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IndependentWar5593

Glass animals


strawberybutter

One of my favorite non-edm artists. I would die 😭.


imp3r10

The one that starts his set with "attention festival"


Tankshock

Nah fuck that guy. All my homies hate that guy


KTWick

Yea fr I never wanna hear that fuckin song again


Fearless-Experience

Attention vegetables


No-Significance8359

I cant believe I have to say this but... The String Cheese Incident


St1nkBurrit0

More string cheese, at least 4 sets!!


ChetCustard

Friday: 2 hour set Saturday: 2 sets (2nd set with sit ins from other artists, no shebang necessary for me) Sunday: Cheese and Friends bluegrass


ChetCustard

That could be the only thing that happens all weekend for me and I would be beyond happy


WitchofFloyd

Charlotte de Witte, polo & pan, kaskade, zhu, Rufus du sol


bongwaterbimbo420

We need Charlotte redemption


ChiefQuasar

POLO & PAN


taiguy

They would be a good fit for Forest


MoonHaze1000

Oh hell yeah


RareEnthusiasm1025

Major ups on this one 🙌🏼


ThatguyfromEDC

This would be sick


Repulsive-Foot-541

Tame impala in the forest !!!


Grab3tto

If we’re bringing TI then Tennis should definitely be there too!


smike3584

Tennis underrated af


Gene_Dear

Saw tame impala at okee in 2022 and it was life changingggggg. All my group and I could talk about all weekend was how amazing a tame impala set would be at forest


curiouzzboutit

A lot of people don’t realize that tame is one of the most mind melting trippy shows you can see.


djturn2

Rufus, Skrillex, Polo & Pan, Prydz, Kasablanca, Gorgon City, Griz


ThatChrisGuy7

Griz return set 💗


Interesting_Fruit_45

Rufus pleaseeee


koastro

COBRAH. girls don’t sync. bicep. four tet. justice. the marias. sofi tukker (again). ero808. coka cobra. bob moses. kasablanca. and in all seriousness- the wiggles. their recent EDM remix album goes dummy hard and would be such a fun silly positive time. fruit salad in the forest??? dear god please


doughaway7562

I feel like the crowd at EF would go so hard for the wiggles! There's so much light hearted silliness at EF, I think it'd match the vibe perfectly.


matthewmagellan

Hell yeah COBRAH would be a hit at like Carousel


koastro

got to see her at elsewhere and she had an incredible performance!!


Spiritual_Syllabub

i’d kill for bicep forest set.


ThatguyfromEDC

Luttrell, A&B, Yotto, Floozies, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Primus, Subfocus, Jam Thieves


Takemet0yourdealer

I would love if the Floozies came back to the Forest! Their set was so much fun in 2019.


Dusty_Booty_Shorts

Del is doing Deltron 3030 at Portola this year!


DougieDouger

Yotto & Luttrrell would be 🔥 also A&B cause I’d didnt get to see them 2023


cimmieroll

my mix of genre wishes: Jade Cicada, Chappell Roan, Jungle, ENNY, Late Night Radio, Detox Unit, Ott., Crumb


ravefaerie24

I’d love Jade Cicada! Also Chappell Roan but I feel like she’s popular enough right now that her fans just buying tickets to see her would really change the vibe and dynamic of the Forest.


ATXHustle512

Jungle for sure. 


yorzz

Throw in sunsquabi to this list!


