystem | Madame Rêve | Mash b2b Harley Ferris | Mimi J | Miphi | Only Child | Partigirl | Penelope | Sasha Milani | Sim Select | Tia Lacoste | Troy Beman | Zacattacq.
Festival stages and camping
Arcadia, Lost Disco and Paradise Club return as the festival’s three flagship stages, alongside the smaller My Mum’s Disco.
Paradise Club will once again occupy its shaded position overlooking the site, with a focus on underground and genre-spanning electronic music. The wider program also includes Shambhala Fields, where Lost Paradise hosts talks, workshops, yoga, healing arts and other activities away from the stages.
All festival tickets include general admission camping. Four-day ticket holders can enter from 28 December and attend the opening party at Lost Disco, while three-day tickets allow entry from 29 December. Lost Paradise does not offer single-day tickets or pass-outs.
Glamping, Tent Village and sleep-in-vehicle upgrades are scheduled to go on sale in September.
Tickets
Lost Paradise ticket reservations closed on 1 August, with reserved orders being processed from 10am AEST on Monday, 3 August.
Any remaining presale and general admission tickets are scheduled to go on sale at 10am AEST on Tuesday, 4 August. Organisers have warned that tickets could sell out during the reservation process before the wider sale begins.
Lost Paradise returns to Glenworth Valley, NSW, from 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027. For ticket options and camping packages, visit the official website.
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