Creamfields Festival 2026

Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields celebrating 20 years at Daresbury, taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territories worldwide.

Tickets are now on sale at www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

First held in 1998 in Winchester, the festival moved to Cream's home city of Liverpool the following year, taking place on the old Liverpool airport, before moving to its current location on the Daresbury estate in Cheshire. The festival, having initially begun as a one-day event with 25,000 people in attendance, is now a four-day event with camping options hosting 70,000 per day. The festival is the UK's most prestigious electronic dance music festival.

More than 300 artists will perform across 30 stages at the dance music festival in Daresbury, near Runcorn, over the August bank holiday weekend.

Chart-topping duo Disclosure will bring their acclaimed live show to Creamfields for the first time, delivering aUK festival exclusive performance, headlining the Arc Stage on Friday 28th August.

Cream HQ have also just revealed that global dance icons Swedish House Mafia will take over the APEX Stage on Sunday 30th August, rounding off an incredible day of announcements.

Adding to the excitement, Ewan McVicar will make his APEX Stage debut with one of his trademark high-energy sets, on Sunday 30th August. A firm fan favourite, Ewan’s Creamfields journey has been nothing short of meteoric.
Techno powerhouse Amelie Lens has also been confirmed for a UK festival exclusive, set to debut her brand-new AURA show inside the legendary Steel Yard on Saturday 29th August.

These latest announcements follow last month’s headline reveals – Faithless (LIVE), Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, Armin van Buuren and Underworld – and cements Creamfields 2026 as one of the most anticipated dance events of the year.

With more acts still to be announced, and over 80,000 fans expected to make their annual pilgrimage to the fields of Cheshire from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August 2026, Creamfields’ 20-years-at-Daresbury celebration is shaping up to be one of the most unforgettable editions in the festival’s storied history.