Drum & Bass DJs

Who to know

Ranked by festivals still to come, then tour dates, then every booking we have on record.

• Nia ArchivesBeyond The Valley · Dec 2026Leeds-via-Bradford producer leading the jungle revival, with breakbeats under genuinely tender songwriting and rave history reclaimed as diary.
• WORSHIPEDC Thailand · Dec 2026Drum and bass supergroup of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991, four UK producers trading tracks in one long, rolling back-to-back set built for big rooms.
• PendulumRock am Ring · Jun 2027Australian drum-and-bass played by an actual rock band, and the live show is louder and more physical than the records suggest.
• LUUDERhythm and Vines · Dec 2026Australian drum and bass producer who flipped Men at Work's 'Down Under' into a rave anthem, then did the same to 'Big City Life'.
• KanineEDC Thailand · Dec 2026UK producer at the jump-up end of drum and bass, big, rowdy, and built for a rave, with double-drops thrown like confetti.
• Chase & StatusCoachella · Apr 2027Two decades of British drum-and-bass that keeps crossing into the charts without ever softening the low end, scene elders who never stopped moving with it.
• WilkinsonSnow Machine Japan · Mar 2027London drum and bass producer on RAM Records, whose Becky Hill collaboration 'Afterglow' carried his melodic, chart-ready rollers well beyond the scene.
• NetskyRhythm and Vines · Dec 2026Belgian drum and bass with a pop heart, liquid rollers under big melodic breakdowns.
• A Little SoundRhythm and Vines · Dec 2026One of UK drum & bass's most in-demand vocalists, now fronting sets of her own.
• Justin HawkesForbidden Kingdom · Apr 2027American drum and bass producer with a melodic, song-led approach, stateside proof that the genre's next wave crossed the Atlantic.
• Sumthin SumthinForbidden Kingdom · Apr 2027Halftime-leaning bass with a lot of negative space and a very deep sub, where restraint is the flex.
• Iza TKMLollapalooza Chile · Mar 2027Monterrey-born singer-songwriter mixing alternative pop with electronics and drum and bass on her self-funded 2026 debut i Music Listen.
• Sub FocusOn tour · 4 datesNick Douwma's melodic drum-and-bass is euphoric, precisely engineered, and built for a very large sound system: arena-rave architecture at its cleanest.
• Delta HeavyOn tour · 1 dateRam Records duo making big, melodic drum and bass built for a main stage, with polished drops and genuine songcraft in the builds.
• Shy FXOn tour · 1 dateJungle royalty since the mid-'90s, with ragga-inflected breakbeats and one of the genre's defining catalogues, and 'Original Nuttah' eternal.
• BouLast booked: EDC Orlando 2026Manchester's jump-up juggernaut, bringing relentless double-drops and dancefloor pressure as one of drum & bass's most in-demand new-school names.
• Ivy LabLast booked: III Points 2026The trio who effectively invented halftime: drum and bass slowed to a swaggering crawl, with sound design that rewards headphones and necks alike.
• CSChase & Status LiveLast booked: Reading 2026UK drum & bass institution in full live mode: twenty years of rave history delivered with a band's punch, still peerless at festival scale.
• DirtyphonicsLast booked: Lost Lands 2026French crew who came up through drum and bass and never lost the punk energy, playing genre-hopping bass sets like a rock show.
• MUZZLast booked: Bass Canyon 2026Jump-up drum and bass with an unusually funky low end: rave weaponry with actual swing.
• 4AM KruLast booked: Leeds 2026Old-school jungle and 90s rave revived without irony: breakbeats, air horns, and a set that runs at the pace the name suggests.
• DieselboyLast booked: Lost Lands 2026The most important American drum and bass DJ of his generation, and still an exceptional technician, with Pittsburgh-bred precision that helped build the US scene.
• DJ FlightLast booked: Green Man 2026Drum & bass's quiet radical, who makes deep, soulful selections as a scene lifer who has championed the genre's overlooked voices for decades.
• FrictionLast booked: Nocturnal Wonderland 2026Former Radio 1 drum & bass host turned label boss, with sets that run the genre's whole range rather than picking a lane.

