Contributing WriterTerminal V Festival 2026
Date: 18th & 19th April 2026
Location: The Royal Highland Centre + Showground – Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB
Sign-up for tickets here – Tickets on-sale 18th Nov @ 9am
The walls are set to shake and the earth will rumble once more as Terminal V Festivalreturns to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre & Showground on 18th and 19th April 2026. Marking another chapter for one of Europe’s most formidable electronic events, next year’s event will unfold across two epic days, with 40,000 ravers and five fully immersive stages headlined by over 100 cutting-edge artists for a weekend of unrelenting energy and precision production.
Simon McGrath, Co-founder of Terminal V says “This will without doubt be our biggest line up yet. Every artist reflects the energy and evolution of Terminal V, and this April will see our most diverse edition yet. 2026 is shaping up to be our most powerful edition so far.”
The 2026 lineup is a razor-sharp snapshot of contemporary electronic music and collision of heavyweights, legends, disruptors and future icons of techno. Set to perform are the likes of Detroit godfather Robert Hood whose loopy sound helped characterise early minimal and remains in a class of its own.
The raucous Sara Landry presents the UK debut of her ETERNALISM show and her only Scottish appearance all year. It is a hard techno odyssey with high-octane beats and avant-garde production inspired by the otherworldly art of Hans Ruedi Giger’s Alien creation. The aim is to create a spiritual gathering that transcends the typical club experience. Klangkuenstler is one of the defining forces in the new wave of industrial techno and his sets are pure adrenaline hits built for the warehouse, while the UK’s breakout house and techno star Ben Hemsley blends euphoric melodies, emotional drops and peak-time power for the new generation, and Australian REVIVE RECORDS founder Restricted will also serve up his unrelenting mix of psy, rawstyle, industrial, hardcore and more after amassing half a billion streams and becoming a fixture in Beatport’s Hardcore/Neo Rave charts.
They’re joined by underground stars across house, techno and bass such as Mall Grab, Anetha x DJ Gigola, Clara Cuvé, East End Dubs, Somewhen x Otta, Paige Tomlinsonand many more with each bringing their distinct edge to the festival’s next evolution.
Built from the ground up for sheer sonic intensity, Terminal V has a deserving reputation for monumental scale and meticulous attention to detail. Every stage is designed as a standalone world with bespoke architecture, high-impact visuals and chest-rattling sound for a sensory overload built for those who live and breathe dance music.
Again ranked in DJ Mag’s Best Festivals in the world this year, Terminal V’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. What began as an underground gathering has evolved into a benchmark for large-scale electronic rapture, which is why it attracts a devoted international crowd who return year after year.
From daylight euphoria to warehouse darkness, Terminal V captures the full spectrum of modern electronic music in one communal surge of sound and light.
Sign up for tickets now: terminalv.co.uk/festival
Phase 1 Lineup A-Z:
ADRIAN MILLS, ALARICO, ANETHA, BEN HEMSLEY, BEN TECHY, BENWAL, BIANCO, CHLÄR, CLARA CUVÉ, DART, DAVID LOHEIN, DJ GIGOLA, EAST END DUBS, FANTASM, KLANGKUENSTLER, KLOFAMA, KYLE STARKEY, LA LA, MAIN PHASE, MALL GRAB, MORGAN SEATREE, NEGITIV, NOVAH, ONLYNUMBERS, ØTTA, PAIGE TOMLINSON, RAXELLER, RESTRICTED, ROBERT HOOD, SARA LANDRY PRESENTS ETERNALISM, SIMONE, SOMEWHEN, SPRAY, ÜBERKIKZ, VIEZE ASBAK, WINSON, YANAMASTE