John Summit, the former accountant from Illinois, headlined The O2 arena for more than 20,000 people, his biggest show in the United Kingdom.
John Summit, the American tech house DJ who began as an accountant, headlined The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Saturday 13 September 2025. Danny Howard and Bullet Tooth joined him as special guests.
John Walter Schuster was born in Naperville, Illinois, in 1994 and studied accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After losing his job at Ernst & Young in 2019, he chose to make music full time.
“Deep End”, released on Defected in 2020, became the longest-running number one on Beatport that year. “Where You Are”, recorded with the singer Hayla, gave him his first US top ten in 2023.
“Shiver” gave him a second top ten on the dance songs chart in 2024. His debut album, Comfort in Chaos, came out the same year on Experts Only, the label he runs.
He had played a sold-out Madison Square Garden before the London date. At The O2 he played to more than 20,000 people, his biggest show in the United Kingdom.
Hayla joined him on stage for “Shiver”, and Paige Cavell sang “Tears”.