John Summit’s Experts Only Festival is officially locking in its full New York takeover. Presented by Relentless Beats, EMW Presents, and Medium Rare, the 2026 edition returns to Randall’s Island on September 19–20. With Summit headlining both days alongside a massive lineup including GRiZ, Subtronics, Prospa, Taiki Nulight, Max Styler b2b Adam Ten, and Innellea b2b Korolova, the festival promises a diverse showcase of house, techno, bass, and indie dance across three stages.
Now, the festival has made it official: the party doesn’t stop when the island gates close. Experts Only has announced its official pre-party featuring Max Styler at Marquee Skydeck on September 18 at Edge at Hudson Yards.
Perched more than 1,100 feet above the city, Marquee Skydeck delivers one of New York’s most dramatic settings—open-air, skyline views in every direction, and the high-energy production Tao Group is known for. Max Styler, already set for a highly anticipated b2b with Adam Ten at the festival itself, will kick the weekend off in elevated fashion. Expect peak-time heat, big drops, and the kind of early-weekend electricity that sets the tone for everything that follows.
The official afters land at Pacha New York, the newly reopened East Williamsburg powerhouse taking place on September 19 and 20. Lineup details are still under wraps and expected to drop soon, but the venue itself is already one of the most talked-about additions to the city’s electronic landscape in years. With its large-scale outdoor space, serious sound, and Ibiza-rooted dance-floor focus, Pacha is built for the kind of late-night extension Experts Only fans crave.
Between the Max Styler pre-party high above Hudson Yards and the official afters in Brooklyn, Experts Only has effectively turned the entire city into its playground for the weekend. Tickets for the festival are still available online.
