Defqon.1
Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2025 – Where Legends Rise – is the 25th edition of one of the largest hardstyle festivals in the world. The event took place from June 26 to 29, 2025, at the event grounds in Biddinghuizen and attracted tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world over the course of four days. In addition to an impressive line-up spread across multiple stages and areas, this edition is characterized by a wide range of shows and ceremonies, including the Opening Ceremony, Power Hour, Endshow, and a five-hour Legends set in honor of 25 years of Q-dance and hardstyle.
About Production People
Production People is a leading facility company within the broadcast and live entertainment sector. They support TV productions, events, concerts, and festivals with specialized expertise in lighting, rigging, audio, and video. Technology and innovation are at the core of their operations, combined with multidisciplinary teams that manage projects from preparation to execution. As a result, they are among the market leaders in the Dutch broadcast industry.
The collaboration with Rent-All
During Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2025, Rent-All supplied lighting equipment for both the Red Stage and the Blue Stage, two of the core stages within the festival grounds. The installation and execution of the technical contributions were handled by Production People on behalf of Backbone International, commissioned by Q-dance.
Red Stage
The Red Stage serves as the main stage on the Holy Grounds and forms an iconic centerpiece of the festival. For the 2025 edition, the technical deployment was significant in scale and scope, with a width and height that emphasized the size of the show space and established the stage as a reference point for many of the show moments throughout the weekend.
Blue Stage
The Blue Stage provided an indoor setting for various performances and show moments throughout the festival weekend. Rent-All supplied appropriate lighting equipment, tailored to the visual requirements of the stage and the programming.
The technical execution of the installation for both stages was coordinated by Production People on behalf of Backbone International, using Rent-All equipment as the basis for lighting and rigging applications in the shows and presentations.
