Dust off your dancing shoes as a new multi-genre festival heads to Sunderland.

“F.O.M.O. has been a massive project for us and we’re absolutely buzzing to finally bring it to life,” say the organisers of a new festival as it prepares to get Sunderland dancing.

QFX are among the acts performing | Submitted by FOMO organisers

placeholder image — QFX are among the acts performing | Submitted by FOMO organisers

F.O.M.O. Multi-Genre Music Festival will take place at RM Arena, Houghton, formerly Rainton Arena, on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

With a whole day and night of dance, from 12pm until 11pm, it brings together some of the biggest names from across the rave, trance, hardcore, hard dance, bounce and old-school scenes.

The 2026 line-up features some major names from the world of dance music, including: Lange, Agnelli & Nelson, QFX, Human Resource, Bass Generator, Hannah Taylor, 2 Sick Puppiez, Luvstruck, Marc Smith, DJ Smurf, John Neal, Dani Fiesta, DJ Richard, Rhythmic State, DON, and Mc Tazo alongside a host of DJs, MCs and rising North East talent.

Organisers Steven Leck, Paul Richardson and Graeme Osborne said:“F.O.M.O. has been a massive project for us and we’re absolutely buzzing to finally bring it to life.

“The idea was always to create something different and bring together the music we love. We’ve got artists representing different generations and completely different styles, but they all have one thing in common — they’re guaranteed to get people moving.

“There is such a huge dance music culture across the North East, and we wanted to create a festival that celebrates that while also bringing some really big names to the area.

“We’re expecting people to travel from across the region and beyond, and we can’t wait to see RM Arena absolutely bouncing on 12th September.”

The festival will run from 12pm until 11pm, with last entry at 7pm. Tickets are available through Skiddle, with official festival bus tickets also available for those travelling to the event. (Skiddle⁠)