ARC Music Festival, the annual celebration of EDM, house and techno music in Chicago’s Union Park, will expand to four days over Labor Day weekend this year, running Sept. 4-7, with headliners including Michael Bibi, Sara Landry, Underworld, Mochakk and Honey Dijon.
General ticket sales begin at noon on Friday at arcmusicfestival.com.
ARC, put on by Auris Presents, is the largest summer music event in Union Park (1501 W Randolph St.), with Pitchfork having played its final festival there in 2024.
“Every year we face the same challenge: we want to include more artists than the schedule allows. The global community is thriving, and ARC always flies by,” ARC co-founder John Curley said in part in a statement about the expansion. “Just as we hit our stride, the weekend is over.”
ARC will have music on four stages, including a new Midway stage. Additional artists include Anyma, Mau P, Chase & Status, Chris Stussy, Cloonee, MEDUZA B2B GENESI, Green Velvet B2B Josh Baker, The Blessed Madonna B2B Lil’ Louis, Vintage Culture B2B Damian Lazarus, KI/KI, Beltran, Prospa, Brutalismus 3000, 999999999, Detroit Love (Carl Craig, Moodymann, Stacey Pullen), Derrick Carter, DJ Gigola B2B Skin On Skin, I Hate Models, Joy Orbison B2B Ben UFO, Nico Moreno, Nicole Moudaber B3B Paco Osuna B3B Dubfire, Nia Archives B2B X CLUB and others.
North Coast Music Festival
Additionally, North Coast will return to Bridgeview for Labor Day weekend, with dance music on six stages over three days on the SeatGeek Stadium campus (7000 S. Harlem Ave.).
Presented by Collectiv and running Sept. 4-6, artists for 2026 include BUNT, Crankdat, Fisher, Ganja White Night, GRiZ, Gryffin, Holy Priest, Illenium B2B Slander, B2B Tape B, Porter Robinson, Sammy Virji Curates, Wooli, Chris Lorenzo, Lily Palmer and others.
The rest of the musical lineup will be announced at a later date. Tickets are now on sale at northcoastfestival.com
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