Electric Love Festival offered countless hardstyle highlights

Last weekend, The Salzburgring hosted the 11th Electric Love Festival, featuring over 200 artists across six stages. Attracting a huge crowd, it reinforced its status as one of Europe's premier dance events. The festival boasted numerous hard dance highlights, which we'll detail in this article.

Electric Love is way more than just a music festival - the event represents a feeling of life, music, and adventure embedded in the beautiful Salzburg Lake District. Visitors can dance the night away at one of the six stages, featuring over 200 international artists across EDM, Hard Dance, Bass Music, Hard Techno, Hip-Hop and more.

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Traditionally, the Electric Love Festival starts with an impressive opening ceremony on Thursday, signaling the beginning of the festival. The 2024 ceremony involved extensive creative planning, rehearsals, and production efforts spanning hundreds of hours for the 16-minute spectacle.

This year's kickoff included a spectacular light show and fireworks, contributing to another successful start that left everyone eagerly anticipating more. The opening spectacle concluded with hardstyle music, followed by Sefa captivating the audience at the Hard Dance Valley with his Frenchcore beats. On top of that, Vertile premiered his Shutdown Festival 2024 anthem on Thursday.

Special highlight for all Hard Dance fans: the Halftime Ceremony

On the second day of Electric Love Festival, 45.000 music fans gathered once more at the picturesque Salzburgring racetrack. Against the backdrop of majestic mountains, attendees celebrated together, enjoying the unique atmosphere and music.

Festival organizers had a surprise in store for Hard Dance fans – and those eager to explore the genre – on this Friday. The Halftime Ceremony mesmerized attendees with a dazzling array of lights, lasers, and fireworks, keeping the crowd engaged for an exhilarating ten minutes. Leading acts like Rebelion, Rooler, and Brennan Heart brought their dynamic performances to the forefront in the Hard Dance Valley.

Even with challenging weather on Saturday, Electric Love Festival wrapped up on a positive note: attendees' quick cooperation allowed the festival to continue, just a bit behind schedule. Due of the delays, Da Tweekaz & Hard Driver treated everyone to an amazing surprise b2b set.

Get ready for Electric Love Festival 2025

Once again, Electric Love Festival created an unforgettable experience for music enthusiasts and attendees. Anticipation for Electric Love Festival 2025 is already growing. The Limited Loyalty pre-sale for Electric Love Festival 2025 starts on July 11  at 6pm CEST. Grab your tickets for next year while they are the cheapest and automatically participate in a raffle and win prizes such as artist lounge dinners, backstage tours, consumption credits and more - tickets.electriclove.at

For now, catch the best moments of ELF24 in the Day After Video below.

Next up: Shutdown Festival 2024

Austria won't have to wait long for their next hard dance festival, since Shutdown is around the corner. Circle August 3, 2024, on your calendar, as the decommissioned Zwentendorf nuclear power plant will host the seventh edition of Shutdown Festival. With over 60 artists across five stages, it’s a must-attend for Harder Styles fans. Top stars of the genre, including Sub Zero Project, Ran-D, Rebelion, and Dimitri K, will grace the festival. Get your tickets now via the official Shutdown website.

Images via Electric Love Festival media gallery, header image by Florin Schmid.