Lost Minds

Lost Minds is a one-day dance music festival in Exhibition Park, a city park in Newcastle.

It began in 2022 to bring a wide mix of dance music from around the world to the North East of England and has grown each year, from three stages in 2023 to five for its fifth edition in 2026. Every stage carries its own strand: a Main Stage for the biggest names in electronic music, Second Speed for hard techno, Cream for trance, the Kiddstock Temple for hard dance, and the Ravers Express double-decker bus for bounce, makina and jungle. Bars, street food, fairground rides, a VIP area and a Zen Nest wellbeing corner fill out the site. Entry is strictly 18+. The 2026 edition ran on 11 July; the next is set for 10 July 2027.

One city park, several stages, each handed to a different strand of dance music.

• Techno