The Prodigy will headline the APEX stage on Saturday, August 28, 2027, as the first confirmed act for Creamfields’ 30th-anniversary celebrations. The band returns to the Cheshire festival 14 years after their last appearance in 2013, marking a milestone for the electronic music gathering.
Electronic music veterans The Prodigy are officially locked in as the first headliner for the landmark 30-year celebrations of Creamfields. Cream HQ stated: Cream HQ isn’t wasting any time getting the celebrations started, revealing its first headliner for the landmark 2027 edition – The Prodigy.
Organizers announced that the group will close out the APEX stage on Saturday, August 28, during the August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire.
The booking marks a homecoming of sorts for the band, who last performed at the festival in 2013. Cream HQ framed the return as a defining moment for the anniversary edition, noting that fourteen years have passed since their last festival appearance at the site, calling it a proper full circle booking.
Creamfields 30th Anniversary and Festival Background
Creamfields first launched in 1998 and has since grown into one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals and a global electronic meeting point. Over nearly three decades, the festival has expanded significantly, now regularly drawing crowds of 80,000 attendees to its Cheshire site. This year’s Cheshire rave was already being talked about as a standout, selling out to 80,000.
The upcoming 2027 festival is scheduled to run from Thursday, August 26, to Sunday, August 29, 2027, to mark three decades at the front of global electronic music. Organizers are positioning the landmark edition as a celebration of the artists, fans, and nights that built it, while looking at the next chapter. Organizers said the 2027 edition will celebrate three decades of music, fans, and unforgettable moments, while also looking ahead to the future of electronic music.
The Prodigy’s Live Show and Milestone Albums
The band’s members, Liam and Maxim, have spent 35 years taking the live show around the world, joined by long-standing members Leo Crabtree on drums and Rob Holliday on guitar. Their current production leans on huge visuals, heavy bass, and the same all-out energy that made them one of the most influential electronic acts on the planet. The legendary electronic act is known for their powerful performances, combining intense visuals and bass with their trademark raw energy.
Emerging from Britain’s underground rave scene, The Prodigy tore down the walls between rave, electronic music, and punk, breaking through to mainstream success by blending rave, electronic, and punk styles. Their setlist still runs through era-defining tracks such as Firestarter, Breathe, and Out of Space. In addition to the festival’s anniversary, 2027 marks the 30th anniversary of their multi-platinum album The Fat of the Land. They have stayed a major UK festival draw in recent years, having headlined Y Not Festival and Boardmasters in 2025, and that live reputation is a big part of why this Creamfields return carries so much weight. They will headline the APEX stage, one of the world’s biggest indoor festival stages.
Ticket Information and Festival Outlook
Tickets for the 2027 anniversary edition are on sale now at creamfields.com, with more of the line-up still to come. With The Prodigy locked in as the first headliner, the countdown to 30 years of Creamfields is on, and their return is expected to be one of the highlights of the anniversary weekend.
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