If you’ve ever strolled out of Adonis thinking “this should never end”, we have good news. The cult queer rave is officially going big – really big. Meet Runway: a new LGBTQ+ camping music festival, landing 26–28 June 2026 (aka replacing Glastonbury weekend as it’s a fallow year) on a disused airport runway in the South of England. Yes, actually.
After nearly a decade of running one of London’s most hedonistic and globally respected queer club nights, the team behind Adonis are now bringing us a festival. We love! Read on for all the details.
What’s in store?
The heart of Runway will be Runway Boulevard – a surreal, ever-shifting “street” inspired by historic queer neighbourhoods around the world. The idea is to honour queer spaces that once thrived (and in many cases, no longer exist).
At the end of the Boulevard sits the festival’s main arena: a slick, techno-futurist playground designed for days of dancing, live music and performance art, programmed by people who actually understand the queer underground.
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The lineup
For the first wave, Runway has announced:
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Roza Terenzi, Aurora Halal, BASHKKA, Cormac, Clarisa Kimskii, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Leonce, LYDO, Karim Olen Ash, Miss Twink USA, OMOLOKO, OK Williams and Peach.
Plus Adonis residents: Seb Odyssey, Marie Malarie, Byron Yeates, Hannah Holland, Gideön and Grace Sands – with plenty more names still to come.
Founder Shay Malt sums it up perfectly:
“Doing a festival means creating a whole world – something we can’t do inside a club. It’s about building a full fantasy from start to finish, collaborating with queer talent every step of the way.”
While we hate to say it, queer nightlife spaces are still shrinking. Rents are up, venues are closing, and safe places to lose yourself with your people feel harder to come by. However, here comes Runway. We can’t wait.
The details:
- When: 26–28 June 2026 (Glastonbury weekend – fallow year)
- Where: A disused airport runway in the South of England
- Capacity: 5,000
- Tickets: From £200
- On sale: Friday 30 January at 10am
- Info: @runway.runway.runway / @adonis.adonis.adonis
Get this one straight in the calendar.
Nonchalant x
This article was written by one of our creative team writers here at Nonchalant Magazine.
