On the outskirts of Amsterdam, in a forest clearing still damp with morning air, throngs of hardstyle heads in chains, baggy jeans, and faux hawks press against the gates of Defqon.1, their ...

FOUR people have died at this hardcore dance music festival, but its evangelical fans say the infamous event was the “best day” of their lives. The electronic music festival where two young people ...

As parts of Europe undergo a sweltering heatwave, several music festivals in France and the Netherlands have been cancelled following official heat alerts. Authorities in France and the Netherlands ...

The organisers of the Defqon. 1 have promised a raft of harm minimisation measures including hugs, Facebook buddies and drug amnesty bins should this year’s postponed event go ahead. Defqon. 1 ...

Festival goers have been left gutted after a major player on the dance music calendar was cancelled at the last minute due to unprecedented weather warnings. Bosses of the iconic Defqon.1 festival ...

NSW Premier Glady Berejiklian's vow to shut down Defqon.1 has inspired musicians to remix her voice into hardstyle bangers. The Premier vowed to ban the 30,000-person festival - the world's largest ...

Saturday 14 September would have seen 30,000 people making their annual pilgrimage to the Sydney International Regatta Centre to attend Defqon.1, a hard dance music festival organised by Dutch company ...

Police said the 26-year-old man from the southern NSW town of Albury died after being found unconscious in a tent at the festival, at Penrith’s International Regatta Centre, about 11pm. The man’s ...