Defected Malta — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

1–4 Oct 2026 (4 days)

Location

Defected Malta, Attard, Malta

Sound

House · Electronic

Venue type

Festival site

Best nearby base

Attard · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Not listed

Line-up announced

73 artists so far

The story

Defected Malta is a music festival that takes place from October 1 to October 4, 2026, in Attard, Malta. The festival features a diverse lineup of artists across multiple days and has been an annual event that promises a vibrant atmosphere. The venue for the festival is UNO Malta, located in the Odel Co Ltd Crafts Village in Ta' Qali, Attard.

Defected Malta is a 4-day house, electronic festival at Defected Malta in Attard, Malta. The October 2026 edition runs 1–4 Oct 2026.

Announced so far: Anané, Andrea Oliva, Andy Daniell, Brian Tappert, Catz n' Dogz, Chesster, Chez Damier and Coflo and 65 more. Expect stages split between House and Electronic. The line-up is spread across the 4 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Defected Malta, in Attard. Attard · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site.

Defected Malta keeps the same calendar slot each year: October 2026 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Sunday. It falls in autumn, after the summer circuit closes, when flights and rooms come back down in price. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Attard are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• 4 days festival
• Lineup includes renowned artists
• Venue: UNO Malta, Odel Co Ltd Crafts Village Ta' Qali
• Headliners include Kevin Saunderson, Hot Since 82, Green Velvet

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Festival site

Best nearby base

Attard · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

No on-site camping is listed by the organiser.

Getting to the gates

Visitors can reach the venue by public transport or taxi.

What the trip costs from Paris

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Defected Malta are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 5 nights rather than 4: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Defected Malta on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Thursday 1 October

  Anané, Catz n' Dogz, Daisybelle, Dave Jarvis, Djammin, Ella Knight, Green Velvet, HoneyLuv, Kevin Saunderson, Lil Louis, Luke Solomon, Michael, Murphy's Law, nocapz., Phill De Janeiro, Ruze, Scarlett O'Malley, Stuart Patterson, The Shapeshifters

• Day 2 — Friday 2 October

  Andrea Oliva, Chesster, Dan Shake, David Penn, Eats Everything, Ethan Gray, Hannah Wants, Hot Since 82, Kirollus, Lloyd Nwagboso, Makèz, Michael Gray, Natasha Diggs, O'Flynn, Phoebe Spencer, Sam Divine, Shermanology, Syreeta

• Day 3 — Saturday 3 October

  Andy Daniell, Chez Damier, Danny Howard, Delilah, Edd, Fat Tony, Harry Romero, Joe Bennett, L3NI, Louie Vega, Melé, Millie Finch, Nic Fanciulli, Oden & Fatzo, Prunk, Sam Lowe (DJ), Sidney Charles, Terry Farley

• Day 4 — Sunday 4 October

  Brian Tappert, Coflo, Darius Syrossian, Dennis Ferrer, Eliza Rose, Ferreck Dawn, Heidi Lawden, Kellie Allen, Laura Toksvig, Low Steppa, Melvo Baptiste, MiNNA, Nick Curly, Paisley Jensen, RHD, Sandy Rivera, Skream, The Ritual

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  1–4 Oct 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Anané, Andrea Oliva, Andy Daniell

• 2024

  1–4 Oct 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Andrea Oliva, Andy Daniell, Brian Tappert

• 2023

  1–4 Oct 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: Andy Daniell, Brian Tappert, Catz n' Dogz

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Defected Malta, in Attard.
• Visitors can reach the venue by public transport or taxi.
• Book a bed in Attard early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.