Upclose Amsterdam 2026: Azyr x Charlie Sparks, Nina Kraviz lead lineup

The fest has confirmed Helena Lauwaert, Freddy K, Adrian Mills, Alarico, Ellen Allien, Ogazon, Ben UFO X Four Tet, and more.

Date published: 15th Dec 2025

Upclose Festival returns to Spaarnwoude-Park in Amsterdam on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May 2026, and the team behind it has revealed the full lineup.

The 2026 edition of the festival will be its third, bringing two days of music to the park. 

Among the names on the lineup, there are back-to-back sets between Azyr and Charlie Sparks, Ben UFO and Four Tet, Alarico and Ben Klock, Faster Horses and Stef De Haan, Fumi and SPFDJ, ANNĒ and Ben Sims, Kobosil and Ornella, DJ Boring and Odymel, and more. 

The fest also boasts live performances from the likes of Planetary Assault Systems, Paranoid London, The Tunegirl, UFO95, and LSD: Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell, and Dave Summer.

Finally, there will be plenty of DJ sets across the weekend from Nina Kraviz, Joris Voorn (vinyl-only techno set), Cybersex, DIØN, Clara Cuvé, Helena Lauwaert, Freddy K (house set), Ogazón (techno set), Blasha & Allatt (house set), Main Phase, Adrian Mills, Sweely, and more.

Announcing the lineup on Instagram, the festival called the lineup “more Upclose than ever. A reflection of where we’re headed: fewer compromises, deeper sounds, sharper edges. It is for the thrillseekers, the late-stayers, the ones who dance with their eyes closed. It is for you.”

Upclose describes itself as “an intimate festival experience” by the same team behind The Netherlands’ Awakenings Festival. 

​You can find out more about Upclose on the festival’s website. 

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