Trance DJs

Who to know

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

• KI/KISeismic Dance Event · Nov 2026Amsterdam's hard-trance revivalist, with acid lines and 150 BPM joy and rave classicism played with total exuberance.
• BenwalSeismic Dance Event · Nov 2026Dutch DJ and producer out of Groningen's club scene, playing fast sets that swing between trance, hard house and high-tension euphoria.
• Kyle StarkeySeismic Dance Event · Nov 2026Producer of hard house and trance with full-hearted euphoria, tracks like 'Tryton' and 'Love Euphoria' hitting hard at 150 BPM.
• Hannah LaingEDC Thailand · Dec 2026Scottish DJ whose doof-inflected hard house has become one of the UK's biggest club draws: a Dundee dental nurse turned rave phenomenon.
• Marlon HoffstadtLollapalooza Argentina · Mar 2027DJ Daddy Trance himself, Berlin's cheekiest revivalist, making trance cool again with hands-up euphoria played fully sincere.
• Seven LionsGive Thanks · Nov 2026Melodic dubstep with a trance heart, with soaring vocal tops over drops that still hit hard underneath, Ophelia-label worldbuilding included.
• Above & BeyondSeismic Dance Event · Nov 2026Trance's group-therapy session, with push-the-button moments and crowds crying happy tears at sunrise.
• ALPHA 9EDC Thailand · Dec 2026Russian producer Alexander Popov's alias for melodic, emotive trance, the warmer counterpart to his main-name output, released largely through Anjunabeats.
• Dash BerlinDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Built on enormous vocal trance singles: the anthems are the entire point and the set is arranged around them.
• JAJohn Askew + Simon PattersonDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Two British DJs from trance's harder, psy-tinged edge, playing back to back the way they usually do.
• MaRLoDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Dutch-Australian producer trading in hard-hitting, high-energy trance sized for the biggest room available.
• Infected MushroomDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Israeli duo who never sat still, with psytrance roots, rock and electronica grafted on, and a live show that leans into all of it.
• Vini ViciDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026The Israeli duo who dragged psytrance onto main stages worldwide, full-on, fast, and completely unashamed about it.
• TrivectaGive Thanks · Nov 2026Ophelia-affiliated producer working the emotional, trance-leaning end of melodic bass, with soaring vocals over drops with genuine lift.
• NeelixDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026German producer whose progressive-leaning psytrance became one of the scene's most widely played sounds.
• Key4050Dreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Bryan Kearney and John O'Callaghan's joint project: hard-edged, high-tempo trance from two Irish veterans of it.
• Mauro PicottoDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Italian veteran whose late-'90s records ('Komodo', 'Lizard') are still set staples a quarter century on.
• SolarstoneDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026The loudest voice for 'pure trance': uplifting, melodic and deliberately unhurried, as a matter of principle.
• Armin van BuurenUltra Miami · Mar 2027Trance's tireless statesman, whose A State of Trance turned a genre into a global congregation.
• OmikiEDC Mexico · Feb 2027Israeli producer working the harder end of psytrance, with big-room remixes of pop and dance tracks built for main-stage sound systems.
• John 00 FlemingDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Thirty years in trance's darker, psy-leaning corner, with sets that unfold across hours rather than peaks.
• PhaxeDreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Danish producer at psytrance's melodic, progressive end, with big hooks over a rolling bassline.
• 4 Strings (Classics Set)Dreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026Dutch project behind 'Take Me Away', vocal trance from the genre's commercial high-water mark.
• Above & Beyond (Anjunabeats Classics)Dreamstate SoCal · Nov 2026The trio who kept melodic trance emotionally serious through the years nobody else would, and built Anjunabeats around it.

On tour now

13 Trance DJs with dates on sale, soonest first. From Ticketmaster, refreshed daily.

• Vini ViciNext: Nov 13 · Dallas, TX2 dates →
• Mauro PicottoNext: Nov 21 · Denver, CO1 date →
• Kyle StarkeyNext: Nov 28 · Manchester, GB1 date →
• Seven LionsNext: Dec 4 · Toronto, ON2 dates →
• SolarstoneNext: Dec 5 · Brooklyn, NY1 date →
• Key4050Next: Dec 19 · Amsterdam, NL1 date →
• Marlon HoffstadtNext: Dec 20 · St Denis, 931 date →
• TrivectaNext: Dec 26 · Hollywood, CA1 date →
• Above & BeyondNext: Dec 31 · San Francisco, CA1 date →
• Hannah LaingNext: Jan 1 · Sydney, NSW3 dates →
• Infected MushroomNext: Jan 15 · Orlando, FL5 dates →
• KI/KINext: Feb 6 · Gand, BE1 date →
• NeelixNext: Mar 6 · København K, DK1 date →

