PAROOKAVILLE Presents Artists for the Pre-Opening Party360° Stage Premiere at Desert Valley

This July 17th to 19th will see Weeze Airport in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia
region transformed once again into the »City of Dreams«, welcoming it’s 225,000
Citizens and presenting top international acts including Armin van Buuren, Axwell,
Charlotte de Witte, Hardwell, The Chainsmokers and more across 13 stages. And this
year, on the festival Thursday the 45,000 Citizens staying at the festival’s camping
facilities will have exclusive access to the spectacular Pre-Opening Party at the
campsite and on the new 360° Stage at Desert Valley.

Last year at PAROOKAVILLE’s 10th anniversary, the historic Mainstage from the first
edition of the festival back in 2015 delighted attendees as the “Desert Valley Memory
Stage”. This year, the city’s sandy area welcomes a newly designed stage called the
“Desert Valley Stage by CUPRA”. Presented by CUPRA, a festival partner of many years,
a spectacular 360° stage is going up that places attendees at the centre of what’s going
to be an immersive festival experience.

Hotly tipped artists round out the PAROOKAVILLE Pre-Opening Party line-up
The new stage with its unique design will already debut on the festival Thursday with
exclusive admission to the Pre-Opening Party for all of PAROOKAVILLE’s camping
guests. Rave Culture, W&W’s label, will supply the perfect soundscape. This Dutch duo
has been one of the most influential acts in the international dance scene for years,
presenting an uncompromising mix of Big Room, Trance, Techno and Hard Dance. W&W
are bringing this sound back to open 2026’s Desert Valley, before headlining the
PAROOKAVILLE Mainstage on Saturday.

The Pre-Party will make the campsite at Germany’s largest Electronic Music Festival a
festival spectacle right from the kick-off! With Axmo X Stvw, two of the most exciting
acts of the new dance generation come together for a unique performance experience.
The duo Axmo has made a name for itself since their debut in 2020 with an
unmistakably 2000s-inspired sound and thrilling live performances, while DJ Stvw
augments this style with melodic dance elements and influences from the realms of
Pop-Punk, Emo and Rock. Their collaboration on the song “Here Without You” has
already racked up more than three million streams on Spotify.

Ian Asher combines House beats with evocative vocals and global influences. His viral
remix of “Makeba” has been streamed over 100 million times on Spotify and brought
him to the attention of the whole world. His shows at EDC Mexico, Exit Festival and
Ushuaïa Ibiza have elevated him to the status of one of the most exciting new Dance
artists anywhere.

Australian DJ & producer Restricted unites elements from the Psy, Rawstyle, Industrial
and Hardcore genres. With songs like “Big Jet Plane”, “Insomnia” and “Tunnel Vision”,
he has notched up more than half a billion streams.

As a pioneer of “Melbourne Bounce”, Will Sparks has delighted millions of fans across
the world with songs including “Ah Yeah So What”, “Round Round” and “Say It Again”
as part of his hi-energy live sets. DJ and content creator Charleen Herzig will bring a
plethora of captivating fresh sounds to her Parookaville-Premiere. The Pre-Opening
Party line-up is rounded out on Thursday by Paracek, who has gathered over half-amillion monthly Spotify listeners to his flock with his mix of fast Hard Trance, Bounce
edits, original vocals and productions.

PAROOKAVILLE will soon announce the final line-up for the festival before the »City of
Dreams« finally opens its gates in July.

Camping Visas are running low – More than 90 percent already sold out
Advance sales for PAROOKAVILLE 2026 continue at full steam ahead. Over 90 percent
of the Camping Visas are already gone, but there are still a few contingents available in
the Camping categories. If you want to join in for the big Pre-Opening Party on
Thursday, you should get your ticket soon!