Hard (music festival)
Hard is a national music festival, music cruise and concert brand founded by Gary Richards in 2007. The event line-ups consist of alternative and electronic acts and emerging talents. The first Hard Music Festival was held on December 31, 2007 in Downtown Los Angeles and featured Justice, Peaches and 2 Live Crew. Hard is best known for the Hard Summer Music Festival and Hard Haunted Mansion, though also runs several smaller events and once-off shows. Hard is sometimes called "Hardfest" by fans, based on the event's website (hardfest.com) and social media shortcuts. Additional Hard brands include the Hard Summer Tour, Hard 13, Turkey Soup, and the Holy Ship! electronic music cruise. Live Nation Entertainment acquired Hard in 2012.[1]
National and international tours
2010 Hard Summer Tour
August 2010 marked the launch of the Hard Summer Tour, as promoter Gary Richards decided to take the party on the road; 12 dates scattered across the United States and Canada; Incorporating hip-hop into the fold.[2]
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Line-up |
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| August 6, 2010 |
Oakland |
United States |
Fox Theater |
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Proxy |
| August 9, 2010 |
Denver |
Ogden Theater |
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Proxy, Destructo |
| August 11, 2010 |
Austin |
Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater |
| August 13, 2010 |
Chicago |
Congress Theater |
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, The Twelves, Destructo |
| August 14, 2010 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Koolhaus |
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo |
| August 15, 2010 |
Montreal |
Metropolis |
| August 17, 2010 |
Boston |
United States |
House of Blues |
| August 18, 2010 |
Philadelphia |
Electric Factory |
| August 20, 2010 |
Washington, D.C. |
9:30 Club |
| August 21, 2010 |
New York City |
Terminal 5 |
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo |
| August 22, 2010 |
Baltimore |
Sonar |
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo |
2011
Trent Reznor helped organise the event, seeking out the help of out Gary Richards from Hard to do so, stating: "I’ve always respected what [Richards] does with Hard, and I thought that was exactly what we needed."[3]
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Line-up |
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| Hard x Mouth Taped Shut |
| December 3, 2011 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Sturecompagniet |
Miike Snow Sound System, Chase & Status (DJ Set), Noisia, Alex Metric |
| December 9, 2011 |
Chicago |
United States |
Congress |
Sebastian Ingrosso, James Murphy, Proxy, DJ Eye |
| December 10, 2011 |
New York City |
Terminal 5 |
The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set), James Murphy, Proxy, DJ Eye |
| December 16, 2011 |
London |
England |
Coronet |
Groove Armada, Labyrinth, Zane Lowe, Beardyman, Madeon |
| December 16, 2011 |
San Francisco |
United States |
Warfield |
Major Lazer, James Murphy, Proxy, DJ Eye |
| December 17, 2011 |
Los Angeles |
Palladium |
deadmau5, James Murphy, Proxy, DJ Eye |
| Hard Summer Tour |
| August 3, 2011 |
Seattle |
United States |
Showbox Sodo |
Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Destructo |
| August 4, 2011 |
Portland |
Roseland |
| August 5, 2011 |
Oakland |
Fox Theater |
| August 6, 2011 |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles State Historic Park |
Hard Summer Music Festival |
| August 8, 2011 |
El Paso |
Club 101 |
Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Destructo |
| August 9, 2011 |
Dallas |
Granada |
| August 10, 2011 |
Austin |
Stubb's |
| August 12, 2011 |
Chicago |
Congress |
| August 13, 2011 |
Toronto |
Canada |
WEMF @ Madawaska Park |
| August 14, 2011 |
Montreal |
Metropolis |
Digitalism (live), Destructo |
| August 16, 2011 |
Boston |
United States |
House of Blues |
Digitalism (live), Switch, Designer Drugs, Destructo |
| August 17, 2011 |
Baltimore |
Bourbon Street |
Digitalism (live), Destructo, Dillon Francis |
| August 18, 2011 |
Philadelphia |
Electric Factory |
Digitalism (live), Switch, Designer Drugs, Destructo |
| August 19, 2011 |
Washington, D.C. |
9:30 Club |
Digitalism (live), Switch, Destructo, Dillon Francis |
| August 20, 2011 |
New York City |
Terminal 5 |
Digitalism (live), Switch, Designer Drugs, Destructo |
2012 Hard presents Boys Noize Live
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Line-up |
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| November 23, 2012 |
Fort Lauderdale |
United States |
Revolution |
Boys Noize, Djedjotronic |
| November 24, 2012 |
Orlando |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize (Canceled) |
| November 28, 2012 |
Washington, D.C. |
Fillmore |
| November 30, 2012 |
New York City |
Roseland Ballroom |
Boys Noize, Spank Rock, Djedjotronic, UZ |
| December 1, 2012 |
Philadelphia |
TLA |
Boys Noize, Djedjotronic, Love City DJS, Sammy Slice |
| December 2, 2012 |
Boston |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize, Djedjotronic |
| December 6, 2012 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Telus Theatre |
Boys Noize, Djedjotronic, Jordan Dare, Mayday |
| December 7, 2012 |
Toronto |
Sound Academy |
Boys Noize, DJedjotronic, Mark Hinnen, Rynecologist |
| December 8, 2012 |
Chicago |
United States |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize, Djedjotronic, Le1f |
| December 10, 2012 |
St. Louis |
Pageant |
Boys Noize, Strip Steve |
| December 14, 2012 |
Oakland |
Fox Theatre |
Boys Noize, Strip Steve, Le1f |
| December 15, 2012 |
Los Angeles |
The Hollywood Palladium |
Boys Noize, UZ, Destructo, Strip Steve, Le1f |
| December 16, 2012 |
San Diego |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize, Strip Steve, Destructo |
| December 18, 2012 |
Denver |
Fillmore |
Boys Noize, Strip Steve |
| December 20, 2012 |
Dallas |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize (Canceled) |
| December 21, 2012 |
Houston |
House of Blues |
Boys Noize |
2014 Hard Straylia
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Line-up |
|---|
| April 24, 2014 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
The Hi-Fi |
Clockwork, Destructo, Oliver, Motez |
| April 25, 2014 |
Sydney |
The Ivy |
| April 26, 2014 |
Adelaide |
Thebarton Theatre |
| April 27, 2014 |
Fremantle |
Port Beach Sand Tracks |
RL Grime, Destructo, Oliver, Motez |
See also
References
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