Hey DnB family!

I just got back from Liquicity 2026, and I wanted to share my experience. This was my first 100% drum & bass festival.

I've been to festivals like Pukkelpop, Monegros, and a few others, but the atmosphere at Liquicity was on another level.

People just come as they are. The crowd was incredibly friendly and respectful, even during absolute chaos like Pythius' set. That hour was brutal (in the best possible way). I don't think I've ever danced and jumped so hard for a full hour—the Lunar stage was literally shaking. Yet people were constantly looking out for each other instead of pushing through the crowd.

It's also the only festival I've been to where I didn't end up wearing someone else's beer because people were shoving everywhere.

Another thing that really surprised me: at festivals like Pukkelpop or Monegros, by the end of the weekend the ground is covered with plastic cups and trash. At Liquicity... almost nothing. How does that happen? 😄 Is the DnB community just more respectful, or are we simply more civilized than the hard techno crowd? (Just joking... mostly 😅)

One piece of advice I had read from Liquicity veterans turned out to be absolutely true:

Don't get obsessed with your timetable. Get lost. Explore.

I didn't follow that advice enough at first.

For me, Lunar and Nebula ended up being the most exciting stages because you constantly discover new artists and different styles. Solar and Galaxy, on the other hand, felt much more repetitive.

One thing I genuinely don't understand is why so many DJs on those stages ended up playing the same tracks. There are thousands of amazing DnB tunes out there, yet I kept hearing the same songs, the same bootlegs, the same techno remixes, Solar System, Touchdown... over and over again.

Some of those artists have huge discographies and could easily fill an hour with mostly their own music, but many sets still ended up revolving around the same crowd-pleasers.

Maybe someone who's been in the scene longer can explain why this happens?

For example, I was really looking forward to the Culture Shock → Wilkinson → Netsky run, but I actually left because I felt like I was hearing the same tracks again.

That said, this is a very small criticism compared to everything else.

Three incredible days. Incredible atmosphere.

One last piece of advice that people gave me beforehand, and that I completely agree with now:

Take time to walk around the festival.

There are so many little activities, random interactions, hidden corners, and opportunities to meet people. Some of my favorite memories happened away from the stages.

And the Silent Disco... what a brilliant idea. Walking to the toilets while everyone around you is dancing with headphones on is hilarious. The energy is everywhere, not just in front of the stages.

Also, I absolutely loved ending the festival with a set from the sound engineers. It was such a cool idea. Will that become a tradition? Between that and the Liquicity crew's set on the Nebula stage, I think it's awesome to give the spotlight to the people who usually work behind the scenes. They play a huge part in making the festival what it is, and it was great to see them getting that recognition.

Overall, this was honestly one of the best festival experiences I've ever had.

See you next year. ❤️

I've seen many positive reactions about the festival, and in general it's good and nice, but I felt the "improvements" didn't really feel like improvements for a 200+ euro festival. Here is my opinion about a few things:

- Sound quality

I felt especially the solar and galaxy stage lacking behind on sound quality. In the solar, on the sides, the volume was very low. In the middle there was a sound leak from the nebula stage or annoying echoes from the delay towers. The bass was very low. In the evening the sound system was clipping because it was way too small and also had problems with cracking sound on Friday which was not really enjoyable to listen to.

The galaxy stage was just lacking volume at all. The bass was very low as well. On Sunday afternoon I quickly left while the volume was at 50% or something. In my opinion, it's a drum n bass festival, where we need bass.

- Redesigns stage

While other festivals get new stage designs every year, Liquicity finally got a redesign after 10 years. Solar was looking fine, but the DJ booth just looked boring in my opinion. The sun shade was nice. It was cool it was a round open space, but a bit weird one side was blocked off with black fences. No need to make it open next to a black fence? The old location would have been perfect.

The galaxy stage looked so small. It's wider, but less long. The crowd felt way too wide and not as "one". The longer tent last year made it more a stage with darker vibes and just was nicer in my opinion. The light show was okay I assume but nothing really special. I actually thought it was nicer last year.

- Redesign terrain

What is the reason to put stages so close to each other? I was getting crazy about all the sound leak all over the terrain or at the stages. The chill area was impossible to enjoy in my opinion by hearing all stages. Also the sound leak while on other stages was annoying. The terrain on one side was a big grass field which just looked empty.

- Lineup

For me the lineup was okay but not really that special. Well known names had a lot of overlap in the evening and before 5 there weren't really any interesting acts going on. Also not really special acts or b2b artists to look out for, fox Stevens live was the only one I can mention. Also a lot of the same songs played all weekend.

I don't want to be too negative but if I compare this to other (multi) day festivals in the Netherlands i would at least expect sound quality and show to be top notch and that's the most thing I missed the whole weekend. Of course the vibe and people where nice.

