NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal isn't only known for his basketball skills and his frequent appearances in TV commercials. He also has a reputation for his DJ skills and hosting his own festival.
Shaquille O'Neal's SHAQ's Bass All-Stars Festival is returning to Texas for its third year on March 21, 2026, at Panther Island Pavilion in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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Over its previous years in 2023 and 2024, Shaq's party drew more than 30,000 fans and he's upping his game for 2026 with a new lineup and expanded production, as well as the return of "The Trenches 360°," a stage that brings fans directly into the middle of the pit.
Produced in collaboration with Medium Rare and Disco Donnie Presents, the festival will also feature a distinctive Texas flavor with food and beverage vendors as well as interactive brand displays, immersive art installations, a Ferris wheel and unique merchandise drops.
Shaq, who performs under the name DJ Diesel, is psyched about next year's event. "Everything's bigger in Texas - so this year we are making SHAQ's Bass All Stars our biggest festival yet," he said in a statement. "The production is bigger, the lineup is bigger, and the entire festival experience will be on another level. We level up every year - and this one's going to shake the ground."
The three-time Lakers world champ has been making music since the early ‘90s, when he released his debut album Shaq Diesel that went on to achieve platinum status for sales of more than 1 million copies. He released a few more albums before eventually shifting his style to electronic music.
The artist presale for tickets to the festival is set for Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. CT followed by the general on-sale on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. CT.
Fans and fellow artists are reacting to the news after Shaq posted the festival's promo graphic on Instagram.
Rapper T-Pain posted memes of a Simpsons character opening his eyes wide as well as a GIF of Jason Alexander as George Costanza on Seinfeld in the comments.
"thank you for having us!!❤️ extremely grateful, can't wait!!🥰🫶," artists the Dream Takers posted.
"LETS GOOO!! hope you all like loud dubstep noises 🤝," posted Tynan.
Here's the lineup for the 2026 festival:
SHAQ'S MAIN STAGE
LEVITY B2B WOOLI
DJ DIESEL
SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER TBA ***
JESSICA AUDIFFRED
GORILLAT
DRINKURWATER
SHAQ & FRIENDS
THE TRENCHES STAGE
BIG FLORIDA
WHALES
TYNAN
CELO B2B NEOTEK
DREAMTAKERS
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