Karrusel Festival 2026 Full Line-up Revealed: 51 Artists Across Three Nights on Refshaleøen
Karrusel Festival 2026 is here with the complete line-up. Fifty-one artists across three nights, four stages and one of the most immersive festival environments in Scandinavia. Here’s the breakdown, night by night!
Thursday 27 August – The Opening Night
Thursday is Karrusel at its most eclectic and perhaps most adventurous. The opening night brings together artists from opposite ends of the electronic music spectrum and lets the forest sort out the rest.
Monolink headlines Thursday, bringing his signature blend of live electronics, hypnotic vocals and melodic techno. The German artist’s ability to command a large outdoor stage while keeping the atmosphere intimate is one of the reasons he remains one of the most in-demand live acts in Europe. His 2022 album Under Darkening Skies gave him a catalogue that translates beautifully to a festival forest setting.
Egyptian Lover is the wildcard booking of the entire weekend and one of the most thrilling names on the 2026 lineup. Greg Broussard – the Los Angeles electro and hip-hop pioneer who has been making records since 1984 – brings his 808-driven, Roland-programmed, entirely unique world to Refshaleøen on Thursday. This is genuinely rare. Egyptian Lover does not play Europe often, and a Karrusel forest stage is a perfect setting for what he does.
Acid Pauli brings his psychedelic, layered DJ style to Thursday, weaving hypnotic structures that reward patience and reward the people who stay for the full journey.
Conducta – the UK garage and bass music selector who has become one of the most respected names in that space – opens up the bass music thread that runs through the Thursday night.
Lou Nour (formerly SICARIA) adds dubstep weight and precision to the Thursday programme.
Also on Thursday: Christina Evangelista, Ena Cosovic, Jungle Julia, Kip Analog, Ricardo Roessel, Tindra & Pentti Igor, Vincent’s Older Sister.
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Friday 28 August – The Techno Night
Friday is where Karrusel gets serious about hard energy. The Friday lineup is built around some of the biggest names in contemporary techno and the rising artists making noise beneath them.
Amelie Lens headlines Friday and is, by any measure, one of the biggest techno bookings in Denmark this year. The Belgian DJ and producer has spent the past decade building a reputation for relentless, high-energy techno sets that draw from industrial, acid and driving hard techno traditions. She founded the EXHALE label – which has released music from artists including Charlie Sparks, also on the Distortion Ø 2026 lineup – and has headlined festivals and clubs across the world. Her debut studio album Aura is scheduled for release in September 2026, making her Karrusel appearance a timely one.
Christian Löffler brings a completely different energy on Friday – the German producer’s live set is one of the most emotionally resonant in contemporary electronic music, pairing organic textures, piano elements and deep melodic sensibility with enough drive to hold a dancefloor. A beautiful counterpoint to the harder sounds around him.
Bad Boombox delivers the hot groove energy that their reputation promises – house with warmth, swing and the kind of programming that makes people lose track of time.
Helena Lauwaert – hard-house rising star and one of the most talked-about names on the harder end of the current European club circuit.
riria – the Japanese artist making serious waves internationally with her bass-forward, percussive style.
Y U QT – speed garage specialists, bringing the UK’s most forward-looking club sound to the Karrusel forest.
Also on Friday: DGERAL, DJ Spice b2b Draber666, Käpt’n 12 & Düsentrieb, Letizia, Maaje, Mary Harp, Nilu, Redline Warriors, Sam Good, Valentina.
Satyurday 29 August – The Closing Night
Saturday closes Karrusel out with two artists who have defined different eras of electronic music, backed by a supporting cast of genuine quality.
Ellen Allien is the headliner’s headliner. The Berlin techno icon, founder of BPitch Control records, has been shaping the sound and culture of European electronic music since the 1990s. Her DJ sets are legendary – technically precise, atmospherically constructed, and able to move between dark industrial sounds and playful electronica without losing the thread. She’s one of the artists where “legend” isn’t a word that gets used loosely. Karrusel Saturday closing with Ellen Allien is a statement.
horsegiirL is one of the most exciting and talked-about names in contemporary electronic music. The London-born, Berlin-based artist mixes rave, UK hardcore, trance and club music into a style that doesn’t sit comfortably in any single category – which is precisely why she’s been booked everywhere from Boiler Room to Berghain. Her energy in a festival forest setting should be something to witness.
Mischluft – the bouncy techno phenomenon bringing kinetic energy to the closing night.
Notion – bassline heavyweight with the low end to match the forest acoustics.
RHR – the Brazilian artist whose trailblazing sound draws from club music across continents.
Shkoon – the German-Syrian duo whose melodic, Eastern-influenced electronic music is one of the most distinctive sounds in contemporary club culture.
Also on Saturday: Babysquid, Baime, Buja b2b Sayaa, Disfunctional Disco, Halfdan Sandquist, Mia Kober, Parashoot, Suzie The Cockroach, Volker Arnold.
| Tickets | |
|---|---|
| Festival Pass (Regular) | 1.500 DKK |
| Festival Pass (Final) | 1.650 DKK |
| Thursday | 600 DKK |
| Friday | 700 DKK |
| Saturday | 700 DKK |
Booking fee: 30 DKK. Age 18+. Tickets at karrusel.dk/tickets.
