r/ElectricForest • u/CloudShoddy • 13d ago
Discussion Two months from the EF 27 lineup, predictions and/or wishes??
My Top Five: Porter Robinson, Pretty Lights, Andy Frasco & the U.N., Jade Cicada/Wonky Llama, and Ninajirachi
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u/CallingYong 13d ago
Above & Beyond!
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u/FigBar_ 13d ago
yes please!! It’s time for more trance in general!
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u/mofonga Year 3 12d ago
Tourist trance set at the Observatory was one of my 2026 highlights. 💗
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u/CallingYong 12d ago
That was such a treat coming from the Shebongle. And then heading right to Shpongle after where my mind was blown apart again.
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u/african_space_jesuz 13d ago
Boogie T, Lespecial, Pretty Lights, Hippie Sabotage, Big Gigantic, Mersiv, Bunt, Adventure club, Zomboy, Flux Pavilion, Getter, Clozee and Porter Robinson
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u/xcataclysmicxx Year 7 12d ago
After ‘19 I’m good on hippie sabotage
That ruined my whole ass lunch
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u/TroubledCobra2 11d ago
I've seen them multiple times and each time they were just as bad as that set
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u/african_space_jesuz 12d ago
What did they do in 2019???? 🤣
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u/xcataclysmicxx Year 7 12d ago
They’re just mad weird in the sense that their live sets and their produced music are two wildly different things.
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u/xcataclysmicxx Year 7 12d ago
It was literally the worst set I’ve seen in my life lol they were PISS ASS wasted on a Sunday afternoon. Couldn’t stop screaming the same shit into the mics. Everyone sitting around us by ranch was like ummm wtf is actually happening right now 😂
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
Great choices :)
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u/african_space_jesuz 13d ago
I wanna say if Big G plays there they should do a b2b with someone like Gramatik or Nghtmre
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u/Fatcockboy69 Year 6 13d ago
I need Jungle to play forest so bad. I’d been trying to catch them for literally a decade and I finally saw them last week at red rocks and was absolutely one of the best shows i’ve ever seen. a bit of disco on ranch sounds like an amazing vibe
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u/RubxCuban 13d ago
in general, psytrance. It’s such a perfect vibe in the Forest.
Infected Mushroom (again) Astrix, Ben Nicky, Ace Ventura, Vini Vici (again), Neelix, Liquid Soul, etc. shit get Abraxis (Seven Lions x Dimibo) back together for a special EF set.
Make it happen HQ
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u/kylesrox 13d ago
i swear if they add more psytrance the one year Im not going I'll cry. I've been begging for years 😭
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u/RubxCuban 13d ago
Ikr I forgot before commenting there is no way I’m able to make Forest happen this year. HQ take my hint but carry it to ‘28 plz&thx
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u/kylesrox 13d ago
ahahhaha for reallll. the reason I'm not going next year is cuz I'm heading out to boom in Portugal hehe >:)
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
Infected Mushroom would be great!
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u/Boner4Stoners Year 6 13d ago
They did EF a few years ago, Observatory set. It was awesome.
But I highly doubt they’re playing again any time soon, being an Israeli duo (who are vocal Zionists IIRC)
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u/CosmologicPocketful 12d ago
Unfortunately, I don't think that matters as much as we'd hope. They'd probably still pack a full house. That one hit wonder Israeli tik Tok duo with that dumb "self aware"song have toured several festivals this year and they have 1 song.
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u/Boner4Stoners Year 6 12d ago
I agree that they would still draw a crowd (and ngl I’d be in there lol) but I don’t think the organizers want to risk causing a PR crisis (esp. in light of Ed Sheeran’s disaster) , or have people protesting the set with fliers on totems.
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u/Wobblesandwops 13d ago
Sts9 for the sake of keeping jam alive at forest. Would love pretty lights and subtronics. Manic focus, gramatik, jaenga, grabbitz, jansten, megan hamilton, defunk, phyphr.
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u/djames10 Year 5 13d ago
Anjunadeep takeover with A&B to headline. And lots of jam.
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u/djames10 Year 5 12d ago
Anjunadeep takeover one day, Glitch Hop takeover another day, A&B headline, Cheese Headline, Jade Cicada headline another day. Bring back Vincent Antone, and throw some late night trip hop in the forest. To the forest bookers, my dm’s are open :-) Ha
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u/djames10 Year 5 12d ago
Jamtronica and Greensky Bluegrass -> with Umphrey’s -> Lotus -> STS9 closing
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u/mrjohnmay 13d ago
Parcels, Cheese, and MGMT. Shlump. Deathpact. Clozee. San Holo. Hippie Sabatoge. Bring Bemah back, he was dope. Blossm. Virtual Riot. Snake hips.
Bunch of random acts, give it to me and make it strange.
