John Summit Rolls Out 2026 Experts Only Festival Lineup: GRiZ, Subtronics & More

The event returns September 19 – 20 for year two at Randall’s Island in New York City.

By Scott Bernstein Mar 31, 2026 10:45 am PDT

John Summit revealed the phase one 2026 lineup for his Experts Only Festival. The EDM superstar’s two-day event returns for its second installment at Randall’s Island in New York City September 19 – 20, with Summit both curating the weekend and headlining both nights of the festival.

Summit is joined on the initial lineup by GRiZ, Subjohnics (John Summit b2b Subtronics), Prospa, Partiboi69, Taiki Nulight, Devault, Korolova and Rohaan. Other artists set to perform at Experts Only 2026 include OMRI., Dansyn, Mishell, LYNY, DREYA V, Soraya, Airrica, Gabss, Jackie Hollander, MADI and Philou. Additional lineup announcements are forthcoming.

John Summit is gearing up to issue his next album, CTRL ESCAPE, via Experts Only/Darkroom Records on April 15. The global house music dynamo has been sharing a new single from the LP every other Wednesday building up to the album’s Tax Day release.

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 3. Artist and festival presales begin at 10 a.m. ET and run through the start of the general onsale at 12 p.m. ET. Click below for more festival information.

Festival At-a-Glance

  • Experts Only Festival

    GRiZJohn SummitSubtronicsMore…
    • New York, NY
      • 2 days
      • Sep 19 - 20, 2026
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