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    NewsNovember 7, 2026

    EDC Orlando Day 1: Guetta Closes Friday as 40+ Debuts Take Over Tinker Field

    EDC Orlando opened its 15th edition on Friday, November 6, with David Guetta closing the kineticFIELD stage — and with more than 40 artists making their EDC Orlando debuts across the weekend. Day 1 belonged to the headliners; the rest of the weekend belongs to the debut class.

    Friday night, by the numbers

    • David Guetta closed kineticFIELD, 10:31–11:56 PM.
    • Alesso played the sunset set, 5:28–6:43 PM; Afrojack 8:00–9:10 PM; Mau P 9:13–10:28 PM.
    • Wooli closed circuitGROUNDS, 10:45 PM–12:00 AM, while Chris Lorenzo held stereoBLOOM and Josh Baker held neonGARDEN through the same closing hour.
    • The festival draws roughly 100,000 fans a day at Tinker Field, November 6–8, with gates at 1 PM and music until midnight.

    The debut class is the story

    • More than 40 artists are making their EDC Orlando debut this weekend, many from club scenes that have recently spilled onto festival main stages.
    • Friday's debuts included MALUGI, bringing breakneck UK-influenced fast house to the golden hour, plus sets from Pegassi, KREAM, LEVEL UP and Zack Martino — all logged on 1001Tracklists the same night.
    • KREAM's kineticFIELD set even slipped in 8Kays and LEGHET's 'See You Move', the melodic techno single that has been road-tested across the scene this autumn.

    What to catch on Days 2 and 3

    • Saturday: Kaskade closes kineticFIELD (10:31 PM–12:00 AM), Steve Aoki plays 8:05–9:10 PM, Alan Walker takes the sunset set; Alison Wonderland closes circuitGROUNDS; Black Tiger Sex Machine and Kai Wachi debut as Skull Machine; Luke Dean b2b George Smeddles at sunset.
    • Sunday: SLANDER sunset set; Boys Noize b2b Brutalismus 3000; Deorro b2b DJ Diesel; a Berlin techno showcase from Klangkuenstler and KI/KI; Marlon Hoffstadt sunset set; HAYLA, Brunello and Interplanetary Criminal among the debuts.

    Why it matters for discovery

    EDC Orlando's 15th edition is a snapshot of how dance music's pipeline works now: the headliners are the draw, but the debuts are the scouting report. The names above — MALUGI, KI/KI, Klangkuenstler, Marlon Hoffstadt, HAYLA — are the artists this weekend converts from club favourites into festival names. If you track the best new DJs, the set times that matter most this weekend are the sunset slots, not the closers.

    FAQ

    When is EDC Orlando 2026?

    November 6–8 at Tinker Field, Orlando. Gates open 1 PM daily; music runs until midnight.

    Who headlined Day 1?

    David Guetta closed the main stage on Friday night.

    What are the highlights of Days 2 and 3?

    Saturday brings Kaskade's closer and the Skull Machine debut; Sunday brings SLANDER's sunset set and Boys Noize b2b Brutalismus 3000. Sources: EDM.com and set times

    The full weekend lineup is in our EDC Orlando 2026 preview.

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