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u/Alliegirl07 12d ago
Saw San Holo this past weekend he put on a GREAT show!! Super awesome vibes. MGMT would be lit too
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u/napquin 13d ago
Porter 🥺 Rl Grime, G Jones, The Glitch Mob, and lots of weird bass
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u/Possible-Calendar125 13d ago
Would loooove to see more trap music! Having ISOxo this year was awesome!
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u/Ok_Word_9591 11d ago
I really hope ISOxo comes back, I felt bad for him with how empty the crowd was, I really really enjoyed having so much room to dance though
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u/Possible-Calendar125 11d ago
Literally so sad 🥺 he deserves so much more than that. I think his vibe is just different than Forest usually provides and he was against Bassrush, which is always a tough thing. He’s killing it, though 💪❤️ and I hope that he knows that we support him
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u/Burnside44 13d ago
Glitch Mobs sound is way different now. G Jones and Eprom would slap though!
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
Love some RL Grime type artists like Knock2 and Juelz. G Jones goes so hard PLEASE
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u/lukie_467 13d ago
ATLiens, svdden death, distinct motive, ray volpe, crankdat, of the trees, zeds dead (i know they’re going on a hiatus but a girl can dream), sully, Wooli redemption, nghtmre, benda, drm drgn, khruangbin
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u/DozentCommitted BitSorry Presents - Year 5 12d ago
Techno!
Stef Mendesidis, or at least Nicole Moudaber, Carl Cox and Skream.
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u/Ace_Ginger Year 3 13d ago
in no order whatsoever- DREYA V, Pendulum live set, Tynan, Charlotte de Witte, Eric Prydz, aka Vinnie, Sofi Tukker, Mindchatter, Ninajirachi, Thought Process
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u/Clear_Age6349 12d ago
It's a stretch, but I'd die if Skrillex was there. I am still jealous of those who got to witness the Skrillex x Four Tet x Fred Again set at Coachella. Also.... Rebecca Black guys... her new stuff is so fire.
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u/KnottyDreadlocks 13d ago
I want to see Dizgo at Electric Forest. They are a great dance infused jam band. We need some jam at night again.
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u/pigglywigglie Year 5 13d ago
Orbital would be insane. Fatboy Slim, Patrick Topping, Hamdi and 33 Below
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u/TossedRightOut Camp Hype Train 13d ago
I've been putting Fatboy Slim on the survey for yearrsssss. If they get him next year when I can't make it for the first time since 2015 I am going to be despondent. Let's get him in 2028 lol.
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u/Automatic-Border6205 13d ago
Pendulum live, pretty lights, hybrid minds, camo & krooked, shy fx, delta heavy, mersiv, clozee, liquid stranger tripped set, koan sound, josh teed, Notixx, Saturna, Nero, Apashe live, big gigantic live, flux pavilion, boogie trio
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u/forest_humps 11d ago
More Midnight Generation & hoping for Star Monster 👀
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u/Professional-Gas850 11d ago
This was my first year seeing Midnight Generation and damn was I glad to see them! I was front row at Honeycomb waiting for Łaszewo to come on and was so pleasantly surprised at their set. Their vibes were transcendent. I couldn’t keep the stank face off me if I tried lol
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u/DetectiveWinter4638 12d ago
Would love to see Gorgon City return 🤩.
Side comment, my first year was 2025 and I wasn’t lineup driven at all, like just saw random stuff, went with neighbors to artists they liked, just bopped around, it was incredible. This year I was more focused on the lineup and I think it just messed me up a little/made things less free spirited. So next year I’m going to try and approach like 25’ :)
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u/AnteaterMedium1546 11d ago
My top wishes since I've been going the last 4 years has been Tame Impala, Flume, would love another voyd set, Rufus, keinemusik
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u/Princess_Drip 12d ago
Griz chasing the golden hour redo set!
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u/Separate-Ladder-6087 11d ago
It was so boring before it went to crap lol
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u/Princess_Drip 11d ago
You thought the griz chasing the golden hour set was boring? Um... That's different. Haven't heard that opinion before, honestly.
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u/merferd314 13d ago
If underscores and/or octo octa are on the lineup you better believe I'll be there
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u/KnottyDreadlocks 13d ago
Underscores was last year. Not impossible, but unlikely they repeat back to back years.
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u/Funk4SHO 12d ago
Adventure club (throwback set), flosstradomus, troyboi, Memba, Fabian mazur, Snavs, kascade, Lois the child, big gigantic , fox stevenson, eskei 83, g jones, Mr bill, Chesire, kavion, Remk, just a gent, Ill gatez, mersiv, pigeons playing ping pong, the floozies and boogie trio
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u/Practical-Coat2412 11d ago
More Jam/Jamtronica. STS9, lotus, PL, Tauk, Michael Menert, Sunsquabi pleaseee
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u/liftingdawg 8d ago
I know it’s unlikely but it HAS happened before when artists sets get cancelled or cut short by weather, would love to see Illenium or Kaskade back.
