MONSTERLAND TURNS IMOLA F1 CIRCUIT INTO EUROPE'S BIGGEST HALLOWEEN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

Loco Dice, Paco Osuna, Artie 5ive, Kid Yugi, Noyz Narcos and many more join the likes of Salmo and Marco Carola on the bill.

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Saturday 31 October 2026 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy

The lineup for the 16th edition of Monsterland Halloween Festival continues to grow ahead of Saturday 31 October 2026. Taking place at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, historic home of the San Marino F1 Grand Prix, Monsterland returns as the biggest Halloween festival in Europe, with organisers expecting 55,000 attendees for its 2026 edition.

More than a traditional music festival, Monsterland is a fully immersive Halloween experience, bringing together multiple genres of music, performance, entertainment and elaborate production across 13 themed stages. From rap and urban to house, techno, hard techno and electronic music, the programme brings together artists and audiences from across the musical spectrum within one expansive Halloween environment.

From 4pm on 31st October until 5am, Monsterland takes over the full circuit site for a night of music, performance, set design and installations. This year's edition expands significantly with an additional 7,000 square metres of event space, larger stage structures, a strengthened international lineup and a new VIP area. Alongside the music, Monsterland's programme includes a Horror Luna Park with themed rides, an Escape Room, a Wrestling Arena, a Freestyle Motocross Show, roaming performances and immersive installations across the site.

Following the first announcements of Salmo and Marco Carola, a wave of major new names has now been added across the festival's three main stages. The Horror Warehouse Stage welcomes Artie 5ive, Kid Yugi, Noyz Narcos and Guè, joining Salmo. The Witch Forest Stage by Jägermeister expands with Loco Dice, Paco Osuna, Ale De Tuglie, Frank Storm, Gauthier DM and Bryou, alongside Marco Carola. The Galactica Stage by Cocoricò adds Fantasm, Luca Agnelli, Paolo Ferrara, Gianni Di Bernardo, Daisy, Santos and Winson.

Beyond the three main stages, Monsterland's wider programme spans 10 further stages and areas, each with its own distinct identity. The Cima Stage, run in collaboration with Buongiorno Classic, Made, Marea, Send and Mangrovia, brings together genre-crossing names including DJ r[a]lf, Kellie Allen and Mirko Loco. Al Mugello Non Si Dorme delivers high-intensity electronic sounds from Metempsicosi, Killer Faber and Geo From Hell, while the Adrenaline Stage features Radio 105's Paolo Noise alongside resident host Lady Ross.

The Cemetery Garden Stage takes on a darker, more atmospheric tone with Cesare vs Desorder and others, while the Jäger Music Lab spotlights emerging names in electronic music. Toilet Circus by Fidelio brings house music and unconventional party energy from Neverdogs, Joe Venditti and Elbio & Denis, while the Red Bull Secret Energy Zone, in collaboration with Wood Club, features Lele Sacchi and DJ Uovo. The Technobus Stage rounds out the programme with hard techno sets from Ezediel, Purple Mash and Rav, among others.

Now in its 16th year, Monsterland has established itself as Europe's largest costume festival, having welcomed more than 340,000 attendees from over 50 countries across its history, including more than 42,000 attendees in 2025. More than 1,000 national and international artists have performed across its stages to date.

For 2026, Monsterland continues to expand beyond the traditional festival format, combining a multi-genre music programme with immersive environments, live entertainment and interactive experiences to create a large-scale Halloween event designed to be experienced across the entire site.

