For years, the name Summer of Love has stood for house music in the most direct sense: no hypes, no trends, just the tracks of the past that matter. On August 1, 2026, the festival will take place again at Homeport. The central theme this year is the same as always: real house and club classics from 1989 to 2005. That era produced more good songs than most DJs play in an entire year, and you can hear that in every set.
The headliners are Erick E and ROOG, two names that need little introduction for anyone even slightly familiar with the Dutch house scene. Next to them are Dimitri, Marcello, Jean (with an iT set), Lucien Foort, Eric de Man, Eric Nouhan, Brian S, Sluwe Vos and other renowned Dutch and Belgian DJs on the lineup of this already legendary party.
Lexion once again provides the Circus stage, as it has in previous editions. That stage has its own atmosphere, a separate area with its own sound, separate from the main stage. Those who have experienced previous editions know that the collaboration between Summer of Love Events and Lexion works well. Two sold-out editions in a row, in 2024 and 2025, say it all.
On Saturday, August 1, Thuishaven will once again be the domain for another edition of Summer of Love with DJs Erick E, Roog, Dimitri, Marcello, Jean, Lucien Foort, Eric de Man, Eric Nouhan, Brian S, Sluwe Vos and other renowned Dutch and Belgian DJs on the lineup.
With Thuishaven, the Western Docklands has a gem of an entertainment venue, which organizes crazy weekly festivals and parties with well-known DJs. If the sun cooperates on August 1, there is little better than a day of hearing house classics from the people who made them big. Half the tickets are already gone. The other half probably won't be for long.