John Summit’s Experts Only Festival Returns in 2026 — Ticket Sale Dates Announced

On November 21, 2025, DJ and producer John Summit confirmed that his Experts Only Festival will return for a second edition, scheduled for September 19–20, 2026.

The announcement follows a strong inaugural run in September 2025 on Randall’s Island in New York City. That debut featured a stacked roster — including Kaskade, Cassian, Green Velvet, Layton Giordani, LP Giobbi and Pete Tong — plus two headline performances by Summit. Organizers estimate the two-day event attracted roughly 50,000 attendees.

Experts Only 2026 will again be produced in collaboration with Medium Rare, Relentless Beats and EMW. A ticket presale is slated for November 25, 2025; the timing for additional public onsales will be announced by the promoters.

Experts Only takes its name from Summit’s label, which has been a prominent force on Beatport — reaching No. 1 on the global label chart in 2024 and maintaining a leading presence through much of 2025. Summit has described expanding the label into a live festival as a natural next step that emphasizes community and close creative relationships rather than a purely commercial, ticket-driven approach.

Also released on November 21, 2025, was a drum-and-bass reinterpretation by English producer Dimension of Summit’s remix of Delerium’s 1997 classic “Silence.” The new edit was issued via Tomorrowland Music. Listen below.

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