Tens of thousands of ‘hardstyles’ revellers flocked to Sydney’s Defqon. 1 music festival for 11 hours of bizarre dancing dressed in colourful and quirky clothing.
The festival attracts electronic music and dance lovers from across the nation who come together to enjoy sets from world-class international DJs including Headhunterz.
Hosted in Penrith, western Sydney, the annual event kicked off at 10.30am on Saturday and attracted about 30,000 people.
Hardstyle revellers flocked to Defqon 1 music festival for eleven hours of bizarre dancing and interesting fashion choices
Warm weather in Sydney meant many festival revellers opted to wear minimal clothing, revealing their skin
The festival attracts hardstyle lovers from across the city who come together to conquer the lands of Defqon 1
Hosted in Penrith, western Sydney, the annual event kicked off at 10.30am on Saturday and attracted about 30,000 people
Fashion is of upmost importance for attendees as comfortable festival-attire is imperative for successfully busting out the high-octane dance moves, known as ‘hakken’ in hardstyle circles.
The festival claims to celebrate creativity and freedom, encouraging visitors to dress as crazy as possible.
Photos from the event show attendees wearing minimal clothing as temperatures soared above 30C.
Men were often seen shirtless and wearing their favourite dancing sneakers.
Many women wore barely-there bikini tops and mini-shorts, by comparison.
One woman wears fishnet stockings underneath her black mini-shorts and accessoried the ensemble with the colour red
One festivalgoer combined a glittery party dress with zombie-like face paint
Fashion is of upmost importance for attendees as comfortable festival-attire is imperative for successfully busting a move or ‘hakken’ – as defined by hardstyle lingo
The festival claims to celebrate creativity and freedom, encouraging visitors to dress as crazy as possible
Health and fitness influencer Yakiboy (pictured, right), who has almost 90,000 Instagram followers, attended the festival
The event wasn’t without dress-ups as many festivalgoers rocked up as their favourite characters.
Whether it was the Bananas in Pyjamas or the Flintstones, Defqon 1 had creative ensembles covered.
Other attendees decorated their outfits with masks, galaxy tights and fluffy legwarmers.
Yakiboy, a health and fitness influencer who hit the headlines after declaring he was a ‘Muslim Shia soldier’, made an appearance at the festival and was happy to flex for the cameras.
Defqon 1 implements a ‘no lad policy’ which bans lad and lad clothing from being allowed into the event
TN’s are deemed acceptable for the event, as long as the wearer doesn’t classify themselves as a lad or a member of a gang
A woman sits on the shoulders of a man at the festival, likely after a long day of dancing. She wears camouflage pants
Despite the scorching heat, one attendee dressed up as B1 from Bananas in Pyjamas
A woman dressed in a sailors cap bites onto a medal at the western Sydney showground
Defqon 1 implements a ‘no lad policy’ which bans lad and lad clothing from being allowed into the event.
Nike Tuned 1’s, known as TNs, are deemed acceptable for the event provided the person wearing them doesn’t classify themselves as a ‘lad’.
‘You can wear your favourite dancing shoes and/or outfit, as long as you don’t classify as a LAD or gangs,’ the Defqon 1 policy states.
The festival, founded by festival organiser Q-dance, first hit Australian shores in 2009. The festival is also held in the Netherlands and was formerly held in Chile
‘You can wear your favourite dancing shoes and/or outfit, as long as you don’t classify as a LAD or gangs,’ the Defqon 1 policy states
One pair decorated themselves in pink for the event. The man took his creativity to the next level with rainbow socks and galaxy tights
Rave dancing called hakken or gabbering is typically celebrated at the festival. The dance involves small steps that quickly follow each other, to the rhythm of drums
The festival, founded by festival organiser Q-dance, first hit Australian shores in 2009.
The festival is also held in the Netherlands and was formerly held in Chile.
Rave dancing called hakken or gabbering is typically celebrated at the festival.
The dance involves small steps that quickly follow each other, to the rhythm of drums.
Two women decorated themselves with butterflies, fluffy legwarmers and glitter gems on their foreheads
A group of friends pose together before the festival dressed as characters from the Flintstones
One woman was captured dancing to the hardstyle music, wearing a matching maroon exercise set