This is the full Defqon.1 2025 weekend line-up

Only 3 months to go until we return to the Holy Grounds of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival, renowned for its legendary lineup and massive endshows at the mighty RED. This year, it's bigger than ever. Today, the full lineup is revealed, along with the artists taking the Spotlight at RED & BLACK and the host of the RED Opening Ceremony.

All weekend warriors worldwide are excited about the upcoming biggest Defqon.1 edition ever. Organization Q-dance just revealed the complete lineup for its 2025 edition during ‘The Release’ broadcast on YouTube and Q-dance Network. 

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“Weekend Warriors, welcome home”

As always, Defqon.1 weekend will have countless highlights. On Thursday, anthem creator Vertile will welcome all Weekend Warriors to the BLUE stage. One day later, Dr. Peacock will open the mighty RED mainstage on Friday during The Opening Ceremony. On Friday, Dual Damage, and the winner of the RED Race, are set to debut on the RED stage This year’s The Spotlight shows will be in the good hands of Partyraiser (at the BLACK) and D-Block & S-te-Fan (at the RED), who will take good care of the endshow. 

On Saturday, we can watch last year's legends Phuture Noize & Devin Wild at the mighty RED. On top of that, POWER HOUR awaits you with fireworks, pyrotechnics, dancers, and the famous 'left-right' moment. But that's not all - this year introduces the PINK stage, dedicated to drum & bass. The GREEN stage expands to two days, with hardstyle artists’ alter egos on Saturday and hard techno acts on Sunday.

The ultimate Sunday Funday twist: a five-hour Defqon.1 Legends set, celebrating 25 years of hardstyle and Q-dance. Meanwhile, the WHITE stage revives the QULT sound with performances by Geck-o & Mish, and BRK3 (aka Audiofreq & Code Black).

With more surprises than ever, the full Defqon.1 2024 lineup is finally here. All artists, listed per day and stage, await below. Are you ready?

Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2025 line-up 

THURSDAY - THE GATHERING

BLUE
Sub Zero Project // TNT // Vertile // Warface & Rooler // Wildstylez // Hosted by Villain

BLACK
Angerfist // Dimitri K & MC Robs // Endymion & The Viper // HYSTA // N-Vitral // Hosted by Da Mouth of Madness

INDIGO
Adaro & Unresolved // Coldax // Lunakorpz & Amigo // Rejecta & Deluzion // The Saints // Vexxed // Hosted by Synergy

FRESH FRIDAY

RED
Atmozfears & Adrenalize // B-Front // Brennan Heart // Coone // D-Sturb & Aversion // Dual Damage // Galactixx // Outsiders // Sound Rush // The Opening Ceremony - Tripping with Peacock in Concert // The Spotlight with D-Block & S-te-Fan // Zatox // Hosted by Villain & DV8

BLUE
Act of Rage // Cryex // Crypsis pres. My I'll Style // CYBERGORE: NIGHTMARE ENGINE // E-Force // Jason Payne presents Dark Energy // Mutilator // Radianze & Sub Sonik // Rejecta // Rooler // Unresolved // Warface // Wolv // Hosted by Livid

BLACK
Deadly Guns // Dither IS G.A.B.B.E.R. // Hardcore Confessions with Audiofreq // Karun // Lil Texas // Lunakorpz Live // Major Conspiracy // Never Surrender // Nosferatu & Tha Playah - Combined Forces // Promo // Restrained: Rulebreaking Rampage Live // Spitnoise // The Spotlight with Partyraiser // Hosted by Nolz

U.V.
Sephyx // Bass Modulators // Da Tweekaz & Darren Styles // Da Tweekaz // Demi Kanon // Devin Wild // Doris presents The Final Elixir // EZG LIVE // Gezellige Uptempo presents The Greatest Shitshow // MANDY // Melo-3 by Ecstatic, Jay Reeve & Solstice // Refuzion // Wasted Penguinz // Hosted by DL