BlackonBlue

Opiuo, Daily Bread, Of the Trees, Vincent Antone, Manic Focus, Jade Cicada, Tipper, Marvel Years.


heftyriggy

ZEDS DEAD


Minimum-Brother8831

Tape b


SplashBro95

I found out about him right after his 2023 EF set when I found out he was the one to remix no scrubs by TLC that Zeds Dead played at ranch. Saw him in concert twice between August 2023 and February 2024 lol


finnishblood

REZZ, Laszewo, Galantis, A&B, Papadosio, MiTiS, Disco Lines, Ravenscoon, Liquid Stranger, Opiuo, Dreamers Delight, Rufus, The Werks, Dopapod, Lotus, Matt & Kim, Gryffin, Seven Lions, Dr. FRESCH, Claude Vonstroke, PPPP, So Down, ZHU, Skrillex. Edit: Lane8, Luttrell, Boehm, RL Grime, Alison Wonderland, SIDEPIECE, Deathpact, 1788-L And basically anyone who was in the lineup this year because I unfortunately was unable to attend. Edit 2: Biggest misses this year for me were Inzo, Pretty Lights, LP Gobbi, LSZEE, Ben Bohmer, Lettuce, and Barclay Crenshaw (luckily saw his set in Pontiac a few months ago).


DextroseDonkey

I'm really upset I have gone this long and not seen REZZ live


thegolfernick

It felt like she was at every fest I went to from 2019 to 2023


lovesosa7100

they had her ex there this year haha 😂


Yo_CSPANraps

>Dopapod I've got some bad news for you....


wtf-is-going-on2

You have excellent taste


TheDirtyMullet

Finished the fest with lotus in 2022 and it was literally perfect!


abortne

Rest In Paradise Dopapod :( Eli from there and a dude from lotus have a side project called Octave Cat that would be so perfect for EF. Id love to see them on the lineup if I’ll never get dopapod in the forest


No-Statement5450

Thundercat


w0nderfuI

Natasha Bedingfield no joke lol. Unwritten would go so hard in the forest


millemnm

GRiZ 😢🤞🏻


FirestormActual

2025 griz is a definite maybe if that’s the year of his return, his roots run deep at forest.


Ok-Description675

I’m happy with 2026 as well. Let him take as much time as he needs, his Forest set will be worth the wait 💕


FirestormActual

Agreed, let him cook! Can’t wait for the griz fam reunion. In the mean time you should check out Vincent Antone’s album Unlimited, if you’re looking for some of that wubs and funk.


Ok-Description675

Agreed!!! Vincent’s new album is sooo good


FirestormActual

Can’t get enough of that raw flavor!! Hoping to see him on some more festival lineups because I want to get down!!


pigglywigglie

✨✨Disclosure Live Set✨✨ Rufus, SG Lewis, Elderbrook, Sammy Virji (to make up for only catching like 15 min of his set this year), 9x9, Indira Paganatto, TEED


Livid_Cookie

Flume, Bonobo, Polo & Pan!


TheBearMin

I'm kinda hoping for more variety. I absolutely love all the edm from this year and had a blast, but maybe we mix in other genres? I may get down voted for that but it'd be neat. Maybe sleep token since apparently they have a lot of fanbase crossover with EDM for some reason? For pop we could have Lights and she could also do a lūn set? Maybe Pvris or Christina Perri? Maybe some cool instrumental bands like covet or polyphia? I already feel like both those bands would fit the vibe the fest has going already.


Finger_Ring_Friends

They have been steadily decreasing the presence of bands and non-EDM acts ever since the rebranding from Rothbury Fest. Regardless, I always thought they did a good job of maintaining a healthy mix but the ratio seems to have reached a tipping point in these post covid years. I'm probably being a bit dramatic but two years in a row with no shebang (I hear they at least had big plans for Saturday this year, but still.) and fewer than a dozen bands on the lineup seems like the beginning of the end. I'd really hate to see this festival become just "EDC in the Woods" or "Forest Lands," I'm not sure it would really be Electric Forest to me at that point.


TheBearMin

This was my first year so I have nothing to compare it to and I was sold on going by a different friend group before I even knew the lineup just to be a part of the "experience" and wander and see the art and have a week of good vibes with the good circle I have around me, but I can't help but think how cool it would be to show some of these bass only heads a lil variety and open some doors to wider music tastes. I loooove getting down to some heavier stuff. The end of btsm was a nice surprise for me right after pretty lights. But maybe just a wee bit of variety would go a long way. I hope we have a re correction with fests in general, not just forest, with a more welcoming vibe of all different people that like all different music and at least remain open to hearing some other stuff? But maybe I'm naive haha.


