Bassrush Announces Apocalypse Zombieland Summer Edition For 2026

Next year, Apocalypse Zombieland will host a June event after three years of November festivities at the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach, California.

Fans who found their way to the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach, California, for Apocalypse Zombieland this past weekend were met with a surprise. Posters put up around the festival footprint indicate that the event brand will host its next edition on June 19-20 for the first time in its now three-year history.

According to the poster, the gathering is billed as Apocalypse Zombieland: Summer of the Living Dead. It still takes place at the Queen Mary Waterfront, but no headliners have been shared with the public at the time of writing. Ahead of this year’s event, which ran from November 28-29, the full lineup had been announced by July. Fans were treated to performances by the likes of Excision, Illenium, Wooli, Barely Alive, BOU, HOL!, and NGHTMRE.

Those planning to attend this new summer edition of Apocalypse Zombieland can lock in their passes starting on December 4. GA passes begin at $139.99 all-in, with both GA and VIP available on layaway with an $8.08 deposit at the time of purchase.

Apocalypse Zombieland, which sits under Insomniac‘s bass music-focused Bassrush event umbrella, first took place in 2023. The festival’s macabre theme is underpinned by an elaborate fictional backstory in which a zombie invasion is curbed by the discovery that bass music stops them in their tracks. The story also includes product placement for BRAINIEZ, a candy brand that officially sponsors the event, and which is said to rewire their brains to induce self-awareness.

Two-day GA and VIP passes for Apocalypse Zombieland: Summer of the Living Dead go on sale on Thursday, December 4 at 12pm PT via Front Gate. Stay tuned for more details, including the lineup and after party announcements that will arrive in the coming months.