There is a specific kind of magic that happens when progressive house music finds the right setting. Balance Croatia found that setting in its very first year at The Garden Resort, Tisno. And if the people who were there are anything to go by, it left an indelible memory for them. Most of the attendees from last year will surely find their way this year as well, as proven by this year’s sold out status.
The second edition returns from 6th to 10th August 2026 with Sasha, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Hernán Cattáneo, Patrice Bäumel, Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Danny Howells, Anthony Pappa and 70+ artists among those performing.
Check out day wise line-up here:
Just weeks ahead of the festival, Balance has released This Is Balance Croatia 2026, featuring 33 exclusive and unreleased tracks. The compilation features over thirty artists and every single one of them is on the line-up. They are either a major player in the progressive house scene, or a rising name currently turning heads.
The Compilation
This set of 33 tracks encompasses the sound that attendees can expect at the festival. To give you a point of reference, the sounds are deep and hypnotic to melodic and euphoric, with every stop in between. The compilation showcases material from a broad cross-section of artists coming from 10 different countries.
Hernán Cattáneo and Tom Pavicich open with “Bloom”. Anthony Pappa appears alongside Aubrey Fry on “Itajai.” D-Nox and André Moret contribute “Breath.” Kasey Taylor and Gai Barone deliver “Spiral.” GMJ and Matter bring “Verticality.” Kamilo Sanclemente and Pablo Arbelaez add “Croton.” Dowden contributes “Night Emeralds.” Cid Inc. and Dmitry Molosh close the unmixed version with “Aquamarine.”
Rising names fill the spaces between those established figures. Maze 28, Matthew Sona, Mike Rish, Amonita, Rocío Portillo, Cristina Tosio, Lost Desert, Peter Makto, Powel, Emi Galvan and more; proof that Balance programmes with one eye firmly on what is coming next.
The compilation is available in two formats: a mixed version across 13 tracks sequenced as a DJ set, and a full unmixed version across all 33 tracks for those who want to go deeper.
If you are going to Tisno in August, consider this your warm-up. If you are not, consider this your consolation. Either way, This Is Balance Croatia 2026 is the closest thing to being there before the festival even begins.
This Is Balance Croatia 2026 is out now. Stream here.
