NORTHERN BASS DROPS SECOND LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MILESTONE 15th ANNIVERSARY EVENT
TODAY'S FINAL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL LEGENDS SHY FX + RAGE, C100, IMANU AND MORE
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - HERE
Fifteen years after first welcoming music fans to Mangawhai, Northern Bass is preparing to celebrate a milestone anniversary this New Year. Since launching in 2011, the festival has established itself as a fixture of New Zealand's summer calendar, bringing international artists, homegrown talent and thousands of festivalgoers together on the Northland coast.
From the pioneering sounds of jungle and drum & bass to the latest in UK garage and forward-thinking electronic music, the announcement brings together artists from across the spectrum of underground club music.
Promoters have revealed that UK drum & bass/jungle pioneers SHY FX + RAGE and celebrated Dutch DJ and producer IMANU will join the bill with acclaimed genre-bending Australian producer and DJ, C100, rounding out the international additions for this year's Northern Bass. Joining them are local additions, CHICCORELI, DANNI, GOLDTOOTH, HENRI, JOUSEY, JUNI, LETOA + BLEM, LYALL, PEASOUP, RHYAS, SARA, SKELLIG, WINDENWISE and YANCEY.
The new additions join an already stacked lineup featuring ANDY C + TONN PIPER, DJ ZINC, JME, SWINDLE, IVY LAB, CULTURE SHOCK, THE UPBEATS and more.
“Fifteen years in, what still excites us is bringing together the legends who shaped this music and the artists taking it somewhere new. That mix has always been a big part of Northern Bass,” says promoter Gareth Popham.
Returning to Mangawhai on 30 and 31 December, Northern Bass will once again bring together distinctive stages, heavyweight sound systems, standout production and the unique atmosphere that has made it a fixture of New Zealand's summer for 15 years.
With last year's event selling out, fans are encouraged to secure tickets early.
Tickets on sale HERE
NORTHERN BASS 2026/27 — 15TH ANNIVERSARY
30 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
433 Settlement Road, Kaiwaka, New Zealand
FULL LINEUP
4AM KRU, A LITTLE SOUND, ANAIS, ANDY C + TONN PIPER, AXIS, BREAK, C100, CHARLI BRIX, CHICCORELI, CLOVA, CULTURE SHOCK, DANNI, DJ ZINC, DYLAN C, EMWA, GOLDTOOTH, HENRI, IMANU, IRAH, IVY LAB, JME, JOE HUNT, JOUSEY, JUNI, LAMOUR, LEE MVTTHEWS, LETOA + BLEM, LYALL, PEARLY, PEASOUP, PIRAPUS, QUIX, RHYAS, ROBUSTT, ROVA, S.P.Y, SARA, SHY FX + RAGE, SKELLIG, SONGER, SUBSONIC, SUUNE, SWINDLE, TALI, THE UPBEATS, WAXX OFF, WINDENWISE and YANCEY
ABOUT NORTHERN BASS
Since its debut in 2011, Northern Bass has established itself as one of Aotearoa's most distinctive New Year's music festivals. Held in the coastal surrounds of Mangawhai, the festival has spent 15 years bringing together some of the most influential names in international electronic music alongside the artists driving New Zealand's own thriving scene.
With its roots firmly planted in drum & bass and jungle, Northern Bass has evolved to embrace an ever-expanding spectrum of sounds, from grime and hip hop to UK garage and beyond.