Electric Castle announces the artists who are headlining for summer 2026: twenty one pilots and The Cure are confirmed for the edition that will take place between July 16 and 19, at Bonțida. Subscriptions are available on electriccastle.ro, at a special price only until Thursday, October 16.
In the history of rock music, it’s hard to find a band that migrates as naturally between psychedelic tracks like Caterpillar and alt-rock hits like Just Like Heaven, going through songs with post-punk notes like A Forest or with a hint of pop like Friday I’m in Love. The Cure is, simply, The Cure: recognizable from the first guitar chords of each song and unique through their career in which they discreetly greeted awards or chart successes, without paying them too much attention.
Since their formation in 1978, The Cure have oscillated between very prolific periods, up to a break of almost 16 years between albums. Currently, their discography includes 14 albums, the most recent of them, Songs Of A Lost World, being on every critic’s list in the chapter of superlatives from 2024. In a moment of rapid consumption and summer hits, The Cure chose to return with complex, long songs, with lyrics close to pure poetry. A material thought for fans had an unexpected result: precisely the new generation discovered them, thanks also to young stars such as Yungblud, Olivia Rodrigo or Gracie Abrams who have declared their admiration for the “veterans” who, since 2019, have been included in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
“We are not trendy. We are permanent.” one of the most repeated statements of Robert Smith, The Cure’s leader, sums up, with British humor, the status of a band that will continue to gather new fans with each live performance. Including in July 2026, at Electric Castle.
About the fans at Electric Castle, Twenty One Pilots already know everything: they create a super atmosphere, sing from the first minute and dance until the last encore. Exactly as it happened in 2022, when the band was for the first time at Bonțida, and the echoes of the show are still strongly preserved.
twenty one pilots have evolved from an indie project to the status of global superstars, relying on a very fluid style that combines alternative rock, hip-hop and pop. They were the first band in history to have all the songs on two albums (Blurryface and Vessel) certified RIAA Gold, a Gusiness record. Grammy, AMA, MTV awards, 12 No. 1 songs in the Alternative Airplay chart the band’s biography is so full that it’s easy to believe the American duo has set a recipe for success.
Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun continue, however, to experiment and transform their musical story. Since their concert at Electric Castle, they have released 2 new albums, Clancy (2024) and Breach (2025). If the music sounds different compared to the first materials in their career, the lyrics remain, however, just as personal, proving that, in 2025, rock stars can be sensitive and vulnerable, even if they sell 65,000 tickets for a single concert. Because, it couldn’t have been otherwise, twenty one pilots have managed yet another new record to put on their CV.
The twenty one pilots concert at Bonțida will be one of the last performed by the band in Europe, before moving their tour to other continents, until 2029.
For all those who don’t want to miss the two exceptional shows, only until October 16, at midnight, subscriptions to Electric Castle are at a special price. For all 4 days of the festival, the price of a ticket is 159 Euro + fees, for the VIP category being 279 Euro + fees. Young people up to the age of 21, completed, benefit from the Youth Pass 21 subscription at the price of 139 Euro + fees.
All details about tickets and the latest news about the festival are available on www.electriccastle.ro
