On October 10th, the pulse of Rotterdam’s hardcore heritage will converge with Cologne’s industrial energy as Bootshaus hosts Hakke360—3 Decades of Paul Elstak. Revered as one of the founding figures of the movement, Paul Elstak brings three decades of relentless innovation to the stage, shaping rave culture across generations. His sonic trajectory, from early gabber anthems through euphoric hardstyle crossover, underscores a night dedicated to the roots and evolution of the scene.

Elstak headlines a lineup that forms a brutalist monument to harder styles: Italian force Mad Dog brings his uncompromising hardcore for a set marked by searing kicks and razor-sharp atmospheres, while Panic’s signature Rotterdam sound promises a relentless continuity between heritage and present energy. Berlin’s subversive Noxa delivers surgical intensity, and Host (CA) transmits transatlantic breakcore and industrial hybrids. Marc Acardipane—one of the true architects of techno and hardcore as we know it—joins in, while Lenny Dee brings the full history of New York’s industrial legacy distilled into an urgent DJ set.

RON [Ron Steiner] and Akira round out the bill, each illustrating how hardcore’s raw energy can mutate between frenetic breaks and extreme tempos without losing connection to the floor. The event promises a total immersion—an intersection where relentless rhythms, raw intensity, and communal memory fuse under the industrial beams of Bootshaus. This is not just a celebration; it’s a manifestation of the scene’s past, present, and future, delivered by the architects who helped build it from nothing but a kick drum and a vision.