LINE-UP

HORROR WAREHOUSE

by ZIPP GROUP

In collaboration with Propaganda + Vidaloca + Real Talk

Vidaloca Artist Open Act by Radio 105

Presenter: Kuma by Real Talk

Salmo

Kid Yugi

Artie 5ive

Guè

Noyz Narcos

THE WITCH FOREST

by Jägermeister

In collaboration with unlocked

Special Animation by MANAWA

Loco Dice

Marco Carola

Paco Osuna

Ale De Tuglie

Frank Storm

Gauthier DM

Bryou

GALACTICA

by Cocoricò

Paolo Ferrara

Luca Agnelli

Gianni Di Bernardo

Daisy

Fantasm

Santos

Winson

BOX EXPERIENCES & OPEN AIR

VIP TERRACE

by Cocktail Circus

In collaboration with TERRA e MOTORI

Tremenda

Aniram Official

Angelica D’Amore

Secret Guest

JÄGER STAGE

Jäger Music Lab DJs

CIMA STAGE

In collaboration with Buongiorno Classic, Made, Marea, Send, Mangrovia

DJ R[a]lf

I.G.N.A

Kellie Allen

Matteo Gatti

Mirko Loco

Vins Montera

Carra X Fresco

Federico Barca

Margot Smith

Otta & Furkan

Sara Guzzo

Stephen William

AL MUGELLO NON SI DORME

Metempsicosi

Killer Faber

Geo From Hell

DJ Ferro

Mentys & Fyrex

Pankakes

ADRENALINE STAGE

Official Voice: Lady Ross

Paolo Noise - Radio 105

Debla

Red Bologna

Scuola Zoo

Paolo Strobe

University Equipe

CEMETERY GARDEN STAGE

Cesare vs Desorder

Alis

Andrerrated

Antonio Ponti

Asalwaystiwie & G The Boy

Blacknife

Calef & Welo

Francis P

Jok3r

Kiss & Fly

Luca Paolella

Mattia Guasti B2B Gabriele Intrivici

Sex Machines

Sinai

Thomas & Steewa

Tommyterzi

TOILET CIRCUS

by Fidelio

Neverdogs

Joe Venditti

Elbio & Denis

Artslaves

Afterman

Alessandro Stoppa

Borosness

Giuseppe Cosca

Mr. Mala

Serr-On

Teou

RED BULL SECRET ENERGY ZONE

In collaboration with Wood Club

Lele Sacchi

MONSTER RING STAGE

+ Red Bull Car

TECHNOBUS STAGE

Ezediel

Purple Mash

Rav

Andry

Decaktrl

Enfor

Georgia Chains

Giaccone

Leonardo

Lopas

Mag

Mmell

Nicox

S3M

Veritas Magistra

Tickets are available now via monsterland.it and ticketsms.it

SLAPPED RECORDS ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR ADE SHOWCASE AT FARALDA CRANE HOTEL

Mitch Oliver, Yulia Niko, Mishell, Joyce Muniz, TMPLE and Manuel Falardeau join SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions on October 25

Montréal-based imprint SLAPPED Records has announced the full lineup for SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions, its upcoming Amsterdam Dance Event label showcase, taking place at the iconic Faralda Crane Hotel on October 25.

Bringing together six artists from across the label’s international community, the showcase will see Mitch Oliver, Yulia Niko, Mishell, Joyce Muniz, TMPLE and Manuel Falardeau take over the Faralda Crane for a an extra special night spanning deep, groove-led house and forward-thinking club music.

The event lands towards the end of this year’s packed ADE calendar, with SLAPPED bringing its Montréal-rooted sound and its international artist network to one of Amsterdam’s most distinctive venues. The Faralda Crane, a former shipyard crane transformed into a unique hotel and event space overlooking the NDSM area, provides the setting for an extended night of music running from 10pm through until the early hours.

The showcase forms part of SLAPPED’s continued expansion into the international event circuit, and arrives off the back of international events in Ibiza, Miami, Los Angeles and Amsterdam already this year. Founded in Montréal, the label has increasingly used its events to connect its local roots with a wider community of artists, DJs and producers across Europe and beyond. 

The ADE event also follows SLAPPED’s label Showcase at Het Sieraad on October 2, giving the imprint two significant Amsterdam dates during the month. These events form part of a wider programme of SLAPPED activity that has seen the imprint continue to develop its catalogue while establishing a growing presence outside Montréal.

Manuel Falardeau & Marc Wellon — This Feeling

The ADE lineup announcement comes off the back of Manuel Falardeau’s recent release on the label with This Feeling, a collaboration with fellow Montréal producer Marc Wellon. Released on September 18, the track brings together the pair’s respective approaches to groove-driven club music, built around samples from Polyrhythmics and Lucky Brown.

The collaboration came together when Falardeau and Wellon joined forces in the studio earlier this year, bringing together two producers from Montréal’s emerging club community. The track has already picked up early support from artists including Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Anna Lunoe, Ruben Mandolini, Ilario Alicante, Yas Cepeda, Sugarstarr and Sinca.

For SLAPPED, This Feeling also underlines the label’s ongoing focus on its Montréal roots as it continues to build an international platform around them. With Falardeau now opening the label’s ADE showcase, the record provides another connection between SLAPPED’s local foundations and its growing presence on the international club circuit.

SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions
Faralda Crane Hotel, Amsterdam: October 25

10pm — Manuel Falardeau
11pm — TMPLE
12am — Yulia Niko
1am — Mitch Oliver
2am — Mishell
3am — Joyce Muniz

SXM FESTIVAL REVEALS LANDMARK 10TH EDITION LINEUP WITH BOB SINCLAR, DENNIS CRUZ, FRANKY RIZARDO, MEDUZA, SASHA, CLAPTONE AND MORE

Five days. One island. An extraordinary dancefloor. SXM Festival reveals the first wave of artists for its 10th edition, taking place 17–21 March 2027 on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, with Bob Sinclar, MEDUZA, Sasha, Claptone, Dombresky (Disco Dom), Franky Rizardo and Brunello leading the Phase One lineup, joined by Guy Gerber, Patrick Topping, Dennis Cruz, Chelina Manuhutu, Deer Jade, Matt Sassari, Max Styler and more.

Since its first edition in 2016, SXM has built a reputation around something difficult to recreate anywhere else: an entire island becoming part of the festival. There is no single festival site. Over five days, guests move between beaches, villas, clubs, hilltops and unexpected locations across both the French and Dutch sides of St. Martin - the island isn’t simply where the festival takes place, it’s part of the experience.

For its 10th edition, SXM returns to the idea that started it all: exceptional music, extraordinary places and enough freedom for the unexpected to happen.

Music has always come first at SXM. Rather than building the biggest lineup possible, the festival has developed its identity through a carefully curated mix of established artists, respected selectors and emerging talent, and the 2027 lineup continues that approach.

French house icon Bob Sinclar joins global electronic trio MEDUZA and progressive house pioneer Sasha, alongside Claptone, Guy Gerber, Dombresky (Disco Dom) and a new generation of artists shaping the international electronic music scene. Across previous editions, SXM has welcomed artists including Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, BLOND:ISH, Bonobo and Richie Hawtin, while introducing its audience to emerging names at pivotal moments in their careers. Every artist has to make sense for the island, the location and the moment.

SXM is as much about St. Martin as it is about the lineup. The island’s French and Dutch sides each have their own culture, atmosphere and rhythm, and during SXM, guests experience both, moving between venues and discovering the island along the way.

A day might begin on a beach, continue over lunch in a small village, move to a sunset party and end somewhere completely different from where anyone expected. You run into people you met the night before. Someone tells you about another party. A quick stop turns into three hours, and the same faces start appearing at restaurants, on boats, on beaches and eventually back on the dancefloor.

With guests travelling from more than 58 countries in recent editions, SXM creates an international community that feels surprisingly familiar by the end of the week. And at a time when almost everything is planned, posted and documented as it happens, SXM still leaves room to disappear for a while. Some of the best moments aren’t on the schedule.

SXM Festival Founder Julian Prince says “From the beginning, I never wanted SXM to be the biggest festival. I wanted people to go home with stories they would still be telling years later. You come for the music, but then the island takes over. You discover places you didn’t know existed, meet people you never expected to meet, and suddenly you’re watching the sun come up with friends you made two days ago. Ten editions later, that feeling is still there. Protecting it is what matters most to me.”

Ten editions don’t happen without an island that believes in you. When Hurricane Irma devastated St. Martin in 2017, the SXM community rallied around the island and supported its recovery. The pandemic brought another interruption, but the relationship between the festival and St. Martin endured - through it all, SXM kept coming back.

Today, local crews, suppliers, venues, restaurants, hotels, drivers and businesses across both sides of St. Martin remain integral to the festival. Its impact extends beyond the dancefloor: international guests stay in local hotels and villas, eat in restaurants, rent cars and boats, and discover the island throughout their stay. For SXM, sustainability is not only environmental - it’s about building an event that maintains a positive, lasting relationship with the place that hosts it.

The 10th edition celebrates the artists, island partners, team members and international community that have shaped SXM since its beginning. Ten editions later, St. Martin isn’t simply the backdrop to SXM - it’s the reason SXM feels like SXM.

As SXM enters its second decade, the festival remains committed to the spirit that defined its beginning: bringing people together through music, discovery and the freedom to experience St. Martin in their own way. The 2027 edition will celebrate that legacy while opening a new chapter, with further artists, parties and anniversary experiences to be revealed in the coming months.

Ten editions. The island is your dancefloor. Tickets and travel information are available now at sxmfestival.com

PHASE ONE LINEUP

Bob Sinclar

Brunello

Chelina Manuhutu

Claptone

Deer Jade

Dennis Cruz

Dombresky (Disco Dom)

Elvis Guetta

Franky Rizardo

Gudfella

Guy Gerber

Hilel Lev

Indo Warehouse

Jackie Hollander

Julia Sandstorm

Linska

Malive

Matt Sassari

Max Styler

MEDUZA

Mellizos

Nico de Andrea

Patrick Topping

Pauza

Sapian

Sasha

Sistek

Tini Gessler

Tom & Collins

Tony Romera

+ More TBA