Auris Presents, Chicago’s premier force in experiential festivals, has announced the inaugural lineup for TRANSITIONS, the city’s newest year-end festival experience. Running from December 26 to January 1 across seven venues, TRANSITIONS will feature over 70 world-class artists, transforming Chicago’s close-of-year and New Year’s Eve celebrations into a first-of-its-kind multi-venue destination.
Inspired by the Underground Resistance classic “Transition,” the festival embraces a theme of evolution, with each night representing a phase of transformation—solid, liquid, and vapor. The participating venues—Radius, Cermak Hall, Concord, SERUM (PRYSM), Outset, Smoke & Mirrors, and Spybar—will each offer unique portals into this immersive experience.
Highlights include:
- Radius: Headliners Chris Lorenzo, Cloonee, Four Tet, Dylan Brady, Beltran, and a Defected takeover featuring Purple Disco Machine, Claude VonStroke, and Never Dull.
- Cermak Hall: Azzecca’s Cosimea, AYYBO, Rafael, Chloé Caillet, Floorplan, Paurro, plus techno sets from Kobosil and Cera Khin B2B ZORZA.
- Concord: Andre Power, Matroda, and an On The Hhunt takeover with AIROD and HHUNTER.
- SERUM (PRYSM): Forward-thinking programming with Anthony Attalla & Carlo Lio, Bart Skills, Pleasurekraft, Hannah Laing, Ben Klock, ANNĒ, Yotto’s ANTI project, and a Farris Wheel NYE with Gene Farris and Shiba San.
- Smoke & Mirrors: TRUST, Black Light Smoke, Patrixia, Echodroides, Greg Corner, Odymel, Perc, and Selective Response.
- Spybar: CHKLTE, Pauza, GENESI, and Matt Sassari.
- Outset: Boots NYE featuring Boots, Miss Toto, Kirk B2B Miss B Haven, and more to be announced.
The festival also returns with the iconic DAY ONE marathon at PRYSM on New Year’s Day, a 21-hour house and techno celebration from 7am to 4am featuring Adam Beyer, Derrick Carter, DJ Tennis, Kevin de Vries, Noizu, Kyle Watson, ChaseWest, and other special guests.
Following a landmark year that included the fifth anniversary of ARC Music Festival, Navy Pier Open Air, and The July 4th Weekender, totaling over 500 shows in 2025, TRANSITIONS positions Auris Presents to kick off 2026 with unmatched scale, creativity, and immersive experiences.
Fans can access the presale starting Thursday, October 16 at 10am CT, with public on-sale beginning the same day at 12pm CT. All parties are 21+.
For tickets and more information, visit the official TRANSITIONS page.