Higher Love Festival has announced the first wave of artists for its 2026 return to Malta, with the six-day weekender set for 29 April to 4 May. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 13 January, with fans able to sign up now via https://wearehigherlove.com/.
After what organisers describe as a standout, sold-out debut in 2025, Higher Love is coming back with a bigger Phase 1 bill and the same “holiday-plus-festival” formula: pool parties in the sun, open-air sets by the sea, boat parties, and late-night afterparties spread across multiple locations on the island.
Curated by Sammy Porter alongside the team behind UK promoters LoveJuice, the 2026 edition is leaning heavily into forward-facing house and tech house. Phase 1 highlights include Josh Baker, Prospa, Gene On Earth, Eliza Rose, Fleur Shore, Girls Don’t Sync, Kolter, Lee Foss and Sidney Charles, plus a live show from Oden & Fatzo.
The festival has also confirmed that five headliners are still to be revealed in a Phase 2 announcement, suggesting there’s more big-name firepower still to come before the full schedule locks in.
The week will finish with a Closing Party at Boat Club, Café Del Mar, featuring G Chase, Harty, Mazos, Mike Younger, O’Neil McDowall and Sonny Kane — positioned as the final blowout after a week of sunrise-to-starlight sessions.
As well as the main lineup, Higher Love 2026 will feature a heavy run of stage takeovers from 23 Degrees, After Caposile, Appetite, Binary, Boat Club, Creche, Club Roto, Groovin, Indigenous, INLV, Lab 54, LoveJuice, Modern Funktion, Secret Sessions and WYLD, each bringing their own residents and sound across the island’s venues.
Full lineup announced so far includes: Josh Baker – Prospa – After Caposile – ALISHA – Appetite – Elliot Schooling & Liam Palmer – Eliza Rose – Enzo Is Burning – Fleur Shore – Girls Don’t Sync – Julian Fijma – Kolter – Lee Foss – Obskür – Oden & Fatzo (Live) – Omar+ – Paige Tomlinson – Riordan – Sidney Charles – Wheats – ACA – Alexis Raphael pres. Creche – Chopper – Delilah – Dennis Quin – EVIE – Finky – Finnebassen – Gene On Earth – George Mensah & Sammy Porter pres. LoveJuice – Goody – Indigenous: Bartella & Anthony James – jWave – Jesse Maas – Joe Gordon – Lottie J – MADVILLA – Maxwell – Micah Baxter – Michel de Hey – MiNNA – Ozzie Guven – Paisley Jensen – Peach – Phill De Janeiro & Benji King – Rennie Peters – Riley – RSquared – Ryan Resso – Scott Steer – Smokey Bubblin’ B – Soul Mass Transit System – TILLI – Tommy Phillips – Truly Madly – Verdi.
Supported by: B2B The Movement – Busted – Eargasm – Groove Cartel – Groove Gate – House 11 – House Of Disco – Journey – Love Amplified – Luca Dea – Paradym – Stringz. Plus: Archie Vincent – Arron Bennett – Aus – Banksy – Beyond Limits – Bragsta – C Rose – Charlie Young – Darius James – Denno – Devro – Dom Wilbur – Finley Lenihan – Fox – Geo Char b2b LJ Pembo – George Wight – Georgey – Ghosts of Dance – Harry Moore – Harrie Summers – Harvey Austin – Hollis – Hugo Godfroy – Jack Ritchie – James Lavelle – Jimm – J:ME – Js – Jude Lenihan – Kean Hall – Kenzie Gjurra b2b Jack Wills – Leon Eales – Liam Hibbert – Luca Marney – Lucky – Mack Maddox – Matt Saxx – Max Cardozi – Max Louis – Morley – Nxt Of Kin – Pel – Povey – Project 2 – Rudi Maddox – Ryan Connerly – Sam Norris – Soul Divide – Tom Da Silva – Zack Rassool.
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