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The year in numbers

2025 in harder styles

Festivals 2025 · 2024 · 2026

The year in lines

Events
2018
Countries
39
Germany, The Netherlands, France, Australia, United States
Festivals
260
Artists
9218
booked at least once
Busiest month
March
417 events
Busiest weekend
21–23 February
123 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01CheapeX76 events
  2. 02Dual Damage72 events
  3. 03Eycer71 events
  4. 04Fabitekk68 events
  5. 05Lil Texas58 events
  6. 06Mish57 events
  7. 07Sound Rush57 events
  8. 08Dr Donk56 events
  9. 09Mad Dog56 events
  10. 10Panic55 events

From the line-ups on the map: an artist counts once per event.

Biggest festivals

Ranked by the number of artists on their line-up.

Events by month

  1. Jan316
  2. Feb410
  3. Mar417
  4. Apr263
  5. May267
  6. Jun76
  7. Jul82
  8. Aug60
  9. Sep40
  10. Oct38
  11. Nov30
  12. Dec19

Styles split

  • Hardcore 1042 events · 52 %
  • Hardstyle 1037 events · 51 %
  • Uptempo 549 events · 27 %
  • Frenchcore 364 events · 18 %
  • Hardtek 350 events · 17 %
  • Hardtekk 49 events · 2 %

An event with several styles counts for each of them.

By country

By city

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Questions and answers

How many harder styles events were there in 2025?
2018 events on HarderstyleMap, in 39 countries, including 260 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2025?
CheapeX (76 events), Dual Damage (72 events), Eycer (71 events), Fabitekk (68 events), Lil Texas (58 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2025?
Tomorrowland (551 artists), Defqon (345 artists), EDC Las Vegas (250 artists), Rampage Open Air (247 artists), Decibel Outdoor (246 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2025?
March, with 417 events. The busiest weekend was 21–23 February, with 123 events.