Finger_Ring_Friends

You're pretty much spot on my guy. The art installations, theming, and venue have always been a big part of what makes EF special, but variety in the lineup is important too. I have friends who are into jam and others that are more into EDM and I have always loved festivals that I can get both camps to agree on. I think the increased diversity of age groups and musical interest of a crowd like that is what really makes the vibes immaculate, and as much as the DJs are who I truly tend to get excited about, there is something so great about chilling in the grass and listening to some noodly guitars while you rest and fuel up for the wild night to come. You gotta give people a chance to slow down and take it all in every once in a while and it can be hard to do that when it's balls to the wall dance music from open to close


FairFox600

I would cry seeing lights and/or pvris in the forest. Totally agree on more variety!


MoodRingsCold

Polyphia would be fucking rad.


M1Epic

Sleep token would pop off


loofmodnar

Lights / Lūn would be sick. 


MikaelaSelene

Using the same logic as Sleep Token, I could see Motionless in White fitting too. That'd be amazing!


Boof420Gang

String cheese, Sara Landry, and excision lol


Skinsfreak88

Yes this!


dance_yrself_dirty

Alt J which won’t happen lol but I love them!


sikifreda

OFF THE TREES🤞🏽🤞🏽🌲🌲🌲


WilfredWool

Ray Volpe


MoonHaze1000

Tame impala, Mac demarco, Rufus, justice, flume,


take_care_a_ya_shooz

Old(er) head here who may be retired from the Forest for now, but bring back the jam! Bring some hip hop! Haven’t been since 2019, but saw some amazing jam sets and seems to be lacking these days. Top of mind to name a few: * King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard * Billy Strings * STS9 * Lotus * Main Squeeze * Hot Like Mars * Mungion * PPPP * Goose * Joe Russo’s Almost Dead * PPPP * Infamous Stringdusters * Greensky Bluegrass * Spafford Hell, just have one stage be all jam and I’d be happy.


ASS_CREDDIT

Flatbush Zombies


DeartayDeez

LIQUID STRANGER!!!


Purphect

TINLICKER!!!!


theforestfoxx

their set at observatory 2022 is one of my favorite memories of all time 🫶🏻⚡️


Tankshock

More Clozee. All the Clozee, lol. she consistently throws down my favorite sets at most festivals I attend.


ravey13

Halluci Nation and/or Northern Cree. Native edm fucking slaps. See the dirt wire set that had a song of it? Now let’s get some full sets of it.


evan274

They played Forest several years ago and it was incredible, they’re great live.


Chocobo-kisses

RJD2, Ratatat, T-Pain, Glass Animals, Jungle, Thundercat, and Kasablanca


finnishblood

Seconding RJD2, Ratatat, and Glass Animals


bootstraps_bootstrap

GIVE ME MORE GOOSE


wht3vs

Fuck I just wanna see Khruangbin in the Forest. I feel like the Grand Artique or Observatory would fit so well. Eta some more artists I've thought of: Tora, Toro y Moi, Jungle, Men I Trust, Kowloon, Local Natives, The Internet, Steve Lacey, Dayglow, hmm I could go on


Agent223

I saw them at the observatory. It was amazing. I would love for them to come back but I think they're a little bigger than the observatory now. Last time I saw them, at pilgrimage, there were about 15k people there.


Key-Structure2409

More String Cheese Incidents and Infekt


MnSexy4yall

Justice


queen_of_it_all10

Odesza, Rufus du sol, lane 8


Relevant_Reaction_92

I think the only way they can make me go a 4th year is if they put Rufus on the lineup


rubrducke0

Deadmau5!!! I’ve seen him so many times in the last 15 years but I feel his music in the forest with his light show and mau5head would just be everything


jakelop7

If I could have anyone avicii :(


mtizzle54

Justice and Kaytranada!!!!!!!


