Rotterdam gabber against Amsterdam house: the style was born from a rivalry between cities as much as from an aesthetic. The kick is deliberately distorted to the edge of noise, the tempo passes 180, and the fastest branches (terror, uptempo, frenchcore) run well beyond 200. Thirty years on the scene is still here, built around Dutch and French labels and festivals.

Hardcore is not after nuance: it pushes the kick into distortion, drives it past 180 and owns a deliberately brutal aesthetic. It is also one of the continent's most loyal scenes, a crowd that recognises itself, labels that last, and a vocabulary of its own (gabber, hakken, terror) nobody else uses.

The Netherlands remain its centre of gravity, with indoor-hall events that have been filling since the 1990s. France grew its own branch, frenchcore, faster still, with its own labels and festivals.

111Upcoming dates
10Countries
81Cities
449Artists

111 upcoming Hardcore events across Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Spain, UK, Denmark, Hungary). Dates, line-ups, venues and official ticketing, updated continuously.

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Where it plays

Hardcore Rotterdam 6Hardcore Loire-Atlantique 5Hardcore Strasbourg 5Hardcore Indre-et-Loire 4Hardcore Cologne 3Hardcore Anvers 3Hardcore Maine-et-Loire 3Hardcore Eindhoven 3Hardcore Amsterdam 2Hardcore Paris 2Hardcore Gand 2Hardcore Gironde 2All cities →

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The artists carrying it · Hardcore

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Angerfist

From Almere, Pays-BasLabels Masters of HardcoreUpcoming dates 7

Angerfist, real name Danny Masseling, born 20 June 1981 in Almere, is a Dutch hardcore producer and DJ. He released his first EP, Criminally Insane, in 2002, followed by his first album, Pissin' Razorbladez, in 2006. He performs behind a white hockey mask, joined on stage by MC Prozac since 2006.

Next date 04 DEC 2026 · Munich

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★Yoshiko★

From Italie / Pays-BasUpcoming dates 7

Giada Morone, who performs as Yoshiko, is a hardcore DJ born in Italy to Brazilian, Japanese and Italian parents. She discovered hardstyle at fourteen and then hardcore, moved to the Netherlands after finishing school, and took her stage name from her Japanese aunt. She is booked through BKJN Bookings.

Next date 30 OCT 2026 · Marseille

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Hysta

From La Gacilly, Morbihan, FranceLabels Masters of Hardcore, The Third MovementUpcoming dates 7

Born in 1998 in La Gacilly, Brittany, Thaïs Morel DJs as Hysta, playing mainstream hardcore rooted in the Breton free-party scene where she started out on vinyl at sixteen. She has released on Masters of Hardcore, The Third Movement and Q-dance Music, and in 2023 became the first French female DJ to play Thunderdome's main stage. In September 2025 she performed a one-hour hardcore set on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

Next date 06 NOV 2026 · Bruz

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Lekkerfaces

From Pays-BasUpcoming dates 6

Lekkerfaces is an uptempo hardcore DJ and producer based in the Netherlands. He released his first tracks in 2022 and made his name with his album and live show "Steam Power", built on the alternation of slow and very fast kicks. He plays Masters of Hardcore, Intents Festival, Dominator and Harmony of Hardcore.

Next date 13 NOV 2026 · Liverpool

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What is Hardcore?

Rotterdam gabber against Amsterdam house: the style was born from a rivalry between cities as much as from an aesthetic. The kick is deliberately distorted to the edge of noise, the tempo passes 180, and the fastest branches (terror, uptempo, frenchcore) run well beyond 200. Thirty years on the scene is still here, built around Dutch and French labels and festivals.

Hardcore: what tempo does it play at?

Most often between 160–200+ BPM. A kick so fast and so clipped it becomes a note in itself. A tempo is common practice, not a rule: the same DJ may open slower and finish well above it.

Where can I see Hardcore in Europe?

111 dates are announced across 10 countries, right now mostly in Rotterdam, Loire-Atlantique, Strasbourg, Indre-et-Loire. Every entry on this page gives the venue, the running time, the price and the official ticket shop.

Which Hardcore artists are playing right now?

The most booked on upcoming dates: Angerfist, ★Yoshiko★, Hysta, Lekkerfaces, ToDieFor. Every artist page gives their full calendar, the venues they play and the other styles they carry.

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