NEWSLETTER
The Two-Day Festival Will Take Place on September 19 & 20
New York, NY (November 21, 2025) - Following its massively successful, sold out 2025 debut on Randall’s Island, John Summit’s Experts Only Festival will officially return to New York City on September 19–20, 2026. Produced in partnership with Medium Rare, Relentless Beats, and EMW, the festival is set to once again deliver one of the largest dance music events in NYC, bringing together top global artists, elevated production, and the signature high-energy Experts Only community.
To reward returning fans, 2025 attendees will receive exclusive first access to 2026 tickets through the Festival Loyalty Presale, beginning Tuesday, November 25 at 12pm EDT / 9am PDT. Loyalty presale tickets will be extremely limited and offered at the lowest pricing tier.
The announcement follows an extraordinary inaugural year for Experts Only Festival. In 2025, the two-day, sold-out event drew over 50,000 fans and generated wide acclaim from outlets including Rolling Stone, Forbes, the New York Post, and Dancing Astronaut. Coverage praised the festival’s impact on the city’s music landscape, with headlines declaring: “Is John Summit bringing music festivals back to NY? In short, yes - 100 times yes”, “John Summit’s Experts Only Fest Is Huge Success in New York”, and “Fans flock to Randall’s Island for John Summit’s inaugural Experts Only music festival.”
The debut edition featured two headlining performances by John Summit, along with sets from Kaskade B2B Cassian, Green Velvet B2B Layton Giordani, LP Giobbi, Kasablanca, DJ Seinfeld, Pete Tong, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), and more. Building on this momentum, the 2026 festival will expand its footprint, enhance its production, and continue to grow the Experts Only community. Additional details, including the full 2026 lineup, will be announced in the coming months. Stay tuned: https://www.expertsonlyfest.com/
Images of John Summit HERE
Images of Expert’s Only Festival 2025 HERE
Courtesy: Experts Only Festival
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