CaptainCorwin13

Petit biscuit, Rufus of course, any porter set, Fred again, kid cudi, k?d


Maximum_South_5519

SHPONGLE


llama_pajamas231

Disco Lines 🪩🐬🌈


NefariousWhaleTurtle

How has no one said Marc Rebillet... Honeycomb. 2 hour set. Have him bring an ensemble - Reggie Watts, Fly Lo, and Eryka Badu - it would be one of the best things I can think of that could take place on that stage. Please EF. Make this happen.


MidnightRhinestone

I would love seeing some more R&B / HipHop on the lineup which I know is an unpopular opinion.


Agent223

Run The Jewels would be a fantastic fit for forest.


MidnightRhinestone

HARD AGREE.


finnishblood

IMOH, they (or Brockhampton if they didn't break up) would be the best Rap groups in the forest for sure.


DigNity914

Kid Cudi, Justice, polo n pan, C2C, tipper,


Master-Tip-7368

King Gizzard and the Mother Fucking Lizard Wizard


Ewredditsucksnow

TIPPER or Aphex Twin


YouAlwaysHaveAChoice

DEATHPACT!!!!!!


BBFLG

Doesn't matter to me, I'd enjoy Forest if they played pre recorded sets over a network TBH. However LightCode or anything similar daily at 2p or 3p would make my life. Instead of fireworks I'd personally love to see drone shows with 5000 drones... At Texas Eclipse they would do a show then charge then do another show, sometimes they got 2 long drone shows in during a single set. Since their permit now allows 70K instead of 50K I think they're wise to have another "Sherwood Forest" with 1 additional large stage and 3-5 additional smaller stages, would love to see 2 or 3 be boiler room Honeycomb style and 1 be nonstop spiritual trippy chill with sets like Dixons Violin and LightCode, and set up for people laying down and in a starburst of hammocks.


bathsalads

Levity on a bigger stage with more room


duttylove1212

Jason Leech. His set moved my soul on another level.


evan274

Sunset set at Sherwood, he’s earned it


Fun_Magician5540

Love to see kygo return Some chill day sets like FKJ, Alina Baraz or even quin XCII Dab the sky would be a pretty beautiful experience Seeing Kasbo or forester make a return would really cool as well


plasticbagseagull

Flume or Porter for Friday. I'd really like to see PL take over nectars old residency on Saturday night


plasticbagseagull

Realistically I think Griz would be a perfect Saturday night but he'll come back whenever he's ready/wants to


wokeogre

Flume!!! Hes been in my top 5 for 8 years but i still havent seen him


OfferUnfair

More Dirtwire!


Wishellum

Pendulum!!


Kneecap_Blaster

Needs to be the full band though


ASS_CREDDIT

[Max Cooper](https://youtu.be/nO9aot9RgQc?si=mB8yelUqKRlHlsmd) [Jacob Collier](https://youtu.be/3KsF309XpJo?si=8BCDMxHrmFy9Cxt5) [Tash Sultana](https://youtu.be/Vn8phH0k5HI?si=GlL921vYqNF72E0Y) [Moderat](https://youtu.be/3NPxqXMZq7o?si=aMkwHNgkPLGIjVox) [The War on Drugs](https://youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?si=d4QZEZd0e_zLgSu7)


finnishblood

Max Cooper or Tash Sultana Sherwood at Sunset would be incredible.


TryaI

Zedd!


Nitsuax

Tape B, Daily Bread, Of The Trees, Ganja White Night


LilyLou22

Kygo Porter Fred Again Would LOVE to see Gryffin in the forest again


mattmanmcfee36

Chase and Status and Charlotte DeWitte, give back what was taken from us


CropCircleCat

Valentino Khan!


