Escape Psycho Circus is back for Halloween weekend. Insomniac's Southern California Halloween festival returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October for its sixteenth edition, with more than 80 acts on the bill. The headliners. The top of the 2026 lineup comes from three very different directions: Zedd, Excision and Richie Hawtin. A pop-crossover electro star, a bass music titan and one of techno's founding architects, on one poster — that range is exactly what Escape has always sold. Behind them come Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Galantis, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, Alok and Morten. Ice Cube is out. The hip-hop icon was the bill's most unexpected crossover booking when the lineup landed in August, but he has since withdrawn. "Unfortunately, Ice Cube will no longer be able to join us at Escape: Psycho Circus 2026," Insomniac said in a statement. "A replacement will be announced soon." No replacement has been named at the time of writing. The techno and house depth. Nina Kraviz, Indira Paganotto, 999999999, AZYR, Cera Khin and Clara Cuvé carry the harder end of the four-four floor, while the back-to-back sets are where the house programming gets interesting: Joseph Capriati b2b SOSA, Jamie Jones b2b Franky Rizardo and Alex Chapman b2b Zoe Gitter. Cloonee and Disco Lines bring the tech-house side. Hard dance gets its own house. The Mutate hard dance stage makes its Escape debut, alongside the established takeovers: Basscon, Bassrush, The Factory 93 Experience and Night Trip x Insomniac Records. The hard end of the bill is deep — Darren Styles, Showtek, Frontliner, KLOUD and Trym are all billed. One for the nostalgic. Cascada is on the bill. If you were in a club in 2006, you already know which song. Tickets. Two-day GA, GA+ and 21+ VIP tickets have been on sale since August through EscapeHalloween.com. Halloween weekend is crowded. Escape is not Insomniac's only Halloween play this year: BOO! Arizona and BOO! Seattle run the same two nights, October 30-31. Escape carries the biggest bill of the three. Rockstarr Media will publish set times and the stage-by-stage breakdown as soon as Insomniac releases them.