Eastern Electrics 2026
Background
After a year-long hiatus, Eastern Electrics returned on Sunday 9th August 2026, bringing 14,500 electronic music fans together for a sold-out day at a brand-new home: Burgess Park, London.
The Fair has worked with Elixar Events Ltd for more than a decade, supporting the evolution and delivery of Eastern Electrics across multiple editions. For its 2026 return, the challenge was to take everything distinctive about the festival and translate it into a new setting, while delivering the full-scale festival production needed for a sold-out London show.
Across four stages, the line-up brought together names including The Martinez Brothers, East End Dubs, Joseph Capriati b2b SOSA, Groove Armada, Danielle, Mella Dee b2b Reeshy giving the returning festival a suitably big soundtrack.
Working from concept through to live delivery, The Fair managed the event production and worked alongside We Are OPS, whose team led key operational areas including health and safety, crowd, traffic and security management, auditing and stakeholder management.
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Delivery
- Full event production management
- Developed the site design and individual creative approach for four stages
- Managed stage design, procurement, supplier management, schedules and budgets across the project.
- Oversaw artist liaison and accreditation management.
- Procured and managed the event infrastructure and suppliers required to deliver the festival.
- Collaborated with We Are OPS on on-site health and safety, crowd management, traffic management, security management, auditing and stakeholder management.
Results
- Sold-out return after a one year hiatus
- Four individual stages gave artists and audiences distinct spaces across the festival while maintaining a cohesive Eastern Electrics identity.
- Eastern Electrics successfully made its debut at Burgess Park, bringing the established festival identity into a completely new location.