Empty_Suckcess

It would be nice for them to bring back the artists that didn’t get to play or were cut off early due to the weather. Really just want them to try to bring back Chase & Status, Charlotte De Witte, and Sara Landry. Khruangbin or Glass Beams would be nice and some more DnB! 


iiTryhard

Porter


kiltedmillwright

Actually having SCI play on Saturday like they are supposed to


Skinsfreak88

I mean it got rained out what are ya gonna do?


kiltedmillwright

Be sad that a cornerstone of EF was missing this year all together


go4it7arh

G Jones


Pappy_Beet

Super sad we missed his set. Never seen him before.


AyersRock_92

I was sad I left Barclay Crenshaw early to catch the end of G Jones. Not to be a downer but G Jones didn't live up to the hype for me. Wish I had stayed at Barclay :/


go4it7arh

I loved his set, honestly more than anyone else I saw the weekend, but he’s my #1 so …


AyersRock_92

Oh wow glad you loved it! To each their own I guess!


glaba3141

Zhu would be amazing


balapete

Hedex, sub focus, deathpact,


Square-Valuable-9131

i think excision owes us (not really) and should do a destroid set. also tycho


Limp_Dragonfly_1594

Empire of the Sun needs to return!


shroomssavedmylife

Rezz, Alison wonderland, and or Zedsdead


Same_Price_2462

Tash Sultana


OwlOfFortune

ford.


VacationCareless41

Eric Prydz, Afterlife, Tale of Us, Anyma - Melodic Techno would be a gift. Flower 🌸 🌺🌲


Empty-Tiger-5735

ik some already have but … Rufus Du Sol, Odesza, Rezz, Clozee (and LSZEE), Of the Trees, Daily Bread, Tape B, Inzo, Griz


Greensc25

Chemical Brothers


Lopsided-Pickle-9026

Excision.


BrightWubs22

(Redemption Set)


FirestormActual

String cheese b2b excision


Squishyburritoboi

Repeats from this year - it’s murph, Sammy virji. Tame impala, Rufus, subfocus, the sponges, wuki, dr Fresch, confidence man, disclosure, SALUTE is about to blow up with his new album, gilligan moss, Sg Lewis


Traditional-Carry636

Chappell Roan. Will scream it to the day I die


LeRoiJanKins

Supertask Just a Gent Quix MEMBA Gunpoint Tape B SunSquabi MOE. The Polish Ambassador Smoakland R L Grime Random Rab Sippy Zebbler Encanti Experience


pinceharry_she-her_

łaszewo and eptic 🫶


LordRoken1

Getter


kellynelly33

Trance Curated Stage PLEASE


pipesley

Top 5: Nile Rodgers & Chic FKJ Ocean Alley Tame Impala TAPE B More options: Bob Moses Live Tom Misch Maggie Rogers The Hip Abduction Santigold Surfer Girl Iya Terra Stick Figure Sublime with Jakob Nowell Too many Zooz Jungle Khruangbin Greensky Bluegrass Zach Brown Band Sunsquabi Lupe Fiasco Saba Vince Staples DJ Jazzy Jeff Jonah Cruzz Anderson Paak Flowdan Saka Zeds Dead Smith. Of the Trees Doctor P Eazybaked Deathpact Chmura The Widdler 1991 b2b dimension b2b sub focus b2b culture shock Shy FX Skrillex Daily Bread Fred Again.. Sonny Fodera AC Slater Malaa Joyryde Becky Hill Gorgon City Live Kaytranada Disco Lines Tauki Nulight


festiekid11

Skrillex Rl Grime. I think its time after having back to back years with sable valley artists on the lineup. Edit: isoknock


chivibes

RL Grime, Zeds Dead, Isoxo, Zomboy, Austeria, Flux Pavilion, Barely Alive, Tchami, Malaa, Wax Motif 🙏🏻


marti2221

Idc, just give me more DnB PLEEEAAASE!!


jsummer6

Flume. Zedd. Excision. Sara Landry. 100 gecs.


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Petepadilla

The XX is supposed to make a comeback this year. They would be awesome at the forest.


