Qlimax

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The Qlimax (derivative of climax, English high point ) is an annual event for electronic music of the hardstyle scene in the Netherlands . It takes place every year on a weekend in November at the GelreDome in Arnhem . The audience is around 30,000.

General

Qlimax is an event of the record label and music company Q-Dance . From 2000 to 2003 it took place one to three times a year, since 2004 once a year in the third week of November. The venue was initially the Beursgebouw (Eindhoven), then various other locations such as the SilverDome (Zoetermeer) and the Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam), since 2008 in the GelreDome in Arnhem. In February 2006 and January 2007 there were two additional events in Belgium.

Qlimax 2008
Qlimax 2008 30 minutes before admission

In general, there is a line-up of a hard-Trance - DJ , who will open the event, a Jumpstyle - DJ / Early hardstyle Dj, five or more Hardstyle -DJs and a hardcore techno -DJ that ends the show. In 2014, an introductory hard trance act was dispensed with for the first time. The event started with three hard style DJs, followed by three raw style DJs and ended with three hardcore DJs. In 2018, a Frenchcore act instead of a hardcore act closed the event for the first time. The sequence of the shows is always the same with minor differences, but always with a different theme. These topics are processed in a dark style in the sense of hardcore techno and hardstyle and tell a story that is divided into several chapters, each of which is introduced by an intro . The intros also serve as an introduction to the DJs. The DJs reside on a raised stage in front of the audience. The stage set is designed differently every year and staged using several lasers , spotlights, scanners, clippers and fireworks .

The tickets are usually sold out within hours of the start of sales. In 2013 the tickets were sold out after an hour and 29 minutes. In 2016 the tickets were sold out in less than an hour, in 2017 even within half an hour.

Line-ups from 2000 to 2019

subjects

Since 2003, each edition of the Qlimax has its own anthem:

  • 2003 (Netherlands) The Prophet - Follow The Leader
  • 2003 (Netherlands) Deepack - The Prophecy
  • 2004 (Netherlands) Future Tribes - Deadlock
  • 2005 (Netherlands) Zany - Science & Religion
  • 2006 (Belgium) Zany - Science & Religion
  • 2006 (Netherlands) Alpha² - The Darkside
  • 2007 (Netherlands) Headhunterz - The Power Of The Mind
  • 2007 (Belgium) Headhunterz - The Power Of The Mind
  • 2008 (Netherlands) Technoboy - Next Dimensional World
  • 2009 (Netherlands) D-Block & S-Te-Fan - The Nature Of Our Mind
  • 2010 (Netherlands) Brennan Heart - Alternate Reality
  • 2011 (Netherlands) Zatox - No Way Back
  • 2012 (Netherlands) Psyko Punkz - Fate Or Fortune
  • 2013 (Netherlands) Gunz For Hire ft. Ruffian - Immortal
  • 2014 (Netherlands) Noisecontrollers - The Source Code of Creation
  • 2015 (Netherlands) Atmozfears - Equilibrium
  • 2016 (Netherlands) Coone - Rise of the Celestials
  • 2017 (Netherlands) Wildstylez - Temple of Light
  • 2018 (Netherlands) Sub Zero Project - The Game Changer
  • 2019 (Netherlands) B-Front - Symphony of Shadows

Events

The first Qlimax took place on Saturday, June 3rd, 2000 in the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven . In the following years the venue changed.

  • October 21, 2000 , USC De Boelelaan, Amsterdam
  • 3rd February 2001 , USC De Boelelaan, Amsterdam
  • June 2nd 2001 , Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
  • December 8th 2001 , Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
  • April 6, 2002 , Thialf Stadium, Heerenveen
  • September 21, 2002 , SilverDome, Zoetermeer
  • April 12th 2003 , Thialf Stadium, Heerenveen
  • November 22, 2003 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 27, 2004 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 19, 2005 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • 4th February 2006 , Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
  • November 25, 2006 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 17, 2007 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • December 1st 2007 , Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
  • November 22, 2008 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 21, 2009 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 27, 2010 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 26th 2011 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 24th 2012 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 23, 2013 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • 22nd November 2014 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 21, 2015 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • 19th November 2016 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 18, 2017 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • November 24, 2018 , GelreDome, Arnhem
  • 23 November 2019 , GelreDome, Arnhem

Web links

Commons : Qlimax  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. WIPO trademark search Qlimax  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.wipo.int  
  2. ^ Q-dance: Qlimax sold out. Twitter , September 25, 2010, accessed September 26, 2010 .
  3. Tweet from Q-Dance on the official website ( twitter.com )
  4. Charly Moos: Qlimax cuelga el cartel de Sold Out en "tiempo record". (No longer available online.) EDM Spain, September 17, 2016, archived from the original on November 21, 2016 ; Retrieved November 20, 2016 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / edmspain.es
  5. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl
  6. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl
  7. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl
  8. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl
  9. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl
  10. Event details on Q-Dance.Nl ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  11. Event homepage incl. LineUp ( memento of the original from September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  12. Event homepage incl. LineUp ( memento of the original from September 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  13. Event homepage incl. LineUp ( memento of the original from October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  14. Event homepage incl. LineUp ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  15. Line-up - Qlimax 2015. (No longer available online.) In: Qlimax 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015 ; Retrieved October 21, 2015 (American English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.qlimax.com
  16. Line-up - Qlimax 2016. (No longer available online.) In: Qlimax 2016. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015 ; Retrieved October 12, 2016 (American English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.qlimax.com
  17. Line-up - Qlimax 2017 (summary Harderstate). In: Qlimax 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017 (American English).
  18. Line-up - Qlimax 2018 (summary Harderstate). In: Qlimax 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018 (American English).
  19. Line-up - Qlimax 2019 (summary Qlimax Facebook). In: Qlimax 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019 (American English).
  20. Announcement of the official Qlimax 2008 anthem ( memento of the original from October 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / events.q-dance.nl
  21. The Qlimax 2013 anthem is now available! In: www.q-dance.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
  22. Qlimax | Anthem by Noisecontrollers. In: www.q-dance.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015 .