Creamfields 2026 is under way at Daresbury, Cheshire, running Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2026 and celebrating 20 years at the site. Friday's set times are confirmed: Disclosure (Live) close Arc at 9.30pm, Fisher takes Apex from 9pm, and Carl Cox headlines HALO at 9.30pm.

Creamfields 2026 key details

  • Dates: Thursday 27 – Sunday 30 August 2026 (August Bank Holiday weekend)
  • Location: Daresbury Estate, Cheshire
  • Line-up: more than 250 acts across the four days
  • Milestone: 20 years of Creamfields at Daresbury
  • Arenas: Arc, Apex, HALO, Steel Yard, Nation, The Forest, Nexup, Cream, Pepsi Max presents Rong, Hospitality and more
  • Friday headliners: Disclosure (Live) 9.30pm Arc · Fisher 9pm Apex · Carl Cox 9.30pm HALO
  • Saturday headliners: Calvin Harris 9.30pm Arc · Martin Garrix 8.15pm Apex · Underworld (Live) 8.40pm Steel Yard
  • Sunday headliners: Swedish House Mafia 3pm Apex · Tiësto 9.30pm Steel Yard · Sonny Fodera 9.30pm Arc · Fatboy Slim 9pm
  • Watch from home: free Beatport livestream at creamfields.com/live

Creamfields 2026 set times: Friday 28 August

Friday's arenas open at 3pm and every stage finishes at 11pm. Here's where to find everyone.

Arc

  • 6pm–6.30pm — Niva
  • 6.30pm–7.30pm — Chloé Caillet
  • 7.30pm–9pm — Chris Stassy
  • 9.30pm–11pm — Disclosure (Live)

Apex

  • 3pm–4.20pm — Gareth Wyn
  • 4.20pm–5.50pm — SYREETA
  • 5.55pm–7.25pm — Rossi.
  • 7.30pm–9pm — Eric Prydz
  • 9pm–11pm — FISHER

Two hours of Eric Prydz straight into Fisher is comfortably the strongest run of the day.

HALO

  • 3pm–4pm — Murfi
  • 4pm–5pm — James Organ
  • 5pm–6.30pm — Chelina Manuhutu
  • 6.30pm–8pm — Ben Sterling
  • 8pm–9.30pm — Franky Wah
  • 9.30pm–11pm — Carl Cox

Steel Yard

  • 3pm–3.30pm — Leaha
  • 3.30pm–4.30pm — Adrián Mills
  • 4.30pm–5.30pm — Cloudy b2b NOVAH
  • 5.30pm–6.30pm — I Hate Models
  • 6.30pm–7.30pm — Alex Farell b2b SIKOTI
  • 7.30pm–9pm — AZYR b2b blk. b2b Restricted
  • 9pm–10pm — HOLY PRIEST
  • 10pm–11pm — Winson

Nation

  • 3pm–3.45pm — Brad Pickle
  • 3.45pm–4.30pm — Mark Roma
  • 4.30pm–5.30pm — Space 92
  • 5.30pm–6.30pm — Maddix
  • 6.30pm–7.30pm — Ben Nicky
  • 7.30pm–8.30pm — Darren Styles
  • 8.30pm–9.45pm — Lilly Palmer
  • 9.45pm–11pm — David Rust

The Forest

  • 3pm–4pm — Nikki Chong
  • 4pm–5pm — IN PARALLEL
  • 5pm–6.30pm — Sarah Story
  • 6.30pm–8pm — Eats Everything
  • 8pm–9.30pm — SHY FX (w/ MC Rage)
  • 9.30pm–11pm — 4am Kru

Nexup

  • 3pm–4.30pm — Cam Stockman
  • 4.30pm–6pm — Joss Dean
  • 6pm–7.30pm — Tommy Phillips
  • 7.30pm–9pm — Locky
  • 9pm–11pm — Max Dean b2b Luke Dean

Friday's worst clashes

The 9.30pm slot is brutal: Disclosure (Live) on Arc, Carl Cox on HALO and 4am Kru in The Forest all start at once, with Fisher already half an hour into a two-hour Apex set.

Earlier on, Eats Everything at 6.30pm runs against Ben Nicky on Nation and Alex Farell b2b SIKOTI at Steel Yard. Pick your lane early.

Creamfields 2026 set times: Saturday 29 August

Saturday is the biggest day of the weekend and the only one with a full late-night programme — Apex and Steel Yard run until 3.30am–4am. Arenas open at 2pm.