Rufus Du Sol would be awesome but I know not realistic since they tour albums and will probably still be working on one.
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u/Blue_Shoes_5 8d ago
When I saw them this summer, they said they would not be touring for a couple years to work on their next album.
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u/liftingdawg 7d ago
I know that’s why I just said I know it’s not realistic since they will be working on an album😂
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u/jdublx 7d ago
A more balanced blend of house subgenres (tech is great and all (bring AYYBO!) but I'm a Chicago OG and would love to see Derrick or Heather or any new heads reppin that style) AND more jam please! Don't lose what made EF special. People need exposure to variety and a balanced blend of styles is good for the soul. Some downtempo/trip hop is always appreciated too. Nightmares on Wax anyone? A bearded, old head can dream I guess. Lol
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u/ifyoucanthavelemons 5d ago
- Cut Copy
- Polo & Pan
- The Blaze
- STRFKR
- Washed Out
- LCD Soundsystem
- REAPER
- Adventure Club
- M83
My wish list. I think some of these would be fun and refreshing!
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u/Ethnic-George 13d ago
Of The Trees, CloZee, GRiZ (preferably CTGH), Daily Bread (preferably Cloud Conductor), FLY, Schpongle, Big Gigantic
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u/apokalypsos 13d ago
Came here to say Jade or wonky Llama. Skrillex should be the main headliner though
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
Skrillex would be incredible, I am doubtful he'll be there but I hope I'm wrong
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u/apokalypsos 13d ago
He played bonnaroo last year so there’s a chance
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
True! Normally a bigger attendance, but this last year had even smaller numbers than EF. It cost them a ton though, that's why they only had 4 acts on Thursday as opposed to the typical 20+
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u/ForestFairyForestFun Year 13 12d ago
It's been complete silence from HQ since June 28. Are you sure there is going to be a Forest next year?
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u/Different-Loquat-686 12d ago
They are usually radio silent until the middle of October, no cause to panic yet !
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u/CloudShoddy 12d ago
Look at 2025 posts, they didn't post anything until November. This is usual, nothing to panic about yet!
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u/DraculaHerself 13d ago
With bonnaroo taking an off year I’m probably not doing EF unless the setlist is insane because I’m going to assume crowds are gonna be rough 😭
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u/CloudShoddy 12d ago
Well EF sold out this year, so crowd size won't be any different. I don't think Bonnaroo fans are gonna be rude, if EDC or Ultra was the same weekend and got cancelled I would be more worried haha
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u/DraculaHerself 12d ago
I’m not necessarily worried about the crowd manners from bonnorooians! The crowds have been a little too much for me during sold out years. I also guess I’m just not willing to fight the ticket sales battle this year lol. And people sneak in so despite ticket sales caps there’s always gonna be a little more extra. We’ll see how I’m feeling once the lineup drops 👀
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u/NoMix6899 Year 4 8h ago
Wishlist Tape B just released a new album. Would love to see a return to forest for that Jersey just released an album too and I just discovered them Nimino. Mr Wobbles again would be tight
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u/Majestic_Banana789 Licker of tins 13d ago
I could see a porter b2b Nina as a headliner. Probably not happening but would be sick. They have been doing B2Bs lately
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
I bet if they both get announced, odds are high they would play their own sets and a b2b.
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u/KnottyDreadlocks 13d ago
Let’s manifest the Porter b2b Nina. I also think Frost Children deserve a second chance after getting stormed out, and they would align well with Porter and Nina.
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u/rockyjack793 Life’s about fun 🎉 13d ago
Yea he did it at either secret dreams and or astral valley I don’t remember which
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u/sportsbuffp Year 5 13d ago
His dj sets headline EDC, his album tours are in no way beyond his dj sets lol
Edit: also he did do an incredible live tour of it but it was shorter than nurture
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u/SpartansATTACK Year 8 13d ago
I guess I just don't see the appeal of a DJ set vs a live set when it comes to Porter Robinson, specifically. You don't go to a Porter Robinson set just to have a fun time and dance to music
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u/CloudShoddy 13d ago
Idk he is drawing huge crowds. Elements was a headliner, EDC and other fests top billing as well. But more likely direct support, unless the b2b happens.
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u/yeetusthefetus00 12d ago
Is EF27 even happening?
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u/CloudShoddy 12d ago
Most likely. Unless the town shuts it down, I see no real reason it won't be happening. We'll know for sure next month some point.
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u/ElevatorGood1889 13d ago
More DnB this year - it was minimal this past year. Would love to see Netsky, Chase & Status, Hedex. Would also love pretty lights, distinct motive, boogie t, sully, big gigantic, gramatik… ofc skrillex would be unreal