Whether you’re a house head or prefer bass in your face, all this and much more was on offer at HARD Summer 2025.
Taking place Aug. 2-3 at Hollywood Park at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the festival drew tens of thousands of fans to see A-listers including Sara Landry, The Blessed Madonna, Kaytranada, Dom Dolla, Four Tet and Gesaffelstein, all of whom drew giant crowds across the festival’s four stages.
During his own massive set, Gordo nodded to the ongoing beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, declaring into the mic that “you know I lived in L.A. for about six years so you guys know how hard I ride with you, but you guys also know which side I’m on,” before dropping “What Did I Miss?” by Drake, an artist Gordo has worked extensively with.
To wit, per HARD tradition, the lineup wove in a heavy doses of hip-hop, with performances from legends like Busta Rhymes and Juvenile, the latter of whom had a giant crowd backing dat azz up on command. Latin was also on the menu with a performance by genre powerhouse Feid.
Elsewhere, HARD Summer 2025 featured stars like rising German powerhouse Marlon Hoffstadt, French industrial techno producer Nico Moreno, a b2b from rising Dutch star KI/KI playing b2b with Berlin’s DJ Gigola, hometown hero Deorro, Italian duo 999999999 and many more.
Produced by Insomniac Events, HARD Summer is a longstanding Los Angeles tradition, with the festival happening at locations around Southern California since 2008. The HARD brand also encompasses a label, HARD Records.
See exclusive photos from HARD Summer 2025 below.