MAGENTA
2Faced // Alpha Twins // Bass Chaserz // Crypsis & Chain Reaction pres. Unlike Others // Deetox // Degos & Re-Done // Digital Punk // DJ Thera pres. 25 Years of Heartstyle // Frequencerz // Spoontech Classics // Titan // Hosted by Da Syndrome

INDIGO
Amduscias & Captivator // Dark Entities // Element // Faceless // Infliction // Invector // Malice & Kenai // Mortis & Spitfire [album showcase] // PL4Y // Required LIVE // Revolve & Cold Confusion // Sanctuary // Sparkz // Udex // Hosted by Synergy & Flo

YELLOW
Aalst & Screecher present Dragonized LIVE // Amigo // Aradia // Complex // Ditzkickz // Dynamic Noise & TukkerTempo // F.Noize & Mind Compressor // Irradiate // lekkerfaces & Rosbeek // Revellers // Roosterz // Soulblast (Album Showcase) // STV // Unproven // Hosted by Robs

GOLD
Charly Lownoise // Day-Mar 20 Years // DJ Ruffian // Gizmo // Painbringer // Rob Gee // System Overload: Back To The Roots // The Viper // Tommyknocker // Zearø // Hosted by Ruffian

ORANGE
ASY*S // Anderex & Desudo - Orange Heart // CRO & Steenwolk // DJ Thera Tranceparency Set // Geck-o "Get On The Train!" // Koarse pres. Cut Sphere // Scot Project // STOIK

PINK
Arcando // Atmos // Murdock // Pythius // T & Sugah // THEMEN // USED // Wes S & $aVVy // Yussi

SATURDAY

RED
Adjuzt pres. LVLDUP - ENDGAME // DJ Isaac // Paul Elstak // Phuture Noize & Devin Wild // POWER HOUR // Primeshock // Ran-D // Rebelion // Sickmode // Sub Zero Project & Hard Driver // The Endshow // The Purge presents HYTRIP // Vertile // Warrior Workout // Hosted by Villain & DV8

BLUE
Bloodlust // BMBERJCK & Sparkz - Legacy of Sound LIVE // Chapter Vasto (Chapter V & Vasto) // Deetox // Fraw // Imperatorz // Killshot & TOZA & Vexxed // Kronos presents: The Final Kryptonite // Mish // Nightcraft // Omnya // Riot Shift // So Juice & Anderex & DEEZL // The Straikerz // Hosted by Livid

BLACK
Barber // Bulletproof // Evil Activities // Gridkiller // Juliëx // Korsakoff // Namara & Yoshiko // Noxiouz // Triple6 Live: DRS & MBK & Equal2 // XRTN pres. Exertion // Hosted by Alee & Tha Watcher

U.V.
Audiotricz // Code Black // Ecstatic presents: 'The Essence' // Frontliner // Jay Reeve: Pursuit Of A Dream ‘album showcase’ // KELTEK // Noisecontrollers presents 'Harmony' // Solstice // Stormerz // The Pitcher – 25 years // Toneshifterz // Hosted by DL & Synergy

MAGENTA
Deepack 35 Years Special // DJ Ghost // DJ Pila // Donkey Rollers // Luna // Pat B // Pavo // Ruthless Freestyle classics // Sunny D // Tatanka // Zany // Hosted by Ruffian

GREEN
Catalyst // Dikke Baap // Eczodia // GD_Connect // Luna // Luna Fields // Manji // Spoontechno // STLTH // The Purge Hybrid // Vyral

YELLOW
Chaotic Hostility & Dr. Z // Cryogenic & Kili // D'Ort // Dr Donk // Guizcore // Manifest Destiny // Mat Weasel Busters // Pinotello // S-Kill // Satirized // Spiady // The Dope Doctor // Trespassed // Unlocked // Hosted by RG & Robs

GOLD
Bass-D // Critical Mass // Dano // Elitepauper DJ Team // Endymion // Mental Theo // Partyraiser // Rob & MC Joe // The Darkraver & MD&A // The Raver // The Sickest Squad // Hosted by Da Mouth of Madness & Da Syndrome

PURPLE
Cardination // Digital Madness // Double Trouble // RAYZEN // Savage Academy: Outlined, Point Break, Revizion & Synapze // Suspect // Udow // Valido // Hosted by Flo

SILVER
Akira & Bruhze // Dither // Kilbourne & SOVA // Nanostorm // Nightshift // Ophidian & Furyan // RABBeAT & Densha Crisis // The Outside Agency & Deathmachine // The Silence

SUNDAY FUNDAY

RED
Defqon.1 Legends // The Closing Ritual // Hosted by Villain

BLUE
15 Years of Spoontech presents Jailbreak set // Anderex // Deluzion // Digital Punk & Level One // Exproz & Kruelty // Mutilator & The Straikerz // Phuture Noize // Revelation LIVE // Sanctuary & Coldax & Infliction // Sickmode & Krowdexx - NEW LIVE ACT // The Purge & The Saints // The Smiler // Voidax & Luner // Hosted by Livid & Nolz

U.V.
Altijd Larstig & Rob Gasd'rop // Bass Chaserz Special // DAANI & Ginia // De Uptempolonaise by Gezellige Uptempo & Unlocked // FeestDJRuud // GPF // Jebroer // LNY TNZ // Mark with a K & MC Chucky // Outsiders & Adaro // Potato // STUK // Unicorn on K // Hosted by Da Syndrome & Boogshe

BLACK
AniMe // Barbaric Records LIVE // Billx // D-Fence // Mad Dog // Miss K8 // The Darkraver & Vince // Hosted by Alee

MAGENTA
Atmozfears // Bass Modulators Rewind // Consequent // Dr. Rude Jump classics // Jones // Max Enforcer // Toneshifterz // Hosted by DV8

GREEN
APHØTIC // Cynthia Spiering // DAE // Janks // Ketting // KLUGT // Mad Dog Down Tempo // OGUZ // XRTN

YELLOW
Akimbo // D-Frek // Elite Enemy // Eraized // Jur Terreur & Abaddon // Kroefoe // Maissouille & Radium // Remzcore & Levenkhan // Samynator LIVE // Super Trash Bros. LIVE // Tharoza // The Vizitor & Vandal!sm // Hosted by RG

GOLD
Buzz Fuzz // DJ J.D.A. // JDX - Oldschool set // Korsakoff // Panic // Ruffneck // T-Go & Noxa // Tjerhakkers // Hosted by Da Mouth of Madness

PURPLE
Anamorphic // D-Venn // Exoform // Fracture & Insurgent // Miss Isa // Nexor // Releazer // Repeller // Spectre // YEYO // Hosted by Activate

WHITE
ACTI // Alex Kidd // Bold Action // BRK3 aka Audiofreq & Code Black // D00d // Geck-o "QULT Classics" // Geck-o & Mish // S1ngular

25 years of Hardstyle celebration & 5 hours Defqon.1 Legends

When it comes to Defqon.1, there are a few certainties: POWER HOUR makes its return every year, and on Sunday, the RED stage will once again transform into Defqon.1 Legends with The Closing Ceremony to mark the festival’s grand finale. However, for this special edition, Q-dance is taking things to the next level.

Defqon.1 2025 will feature an five-hour-long Defqon.1 Legends set. This not only marks the end of the weekend but also celebrates 25 years of hardstyle and Q-dance. A fireworks spectacle will serve as the ultimate highlight of the show. While the lineup for the Defqon.1 Legends remains a well-kept secret, one thing is certain: the greatest legends in Defqon.1 history will make this milestone an unforgettable experience.

Buy your tickets for Defqon.1 Weekend Festival

Defqon.1 Weekend Festival takes place on the last weekend of June in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. This year, the harder styles festival is from Thursday, June 26, to Sunday, June 29th. The festival hosts over 250.000 visitors from 100+ countries. Tickets for Saturday are already sold out, but Weekend, Friday and Sunday tickets are still available via the official Q-dance website. Share your thoughts about the line-up, the Spotlight, and 'The Closing Ceremony' in our comments on Instagram. We can't wait to see you at the Holy Grounds!

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