When the organizers of UNTOLD ONE wrapped the pageant again in early August, the numbers alone marked it because the occasion’s largest run but.
Momentum is the hardest factor for any recurring fetsival to maintain, however UNTOLD has now sustained it for 11 years operating, closing its 2026 version with file numbers and a right away announcement of subsequent 12 months’s dates.
UNTOLD, considered one of Europe’s largest and most beloved music festivals, drew greater than 500,000 attendees throughout 4 days in Cluj-Napoca, with the closing night time alone pulling in 120,000 folks. 9 levels thundered from August 6-9 as EDM followers from all corners of the world danced underneath the Romanian sky.
Credit score: Picture courtesy of UNTOLDThe headline reserving was Sting, who opened the weekend together with his first stadium present within the nation. Watching a Grammy-winning rock icon command a crowd usually constructed for dance music was a loud reminder that UNTOLD bets large and wins larger.
The Chainsmokers threw down a 10-year anniversary set tied to their generational dance anthem ‘Nearer,’ turning a single observe right into a mass singalong that confirmed simply how removed from Tucson Halsey’s nostalgic vocals have come.
Elsewhere, Afrojack’s b2b set with R3HAB and Steve Aoki’s closing efficiency gave the EDM devoted their due, to not point out standout performances by Alan Walker and EDM.com Class of 2024 artist Sara Landry.
In the meantime, Lewis Capaldi belted onstage for one of many weekend’s most talked-about units, his aching ballads touchdown with their signature emotional weight.
The identical goes for the shock look from Romanian star Loredana Groza, who took the stage throughout Misplaced Frequencies’ set to ship UNTOLD ONE a distinctly native second inside a largely worldwide weekend.
Trying again, maybe what stood out most was the operational scale. Operating 9 levels on the grounds of Cluj Area concurrently for 4 straight nights, with out the logistics buckling, was its personal form of achievement. Cluj-Napoca is a metropolis higher recognized for stark medieval structure than pageant euphoria, and with every passing UNTOLD, it continues to colorize.
UNTOLD’s 2027 occasion, dubbed ‘STAR EDITION,’ is ready for August 5 -8. You should buy passes right here.
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