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The year in numbers

The Netherlands: 2026 in harder styles

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The year in lines

Events
264
Cities
10
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Breda, Eindhoven, Nijmegen
Festivals
66
Artists
1963
booked at least once
Busiest month
November
46 events
Busiest weekend
27–29 November
25 events

Most booked artists

  1. 01The Darkraver38 events
  2. 02Panic32 events
  3. 03Satirized24 events
  4. 04Partyraiser23 events
  5. 05Potato22 events
  6. 06T.M.O.22 events
  7. 07Bössels21 events
  8. 08Complex21 events
  9. 09The Viper21 events
  10. 10Lekkerfaces20 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. Jan2
  2. Feb12
  3. Mar23
  4. Apr35
  5. May26
  6. Jun19
  7. Jul19
  8. Aug9
  9. Sep11
  10. Oct24
  11. Nov46
  12. Dec38

Styles split

  • Hardcore 179 events · 68 %
  • Hardstyle 137 events · 52 %
  • Uptempo 80 events · 30 %
  • Frenchcore 41 events · 16 %
  • Hardtek 23 events · 9 %

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 The Netherlands in 2026?
264 events on HarderstyleMap, including 66 festivals.
Which artists played the most in 2026?
The Darkraver (38 events), Panic (32 events), Satirized (24 events), Partyraiser (23 events), Potato (22 events).
What were the biggest festivals of 2026?
REBiRTH Festival (222 artists), Harmony of Hardcore (197 artists), Intents - Saturday (149 artists), Dominator - Saturday (142 artists), Intents - Sunday (139 artists).
What was the busiest month of 2026?
November, with 46 events. The busiest weekend was 27–29 November, with 25 events.