With three days of hardstyle, hardcore, uptempo and other music genres, FCKNYE Festival is gearing up for another massive New Year’s celebration. On 30 and 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027, artists including Angerfist, Rebelion, Partyraiser, Rooler and Dimitri K will take over Brussels Expo. Alongside five different stages, the festival also features an indoor camping area where visitors can spend the night just a short walk from the stages.
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What started in 2010 as a New Year’s Eve party with 2,000 visitors has since grown into a three-day festival that, according to the organisers, attracts 75,000 visitors. FCKNYE Festival welcomes music lovers from around the world to the Belgian capital during the New Year’s celebrations. With five different stages and a diverse musical programme, the event brings together a wide range of electronic music genres, while French rap also has its place on the line-up.
From hardstyle to uptempo: three days of harder styles
Fans of the harder styles will have plenty to look forward to at FCKNYE Festival. On Wednesday 30 December, the festival kicks off with artists including Angerfist, Hard Driver and Kruelty. Several special combinations are also on the programme, including Deadly Guns vs Miss K8, Partyraiser vs Bulletproof and Lunakorpz vs Sandy Warez.
On New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31 December, things are taken up another notch. With names such as Showtek, Rebelion, Sickmode, Rooler, Krowdexx, Holy Priest and So Juice, there’s plenty of room for hardstyle and raw. Fans of the faster styles are also well catered for, with performances by Lil Texas, Dr Peacock, Billx, N-Vitral presents Bombsquad and The Dark Horror, among others.
The line-up also features several notable battles, including Dr Donk vs Russian Village Boys, Unicorn On K vs Noiseflow, Imhappy vs Dikke Baap and DRS vs Sandy Warez. Together, these performances will help ring in the New Year with a wide variety of harder styles.
The celebrations continue on Friday 1 January. The final festival day features Hysta b2b Yoshiko, Dimitri K vs Lekkerfaces, GPF, TOZA and Spitnoise vs Dither, among others. Natte Visstick, SLVL and Terrorclown are also scheduled to perform.
FCK NYE 2026:
30 december
COUNT:DOWN
Resolution
31 December
COUNT:DOWN
The Box
Bazaar
Loud Machine
Resolution
1 january
COUNT:DOWN
Resolution
Five stages, each with its own identity
FCKNYE Festival spreads its programme across five stages at Brussels Expo: COUNT, The Box, Bazaar, Loud Machine and Resolution. Each stage has its own design and musical identity. From French rap and techno to trance, bounce, hardstyle and hardcore, the festival brings a wide variety of genres together under one roof. Resolution is particularly dedicated to hardcore, while the other stages showcase different musical styles.
Spend the night at an indoor campsite inside Brussels Expo
One of the most striking features of FCKNYE Festival is the opportunity to stay overnight at the festival venue itself. Instead of a traditional outdoor campsite, the organisers offer an indoor camping area inside the heated halls of Brussels Expo.
Visitors can pitch their tents, get some sleep and make use of shower facilities. A covered walkway connects the camping area directly to the festival stages, meaning visitors won’t have to step outside into the winter cold to get from their tents to the festival.
The indoor camping area also provides an alternative for visitors struggling to find accommodation in Brussels during the busy New Year’s period. This allows festivalgoers to stay at the same location throughout the three-day event and celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
FCKNYE Festival during New Year’s
FCKNYE Festival takes place on 30 and 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027 at Brussels Expo. Ticket sales are already underway and, according to a recent update from the organisers, the second ticket wave was already 98.8% sold out. More information about the festival, indoor camping and available tickets can be found on the officiale FCKNYE Festival website.
Beeldmateriaal via: FCK NYE