On tour now

8 Drum & Bass DJs with dates on sale, soonest first. From Ticketmaster, refreshed daily.

• Sub FocusNext: Nov 14 · San Francisco, CA4 dates →
• Delta HeavyNext: Nov 20 · Philadelphia, PA1 date →
• PendulumNext: Nov 28 · Helsinki, FI8 dates →
• Shy FXNext: Dec 10 · Manchester, GB1 date →
• LUUDENext: Dec 26 · Byron Bay, NSW1 date →
• NetskyNext: Dec 28 · Christchurch Central, NZ1 date →
• WilkinsonNext: Feb 6 · Helsinki, FI1 date →
• Chase & StatusNext: Feb 18 · Łódź , PL10 dates →

Playing festivals next

Every festival still to come with Drum & Bass DJs on the bill, soonest first. The Drum & Bass festival guide ranks them by how deep they book.

• EDC Thailand 2026December 18–20, 2026 · Rhythm Park, Phuket, ThailandWORSHIP, Kanine
• Rhythm and Vines 2026December 28–31, 2026 · Waiohika Estate, Gisborne, New ZealandLUUDE, Netsky, A Little Sound
• Beyond The Valley 2026December 28 – January 1, 2027 · Barunah Plains, Hesse, VIC, AustraliaNia Archives
• Lost Paradise 2026December 28 – January 1, 2027 · Glenworth Valley, NSW, AustraliaNia Archives
• Wildlands Brisbane 2026December 31, 2026 · Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaNia Archives, WORSHIP
• Wildlands Perth 2027January 2, 2027 · Arena Joondalup, Perth, WA, AustraliaNia Archives, WORSHIP
• Snow Machine Japan 2027March 2–7, 2027 · Hakuba Valley, Nagano, JapanLUUDE, Kanine, Wilkinson
• Lollapalooza Chile 2027March 12–14, 2027 · Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, ChileIza TKM
• Coachella 2027April 9–18, 2027 · Empire Polo Club, Indio, CAChase & Status
• Forbidden Kingdom 2027April 23–25, 2027 · Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, FLJustin Hawkes, Sumthin Sumthin
• Rock am Ring 2027June 4–6, 2027 · Nürburgring, Nürburg, GermanyPendulum
• Rock im Park 2027June 4–6, 2027 · Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, GermanyPendulum

Most headline slots

The names printed in the biggest type, trusted to send everyone home.

1. 1Chase & Status2Two decades of British drum-and-bass that keeps crossing into the charts without ever softening the low end, scene elders who never stopped moving with it.
2. 2CSChase & Status Live2UK drum & bass institution in full live mode: twenty years of rave history delivered with a band's punch, still peerless at festival scale.
3. 3WORSHIP2Drum and bass supergroup of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991, four UK producers trading tracks in one long, rolling back-to-back set built for big rooms.

Most places played

Whose year reads like a world tour that happened to be made of festivals.

1. 1A Little Sound6One of UK drum & bass's most in-demand vocalists, now fronting sets of her own.
2. 2Bou5Manchester's jump-up juggernaut, bringing relentless double-drops and dancefloor pressure as one of drum & bass's most in-demand new-school names.
3. 3Chase & Status5Two decades of British drum-and-bass that keeps crossing into the charts without ever softening the low end, scene elders who never stopped moving with it.
4. 4Kanine5UK producer at the jump-up end of drum and bass, big, rowdy, and built for a rave, with double-drops thrown like confetti.
5. 5WORSHIP5Drum and bass supergroup of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991, four UK producers trading tracks in one long, rolling back-to-back set built for big rooms.
6. 6Ivy Lab3The trio who effectively invented halftime: drum and bass slowed to a swaggering crawl, with sound design that rewards headphones and necks alike.
7. 7Nia Archives3Leeds-via-Bradford producer leading the jungle revival, with breakbeats under genuinely tender songwriting and rave history reclaimed as diary.
8. 8Sub Focus3Nick Douwma's melodic drum-and-bass is euphoric, precisely engineered, and built for a very large sound system: arena-rave architecture at its cleanest.
9. 9Wilkinson3London drum and bass producer on RAM Records, whose Becky Hill collaboration 'Afterglow' carried his melodic, chart-ready rollers well beyond the scene.
10. 10Dirtyphonics2French crew who came up through drum and bass and never lost the punk energy, playing genre-hopping bass sets like a rock show.

All 32 Drum & Bass DJs

Sized by how many of the festivals we track have booked each act.