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The year in numbers

Belgium: 2026 in harder styles

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The year in lines

Events
57
Cities
10
Antwerp, Boom, Gent, Gierle, Rongy
Festivals
16
Artists
1420
booked at least once
Busiest month
July
10 events
Busiest weekend
1–3 May
5 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01Pat B11 events
  2. 02Hysta10 events
  3. 03Mark with a K9 events
  4. 04Dark-E7 events
  5. 05DJ Ghost7 events
  6. 06Lekkerfaces7 events
  7. 07Rebelion7 events
  8. 08Sub Zero Project7 events
  9. 09Warface7 events
  10. 10Yoshiko7 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. Feb4
  3. Mar6
  4. Apr4
  5. May7
  6. Jun5
  7. Jul10
  8. Aug3
  9. Sep3
  10. Oct0
  11. Nov9
  12. Dec6

Styles split

  • Hardcore 43 events · 75 %
  • Hardstyle 39 events · 68 %
  • Uptempo 25 events · 44 %
  • Hardtek 17 events · 30 %
  • Frenchcore 13 events · 23 %

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 Belgium in 2026?
57 events on HarderstyleMap, including 16 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2026?
Pat B (11 events), Hysta (10 events), Mark with a K (9 events), Dark-E (7 events), DJ Ghost (7 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
Rampage Open Air (306 artists), Sunrise Festival - Saturday (79 artists), Sunrise Festival - Sunday (76 artists), Reverze (70 artists), So W´happy - Saturday (69 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2026?
July, with 10 events. The busiest weekend was 1–3 May, with 5 events.