Creamfields 2026: The Complete Guide

The UK's Biggest Dance Weekend

Born from Liverpool's legendary Cream club nights, Creamfields has grown into the UK's defining dance music festival — and 2026 is a landmark edition, celebrating 20 years at Daresbury. Expect the August bank holiday weekend to bring 70,000+ people a day, a steel structure main stage, and the loudest sound systems in British festival culture.

Dates and Location

Creamfields 2026 runs Thursday August 27 to Sunday August 30 at Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire (WA4 4AF), with the main music days Friday through Sunday. The site is around 18 miles from Liverpool and 20 miles from Manchester — see our Liverpool and Manchester nightlife guides if you're bookending the weekend with city club nights.

Lineup

• Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia and Tiësto headline the main stage.
• Disclosure, Armin van Buuren and Sonny Fodera lead the house and trance contingent.
• Underworld bring the live headline set; Amelie Lens anchors the techno end.
• 250 artists across four days — the arc stages and Steel Yard traditionally host the hardest techno and hard dance.

Tickets and Camping

• Day tickets — £75 + £10.75 booking fee.
• Multi-day camping — two, three and four-day options across Standard, Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers; Gold gets you closer car parks, better showers and calmer campsites.
• Payment plans — tickets can be split into three interest-free payments.

Getting There and Survival Tips

• Shuttle buses run from Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington; driving means pre-booking a car park pass.
• It's the UK in late August — pack for rain and mud, whatever the forecast says.
• Phone signal dies at peak times; agree on a meeting point at each stage before you split up.
• Sunday is the traditional closing blowout — don't book an early Monday train home.