Rampage Open Air
3 After Midnight 33 Below 7Lake 99PRBLMZ [IVY] A Little Sound A.M.C. Abyssal + 298 others
04PM → 01PM
The year in numbers
2026 in harder styles
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The year in lines
- Events
- 1461
- Countries
- 41
- Germany, The Netherlands, France, United States, Belgium
- Festivals
- 217
- Artists
- 8168
- booked at least once
- Busiest month
- April
- 267 events
- Busiest weekend
- 24–26 April
- 87 events
Most booked artists
- 01Lekkerfaces58 events
- 02Dr Donk56 events
- 03The Dark Horror50 events
- 04The Darkraver49 events
- 05Yoshiko49 events
- 06The Saints48 events
- 07Dual Damage45 events
- 08Noiseflow45 events
- 09Dimitri K.44 events
- 10Krowdexx44 events
From the line-ups on the map: an artist counts once per event.
Biggest festivals
Ruhr in Love
2 Electronic Souls 8288 A.N.I. ACME Adlersson Alec T. Adams Aleksander Alergy + 232 others
12PM → 10PM
REBiRTH Festival
Organized by Rebirth Festival
Aalst Abaddon Act of Rage Adaro Adjuzt Adrenalize Akimbo AMAYZE + 214 others
08PM → 08PM
Harmony of Hardcore
5K1NNY Aalst Advanced Dealer Affix Akimbo Akira Alee Aliienmia + 189 others
01PM → 01AM
HIVE Festival
2Hot2Play 3leeza 6euroneunzig A.N.I. Ace Ventura Achim Feuervogel Adrián Mills Aerea + 174 others
02PM → 11PM
Intents - Saturday
Aalst Adaro Adrenalize Akimbo Anderex Ark8 Atmozfears Audiotricz + 141 others
11AM → 12AM
Dominator - Saturday
99PRBLMZ [KRTM] Act of Rage Adamant Scream Adjuzt Akimbo Akira Alee + 134 others
01PM → 11PM
Intents - Sunday
Aalst Acidz Act of Rage Adaro Adjuzt Adrenalize Antics Atmozfears + 131 others
01PM → 11PM
Medusa
Aaron Sevilla Adam Beyer Adrián Mills Aerea Alex Cervera Alex O Clock Alfredo Pareja Alok + 126 others
06PM → 11PM
Nibirii Festival
1991 909 Racing Team [IVY] A.N.I. Adrián Mills Afolabi Alba Franch Alignment + 122 others
12PM → 10PM
Ranked by the number of artists on their line-up.
Events by month
- Jan6
- Feb63
- Mar201
- Apr267
- May175
- Jun125
- Jul132
- Aug51
- Sep47
- Oct68
- Nov205
- Dec121
Styles split
- Hardcore 818 events · 56 %
- Hardstyle 701 events · 48 %
- Uptempo 456 events · 31 %
- Hardtek 226 events · 15 %
- Frenchcore 196 events · 13 %
- Hardtekk 58 events · 4 %
An event with several styles counts for each of them.
By country
- Germany574 events
- The Netherlands264 events
- France189 events
- United States63 events
- Belgium57 events
- Australia56 events
- Austria39 events
- United Kingdom36 events
- Croatia26 events
- Poland23 events
- Spain20 events
- Switzerland17 events
- Portugal12 events
- Italy10 events
- Czechia9 events
- Hungary9 events
- Canada6 events
- Finland6 events
- Sweden6 events
- Mexico4 events
- Indonesia3 events
- Malaysia2 events
- Norway2 events
- Serbia2 events
- Singapore2 events
- Slovenia2 events
- Thailand2 events
- Albania1 event
- Bolivia1 event
- Brazil1 event
By city
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Questions and answers
- How many harder styles events were there in 2026?
- 1461 events on HarderstyleMap, in 41 countries, including 217 festivals.
- Which artists played the most in 2026?
- Lekkerfaces (58 events), Dr Donk (56 events), The Dark Horror (50 events), The Darkraver (49 events), Yoshiko (49 events).
- What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
- Rampage Open Air (306 artists), Ruhr in Love (240 artists), REBiRTH Festival (222 artists), Harmony of Hardcore (197 artists), HIVE Festival (182 artists).
- What was the busiest month of 2026?
- April, with 267 events. The busiest weekend was 24–26 April, with 87 events.