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Hard Summer Music Festival 2017 Returns to The Speedway in Fontana August 5th and 6th!

HARD has always had a reputation of presenting the future of music. Since 2007 with the inaugural HARD New Year’s Eve, the festival series has always answered our question of, “What’s next?”   Today, HARD has announced its flagship festival HARD SUMMERcelebrating its 10 year anniversary–and will return to The Speedway in Fontana on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6.

The very first HARD–featured Justice, 2 Live Crew, Steve Aoki and Peaches- is a great representation of the festival’s diversity to this day. The HARD stage has hosted to everyone from Ice Cube, The Weeknd, A$AP Mob, Pharrell and Future to Giorgio Moroder, Die Antwoord and The Chemical Brothers. The HARD brand has continued to evolve. HARD has delivered an unforgettable experience to millions of music fans over the years and presented the mainstream rise of several major influences in the electronic music genre including deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Justice and many more. Keep an for the lineup for its 2017 edition to be revealed in the coming weeks.


Not too far from downtown LA, The Speedway in Fontana is massive, reaching over 500 acres, including convenient parking and camping.  Says HARD’s Gary Richards, “We have the best music fans out there and we’re working hard to do more for them. We’re also working very closely with the production team on improvements to the overall festival experience at the track. From the line-up to production to mobility, it is the goal of this festival to improve and enhance the overall experience at HARD Summer’s 10 Year Anniversary.”

Check out the HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016 recap video directed by long-time HARD collaborator Agata Alexander and set to music by Boys Noize and Destructo.  It is a strong visual highlighting the spectacular performances by Ice Cube, Major Lazer, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Ty Dolla $ign, Destructo, REZZ and many more.

  YouTube – http://bit.ly/HSMF16RecapYT

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FestPop Staff Writer, Suzy Ledford
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