Randall’s Island hosts New York’s largest dance music event September 19 & 20 with Summit, GRiZ, SUBJOHNICS, Prospa, and more.
Following a massively successful and sold-out debut in 2025, John Summit’s Experts Only Festival is set to make its grand return to Randall’s Island Park in New York City for a two-day takeover on September 19 & 20, 2026.
Once again, the event is set to transform the iconic island – and former space of the city’s Electric Zoo Festival – into NYC’s biggest dance music destination, with Summit curating the full weekend and stepping back into the spotlight fresh off the release of his new album CTRL ESCAPE, which dropped April 15 via Experts Only/Darkroom Records.
Produced in partnership with Medium Rare, Relentless Beats, and EMW, the ‘26 edition promises expanded production, multiple stages, and elevated experiences for attendees as the festival builds on the momentum of last year’s breakthrough run.
Phase one of the lineup has already landed with major energy anticipated from John Summit, GRiZ, Prospa, SUBJOHNICS (Subtronics + John Summit b2b), LYNY, Korolova, Taiki Nulight, Devault, Dreya V, OMRI., Partiboi69, Jackie Hollander, Dansyn, Airrica, Gabss, MADI, Soraya, Mishell, and Rohaan, with additional artists still to be announced.
Experts Only has quickly positioned itself as the city’s premier large-scale electronic event following an inaugural ‘25 edition which drew over 50,000 fans and earned strong buzz across the industry. Due in part to its polished execution and a lineup that included standout names like Kaskade b2b Cassian, Green Velvet b2b Layton Giordani, LP Giobbi, Kasablanca, DJ Seinfeld, Pete Tong, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, ‘26 is already shaping up to be even bigger.
Find more info and tickets at expertsonlyfest.com.