TL;DR
- Electric Forest is back June 25–28, 2026 with a massive, queer-inclusive lineup.
- Headliners include Illenium, Chris Lake, Kaskade, T-Pain, and DJ Diesel (Shaq).
- Artists say they’re excited to celebrate Pride Month with LGBTQ+ fans.
- The Michigan festival is known for being one of the safest, most welcoming spaces for queer ravers.
- Tickets are already live — and fans are already packing glitter and tents.
Meet the Handsome Hunks Headlining Electric Forest 2026
Forest season is upon us — and she’s looking gorgeous.
Electric Forest, one of the queer community’s favorite Pride Month festival celebrations, has officially unveiled its 2026 lineup, and the roster is stacked with enough heartthrobs, legends, and EDM gods to power a thousand LED flower crowns.
Running June 25–28, 2026 in Rothbury, Michigan, the festival brings together over 100 headliners, including:
- ILLENIUM
- Chris Lake
- KASKADE
- DJ Diesel (Shaq!) B2B T-Pain
Yes, Shaq and T-Pain are DJing together. Yes, it will be unhinged. Yes, the gays will scream.
A Queer Safe Haven Among the Trees
Electric Forest has long been beloved for its inclusive ethos — not just in marketing, but in practice. The festival community is famously diverse, body-positive, gender-expansive, and deeply welcoming to queer people from all over the world.
Camp culture? Gay.
Light-up mushroom art installations? Also gay.
Men dancing shirtless while covered in biodegradable glitter? Extremely gay.
In other words: utopia.
Illenium Is Ready to Love on His LGBTQ+ Fans
Ahead of his new album ODYSSEY and his upcoming Las Vegas residency, Illenium told PRIDE why performing during Pride Month means so much to him.
“I love y’all so much… I’ve always been just so happy about the scene and how accepting it is,” he said. “Everyone has struggles, especially in the LGBTQ+ community. I’m a full supporter of you guys and I just appreciate the love always.”
The message resonated deeply with LGBTQ+ ravers who see Illenium not only as a headliner, but as an ally who genuinely gets it.
Beautiful Men, Big Beats, & Bigger Vibes
Between Chris Lake’s sweaty, hypnotic house sets, Kaskade’s legendary emotional EDM, and the chaotic brilliance of Diesel x T-Pain, this year’s lineup is a buffet of handsome, talented men who know how to light up a stage — and a crowd.
And honestly? Pride Month in a neon-lit forest full of queer joy might just be the closest thing to heaven.
Ready for the Forest?
Tickets for Electric Forest 2026 are officially live, and longtime attendees know they disappear faster than a shirtless twink chasing a confetti cannon.
Electric Forest — June 25–28, 2026.
Rothbury, Michigan.
Be there. Be queer. Be loud.