The year in numbers
The Netherlands: 2025 in harder styles
The year in lines
- Events
- 438
- Cities
- 10
- Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Utrecht
- Festivals
- 96
- Artists
- 2462
- booked at least once
- Busiest month
- January
- 99 events
- Busiest weekend
- 24–26 January
- 29 events
Most booked artists
- 01Panic46 events
- 02The Darkraver38 events
- 03Unresolved34 events
- 04Jason Payne27 events
- 05Spitnoise27 events
- 06Crypsis26 events
- 07Partyraiser26 events
- 08Rejecta26 events
- 09Dual Damage25 events
- 10Kruelty25 events
From the line-ups on the map: an artist counts once per event.
Biggest festivals

Decibel Outdoor
Organized by B2S
3 The Hard Way Abaddon Act of Rage Adamant Scream Adaro Adjuzt Adrenalize Aftermath + 238 others

Intents
99PRBLMZ Aalst Abaddon Act of Rage Adaro Adjuzt Adrenalize Aftershock + 224 others
Dominator · 20 Years of Hardcore Domination
Aalst Abaddon Adamant Scream Adjuzt Akimbo Akira Alee Andy The Core + 201 others

Rebirth Festival 2025
Organized by Rebirth Festival
2-Sidez Aalst Abaddon Act of Rage Activate Adaro Adjuzt Adrenalize + 185 others

Harmony of Hardcore
Abaddon Advanced Dealer Affix Akimbo Akira Al Twisted Alee Amigo + 185 others

Freshtival Weekend
Alle Farben Altijd Larstig & Rob Gasd'rop Angie Mill Avaion Aversion Bankzitters Barry Fest Bass Chaserz + 151 others

REBiRTH Festival · United through Madness
2-Sidez Aalst Act of Rage Adaro Adjuzt Akimbo Alleviate Amduscias + 132 others

Emporium: Symphony of Colors
Organized by Emporium
Able & Hills ADDER Adjuzt Adrenalize Afro Bros Aloïs Ark8 Audiotricz + 104 others

Masters of Hardcore 2025 - Temple of Resonance (30 Years)
Organized by Masters of Hardcore, Art Of Dance
Act of Rage Adjuzt Akimbo Akira Alee Angerfist AniMe Art of Fighters + 101 others
Ranked by the number of artists on their line-up.
Events by month
- Jan99
- Feb88
- Mar95
- Apr51
- May31
- Jun13
- Jul14
- Aug9
- Sep12
- Oct9
- Nov15
- Dec2
Styles split
- Hardcore 260 events · 59 %
- Hardstyle 232 events · 53 %
- Uptempo 133 events · 30 %
- Frenchcore 76 events · 17 %
- Hardtek 33 events · 8 %
An event with several styles counts for each of them.
By city
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Questions and answers
- How many harder styles events were there in The Netherlands in 2025?
- 438 events on HarderstyleMap, including 96 festivals.
- Which artists played the most in 2025?
- Panic (46 events), The Darkraver (38 events), Unresolved (34 events), Jason Payne (27 events), Spitnoise (27 events).
- What were the biggest festivals of 2025?
- Defqon (345 artists), Decibel Outdoor (246 artists), Intents (232 artists), Dominator · 20 Years of Hardcore Domination (209 artists), Rebirth Festival 2025 (193 artists).
- What was the busiest month of 2025?
- January, with 99 events. The busiest weekend was 24–26 January, with 29 events.