Arc – Saturday

  • 6pm — Jazzy
  • 7.30pm — Josh Baker
  • 9.30pm–11pm — Calvin Harris

Apex – Saturday

  • 5pm — MK
  • 6.40pm — Armin van Buuren
  • 8.15pm — Martin Garrix
  • 9.45pm — Ben Hemsley
  • 11.15pm — Alesso
  • 12.45am — Dimitri Vegas
  • 2am–3.30am — HALŌ (Third Party, DubVision, Matisse & Sadko)

Steel Yard – Saturday

  • 4pm — Pete Tong
  • 5.30pm — Eli Brown
  • 7pm — KETTAMA
  • 8.40pm — Underworld (Live)
  • 10pm — CamelPhat
  • 11.30pm — Dom Dolla
  • 1am — Amelie Lens presents AURA
  • 2.30am–4am — Joseph Capriati b2b SOSA

HALO – Saturday

  • 5pm — East End Dubs
  • 6.30pm — Joshwa
  • 8pm — Patrick Topping
  • 9.30pm–11pm — Patrick Topping b2b Rebūke

Andy C, Hedex and Hybrid Minds cover drum and bass across Saturday, with Billy Gillies, Bryan Kearney and Mauro Picotto on trance and hard dance duty. The unavoidable call of the weekend: Calvin Harris, Ben Hemsley and Patrick Topping b2b Rebūke all begin within 15 minutes of each other.

Creamfields 2026 set times: Sunday 30 August

Arenas open at midday on Sunday and everything wraps at 11pm. The quirk of the day is that Swedish House Mafia play an afternoon Apex set rather than a closing one — don't turn up late.

Apex – Sunday

  • 1.15pm — D.O.D
  • 3pm–4.30pm — Swedish House Mafia
  • 4.35pm — Danny Howard
  • 6.30pm — Duke Dumont
  • 8pm–9.30pm — Ewan McVicar

Arc – Sunday

  • 3.30pm — Arielle Free
  • 5pm — Armand van Helden
  • 7.30pm — Becky Hill
  • 9.30pm–11pm — Sonny Fodera

Steel Yard, HALO and Fatboy Slim Loves – Sunday

  • Faithless (Live) 8pm, then Tiësto 9.30pm–11pm (Steel Yard)
  • Julian Fijma 3.30pm, Silva Bumpa 6.30pm, Gorgon City 8pm (HALO)
  • Fatboy Slim 9pm–11pm (Fatboy Slim Loves)

Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Sickmode and Prospa also play across Sunday. With Tiësto, Sonny Fodera and Fatboy Slim all closing at 11pm on separate stages, the final hour is the hardest decision of the weekend.

Creamfields celebrates 20 years at Daresbury

Creamfields moved to Daresbury in 2006, which makes 2026 a real milestone rather than a marketing line. Two decades on, the Cheshire site has become one of the biggest electronic music destinations in Europe.

This year's build spans huge outdoor stages, indoor arena structures and the returning Steel Yard, with more than 250 acts programmed across four days.

What else is on site? Downtown returns

Creamfields isn't only stages. Downtown is back after launching last year, with an on-site gym, five-a-side football, wellness classes, pampering — and secret sets that don't appear on any published timetable.

Worth a wander in the early afternoon before the main arenas fill up.

How do I get the official Creamfields set times?

Download the official Creamfields app before you arrive — Creamfields has confirmed the 2026 set times are live in it, and mobile signal at Daresbury gets unreliable once the site fills.

The app carries the full stage-by-stage schedule, site maps, a personalised line-up with reminders, plus Find My Tent and Find My Car. Set both the moment you arrive, not at 4am on Sunday.

Times can change on the day, so treat the app as the single source of truth.

How to watch Creamfields 2026 from home

No ticket? Beatport is livestreaming Creamfields 2026 for free from four stages — Arc, Apex, HALO and Steel Yard.

Broadcast times are Friday from 3pm BST, Saturday 2pm to 4am and Sunday 3pm to 11pm, via creamfields.com/live plus Beatport's YouTube and Twitch channels.

Are Creamfields 2026 tickets still available?

Some categories have already gone — standard Friday day tickets were listed as sold out on the official ticket page. Availability varies by day, ticket tier and camping option.

Anyone chancing a last-minute trip should buy from the official Creamfields ticket page rather than a third-party reseller. [LINK: ticket page]

When is Creamfields 2026?

Creamfields 2026 runs Thursday 27 August to Sunday 30 August 2026 at Daresbury, Cheshire, across the August Bank Holiday weekend, marking 20 years of Creamfields at Daresbury.

With Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Fisher, Eric Prydz, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Becky Hill, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Underworld and 250-plus acts across four days, it's an enormous full stop on the UK festival summer. [LINK: festival page]

Keep checking UK Festival Guides for the latest Creamfields news, set times and Creamfields 2027 updates.