Famous Last Words — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

31–31 Dec 2026 (1 day)

Location

Mercury Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

Sound

Electronic · EDM

Tickets

€55 · 1 tier tracked

Venue type

Arena or stadium

Best nearby base

Mount Maunganui · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Not listed

Line-up announced

13 artists so far

The story

Famous Last Words is a music festival happening on December 31, 2026, in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, at the Mercury Baypark Stadium. The festival features a variety of artists and serves as a platform for live performances. It has noted headliners and provides attendees with the chance to experience music in a lively atmosphere.

Famous Last Words is a electronic, edm festival at Mercury Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. The December 2026 edition runs 31–31 Dec 2026.

Announced so far: Basslayerz, [IVY], Arcando, S.P.Y, Jamback, Ben Gerrans, Bensley and Delta Heavy and 5 more. Expect stages split between Electronic and EDM.

Everything happens at Mercury Baypark Stadium, in Mount Maunganui. Mount Maunganui · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site.

Famous Last Words keeps the same calendar slot each year: December 2026 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Thursday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Mount Maunganui 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.

• Headliners include IVY, Arcando, and Basslayerz
• Venue: Mercury Baypark Stadium
• Date: December 31, 2026
• Official website: www.flw.co.nz

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Arena or stadium

Best nearby base

Mount Maunganui · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

No on-site camping is listed by the organiser.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Famous Last Words works out at roughly €2,271 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

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.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 29h 26m each way, at €2,174 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Famous Last Words 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 2 nights rather than 1: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Famous Last Words on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Thursday 31 December

  Basslayerz, [IVY], Arcando, S.P.Y, Jamback, Ben Gerrans, Bensley, Delta Heavy, Ekko & Sidetrack, Ely Oaks, Mefjus, Peking Duk, Used

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

  31–31 Dec 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Basslayerz, [IVY], Arcando

• 2024

  31–31 Dec 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: [IVY], Arcando, S.P.Y

• 2023

  31–31 Dec 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: Arcando, S.P.Y, Jamback

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Mercury Baypark Stadium, in Mount Maunganui.
• Book a bed in Mount Maunganui early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air29h 26m · €2,174