Playing festivals next

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

• Seismic Dance Event 2026November 13–15, 2026 · Concourse Project, Austin, TXKI/KI, Benwal, Kyle Starkey, Above & Beyond
• Creamfields Argentina 2026November 14, 2026 · Parque de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFaithless Sound System
• Dreamstate SoCal 2026November 20–21, 2026 · Queen Mary Waterfront, Long Beach, CADash Berlin, John Askew + Simon Patterson, MaRLo, Infected Mushroom, Vini Vici, Neelix, Key4050, Mauro Picotto, Solarstone, John 00 Fleming, Phaxe, 4 Strings (Classics Set), Above & Beyond (Anjunabeats Classics), Ace Ventura, Allen Watts + Talla 2XLC, ALPHA 9 + Ilan Bluestone, Aly & Fila + Billy Gillies, Andrew Rayel pres Extasia, Andy Moor, Astrix, BT + Matt Fax, Burn In Noise, Cold Blue, Darren Porter + Sean Tyas, Eddie Halliwell + Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten + Marsh, GMS, Marco V, Paul van Dyk pres Essence Of Acid, Perfect Stranger, Warp Brothers
• Give Thanks 2026November 25–28, 2026 · San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CASeven Lions, Trivecta
• Factory Basel 2026December 2–6, 2026 · Factory Town, Miami, FLBenwal
• EDC Thailand 2026December 18–20, 2026 · Rhythm Park, Phuket, ThailandKyle Starkey, Hannah Laing, Above & Beyond, ALPHA 9, MaRLo, Andrew Rayel, Giuseppe Ottaviani
• Beyond The Valley 2026December 28 – January 1, 2027 · Barunah Plains, Hesse, VIC, AustraliaKI/KI, Benwal, Kyle Starkey, Hannah Laing
• Lost Paradise 2026December 28 – January 1, 2027 · Glenworth Valley, NSW, AustraliaKI/KI, Benwal, Kyle Starkey
• Rhythm and Vines 2026December 28–31, 2026 · Waiohika Estate, Gisborne, New ZealandKI/KI
• Decadence Colorado 2026December 30–31, 2026 · Colorado Convention Center, Denver, COSeven Lions
• Wildlands Brisbane 2026December 31, 2026 · Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaKI/KI, Benwal, Kyle Starkey, Hannah Laing
• Countdown NYE 2026December 31 – January 1, 2027 · NOS Events Center, San Bernardino, CASeven Lions
• Wildlands Perth 2027January 2, 2027 · Arena Joondalup, Perth, WA, AustraliaKI/KI, Benwal, Kyle Starkey, Hannah Laing
• EDC Mexico 2027February 19–21, 2027 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, MexicoHannah Laing, ALPHA 9, Dash Berlin, John Askew + Simon Patterson, Omiki
• Lollapalooza Argentina 2027March 12–14, 2027 · Hipódromo de San Isidro, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarlon Hoffstadt
• Lollapalooza Chile 2027March 12–14, 2027 · Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, ChileMarlon Hoffstadt
• Estéreo Picnic 2027March 19–21, 2027 · Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar, Bogotá, ColombiaMarlon Hoffstadt
• Lollapalooza Brasil 2027March 19–21, 2027 · Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, BrazilMarlon Hoffstadt
• Ultra Miami 2027March 26–28, 2027 · Bayfront Park, Miami, FLArmin van Buuren
• Time Warp Mannheim 2027April 3, 2027 · Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, GermanyKI/KI
• Coachella 2027April 9–18, 2027 · Empire Polo Club, Indio, CAKI/KI
• We Love Green 2027June 4–6, 2027 · Bois de Vincennes, Paris, FranceMarlon Hoffstadt
• Best Kept Secret 2027June 11–13, 2027 · Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, NetherlandsBenwal

Most headline slots

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

1. 1KI/KI5Amsterdam's hard-trance revivalist, with acid lines and 150 BPM joy and rave classicism played with total exuberance.
2. 2Seven Lions4Melodic dubstep with a trance heart, with soaring vocal tops over drops that still hit hard underneath, Ophelia-label worldbuilding included.
3. 3Above & Beyond3Trance's group-therapy session, with push-the-button moments and crowds crying happy tears at sunrise.
4. 4Armin van Buuren3Trance's tireless statesman, whose A State of Trance turned a genre into a global congregation.

Most places played

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

1. 1KI/KI9Amsterdam's hard-trance revivalist, with acid lines and 150 BPM joy and rave classicism played with total exuberance.
2. 2Hannah Laing8Scottish DJ whose doof-inflected hard house has become one of the UK's biggest club draws: a Dundee dental nurse turned rave phenomenon.
3. 3Marlon Hoffstadt8DJ Daddy Trance himself, Berlin's cheekiest revivalist, making trance cool again with hands-up euphoria played fully sincere.
4. 4Seven Lions6Melodic dubstep with a trance heart, with soaring vocal tops over drops that still hit hard underneath, Ophelia-label worldbuilding included.
5. 5Benwal5Dutch DJ and producer out of Groningen's club scene, playing fast sets that swing between trance, hard house and high-tension euphoria.
6. 6DJ Gigola5Live From Earth affiliate splicing trance euphoria into contemporary club music, with Berlin-honed sets that treat nostalgia as fuel, not a crutch.
7. 7Above & Beyond4Trance's group-therapy session, with push-the-button moments and crowds crying happy tears at sunrise.
8. 8Kyle Starkey4Producer of hard house and trance with full-hearted euphoria, tracks like 'Tryton' and 'Love Euphoria' hitting hard at 150 BPM.
9. 9Armin van Buuren3Trance's tireless statesman, whose A State of Trance turned a genre into a global congregation.
10. 10Omiki3Israeli producer working the harder end of psytrance, with big-room remixes of pop and dance tracks built for main-stage sound systems.

All 52 Trance DJs

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