Bassrush’s Zombie Apocalypse 2026 is shaping up to be one of the wildest, loudest, and most gloriously unhinged weekends the Queen Mary Waterfront has ever seen. The moment the poster dropped—with its neon‑soaked undead chaos and a lineup stacked deeper than a bunker—you could feel the bass community collectively lose its mind.
⚡ The Vibe: Bass Meets the End of the World
Zombie Apocalypse isn’t just a festival—it’s a full‑scale cinematic universe built out of distortion, lasers, and the kind of energy that makes your bones vibrate. Bassrush is leaning all the way into the theme this year: think apocalyptic visuals, mutated stage designs, and enough low‑end to wake the undead.
And the lineup? Absolutely feral.
🧟♂️ The Heavy Hitters
Bassrush pulled no punches for 2026. Some of the biggest names in bass music are descending on Long Beach, including:
- Excision b2b Wooli — a seismic pairing guaranteed to level the waterfront
- Pendulum (DJ Set) — drum & bass royalty bringing the apocalypse to life
- Subtronics — the king of chaotic wubs, ready to melt faces
- Virtual Riot — melodic, technical, and always devastating
- Camo & Krooked — a rare stateside appearance from DnB legends
- Ivy Lab — glitchy, experimental, and perfect for the late‑night creep
- Zomboy — because what’s a zombie festival without Zomboy
- Level Up, Riot Ten, Aweminus, Buunshin, Taiki Nulight, and dozens more
It’s a buffet of dubstep, DnB, tearout, halftime, and everything in between.
🌅 Sunset Sets, Waterfront Air, and Pure Chaos
One of the most anticipated moments is Mersiv’s sunset set, which is practically engineered for emotional damage in the best way. Picture the sky turning orange over the Queen Mary while the bass rolls in like a tidal wave. Unreal.
And with the festival being 18+, the crowd is going to be a perfect mix of seasoned bassheads and new initiates ready to be baptized by subwoofers.
🧟♀️ Why Zombie Apocalypse Stands Out
Bassrush has always been elite at world‑building, but this theme hits different. It’s playful, cinematic, and perfectly aligned with the gritty, high‑energy sound of the artists they booked. Expect:
The kind of community energy only Bassrush can cultivate
🎧 Final Thoughts
Zombie Apocalypse 2026 isn’t just another festival—it’s a statement. Bassrush is proving once again that they’re the undisputed champions of bass culture, and this lineup is a love letter to every corner of the scene. If you’re anywhere near Southern California this June, the Queen Mary Waterfront is the only place you should be.
APOCALYPSE PLAYLIST
LINEUP
2DY4, Avello, Aweminus, Basstripper, Bear Grillz, Bad News Bears, Bensley, Bina, Bladerunner b2b DJ SS b2b Document One, Blankface b2b Decimate, Bommer, Borcore, Buunshin, Calcium, Camo & Krooked, Casey Club, Caspa b2b Peekaboo, Chibs, Circadian b2b Skepsis, Contra, Cool Customer, Crumb Pit, Dack Janiels b2b Pyke, Dieselboy with MC Dino, Dion Timmer, Discovery Project, District Motive, Don Jamal, Eazybaked, Excision b2b Wooli, Fieldz b2b Ophion, Fly, Georgie Riot, Coddara, Coldie, Grafix b2b Subsonic, Green Matter, Hesher, Heyz, Hol!, Hostage Situation, Hvdes, Hybrid Minds, Infekt b2b Samplifire, Integrate (Black Carl! x VGTR), Irah, Ivy Lab, Jmsclvn, Know Good, Kompany, Level Up, M3stic, Maylay, Mefjus with Daxta MC, Mersiv (Sunset Set), Metrik, Murdoch (US), Muzz, Papajay, Pendulum (DJ Set), Phrva, Richard Finger, Riot Ten, Sigma with Armanii Reich, Skull Machine (Black Tiger Sex Machine x Kai Wachi), Snuffy, Sota, Space Laces, Stoog35 (Blvnkspvce, Harmod, Sqish), Subtronics, Sullivan King, S.y.n (Nimda, Subdoctor, Vastive), Taiki Nulight, The Masquerade, Tisoki, Torcha, Truth, Tyvan, Usaybflow, Vastive, Veli, Vicky B, Virtual Riot, Whales, Ydg, Zingara & Zomboy
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