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The year in numbers

Germany: 2026 in harder styles

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The year in lines

Events
574
Cities
10
Krefeld, Köln, Hamburg, Berlin, Magdeburg
Festivals
70
Artists
3557
booked at least once
Busiest month
April
114 events
Busiest weekend
13–15 March
41 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01Fabitekk42 events
  2. 02Justin Pollnik37 events
  3. 03Die Gebrüder Brett35 events
  4. 04Cracky Koksberg32 events
  5. 05Eycer32 events
  6. 06Scubapro27 events
  7. 07Abzocka26 events
  8. 08Dr Donk26 events
  9. 09Phiesi26 events
  10. 10Dasco4424 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. Jan4
  2. Feb31
  3. Mar90
  4. Apr114
  5. May89
  6. Jun52
  7. Jul46
  8. Aug26
  9. Sep21
  10. Oct30
  11. Nov44
  12. Dec27

Styles split

  • Hardcore 262 events · 46 %
  • Hardstyle 232 events · 40 %
  • Uptempo 171 events · 30 %
  • Hardtek 142 events · 25 %
  • Hardtekk 55 events · 10 %
  • Frenchcore 46 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 Germany in 2026?
574 events on HarderstyleMap, including 70 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2026?
Fabitekk (42 events), Justin Pollnik (37 events), Die Gebrüder Brett (35 events), Cracky Koksberg (32 events), Eycer (32 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
Ruhr in Love (240 artists), HIVE Festival (182 artists), Nibirii Festival (130 artists), Echelon Festival (112 artists), Affenkäfig Festival (101 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2026?
April, with 114 events. The busiest weekend was 13–15 March, with 41 events.