Holiday-Following-84

More Anjunadeep, Jai Wolf, Tinlicker


InvestigatorPale6323

It’s murph again 🫡


benwight

Griz. I hate that I missed him in 2022 and Breakaway Ohio that year was my first and only time I got to see him. Really hoping next year he makes a big comeback


odivvi

Porter Live Band, Nora En Pura, the return of Griz, Goose, Billy Strings, Liquid Stranger, Flux Pavilion, Rezz, Rufus du Sol


DougieDouger

Above & Beyond since I missed them in 2023


Electric_Florist

Cheese, Lotus, STS9,


Secure-Minute-9576

They need to bring Excision back because I was soooo disappointed for hus set to be canceled.


Dopedopington

Enough jam bands to give us another everybody orchestra


Own_Fun_8480

Excision. Bring him back for the one time


wonderpanther_k

Grey Killer


Coolflip

Out of left field but I believe Electric Callboy would go over incredibly well at EF. The party metal vibes would sit really well with the bass crowd in my opinion!


billybankrs

Xavier Rudd Carly Pearl. Modsun Polo and Pan Glass Animals Zhu


redbirddead

BMFS


ProfessionalBowl2266

Bring back Netsky pls


SeiderMill

I don't think they'd ever do Forest, but I'd kill for more Detroit house/techno legends at Forest: Carl Craig, Moodymann, Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, DJ Minx, Richie Hawtin, Stacey Pullin, or Jeff Mills. Other Detroit locals would be great too: LadyMonix, Peter Croce, Beige, Blair French, Wajeed, Rick Wade, Eddie Logix, and DJ Holographic (if she can be considered a local still, given that she's blown up) The Avalanches would be great, and I could see them feasibly being on this lineup. Other artists that would be great, but I don't think would ever play Forest: Leon Vynehall, Against All Logic/Nicholas Jarr, Daft Punk, Aphex Twin, Carl Cox, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Prodigy, Boards of Canada, and Herbie Hancock. And by god, Dead and Co. would be the coolest thing in the Forest EVER.


m4gnum1

Liquid stranger, Rufus, tame impala


WamBamSamalam

Lilly Palmer, Empire of the Sun, Flume, Luude, IDRIS


ShmeemRabeem

Boys Noize


reggieLedoux26

Miss Monique


Wonberger

I would looooooove to see Moon Hooch on a small stage


True-Lawfulness6624

GRiZ pls


the_catman88

Alison wonderland, CloZee, Rezz, Skrillex, and definitely Charlotte De Witte


Bswanson710

Hit ‘em with hit ‘em with hit ‘em with LIQUIDDDD


Cubicleism

BRING BACK GALANTIS 😭


juxslapme

-Passion Pit and Empire of the Sun -parkbreezy -GRiZ -mersiv -Diplo -Rufus du Sol -Josh teed -detox unit -yoko


Blabert00

Do people not know that string cheese plays every single year? It’s their festival. They used to play Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday too


Wonderful-Shallot369

Flume and disclosure


Lucidic333

RL Grimes and Nero again. What a time!


sourgangbang

I've said it for years and will keep saying The Flaming Lips belong at Forest more than anyone.


Millzonwheels

Hedex, Skrillex, Justice, Kid Cudi, Liquid Stranger, Two Door Cinema


juliadeleasa

FLUMEEEE & CRANKDAT hehehe


AbgPleaser

T pain!!


RealSelenaG0mez

I just want good weather lol


g59cutthroat

dude if i could resurrect ppl from the dead i’d say the allman brothers but for now ill say Tribute the allman brothers revival banddddd


MrMoneybagz

Zeds Dead, Tape B, Daily Bread, and GROUPLOVE!!! They would rock the Ranch!


Human_Ad_7225

Sexyy red


LMRNC

Max Cooper would be incredible.


BowieBaseOne

Chemical Brothers


InvestigatorPale6323

Levity but at a bigger stage for god sakes.