London’s foremost independent electronic music festival GALA has unveiled its full line-up for its return to Peckham Rye Park across the Bank Holiday weekend, 22–24 May 2026, reaffirming its place as one of the capital’s most vital celebrations of underground dance music. Community-led and culture-first, the 2026 edition is framed by the theme The Floor Is Ours — a statement of collective ownership that places the dancefloor firmly in the hands of the communities that shape it.
Friday lands with full weight, championing the rich lineage of UK rap, bass music and soundsystem culture. The day sees a landmark homecoming from Peckham’s ownGiggs, joined by cult UK rap figureCASISDEAD, grime mainstayNovelistand East London iconD Double E who performs alongside breakthrough producerHamdi. UKG flavour comes throughConductaandTodd Edwards, while Dirty Hit’sdh2stageshowcases the forward-leaning club mechanics ofGeorge DanielofThe 1975alongsideOscar Farrell,Or:laandPariah. Low-end pressure gathers withMala,Djrum,Objekt,CCL,
Saturday sits at the heart ofGALA: a celebration of club culture in all its forms. House and techno-led but fluid in approach, the day foregrounds queer expression, boundary-pushing selectors and the communities actively reshaping the dancefloor. Newly announced acts includeSaoirsewho is set to unveil a new A/V show, alongsideX CLUB.,DJ SeinfeldandLogic1000. Notable debuts elsewhere on the programme come fromSonja Moonear,Sedef Adasï(aka Acid Ayşe),VerracoandDetroit In Effectjoining an already stacked bill includingJob JobseandCall Super. With curation also coming fromPeach,Club AreandFreakenstein, Saturday unfolds as a day driven by energy, release and togetherness.
Sunday offers a warm, restorative close rooted in house, disco and the origins of dance music. Led by Detroit heavyweightSeth Troxler,the godfather of house musicLil’ Louisand Norwegian luminaryTodd Terje, whose work defined the 2010s cosmic disco wave, the final day leans into musicality and shared release. Sets fromGilles Peterson,Cassy,Joe Claussell,Dyed Soundorom,Amaliah, Jennifer Loveless,MusclecarsandIsaac Carterround off an already stacked closing bill including a rare b3b by crate diggersAntal, HUNEEand Palms TraxplusChaos In The CBD,MoxieandChristian AB– bringingGALA’s tenth edition to a close in celebration of trailblazing house and disco artists.
GALA’26
Full lineup and partners
Friday
Abimbola, Bakey, Benji B & Judah, BORN N BREAD, Carré & Beatrice M., CCL, Conducta, David Rodigan, DJ Fart in the Club, Djrum, ELLADHC, Facta & K-Lone, George Daniel & Oscar Farrell, Giggs, Hamdi & D Double E, Ikonika & Shannen SP, Infinite Snds, Mala, mi-el, Mia Koden, Novelist, Objekt, Onai, Or:la & Pariah, Paranoid London (live) ft. Josh Caffé, Surusinghe, Tim Reaper, Tilly Indigo, Todd Edwards
Partners: BORN N BREAD – Deviation – dh2 – HVYWGHT – NTS – Rinse FM – Prince Of Peckham
Saturday
BASHKAAA, bullet tooth, Call Super, CK, Detroit In Effect, DJ Seinfeld, dj sweet6teen, Elkka, Freakenstein, Job Jobse, Kia & Priori, livwutang, Logic1000, Meilgaarden, Midland, MIKA, NIKS, No Plastic & Zaytoona, Peach & Prosumer, Radioactive Man, Rob Mello, S3BA, Saoirse presents TEM₀₀ A/V, Sedef Adasï, Sonja Moonear, Sophie McAlister, Steffi x Virginia (live), Tai Lokun, Tasha, Tikiman & Richard Akingbehin, Verraco, X CLUB.
Partners: Club Are – FWEAKY – Peach’s Dreamland – Refuge Worldwide
Sunday
Amaliah b2b Jennifer Loveless, Antal & HUNEE & Palms Trax, Bjørn Torske, Cassy, CC:DISCO!, Chaos In The CBD, Christian AB, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Dee Diggs & OMOLOKO, Dyed Soundorom, Gilles Peterson, Isaac Carter, Joe Claussell, Kleo, Laurine & Cecilio, Lil’ Louis, Mad Professor, MiNNA, Moxie, Musclecars, Sarahtonin, Seth Troxler, System Olympia, Talaboman (John Talabot & Axel Boman), Todd Terje, Zjoso
Partners: The Cause – JUMBI – On Loop – Rush Hour – Todd Terje & Friends