Army of Hardcore (Oberhausen, Germany) 2026
Army of Hardcore returns to Oberhausen on Christmas Day, Friday 25 December 2026, an indoor festival spread across six stages that between them cover almost every strand the genre has produced.
- Dates
- 25 Dec
- Day
- 1
- Artists
- 48
Army of Hardcore: quick facts
Updated Oct 2026- Dates
- Friday 25 December 2026
- Status
- Upcoming in 85 days
- City
- Oberhausen
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Lineup
- 48 artists announced
- Tickets
- armyofhardcore.net
- Official site
- armyofhardcore.net
About Army of Hardcore
Army of Hardcore returns to Oberhausen on Christmas Day, Friday 25 December 2026, an indoor festival spread across six stages that between them cover almost every strand the genre has produced. Alex Events run it, and the Boxing Day weekend date has made it a fixture of the German hardcore calendar.
The mainstage carries Angerfist, Miss K8, Korsakoff, Mad Dog, Nosferatu, D-Fence, Deadly Guns, DRS, Chaos Project, Masters of Noise and Sakyra, hosted by Tha Watcher. The uptempo mainstage brings Partyraiser, Manifest Destiny, Bulletproof, Lunakorpz, Noxiouz, Rough Republic, S-Kill, The Dark Horror, The Dope Doctor and Tomsku.
The early hardcore stage is the one that sets the event apart: Marc Acardipane, Ruffneck, Darkraver, Catscan, Day-Mar, Endymion, Exertion, Promo, Rob with MC Joe, Ron with MC IKE and Tensor with Re-Direction, between them most of the genre’s founding generation. An early uptempo stage, a TerrorClown presented 2 Faces of Terror room and a hardtekk stage complete it. Tickets are sold through the festival’s own site. Oberhausen sits in the middle of the Ruhr, 30 minutes from Dusseldorf airport. For a German hardcore music festival, this bill is unmatched.
Full lineup
48 artists- Angerfist
- Miss K8
- Korsakoff
- Mad Dog
- Nosferatu
- D-Fence
- Deadly Guns
- DRS
- Chaos Project
- Masters of Noise
- Sakyra
- Tha Watcher
- Partyraiser
- Manifest Destiny
- Bulletproof
- Lunakorpz
- Noxiouz
- Rough Republic
- S-Kill
- The Dark Horror
- The Dope Doctor
- Tomsku
- Marc Acardipane
- Ruffneck
- Darkraver
- Catscan
- Day-Mar
- Endymion
- Exertion
- Promo
- Rob & MC Joe
- Ron & MC IKE
- Tensor & Re-Direction
- Chaotic Hostility
- Darkcontroller
- EBE Company vs. Nexo
- F.Noize
- Hatred
- Little K
- MBK vs NSD
- Vandal!sm
- TerrorClown
- Hydroxide
- Jeypieh
- Lab-E
- Nekrosine
- Sittenlos
- TerreurSquad
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Army of HardcoreWhen and where is Army of Hardcore 2026?
Friday 25 December 2026 in Oberhausen, Germany, as an indoor festival across six stages.
Who plays the mainstage?
Angerfist, Miss K8, Korsakoff, Mad Dog, Nosferatu, D-Fence, Deadly Guns, DRS, Chaos Project, Masters of Noise and Sakyra, hosted by Tha Watcher.
What are the six stages?
Mainstage, uptempo mainstage, early hardcore, early uptempo, a TerrorClown presented 2 Faces of Terror room and a hardtekk stage.
Who plays the early hardcore stage?
Marc Acardipane, Ruffneck, Darkraver, Catscan, Day-Mar, Endymion, Exertion, Promo, Rob with MC Joe, Ron with MC IKE and Tensor with Re-Direction.
Where do I buy tickets?
Through the festival's own site at armyofhardcore.net, which also carries an under 18 form and travel information.
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