PLASA And Headliner Announce CRE8 2027 For 10 April

PLASA and Headliner have confirmed that CRE8 will return on Saturday 10 April 2027, following the strong debut of the new flagship gathering for DJs, producers and self-producing artists earlier this year.

Staged again at Tileyard North in Wakefield, CRE8 2027 will scale up the exhibition, education programme and live experiences, creating a more immersive destination for rising music creators.

Launched by PLASA and Headliner in partnership with Tileyard and supported by Sonical, QSC, SoundOn, Crossfader and TikTok LIVE, CRE8 blends access to professional equipment with learning, live performance and community for the creator audience.

Next year’s edition will extend the show into the venue’s courtyard, adding space for DJ activations, live demonstrations and hands-on sessions with leading music technology brands. Talks and panels will move upstairs into dedicated rooms to sharpen the learning experience, while the main floor will remain focused on the latest products and innovations.

The inaugural event, held in March 2026 at Tileyard North, brought internationally recognised DJs, producers, artists and industry professionals together for a full day of performances, networking, educational sessions and hands-on access to new technology.

Attendees saw back-to-back DJ sets, product demos and creative workshops, alongside the Behind the Beat educational series. Broadcast on TikTok LIVE, the series covered the key stages of music creation — from beatmaking and vocal production to track breakdowns — with open Q&As featuring leading producers and DJs.

A comprehensive panel line-up supported artists at every stage, exploring artist management, record labels, promotion, live bookings, representation and social media strategy to demystify the choices behind building sustainable careers.

The programme also looked to the future of music-making, with sessions on immersive audio and next-generation hearing technologies examining how advances in production, technology and performance are reshaping how music is created and experienced.

CRE8 additionally supported Restore The Music (RTM), the charity that equips school music departments where more than 50% of pupils receive free school meals, ensuring a tangible community benefit alongside industry insight.

"CRE8 was created to give the next generation of DJs, producers and self-producing artists a place to connect, learn and be inspired, and seeing the response to our inaugural event has reinforced how much appetite there is for something like this," said Headliner Group COO, Rian Zoll-Khan.

Rian Zoll-Khan added: "Building on that success, CRE8 2027 will take everything that worked so well this year and take it to the next level, with more activations and opportunities to get hands-on with the latest technology, and an even stronger focus on education and creativity. We’re excited to make the event bigger, better and continue growing CRE8 into a defining platform for the future of music creators."

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