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DJA 2026 Team
Master timeline

Key events and
milestones

Every date that matters. Five of them cannot move. If a date changes it changes here first and everyone is told the same day.

The five that cannot move
19 AugAnnouncement · on sale
7 SeptBalances · the show decision
15 SeptVoting closes
7 OctThe night
August

Launch

Now to 18 AugPhase 0 — countdown

Say nothing publicly. Private sales continue on invitation links. Briefs out, agencies onboarded.

Tuesday 19 AugustANNOUNCEMENT

Date, venue and the after-party line-up. Site live. Registration opens. Tables and tickets go on sale — The Residents at €7,500 and the Inner Circle at £5,000.

Wednesday 20 AugustFirst weekly

11:00 UK. Four numbers.

Tuesday 25 AugustVOTING OPENS

Nominees announced. New tier price. 100,000 registrations target.

September

The month it is decided

Tuesday 1 SeptemberJulie starts

Balance collection begins. Supplier onboarding complete.

Monday 7 SeptemberALL BALANCES DUE · THE SHOW DECISION

Every deposit balance falls due. Individual seats go on sale at €1,000. And the number: fourteen tables sold, or there is no show. Chris needs one month.

Monday 7 SeptemberAmnesia and supplier deposits

25% to Amnesia. MiM second payment.

Tuesday 15 SeptemberVOTING CLOSES

250,000 registrations and 1,000,000 votes. New tier price — The Main Support and The Headliners.

Friday 18 SeptemberIndustry winners, embargoed

To Andrew and Media Nanny only.

Sunday 20 SeptemberAmnesia balance

50% plus the security deposit.

Monday 21 SeptemberIndustry winners announced

Second-biggest beat of the campaign.

Wednesday 23 SeptemberCrisp final numbers

Final covers confirmed and paid.

Friday 25 SeptemberAwards on the island

Manufactured, freighted, checked.

October

The night

Tuesday 6 OctoberBuild day

Load-in from 08:00. Guests arrive. Katie on island.

Wednesday 7 OctoberTHE 25TH DJ AWARDS

Guest list to Amnesia by 18:00 — three hours before doors, contractual. 21:00 red carpet through to 06:00.

Thursday 8 OctoberWinners published overnight

Press day. Winner reels out within 24 hours.

Friday 10 OctoberCampaign closes

Social runs two weeks longer.

15 OctoberROAR crowdfunding contract begins

Three months, £5,000 a month, only if we hit a million votes.

20 and 21 OctoberAll-team workshop, Barcelona

Every agency, every workstream, two days.

November and beyond

What comes next

3 November to 3 DecemberCROWDCUBE LIVE

£1,000,000 at a £5m pre-money valuation. The database built between August and October is what this runs into.

15 DecemberROAR crowdfunding contract ends
Sunday 14 February 2027Chairman's handover, Rome

Grand Terminal. Miss Monique takes the Chair. The Legends Tour on the Orient Express is announced on the night in October.

23 April 2027IMS

DJ Awards Ibiza 2027 and DJ Awards USA announced. Both dates confidential until then.

Who owes what

Deliverables by date

WhatWhoBy
Final category listNettoNow
Phase 1 site signed offHutchison18 August
Nominees final, photos and biosNetto and ROAR22 August
Voting platform load testedHutchison22 August
Press flights bookedMedia Nanny22 August
Six categories soldNYX15 September
Balance invoices raisedHutchison1 September
Balances collectedJulie7 September
Artist rooming listNetto15 September
Final running orderNetto30 September
Named guest list to venueNetto7 Oct, 18:00