The Prodigy is the first headliner for Audioriver! The British group’s performance will grace the festival’s 20th anniversary. They are one of the most vital acts in popular music history; their work in the 90s popularized electronic music among fans of other genres, including rock and hip-hop, effectively giving the rave culture a punk face. Audioriver 2026 will take place from July 10–12 at Łódzkie Błonia.

The mastermind behind The Prodigy is Liam Howlett, a music producer and sampling maestro who became fascinated by raves as a teenage hip-hop DJ. His early experiments with electronic music perfectly captured the spirit of the early 90s, blending a creative, patchwork approach to composition with dancefloor-ready sounds: futuristic breakbeats, acid, “hoover” sounds, and euphoric vocals. For many, the 1992 album “Experience” remains the group’s best work: raw, psychedelic, and incredibly catchy. This era gave us iconic singles like “Out of Space” and “Charly.”

However, Howlett didn’t build The Prodigy alone. They are one of the few groups where the dancers are as essential as the musicians. Leeroy Thornhill and Keith Flint defined the group’s uniqueness, taking their live performances to a whole new level. Flint himself, who passed away in 2019, became the face of the band, often overshadowing their vocalist, Maxim. While his iconic look gave parents nightmares, there was nothing cooler than having a school notebook featuring Flint and his double mohawk.

The Prodigy broke into the mainstream with the albums “Music for the Jilted Generation” and “The Fat of the Land.” These records introduced heavier influences of various techno styles, industrial rock, and hip-hop. Tracks like “Voodoo People” and “No Good (Start the Dance)” from the former, and “Breathe,” “Firestarter,” and “Smack My Bitch Up” from the latter, have become staples of the popular music canon.

In fact, “Smack My Bitch Up” was voted the most controversial British track in history by members of PRS (the UK equivalent of ZAiKS). Its provocative and outrageous music video, though ultimately censored, is an MTV-era classic and a symbol of the decade. It even won the Breakthrough Video of the Year award in 1998, beating out Madonna’s “Ray of Light.”

Thanks to this massive profile, The Prodigy became main-stage fixtures at the world’s biggest festivals, offering spectacles of incredible scale. Over twenty years later—and now without Keith Flint—The Prodigy remain in incredible touring form, performing a career-spanning set of classics and the best cuts from their newer albums.

Ticket Information: passes for Audioriver 2026 are now on sale via eBilet and Biletomat:

2-day pass: 600 PLN, 3-day pass: 740 PLN, VIP pass: 1399 PLN

Single-day tickets (for Friday, July 10, featuring The Prodigy): 345 PLN

Previously announced artists include: A.M.C & Phantom, Deas b2b Sept, Friction b2b Lens, Mischluft, Nico Moreno, Novah, Odymel, ØTTA, Parisi, and Rusko.

The festival is co-organized by the Łódź Event Center (Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń).

The second headliner for Audioriver 2026 is the British duo Disclosure. As the biggest stars of the festival on Saturday, the duo will grace this year’s edition with a special DJ set. Disclosure are true masters of dance music, drawing inspiration not only from the UK scene but from global sounds. While their debut saw them linked to the post-dubstep wave, their current sound is a rich tapestry of classic disco and house influences. Audioriver 2026 will take place from July 10–12 at Łódzkie Błonia. Weekend passes and single-day tickets are still available.

Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence are the masterminds behind some of the biggest hits of the last decade. The duo has collaborated with industry titans such as Sam Smith, Mary J. Blige, and The Weeknd, earning multiple Grammy nominations along the way. Their success stems from a profound understanding of dance music history; disco, house, garage, and dubstep hold no secrets for them. These elements have been forged into electrifying anthems like “Latch” and “Talk.”

Singles and EPs featuring their signature face outline began appearing online in 2010, leading to the release of “Settle”, the album that cemented their position on the global stage. It featured iconic tracks like “When a Fire Starts to Burn,” “Latch,” “F for You,” and “White Noise,” with the deluxe version boasting an appearance by Jessie Ware. Since then, they have continued to impress with subsequent albums, the most recent being “Alchemy” released in 2023.

The last few years have seen a significant focus on the DJing side of their career. Although they have been mixing since the beginning—appearing in FACT and Fader podcasts and performing multiple times for Boiler Room—2021 finally saw them invited to the prestigious DJ-Kicks series.

Disclosure join a lineup that already includes recently announced artists such as Zhu, Klangkuenstler, London Elektricity, Mind Against, and Apashe (performing with a brass orchestra). These stars complement a program featuring electronic music legends like The Prodigy and Ben Klock, alongside modern heavyweights like Nico Moreno, Novah, and Parisi.

Tickets and Passes: Passes for Audioriver 2026 are available via eBilet and Biletomat. 2-day pass: 650 PLN, 3-day pass: 790 PLN, VIP pass: 1,549 PLN and single-day tickets: 345 PLN (Friday or Saturday) / 180 PLN (Sunday) are available at audioriver.pl/bilety.

The festival is co-organized by the Łódź Event Center (Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń).