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The year in numbers

Australia: 2026 in harder styles

2026 is not over: the figures so far. Festivals 2026 · 2026 around the world · 2025

The year in lines

Events
56
Cities
8
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane
Festivals
3
Artists
329
booked at least once
Busiest month
March
12 events
Busiest weekend
20–22 March
8 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01MCD7 events
  2. 02Dual Damage6 events
  3. 03Steve Hill6 events
  4. 04Weaver6 events
  5. 05DNA5 events
  6. 06Suae5 events
  7. 07Unload5 events
  8. 08Alex Farell4 events
  9. 09Azaria4 events
  10. 10Bonnie Strange4 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. Jan0
  2. Feb1
  3. Mar12
  4. Apr12
  5. May11
  6. Jun8
  7. Jul2
  8. Aug2
  9. Sep0
  10. Oct2
  11. Nov4
  12. Dec2

Styles split

  • Hardstyle 42 events · 75 %
  • Hardcore 17 events · 30 %
  • Uptempo 10 events · 18 %
  • Frenchcore 7 events · 12 %

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 Australia in 2026?
56 events on HarderstyleMap, including 3 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2026?
MCD (7 events), Dual Damage (6 events), Steve Hill (6 events), Weaver (6 events), DNA (5 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
Dangerous Goods Melbourne Dangerous Goods XXL Festival (37 artists), Gearbox x No Sleep Entertainment (29 artists), Dangerous Goods Sydney Dangerous Goods XXL Festival - Sydney (25 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2026?
March, with 12 events. The busiest weekend was 20–22 March, with 8 events.