Nexus

Nexus Festival is the big annual hard-sound event at Fabrik, the huge venue in Humanes de Madrid. Its fifth edition took place on 13 June 2026, with 18 hours of music and the first concert in Spain by Project One since their return. The 2027 edition does not yet have a date or line-up, but the brand is still active: it will have its own room at Fabrik's Hallowfest on 31 October 2026.

Nexus 2027: no date or line-up announced

Fabrik has not yet published the date of the sixth edition or opened ticket sales. The last two were held in mid-June (on the 13th and 14th in 2025; on Saturday the 13th in 2026), a pattern that offers a guide, but not an announcement.

What has changed from one year to the next is the length. In 2025 Nexus took up two days, with around 22 hours of music; in 2026 it was condensed into a single day from 12:00 to 6:00. Until the organisers unveil 2027, it is not known which of the two formats it will follow.

As a price guide, general admission for 2026 sold on Fever from €45, with VIP, backstage and group table options at higher prices. These are 2026 prices: those for 2027 are not yet known.

Nexus outside June: the Hallowfest room

The next chance to hear Nexus at Fabrik is not the festival, but one of its rooms. The Hallowfest on 31 October 2026 brings together for the first time on a single night the venue's five in-house brands (Code, Nexus, Xtreme, Loop and La Resistencia) with a single ticket. The Nexus room has been announced with Brennan Heart, Sickmode and D-Block & S-te-Fan.

It is a Halloween event with techno, schranz and house in other rooms, not an edition of Nexus, but for the hard crowd it is the closest thing to the festival until the 2027 announcement. Tickets on Fever started at €50 in the price tier checked on 14 October.

What Nexus is: every branch of hard under one roof

Nexus is Fabrik's brand dedicated to hardstyle and its offshoots: from anthem-driven melodic hardstyle to rawstyle, industrial hard and hardcore. The festival spreads that variety across the venue's rooms and open-air area, so each space has its own profile and the crowd can move around depending on the stage of the night.

Its line-up combines names from the European circuit, with a strong presence from the Netherlands, the birthplace of the genre, and regulars from the Spanish scene. Brennan Heart, Dual Damage and Phuture Noize have played several editions, giving the festival an identity its audience recognises.

Fabrik, in Humanes de Madrid

Fabrik is at avenida de la Industria, 82, Humanes de Madrid, outside the capital. Nexus days finish in the early hours, when public transport is scarce, so getting home is the part that needs the most planning: buses organised by the venue when available, car sharing, or taxis and ride-hailing services, which are in high demand at closing time. Entry is for over-18s only.

For more electronic plans and other styles in the region, see the festivals in the Community of Madrid.

How Nexus Festival 2026 went

The fifth edition took place on Saturday 13 June 2026 and debuted the single-day format: 18 hours, from midday to six in the morning, with 84 artists. The main draw was Project One, the project of Headhunterz and Wildstylez, in their first performance in Spain since returning to the stage.

Alongside them were Brennan Heart, Radical Redemption, Showtek, Da Tweekaz, Dual Damage, Sub Zero Project and Phuture Noize, a line-up that ranged from the most melodic hardstyle to the rawest stretches of the night. Tickets were sold on Fever, which in the days beforehand was already warning of the last ones available. We covered it in our guide to the Nexus 2026 timetable and line-up.

Previous editions

In 2025, Nexus was spread over 13 and 14 June, with Angerfist, Brennan Heart and Ran-D among Saturday's headliners. In 2024 it also lasted two days, Friday and Saturday, with Timmy Trumpet, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Devin Wild and a closing set by Dual Damage; you can read our review of that edition.

Sources: Fever (Nexus Festival 2026 and Hallowfest 2026 listings), Vozpópuli (10 September 2026), public listings for Nexus Festival 2025 on Resident Advisor and Bandsintown, and ModoFestival's own coverage, consulted on 14 October 2026.