A Love Letter to our 2026 Lineup

Sitting here on a Sunday afternoon in a random Covent Garden coffee shop, two days out from launching the Flash Festival 2026 music lineup. We are just reflecting on this bunch of names that we are oh so proud to share with you and host at our beautiful Tuscan home. The 1 stage format. No clashes. No FOMO. Intimate, up close and personal. This is what Flash is all about.

First and foremost, we are fans of music and festivals. Every single name on this lineup has a story for us – a moment, a memory, a reason why we knew they had to be part of what we're building.

MR. SCRUFF goes back to Sydney 2009 for me (Karl). Days Like This Festival at Moore Park on an early January summer afternoon. Mr. Scruff brought the heat in that way only he can – playful, soulful, absolutely infectious. He's continued to pop up in our lives over the years. Karl's sister even has a teatowel of his, which feels very on-brand. There's something about the way Mr Scruff approaches DJing that just embodies everything we believe in: it's about the music, the journey, the joy. BE THE MUSIC.

MIDLAND - We've been lucky enough to see him on a number of occasions and every time he doesn't seem to miss. I don't remember all the details but it was a Glasto 2022(?) set – one of those moments where time stops and you're just completely transported. Midland was able to take us on a beautiful journey that stays in our minds as a top Glastonbury moment forever. We have always dreamt of having Midland play Flash Festival. And now it's happening and we are beyond proud and excited.

MOXIE - If you're not listening to her weekly show on NTS, what are you even doing? Consistent, quality, fun – three words that immediately come to mind. But it's more than that. Moxie represents everything we love about grassroots dance music culture. She builds community, she champions artists, she never compromises. Having her voice soundtrack our Tuscan sunsets feels absolutely perfect.

CC:DISCO! – or as Nina Las Vegas put it in that legendary 2025 Boiler Room: "CC FREAKIN DISCO, an icon, a queen, a legend, tucking the tits up and gettin outta here." When CC graced the Flash stage back in 2019, we knew immediately we needed to bring her back. The energy, that 'What About Us' moment, the way she makes every single person on the dancefloor feel like they're part of something special. Sunsets won't be the same after she's done with us at Flash Festival.

MYD - Welcome home Papi!  Closing out Flash 2024 with a strong B2B with Dan Shake, this will be MYD's fourth Flash Festival and we simply cannot get enough. Following his latest album MYDNIGHT that we genuinely cannot get off repeat. There's this joyful, colourful, unabashedly optimistic energy to everything Myd does that just makes you want to dance. He's bringing that kaleidoscopic sound back to our Tuscan airstrip and we honestly cannot wait. "Yeah, it's Mydnight, let the music roll."

DAN SHAKE - There ain't no Flash party without Dan Shake. We first bumped into Dan with his Sugar Mountain Boiler Room 2018. That opening smile, the "everybody dance" moment, the drop – it's still one of our favourite things to watch. Over the years we've been lucky enough to have him play multiple times, and coming back for his 4th Flash we can officially start calling him Zio Daniele. Family.

ATRIP - So many moments over the past year we've been listening to music and we'll say to each other "who's this?" And 90% of the time it's ATRIP. Release after release we've been so impressed. The way he's pushing boundaries, bringing in vocalists, building genuine community around his music – it's exactly the energy Flash is about.

SWIM - But who is SWIM? Topping Australian charts in 2024. Kylie Minogue is buzzing over him. We cannot stop listening to his latest album "Dear Friend" – it's one of those records you put on and just let it take you somewhere. We cannot be more excited to have SWIM play in Tuscany before he absolutely blows up. You heard it here first.

MiNNA - We cannot get enough of her infectious party sets. Watching her play all over the world – from packed clubs to festival stages – there's this undeniable energy she brings that just lights up every room she touches. The moment we knew we were bringing Flash back, we knew we needed MiNNA. She's got that perfect balance of technical skill and pure, unfiltered joy that makes people lose themselves on the dancefloor in the best possible way.

BELLA - We booked BELLA back for Flash Festival 2020 that never happened due to obvious 2020 reasons and have been trying to get her back every year since, but couldn't seem to make it happen. Watching her rise each year, seeing her grow into the artist she is now – we are so excited to finally get her to Tuscany. Bene met her at an ADE party in 2019 and it's been a long time coming.

SCARLETT O'MALLEY - The moment we met, we couldn't stop talking. There's this energy about Scarlett that just lights up a room. Big things are coming for her and we're here for every moment of it.

STORM MOLLISON - We bumped into Storm when she played B2B with Dan Shake at Drumsheds in November 2024 and Bene immediately said: "I wish we were doing Flash Festival again so we could book her!" So she was top of our list for the return from day one. Sometimes you just know.

STRATH - We came across Strath as he co-produced Pretty Girls EP that we're completely obsessed with. He's running his London party series Violet Moss and bringing that same energy and curation to everything he touches. We knew we needed him at Flash.

Looking at this lineup as a whole, we keep coming back to the same feeling: these are all artists who get it. Who understand that the best nights aren't about the biggest production or the flashiest stage – they're about connection, about community, about those moments where the music just hits different because you're surrounded by people who care as much as you do.

That's what we're building in Tuscany. That's what the Flash Famiglia is all about.

One stage. No clashes. Pasta with the nonnas. Wine from family vineyards. And this absolutely beautiful group of artists who we genuinely cannot wait to share with you.

May 13-16, 2026.

Cannot wait to see you all in Tuscany!

Karl & Bene x