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The year in numbers

France: 2026 in harder styles

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The year in lines

Events
189
Cities
10
Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Strasbourg, Pantin
Festivals
19
Artists
967
booked at least once
Busiest month
November
70 events
Busiest weekend
13–15 November
25 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01Yoshiko12 events
  2. 02Nrki10 events
  3. 03R3TRIX9 events
  4. 04RDØ9 events
  5. 05Vernex9 events
  6. 06Remzcore8 events
  7. 07BillX7 events
  8. 08D-frek7 events
  9. 09Hysta7 events
  10. 10Mad Dog7 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. Feb6
  3. Mar22
  4. Apr24
  5. May11
  6. Jun10
  7. Jul5
  8. Aug1
  9. Sep5
  10. Oct4
  11. Nov70
  12. Dec31

Styles split

  • Hardcore 139 events · 74 %
  • Hardstyle 94 events · 50 %
  • Uptempo 86 events · 46 %
  • Frenchcore 54 events · 29 %
  • Hardtek 39 events · 21 %

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 France in 2026?
189 events on HarderstyleMap, including 19 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2026?
Yoshiko (12 events), Nrki (10 events), R3TRIX (9 events), RDØ (9 events), Vernex (9 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
Eskape Festival (88 artists), Madame Loyal x Elektric Park (57 artists), Dystopia Festival 2026 | Saint-Étienne (48 artists), Dystopia Festival - Friday (21 artists), Dystopia Festival - Saturday (18 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2026?
November, with 70 events. The busiest weekend was 13–15 November, with 25 events.