Les Plages Électroniques 2026 — the party in the sand, Palais des Festivals beach, Cannes

PE26, the party in the sand · © Les Plages Électroniques

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The official #PE26 playlist · © Les Plages Électroniques × Deezer

20 years of electronic music on the Cannes Croisette

A festival that sets up its stages right on the Palais des Festivals beach, facing the sea, in the heart of Cannes: that's the idea that has kept the Croisette dancing for twenty years. For its anniversary edition, the event goes big, with three days of music from Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9, more than 70 artists across five stages, a dancefloor in the sand, sunsets over the bay and afters for those who refuse to go home. All of it with a lineup that fully embraces the split: mainstream headliners on one side, sharp club culture on the other. That's exactly the mix we're here for.

The 2026 lineup: three days, five stages

Friday, August 7 · Martin Garrix headlines

Day one hits hard right away: Martin Garrix, one of the biggest names on the EDM planet, headlines the Scène Plage alongside Mosimann, a showman who traded pop for house and a regular at the festival, the massive kicks of Nico Moreno and the sun-soaked house of Sonny Fodera, boss of the Solotoko label whose "Asking" has passed 100 million streams. Over on the Scène Terrasse, you'll find Venga, one of the new faces of French tech house. If you read us regularly, the name rings a bell: she also plays Family Piknik a week earlier. Twice on our route in the same summer, that's no coincidence.

Saturday, August 8 · Marshmello, Amelie Lens and Interplanetary Criminal's UK garage

Saturday shifts gears. Marshmello and his white helmet land on the Scène Plage, with Amelie Lens, PLK and Vladimir Cauchemar, the masked producer from the Ed Banger stable we last saw tearing up the Rockstore at a My Life is a Weekend party. Nice's own Umbree, who blends bass music and tech house with rare stage energy, plays a home game. And it's also the day to leave the sand for La Centrale: Interplanetary Criminal, the man behind "B.O.T.A." with Eliza Rose, brings Manchester's UK garage to the club. For a bass music outlet like ours, it's the unmissable set of the weekend.

Sunday, August 9 · DJ Snake with Pardon My French

To close it all, DJ Snake takes over with his Pardon My French collective on the Scène Plage. But our eyes are also on the Gare Croisette, the diggers' stage of the site: it hosts Miley Serious, founder of 99CTS Records and Rex Club resident, whose sets move between bass, breaks and drum & bass, and OG Maxwell, co-founder of Piñata Radio and Plaisance Records in Montpellier. Broken beat, footwork, house: the sound of our hometown, exported to the Croisette. Obviously, we'll be front row.

The official aftermovie of the 2025 edition · © Les Plages Électroniques

Credits

Produced by BACKYARD · Directed by Hugo Martin & Ruben Rigodiat-Calciati · Edited by Terence Nury

Cam: Jessie Hardeman, Tristan Burdin, Simon Hugues, Hugo Martin, Ruben Rigodiat-Calciati · Drone: Simon Hugues

Tracklisting

1. Tiësto & Sexyy Red · OMG!
2. ASDEK & Vladimir Cauchemar · water
3. Booba feat. SDM · Dolce Camara
4. Charlotte de Witte & Amelie Lens · One Mind
5. Peggy Gou · Lobster Telephone
6. horsegiirL · eat, sleep, slay,
7. Jersey · Colors Turn Grey

The crowd in the sand, Palais des Festivals beach — Les Plages Électroniques, Cannes
Seaside vibes at Les Plages Électroniques in Cannes

The Palais des Festivals beach, turned into a dancefloor · © Les Plages Électroniques

Family Piknik in Montpellier on the first weekend of August, Cannes the week after. Two festivals in seven days, and the same urge: filming the South of France's summer.

Our picks

Interplanetary Criminal La Centrale · Saturday, August 8 "B.O.T.A." with Eliza Rose, number 1 in the UK charts. Manchester UK garage at the top of our list, no debate.
DJ Snake Scène Plage · Sunday, August 9 The most streamed Parisian in the game brings his Pardon My French collective to close the 20th anniversary. It's going to be massive.
Vladimir Cauchemar Scène Plage · Saturday, August 8 We saw him masked at the Rockstore for a My Life is a Weekend. His Ed Banger electro by the water? Sign us up.
Miley Serious Gare Croisette · Sunday, August 9 99CTS Records, Rex Club, sets between bass, breaks and drum & bass. The sharpest selection of the weekend.
OG Maxwell Gare Croisette · Sunday, August 9 Co-founder of Piñata Radio in Montpellier. Broken beat, footwork, house: our hometown digger on the Croisette.
Sonny Fodera Scène Plage · Friday, August 7 "Asking", 100 million streams, a residency at Pacha Ibiza. His house at sunset, hard to picture a better match.
Umbree Scène Plage · Saturday, August 8 Bass music and tech house, mashups and raw energy. The Nice native plays at home, and you'll feel it.
Venga Scène Terrasse · Friday, August 7 After Family Piknik, we catch her again a week later in Cannes. French tech house has found its new weapon.

We fully intend to be there

Sónar in June, Family Piknik on August 1-2, and Les Plages Électroniques right after: summer 2026 is stacked, and we're not complaining. A festival celebrating its 20th anniversary on a mythical beach, with giants on the main stage and UK garage in the club, is exactly the kind of playground we love telling in video. One useful heads-up for those still hesitating: as we write these lines, the festival already announces regular passes close to selling out. See you August 7 to 9 on the Palais des Festivals beach. And if all goes well, we'll tell you the story from the inside.

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