The Revival Is Coming: Freaky Deaky 2026 Brings Its Biggest Halloween Takeover Yet to Austin

Disco Presents has announced the full artist lineup for Freaky Deaky 2026: The Revival, set to take place over Halloween weekend on October 30th and 31st at the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas. The upcoming edition promises to be one of the festival’s most ambitious and sonically diverse yet.

Headlining the two-day event are some of the most sought-after names in electronic music, with ILLENIUM, Disco Lines, Boogie T, Crankdat, and Mary Droppinz at the top of the bill. Joining them is an extensive supporting cast that includes Liquid Stranger, SLANDER, SIDEPIECE, Odd Mob, WHETHAN, Hannah Laing, Interplanetary Criminal, DJ Heartstring, Flava D, and many others. The collective roster spans a wide range of electronic subgenres — bass, house, techno, UKG, and beyond — bringing together both established acts and artists helping to define where the music is headed next.

Rather than functioning as a conventional festival, Freaky Deaky 2026 is designed as a fully constructed world where music, visual art, and movement are in constant conversation with one another. This year’s “The Revival” theme casts the entire grounds as a dystopian research facility where science and sound collide, producing an otherworldly atmosphere that unfolds differently across each of the event’s three stages: The Reactor, The Circuit, and The Lab. Every space carries its own distinct sonic personality while remaining part of the same cohesive universe.

Throughout the grounds, attendees will encounter ever-shifting visuals, large-scale production elements, and environmental design that continuously evolves, making it difficult to separate the dancefloor from the science fiction narrative surrounding it. ILLENIUM anchors the weekend with his signature emotionally driven sound, while SLANDER and WHETHAN take the reins as evening sets in and the energy transforms. Further into the event, Liquid Stranger, Boogie T, Crankdat, and Zingara push into heavier sonic territory, and Disco Lines, SIDEPIECE, Odd Mob, and Mary Droppinz keep the energy high across the festival’s more industrial-flavored spaces. As the night deepens, Interplanetary Criminal, DJ Heartstring, Flava D, and Hannah Laing carry things into the festival’s darkest, most atmospheric corners.

Freaky Deaky first launched in Houston back in 2018 and has since grown into one of the biggest and most recognizable Halloween dance music gatherings in the United States. The festival has built its reputation on combining elite electronic talent with deeply immersive, theme-driven environments that draw fans from all over the country — not simply to watch, but to fully inhabit the experience. The Austin installment will once again feature production across multiple stages, large-scale art installations, performers roaming the grounds, and a costumed crowd that turns the entire venue into an all-encompassing Halloween celebration.