Q&A: HAMDI REFLECTS ON HIS LANDMARK COACHELLA DEBUT AND THE LAUNCH OF THE ‘ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE’ TOUR
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☆ BY SOPHIE GRAGG ☆
HAMDI STEPPED INTO 2026 WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS BRAND NEW ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE TOUR - introducing one of his most ambitious and forward-thinking concepts to date. Known for his high-energy and genre-blending sets, the tour takes this ethos to an entirely new level, presenting a series of intimate club shows across North America where no two tracks played back-to-back are ever the same genre. Following a massive run of international appearances including Lollapalooza South America and Ultra Music Festival, the UK-born producer recently cemented his global reputation with two landmark weekends at Coachella.
The concept for this tour was years in the making, first imagined around 2018, but HAMDI held back until the moment felt exactly right. Now, having collaborated with the likes of Skrillex, Disclosure and Marshmello, and recently sharing the stage for a legendary B2B with Fred Again.. at Alexandra Palace, he is bringing this never-before-seen set exclusively to select cities this spring. Kicking off in Los Angeles before moving through New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Toronto, HAMDI hand-selected every venue for its intimacy and sound system to ensure the "Anywhere & Everywhere" experience is as immersive as it is unpredictable.
We caught up with the versatile selector after his desert run to discuss the evolution of the dancefloor, the intensity of his Coachella prep and why 2026 is the year of the "genre-fluid" set.
LUNA: Your new tour "Anywhere & Everywhere" has one rule: no two back-to-back tracks can be the same genre. That's a concept you've been sitting on since 2018 but only just felt ready to debut. What made 2026 the right moment, and what gave you the confidence to finally pull the trigger?
HAMDI: I feel like the landscape of electronic music in the last few years has changed quite a bit. It seems that crowds are more open to hearing multi-genre lineups and sets than ever before, and I feel like the average person listens to and goes out to see way more genres than was the case a few years ago. It just felt like the perfect time to debut this sort of set. I’ve also been producing so many different genres and styles recently, so it just made sense that it feeds into the set a bit, too.
LUNA: You came up through the UK underground and now you're playing Coachella and headlining your own North American tour. How do you hold onto your underground roots while operating at that scale?
HAMDI: I think it’s as simple as just trying to make and play the music you want to play. Something I’ve been really proud of is that even though I’m playing bigger stages and venues than I was a few years ago, I’m still playing the same sounds and styles that I played when I was coming up. My theory is that if a track bangs consistently in a small, sweaty club, there’s a good chance it’ll also bang on a big festival stage, too.
LUNA: Can you take us through what prepping for your Coachella set looked like?
HAMDI: Coachella was the first set that I worked on with a visual artist. Me and Mike sat down and sort of went through the set to see what sort of visuals would work for each track and big moments. I think it really helped make the set cohesive both sonically and visually and helped the set have a sort of story to it.
I’m not going to lie, though, some of the prep was very last minute! I ended up adding three tracks that I made in between the two weekends to the weekend two set. The "White Noise" edit I played I actually finished the morning of the set!
LUNA: You hand-picked every venue for the Anywhere & Everywhere Tour based on intimacy, sound system, and atmosphere. What does the room actually do for you as a DJ, and how different does it feel stepping from a club into the Sahara Tent at Coachella?
HAMDI: I think the room is so, so important to how well a set goes and how much the crowd enjoys it. If the environment is there for the crowd to really let loose and go crazy, it makes my job as a DJ a lot easier! I think the smaller clubs, where the DJ is close to the crowd, everyone’s packed in, and the sound is bumping, make for the perfect environment to enjoy club music.
LUNA: What's your go-to track to close with?
HAMDI: At the moment, it’s Oppidan’s "Chambers of Reflection" edit. It’s just the perfect closer! I love playing it.
LUNA: You’ve got a lot coming up, what intentions do you have for this spring season?
HAMDI: I’m just really excited to try out this Anywhere & Everywhere concept. It’s been a really fun challenge to see how a set would sound if every track is a different genre from the last, and I just can’t wait to try it out and see if it works as a set!
