Inglewood, CA (January 20, 2026) – HARD Events has announced the highly anticipated return of the HARD Summer Music Festival, set to take place in Inglewood on August 1-2, 2026. The festival is returning to Hollywood Park, the expansive entertainment complex adjacent to SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater, and will feature a refreshed layout for last year’s experience.
Since its debut in 2007, HARD Summer has evolved into a defining fixture of Southern California’s festival landscape. The event is defined by its genre-spanning programming, with a curatorial ethos always on the pulse and an unmistakable visual identity that celebrates Los Angeles’ raw, grungy city energy. Each summer, a diverse, style-forward crowd gathers to experience a collision of electronic and live music culture, reflecting the city’s layered musical landscape. Over time, HARD Summer has cemented its place as one of the West Coast’s most influential mid-year festivals and the largest electronic music event in Los Angeles.
Since relocating to Hollywood Park in 2024, HARD has redefined the premier Los Angeles electronic music experience. Spanning 300 acres, the venue offers an immersive atmosphere defined by its expansive scale, interactivity, and experiential design. For 2026, the festival returns with a refreshed layout, designed to make moving between stages easier, along with an updated Green Stage area that gives fans more space to groove.
HARD Summer’s 2025 lineup brought together a dynamic mix of global sounds, spanning leading electronic artists, high-profile crossover voices from the Latin and hip-hop worlds, underground tastemakers, and a rising generation of emerging talent. The weekend was anchored by an all-star roster of headliners, including GRAMMY-nominated Australian powerhouse Dom Dolla, Colombian singer-songwriter Feid, the dark industrial sonics of legendary French producer Gesaffelstein, and multi-genre super producer Kaytranada. Together, they delivered a weekend of high-energy, genre-defying performances that reinforced HARD Summer’s status as one of the West Coast’s premier electronic music events.
HARD Summer continues to prioritize meaningful connections with the communities that surround it. Since 2023, the festival’s HARD Pre-Game initiative has partnered with more than 17 businesses across Greater Los Angeles, including four Inglewood-based establishments in 2025, underscoring its ongoing commitment to supporting its home city and the local businesses that shape its cultural fabric. Local businesses interested in partnering for this year’s edition of HARD Summer’s ‘HARD Pre-Game’ can submit inquiries through this application.
Presale access for two-day GA, GA+, and VIP passes for HARD Summer Music Festival begins Friday, January 23, at 10:00 AM PT. Fans can also access an exclusive SMS presale starting at 9:00 AM PT the same day. For more information and to sign up for presale access, visit HARD Summer’s official website.
About Hollywood Park
Spanning nearly 300 acres, Hollywood Park is the largest urban mixed-use development under construction in the Western United States, owned, being developed, and operated by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. This transformative project is anchored by a 890,000-square-foot retail district and is surrounded by creative office space, sophisticated residences, a lake, and a forthcoming luxury hotel and state-of-the-art Hollywood Park Studios. The mixed-use development is all linked by walkable paseos and plazas and centered around the 3.1 million square-foot SoFi Stadium, one of Los Angeles’ most striking architectural structures, and YouTube Theater, a premier, intimate performance venue. Located just six miles off the coast, a short drive from LAX, Hollywood Park is an iconic global destination for millions to enjoy. For more information, please visit www.hollywoodparkca.com.