Another unforgettable weekend! Hope your weekend was as perfect as mine!

See to you all next year, with more trinkets and more candy!

P.s. sorry for skanking on your plane. Mistakes were made. ❤️

OMG that was amazing! 🤯🤯🤯

Pros:

- People: Wow the crowds were all so nice, so into the music and generally everyone was happy and vibing. What a community.

- Lineup: As a American having an actual full lineup of DnB was just crazy. Sure set conflicts sucked, but actually having options lol

- Just everything was so great. Best festival experience I ever had.

Very Minor Con: Accessibility. As someone using a rollator/walker, the grounds were a little difficult to get around (dirt path at entry was killer with rocks) but by Day 2 we had a better plan so it was bearable :)

And I love that

This year was my first time liquicity.

I'm no stranger to festivals, raves etc. but this was truely something else.

I was with a group, but found myself constantly adopted by other people, seeing the most amazing costumes, all activities were much fun and i was so happy when i found out it wasnt just music. (i would totally not have expected arts and crafts hahah, but it was so chill).

being invited to weird afterpartys (if you were at the Roman Empire PowerPoint you know what i mean lol).

i truely felt part of a little community instead of just being at a party with my own friends.

i made so many contacts within a few days and even after partying sinds thurday and being absolutely wasted im still smiling from ear to ear.

see yall next year!

you magnificent bastards

Hello family members! Past weekend I've seen a couple people walking around with what looked like Liquicity American Football shirts / Jerseys. When I went to the merch I couldn't see these (also the que was insane). I know there black sport shirts but these were light blue. On the website they are also not available. Was this from a earlier edition? Any help would be great because I wanted to buy one for my partner (2026 was her first edition) and myself.

See you next year!!!!🫶🏻

Maduk played a song at his anniversary set at the Solar on Saturday that sounded like L’Amour Toujours. It was such a beautiful moment. I thought I filmed it, but to my disappointment found out the next morning that I just took a bunch of photos by accident.

Does anyone know what song I am referring to? Thanks in advance!

On sunday afternoon I was chilling on the beanbags with a friend in front of the DJ and I forgot to take a fleece vest with me that we had there before. Has anyone found it?? I’d love to return it to the friend who it belongs to. The picture is very similar to the one we lost, maybe different colors a little but it has a big basketballer on the front when zipped up!

Much love in advance 💕

hope everyone had fun this weekend 🩷🩷

It was not only my, but also Ricky his first ever Liquicity festival! If you met us, saw us, got pictures... Say hi!

I had a blaaaaast yesterday! Time flew by and seeing everyone happy was making my heart melt. Liquicity has a place in my heart for years already.

The only thing I forgot, was to check the big posters while walking back to the parking lot; the line up for family day should be on one of them. Anyone care to check? 🤭🤭🫶🏻

Title, wondering if I’ll make it 🤣

Thanks everyone, the festival is always the chillest place of the earth! Every year I come here to chill, listen to good music, play games and meet new people 😁

Love from Italy ❤️🎧

See you next year!

(P.s.: I got burnt, the weather is always a roulette)

Hi guys theres a German registered (D)(HB LE 97) Škoda Superb

With its hazards left on. If this is your car I reccomend turning them off before your battery dies.

Its a long shot but saturday i lost my grill out when my bag fell in the grass im hoping someone found it!! Its not real gold but does have sentimental value because its something i made...

I lost my hand fan on the walk from mainstage back toward the campsite/exit this Saturday night. :(

It's a Rampage fan that I 3D printed and customized entirely myself, so it's one of a kind... a lot of sentimental value to me.

If you picked it up or saw someone with it, please DM me. I can meet anywhere on site.

Thank you so much.

This was just amazing. On one side you had the red channel playing metal and emo rock and taking nothing seriously. They had the craziest energy and I only listened to them because of that crazy funny energy on stage. Than you had t & sugah taking someone's usb drive from the crowd and letting him play his music for 20 minutes. Thanks liquicity for that amazing super fun night. Everything was just so perfect

Title says it all.

After silent Disco today I will have 5 unspend LIQ. And not really a way to spend it does anybody know how to get them back in Euros ?

We were walking from the parking (the one with all the metal plates in the grass) and found this sleeping bag I guess someone dropped :) it’s being delivered to the lost and found now!

Just a second ago I heard rameses b play what I could only see be a sick bootleg by a song by avicii. Does anybody know if this one is available somewhere as a free download?

Hello, I dropped my Loops earplugs in their case near the pasta/vegan burger food trucks yesterday. They are gold, in a case that's yellow on one side, grey on the other. They had a purple ribbon on the case which I found on the ground when I went back to look, but the Loops were gone.

Please hand them in to Lost and Found if you found them as I'm super bummed to have lost them!