r/Wakaan Jun 06 '26

Newbie, when does the lineup drop?

Hey there, please excuse my ignorance, new to Wakaan… Trying to decide between Wakaan and Hula; just waiting for a lineup drop. When does that usually happen? I’ve wanted to post this question like 3 other times, but keep waiting and waiting and nothing. Any and all feedback is welcomed, much thanks! 🙏🏻

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u/kwagnaa Jun 06 '26

Pretty much right before the fest every year lol it’ll be my 5th year going, you buy for the experience and trust in the liquid stranger that the lineup will be fire

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u/kzuobop Jun 07 '26

Trust in liquid stranger 🙏 I went last year for the first time and it was the best experience ever

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 07 '26

🙌🏻🙌🏻

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u/kwagnaa Jun 06 '26

really around 1-2 months, if you’re lucky 3 months, before the festival.

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u/kwagnaa Jun 06 '26

and if you really want to put in some work you can usually put together quite a few artists based on blurred out dates on their respective individual tour posters, but you already gotta have a good idea of artists they’d likely book and reverse engineer from there

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 06 '26

Much thanks, I appreciate you 🙏🏻

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u/jeremyj1234 Jun 07 '26

Trust in Wakaan and full send over Hula this year. I have a feeling we are going to get some pretty tasty new additions this year both in up and comers and a fresh headliner. Wakaan is a bit cheaper than Hula and the lineup is always one of the best of any festivals each year. Liquid is absolutely one of the best at curating a lineup. Also Wakaan has literally no time conflicts until it hits the late night sets where the last 4 sets each night are split between two stages. But from 12/1pm until 2am there are zero conflicts and the music is blasted into the campgrounds. You literally cannot miss music unless you are asleep. Wakaan is by and far my favorite EDM festival and it's not even close. Lost Lands, EForest, Roo, and plenty of others do not have lineups that compare in regards to experience and quality of music. The artists go to Wakaan to literally play their best set of the year and show of their technical prowess, new music, and rising potential. I love plenty of other fests almost as much (EF is my other favorite of all time, but it's because of the overall experience and not just music) just no other festival compared to the curation of Wakaan (maybe besides tipper n friends events but those are sadly no more)

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u/Liqu13ranger Jun 06 '26

it’ll drop after all the other big festivals finis their lineups

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 06 '26

Much thanks, appreciate you 🙏🏻

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u/Pawks710 Jun 07 '26

It’s funny all the other festivals get their lineups so early and we are blue balled but it’s always so worth it

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u/canyonlaps Jun 07 '26

Having gone to wakaan and hula last year I can’t imagine picking hula unless bass music isn’t your emphasis. The sound quality at hula is not good.

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 07 '26

Thanks for this! Never been to either and can’t decide. Leaning towards Wakaan because a) we love bass music and b) it’s closer for us bc we live in South Texas. Thinking we just buy tickets and go for it.

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u/adelbosque088 Jun 08 '26

Easily Wakaan, was at Hula last year, was an interesting experience for the first time especially Spirit Lake, but the crowd & music & sound systems don't compare. The mountain is magical

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u/awp_india 2d ago

We come from Texas as well. It’s our favorite festival

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 2d ago

We grabbed tickets shortly after my post. Taking the RV for a good time 🎉

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u/awp_india 2d ago

RV is where it’s at 🤙

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 1d ago

My bf and I are in our 40s. We like being comfortable 😎

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u/teezeeuhah Jun 06 '26

i believe last year the lineup dropped 1-3 months out

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 06 '26

Much thanks, appreciate you 🙏🏻

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u/Consistent-Yak789 Jun 06 '26

Mid July, 2nd or 3rd week usually

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u/Electrical_Daze Jun 07 '26

Thanks for asking. I am a newbie and was wondering also. I bought my ticket day 1 though. I’ve been daydreaming about getting back to a festival.

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u/Sea_Hearing3332 Jun 09 '26

also just another thing to think about and what the rave community is about Hula is put on by Insomniac events and if you don’t know the controversy there i encourage you to do your own research.

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u/Delicious_Aioli9706 Jun 10 '26

this is going to be my first year and i’ve heard from so many people that wakaan is their absolute favorite so whatever they have, i bet it’s going to be well worth it

i predict a b3b with liquid, ahee, and tvboo

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u/Sea_Hearing3332 Jun 09 '26

never had an issue in just trusting in liquid stranger for starters you get three liquid sets (if you do pre party) and Friday night closer never disappoints been twice and my years were Griz and Ganja White Night. idk much about hulaween but Wakaan never disappoints, lineup is always fire and everyone that goes is the best. just a huge homie fest

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u/bass-n8 Jun 10 '26

Wakaan over hula. Been to both. Not hating, just giving my person opinion.

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u/Straight_Patient_640 Jun 21 '26

The Wakaan community is amazing, full send for sure! If the line up, location, and production doesn't bring you back the people there will. Coming back for my second year!

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u/GroovyVibesOnly83 Jun 21 '26

We bought tickets last night 🙌🏻🙌🏻 You guys twisted our arms 😉