After a milestone year marking the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed Ibiza Classics show, DJ, broadcaster, and global dance music icon Pete Tong has announced that he will be bringing Ibiza Classics back to The O2 next year, with shows taking place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2026. He will be joined by long-standing collaborators Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra.

Originally launched in 2015 as part of BBC Radio 1’s Prom at the Royal Albert Hall, Ibiza Classics set out to celebrate the spirit of Ibiza and its vibrant, high-energy club culture. Since then, the show has captured the hearts of millions, selling out venues across the UK and becoming a fixture of the live music calendar. Widely regarded as the world’s ultimate classical-electronic event, Ibiza Classics continues to honour the legacy of dance music with spectacular reimagining’s of iconic house tracks, breathtaking audiovisual and production earning rave reviews and uniting fans year after year.

With always a huge lineup of very special guest vocalists and legendary guest DJs, this year’s shows have featured performances from some of the UK’s hottest talent, including Becky Hill, Clementine Douglas and Poppy Baskcomb as well as American powerhouse singer Jacob Lusk and Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer John Martin. Along with DJ sets from some of the most iconic artists, including one of the original innovators of Chicago house, Marshall Jefferson, and the legendary DJ and production duo K-Klass.

A pillar of dance music with an unparalleled ear for new talent, Pete Tong MBE is undeniably one of the world’s most influential figures. Over the last three decades - both publicly and behind the scenes - Pete has been revered as an arena-selling artist, DJ, music producer, A&R, and the voice of Radio 1’s prestigious dance programming. With an incredible 30+ year career, the tastemaker DJ, broadcaster and producer has been dedicated to making dance music a global genre, constantly pushing boundaries, and breaking new talent wherever he goes.