Making Time ∞ Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup Featuring Bicep, Kim Gordon, and More

The 2026 edition of Philadelphia’s Making Time ∞ festival happens September 18-20. Tickets are on sale now.

This year’s lineup features over 120 artists, including Bicep ‘s only US performance of the year, Kim Gordon , house legend Theo Parrish, Daphni, Skee Mask, Smerz, Avalon Emerson, Marcel Dettmann, Sandwell District, Octo Octa B2B Eris Drew, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, ear, Daniel Avery, Los Thuthanaka, Tiga, Batu, Erol Alkan, Carla dal Forno, John Talabot, Yu Su B2B Moopie, Valentina Magaletti & upsammy [live], Jeff Parker & Mary Lattimore , and much more.

“This year’s Making Time ∞ lineup sets its sights on the future whilst also harkening back to the origins of Making Time,” says festival founder Dave P. “When I started Making Time in the year 2000, the party was based around booking live performances from bands like The Strokes, Interpol, Bloc Party and LCD Soundsystem alongside DJs. This year I’ve booked more live performances than ever before.”

Those live acts include Kim Gordon, Los Thuthanaka, Carla dal Forno, @, Dagmar Zuniga, Quiet Light, Cancer House, Shane Parish (performing Autechre compositions on guitar ), Valentina Magaletti & upsammy, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Greek Orthodox priest/guitarist Father Dionysios Tabakis, rising NYC duo ear , and more.

Check out the full Making Time ∞ 2026 lineup below.

Making Time ∞ 2026 lineup

Bicep

Kim Gordon

Theo Parrish

Daphni

Skee Mask

Smerz

Avalon Emerson

Octo Octa B2B Eris Drew

They Are Gutting a Body of Water

Marcel Dettmann

Sandwell District

John Talabot

Dopplereffekt [Live]

ear

Optimo (Espacio)

Los Thuthanaka

Tiga

Batu

Erol Alkan

Carla dal Forno

Aurora Halal B2B Verraco

Yu Su B2B Moopie

Cashu x RHR

Sextile

Willikens & Ivkovic

Daniel Avery [Live]

Valentina Magaletti & upsammy [Live]

CCL

Loidis

Jeff Parker & Mary Lattimore

Wata Igarashi

Vlada

Avalon Emerson & the Charm

Roza Terenzi

Dagmar Zuniga

Binh

Mark Ernestus

Lena Willikens B2B upsammy

Jump Source [Live]

Tornado Wallace

DJ Python B2B Qoso

Trickpony

Baalti

Bobby Beethoven

DJ Masda

Mad Miran

DJ Godfather

Konduku

Carlos Souffront

Paula Tape

Main Phase

Identified Patient

Spray

DJ Sundae

BASHKKA

DJ Maria

Carrier [Live]

Pan·American

DJ Swisha B2B JEWELSSEA

JASSS

Nidía

Ehua

Oko DJ

Beautiful Swimmers

Introspekt

Debit

Gavsborg

Topdown Dialectic

Cancer House

Maara

Quiet Light

Unai Trotti

DJ Lag

Naone

Ma Sha

Nashpaints

Martyn – Music for Existing

Chee Shimizu

Father Dionysios Tabakis

Pender Street Steppers

Gabber Eleganza

Space Drum Meditation

@

Shane Parish – Autechre Guitar

Nyege Nyege presents: De Schuurman x Shaun D

Emily A. Sprague

Colombian Drone Mafia

1morning

Pavel Milyakov & Alex Zhang Hungtai

Crespi Drum Syndicate

Arthur

Kiernan Laveaux

JJJJJerome Ellis

Paperclip Minimiser

Deep Creep

Cry

Joy Guidry

Hervè

Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon

Pilooski

The Space Lady

Dania

Andrew Max FT – All 7s

Honcho

CCL presents: Invisible Cities

X3butterfly [Ambient Set]

Loradeniz

Zillas on Acid

Autumns

Yumi

Universal Cave

Mike Midnight

Joint Function with QRTR B2B Shai FM

Special Guest DJ

Luke Mele

oma totem

Bianca Lexis

Soul Summit

Ciro Vitiello

Matt Werth

Richard

Leech

Ivan Liechti

Sergeant

Spivak

Mississippi Records

Stone

Jeff Zeigler

Ian Kim Judd

Westov Temple

Phil Yeah

Eev Frances

DJ Papaya

Gravers Lane

Security Dog

afro.fem

Mario Cotto

Spatial Awareness with Cubby

Russell Alexander

Klip Collective

The Lot RADio

Great Circles

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/making-time-%e2%88%9e-2026-lineup-bicep-kim-gordon-daphni-smerz-theo-parrish-los-thuthanaka-tagabow-more/)._