Hard (music festival)

Hard
Genre	Alternative, Electronic, Rock
Dates	August and October
Location(s)	United States
Years active	2007 - Present
Founders	Gary Richards
Website	HARD - Official Website

HARD is a music festival which takes place twice a year in Los Angeles, California. The concerts' line-ups consist of high-profile alternative, electronic and rock acts. The first annual HARD Music Festival was held on December 31, 2007 in Downtown Los Angeles and featured Justice (French band), Peaches (musician) and 2 Live Crew. HARD produces the HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL and HARD HAUNTED MANSION. HARD is sometimes called 'hardfest' by fans, based on the event's website hardfest.com and social networking shortcuts.

2010 HARD Events

HARD LA / M.I.A.

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
July 17	Los Angeles	LA State Historic Park	MIA, N*E*R*D, Die Antwoord, Flying Lotus, Rye Rye, Switch, Joker, Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, 12th Planet, Borgore, Jason Bentley, Destructo, Nguzunguzu, The Gaslamp Killer, Ninjasonik

HARD NYC / M.I.A.

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
July 24	New York City	South Island Field @ Governor's Island	MIA, Die Antwoord, Skream + Benga, Rye Rye, Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, Borgore, Destructo, 12th Planet, Nguzunguzu, Ninjasonik

HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
August 7	Los Angeles	LA State Historic Park	Soulwax, Crystal Castles, Major Lazer, Erol Alkan, Diplo, Tiga, Digitalism, Green Velvet, Proxy, Skream + Benga + Caspa, Sinden, Destructo, The Twelves, Breakbot, Rory Phillips

HARD / CRYSTAL CASTLES SUMMER TOUR

Date	City, State	Venue	Line-Up
August 6	Oakland, CA	Fox Theater	Crystal Castles
August 9	Denver, CO	Ogden Theater	Crystal Castles
August 11	Austin, TX	Stubb's Waller Creek Amph.	Crystal Castles
August 13	Chicago, IL	Congress Theater	Crystal Castles
August 14	Toronto, ONT, CAN	Koolhaus	Crystal Castles
August 15	Montreal, PQ, CAN	Metropolis	Crystal Castles
August 17	Boston, MA	House of Blues	Crystal Castles
August 18	Philadelphia, PA	Electric Factory	Crystal Castles
August 20	Washington, D,C.	9:30 Club	Crystal Castles
August 21	New York, NY	Terminal 5	Crystal Castles
August 22	Baltimore, MD	Sonar	Crystal Castles

HARD 13

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
March 13	Los Angeles	Club Nokia	Fake Blood, Jack Beats, Boy 8 Bit, Destructo, Deadmau5 + Tommy Lee + Steve Duda, 12th Planet, Gaslamp Killer, Camo UFOs, more

2009 HARD Events

HARD NYE

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
December 31	Los Angeles	Hollywood Palladium	Boys Noize, A-Trak, DJ Mehdi, Destructo

HARD Haunted Mansion

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
October 30-31	Los Angeles	Shrine Expo Center	Justice, Basement Jaxx, Deadmau5, Bloody Beetroots, Major Lazer, Modeslektor, A-Trak, Crookers, Classixx, Harvard Bass, Danger, Steve Aoki + Kid Sister, more

HARD Summer

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
August 8	Los Angeles	Inglewood Forum	Underworld, Chromeo, Crystal Castles, Crookers, Bloody Beetroots, Busy P, Jack Beats, DJ AM, Sebastian, Steve Aoki, 12th Planet, Amanda Blank, more

HARD 13

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
March 13	Los Angeles	Shrine Expo Center	Boys Noize, Diplo & Lil Jon, Erol Alkan, LA Riots, Shadow Dancer, Boy 8 Bit, Destructo, 12th Planet, Breakdown, Dan Oh, more

2008 HARD Events

HARD Haunted Mansion

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
October 31	Los Angeles	Shrine Expo Center	Justice, Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, Boys Noize, Crystal Castles, Deadmau5, Crookers, DJ AM, Jason Bentley, Destructo, Daedelus, Busy P, So Me, LuckyIAm, more

HARD Summer Music Festival

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
July 19	Los Angeles	Shrine Expo Center	N*E*R*D, MSTRKRFT + N.O.R.E, Spank Rock, Kid Sister, Kill The Noise, A-Trak, Bloody Beetroots, LA Riots, Jason Bentley, Miles Dyson, Steve Aoki, Danny Masterson, LMFAO, more

2007 HARD Events

HARD NYE (HARD New Years Eve Music Festival)

Date	City	Venue	Line-Up
December 31	Los Angeles	VIP Warehouse	Justice, Peaches, 2 Live Crew, Steve Aoki, Busy P, DJ A-Trak, Whitey, Uberzone, Jason Bentley, Wired All Wrong, Young Americans, Softlightes, Trouble Andrew, Pink Enemy, Afrobots, Royal Rumble, From Elsewhere DJs (No MSG, Roamzilla & Urthworm), 87 Stick Up Kids, Dan Oh, Chris Holmes, Black Palms, DJ Pubes (Obey Giant), Mid City West, DJ Skeet Skeet, Gina Turner Vs. Louisann, Aaron Castle, Goddollars, Kool Aid, Destructo, DJ Jacques, On Blast