Bicep, Daphni & Kim Gordon Lead Making Time ∞ 2026 Lineup

Philadelphia’s Making Time ∞ (pronounced “Making Time Forever”) has announced its 2026 lineup.

The robust bill features more than 120 producers and live acts including Bicep (who will be playing their only 2026 show in the Americas at the fest), Canadian club stalwart Daphni, German experimental producer Skee Mask, Sonic Youth legend Kim Gordon, Detroit leader Theo Parrish, Norwegian electronic duo Smerz, American favorite Avalon Emerson, frequent collaborators Octo Octa b2b Eris Drew, British producer Daniel Avery, Scottish legend Optimo (Espacio) and many more. See the complete lineup below.

Making Time ∞ 2026 returns to the festival’s longstanding location at Philadelphia’s Fort Mifflin this Sept. 18-20. Festival attendance is capped at a tight 3,000 people, and tickets are on sale now. (Tickets with no service fees are available at The Lot Radio in Brooklyn and Middle Child & Middle Child Clubhouse in Philadelphia.)

“This year’s Making Time ∞ lineup sets its sights on the future whilst also harkening back to the origins of Making Time,” says the festival’s founder, producer 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.”

Since its launch, Making Time has distinguished itself as one of America’s most revered independent electronic music festivals, with a focus on the roots of club culture, rising artists, legends of the scene and a grassroots vibe it maintains to this day.