At Coachella 2026, Boys Noize didn’t return. He extended the signal.
Across two lanes, Alex Ridha moved solo and within NINE INCH NOIZE alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with Mariqueen Maandig live. Industrial, techno, and performance merged into one output. Less set, more full-system overload.
The project builds on an ongoing exchange between Ridha and Nine Inch Nails, spanning soundtrack work (Challengers, TRON: Ares), the GRAMMY-winning As Alive As You Need Me To Be, and recent touring cycles. At Coachella, that collaboration scaled into a top-line moment, genre boundaries stripped, energy pushed forward.
The release of NINE INCH NOIZE lands as the next phase marker, locking studio output to live execution.
Across the solo set, the Yuma tent tightened into a closed circuit: low ceiling, compressed space, full-body response. No excess, no breaks in flow. New material surfaced without announcement, IDs embedded directly into the sequence, tested live in real time rather than staged for release cycles.
There’s continuity in the timeline. First appearance in 2008, return in 2011, now 2026, same core frequency, different bandwidth. The format evolves, the signal holds.
Boys Noize runs a multi-lane output. DJ precision, production range, catalogue spanning techno, electro, rap, and pop—collabs from Daft Punk to Skrillex without loss of core identity.
Via Boysnoize Records and ONES and ZEROS, the pipeline stays active: new talent in, global reach out, full independence retained.
Coachella 2026 locks the convergence. Catalogue, collaboration, unreleased material—live, in one system.
BOYS NOIZE ON TOUR:
APRIL 25 – MIAMI, FL @ TIME WARP MIAMI
MAY 16 – LAS VEGAS, NV @ EDC
MAY 22 – BOGOTA, COL @ BAUM FESTIVAL
MAY 25 – DETROIT, MI @ MOVEMENT FESTIVAL
JUNE 13 – MANCHESTER, TN @ BONNAROO
JUNE 18 – BARCELONA, ES @ SONAR
JUNE 19 – NEUHAUSEN OB ECK, DE @ SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL
JUNE 21 – SCHEEßEL, DE @ HURRICANE FESTIVAL
JUNE 27 – DOUAI, FR @ PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
JULY 05 – TURIN, IT @ KAPPA FUTUR FESTIVA
JULY 09 – MADRID, ES @ MAD COOL
JULY 10 – PLOCK, PL @ AUDIORIVER
JULY 11 – PARIS, FR @ PEACOCK SOCIETY
JULY 15 – DOUR, BE @ DOUR FESTIVAL F2F
JULY 18 – DOUR, BE @ DOUR FESTIVAL
JULY 19 – BERLIN, DE @ LOLLAPALOOZA
JULY 30 – CHICAGO, IL @ LOLLAPALOOZA
JULY 31 – TORONTO, CAN @ VELD FESTIVAL
AUGUST 01 – NEW YORK, NY @ UNDER THE K BRIDGE
AUGUST 08 – LONG POND, PA @ ELEMENTS
AUGUST 09 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ OUTSIDE LANDS
AUGUST 13 – BUDAPEST, HU @ SZIGET FESTIVAL
AUGUST 22 – BIDDINGHUIZEN, NL @ LOWLANDS FESTIVAL