Relentless Beats announces new dubstep festival, 'System Overload' Feb. 27 & 28, 2026
- The Filthy Beat Inspectors
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From Wooli to Warlord, the event features 25+ artists, taking place at the Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, Arizona.
The lead promoters of the Desert Region, Relentless Beats, are answering our prayers.
Just before the holidays, they have announced the lineup for a new dubstep festival called System Overload — it's an Earth-shattering event taking place in Arizona February 27 & 28, 2026.
The festival is a collaboration between Relentless Beats and its sub-brand, Aftershock, which focuses on bass music specifically. There will be two different stages at this event, hosted at the Rawhide Event Center.
The headliners include some of the biggest acts in the industry (and all of EDM), including SLANDER, Wooli, Liquid Stranger, NGHTMRE, Eptic and HOL!.
The support card is stacked with a tasteful mix of heavy dubstep and proper riddim. Acts include BLVNKSPVCE b2b SQISHI, Bommer, Codd Dubz, MADVKTM, Mile32, Samplifire, Sisto b2b 7L, Sythyst b2b HEXXA and Warlord, among others.
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FULL SYSTEM OVERLOAD LINEUP:
SLANDER
Wooli
Liquid Stranger
NGHTMRE
Eptic
HOL!
Akeos
Badklaat
BLVNKSPVCE b2b SQISHI
Bommer
Canabliss
Codd Dubz
Don Jamal
M?STIC
MADVKTM
Mile32
Richard Finger
Samplifire
Sisto b2b 7L
Stoned to Death (Stoned Level b2b MUERTE)
Sythyst b2b Hexxa
Warlord
From the moment the first teaser was posted, fans had already sniffed out the fact that this would be a dubstep-centric event. Comments like, "Finally something big for the riddim kids," and "Where is my bass fam at?! Let’s show everyone how it’s done 🔥" appeared on the Instagram post.
Besides the fact that some of the biggest headliners in the world will be performing at this event, we are impressed by the talent buying. There is no denying that riddim is hot right now, given the buzz on social media and the pure energy of the genre's events lately.
The Relentless Beats team carefully selected legends like Akeos, Bommer, Codd Dubz and Samplifire to make a point that they want the pioneers of the modern sound to be present.
On the flip side, young guns who have seen more recent success such as BLVNKSPVCE, SQISHI, Mad Dubz, VKTM, Mile32, Sythyst, HEXXA and Warlord are expected to draw crowds from far and wide.
One set in particular that our agents have flagged is the SLANDER set. Ever since we saw the duo perform at their flagship festival Starbase back in April, we have been craving another Love Is Gone experience.
We expect them to leave no stone unturned by loading up the canons with as much production as possible, and giving the crowd chills from their screams on the mic.
All in all, we see System Overload as a logical next step in the world of Arizona bass music. It's being birthed at a time where the interest in heavy stuff is larger than ever. Plus, in a market that's usually dominated by house music, we think this festival will draw thousands of new fans.
Don't sleep on your chance to feel the shock February 27 & 28, cop those passes as soon as they drop on December 5 at 10 a.m.
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