The Raver

The Raver Spinning Early Hardcore like Early Hardcore is meant to be!

21/08/2026

Yo Yo Ravers! It's been too long since I gave you a Rave-Back video.. ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ“ฝ๐ŸŽž But with the 'other' Play! Festival coming up this weekend, it seems the right moment now to rave-back to 'Play! Festival, Classic Movies - The Final Big Edition', with no less than a 17 minutes recap of my 2 sets during that amazing day in Friesland! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿš๐Ÿคฉโ–ถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿน๐ŸŒž

Starting at the Toy Story Stage ๐Ÿงธ, with the friends of Ouwe Stijl is Bo*****il, with a mix of Classic Early Hardcore and of course some New Early sounds! Ending up full throttle with a very long New Early trip of 2 hours and 15 minutes at De Flodder Camping Stage together with Tha Nouky and Pim Bosman! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿ˜Žโ–ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‰

Thank you all so much for your energy and gabber love all day long and enjoy the whole adventure from daylight into darkness now! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐ŸŒš๐Ÿ˜Ž

With Dj Antidote, Lady Error, M!ndfxck, Pim Bosman, Robson Bordella, Tha Nouky, MC James, MC M-Core & Play Events.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

The wait is finally over, Ravers! The official countdown has begun. Today it's time for Shangri-La Festival 2026 at the ...
08/08/2026

The wait is finally over, Ravers! The official countdown has begun. Today it's time for Shangri-La Festival 2026 at the Zegerplas in Alphen aan den Rijn! ๐Ÿ™Œโœจ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿต๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ

See ya from 14:30 - 15:30 ๐Ÿ•ž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ•Ÿ in AREA II for another blasting New Early adventure! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿต๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿš€

Time is ticking.. โณ The Sacred Era awaits ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐Ÿซต ! ๐Ÿต๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿต

With Shangri-La Festival & Team Gabber Events.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

30/07/2026

ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

THE RAVER ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

CENOBITE & STRENGTH OF UNITY proudly present: THE RAVER!

September 5, 2026
Melkweg Amsterdam

Celebrating:

30 Years of Cenobite Records
20 Years of Ouwe Stijl is Bo*****il, proudly part of Strength of Unity

Styles: Early Hardcore โ€ข New Early โ€ข Thunderdome Classics

Early Hardcore runs through The Raver's veins. Raised on the sound of Thunderdome in the 90s, he has become one of the leading ambassadors of Early Hardcore and Thunderdome Classics.

Over the years, he has performed at legendary events including Thunderdome, Dominator, Harmony Of Hardcore, Defqon.1, Decibel Outdoor, Supersized Kingsday Festival, TITANIUM Festival, Ghosttown, Decade Of Early Hardcore and Ouwe Stijl Is Bo*****il, delivering unforgettable sets packed with authentic Classics and high-energy New Early tracks.

Known for his love of forgotten gems and lightning-fast Early Hardcore, The Raver combines nostalgia with fresh energy, creating a set that keeps both oldschool gabbers and the new generation moving.

Get ready for a powerful journey through the golden era of Hardcore with one of the scene's true Early Hardcore specialists.

One night. Two milestones. 30 years of Hardcore history.

Melkweg Amsterdam
September 5, 2026
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/777126576?brand=nl_melkweg

Yes Yes Ravers! The game is about to begin! So place your bets on the best Early Hardcore in town at the Ghosttown stage...
17/07/2026

Yes Yes Ravers! The game is about to begin! So place your bets on the best Early Hardcore in town at the Ghosttown stage and you will definitely win! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿช™๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽ‰

See ya tomorrow from 13:30 - 14:30 at The Fire Station in the biggest outdoor Hardcore casino of the world: Dominator 2026 - Fatal Fortune | Official Art of Dance & Q-dance event! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽฐ๐Ÿช™๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŒž

With DJ Gizmo, DJ Isaac vs. The Viper, DJ Rob & MC Joe, Gabber Syndrome, Lenny Dee vs. The Darkraver, Marc Acardipane, MD&A, Painbringer, Petrov, The Ma*****st, MC Axys, Ghosttown, Dance 2 Eden, Dominator, Art of Dance & Q-dance.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

25/06/2026

Good news, Weekend Warrior Ravers! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽŠ You're at least not gonna melt during my set today..gheghe.. ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ˜… Because I've the honour to close the BROWN stage from 22:00 - 23:00 with the only hour of Early Hardcore and of course some New Early on the entire Thursday of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2026! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽ‰

At that time of the day it's gonna be a smooth summerevening temperature of 24 degrees, so perfect to bring our Sacred Oath to the BROWN! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŒž

So, see you in some hours, Ravers from all around the globe, at the holy grounds of "Defqon.1 2026 | Sacred Oath"! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿงก

With Plug 'N Play, Ransom, Ricardo Moreno, Defqon.1 & Q-dance.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

รˆ quasi ora, miei Raver italiani! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸคฉThis Saturday, June 13th, Ghosttown invades Sala Due at the legendary club Number...
11/06/2026

รˆ quasi ora, miei Raver italiani! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿคฉ

This Saturday, June 13th, Ghosttown invades Sala Due at the legendary club Number One in Corte Franca (Brescia)! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

My set time is very nice and late, from 03:50 - 04:40 ๐Ÿ•“๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ•”, so that means I can go all out! ๐Ÿ’ฅ Expect a set full of serious Early Hardcore and to represent 'The Freak Room' area of Ghosttown, of course a lot of smashing New Early! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‰

Facciamo a pezzi Sala Due, miei Raver italiani! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

With DJ Thomas Ska, MD&A, Neophyte, Panic, Petrov, The Viper, MC Axys, Ghosttown, Dance 2 Eden, Number One Hardcore & Empowerment Agency.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

28/05/2026

Weekend Warrior Ravers! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽŠ 'And Now For Something Completely Different..'..gheghe.. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™ƒ After rocking the mighty GOLD of Defqon.1 four times now, this year we're gonna bring our Sacred Oath to the BROWN! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŒž

And the best part is.. The Raver has been asked to close the BROWN stage with the only hour of Early Hardcore / New Early on the entire Thursday of Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2026! Then you know what to expect..haha..! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽ‰

So, in exactly 4 weeks from now, on Thursday the 25th of June, I hope to meet as many Ravers from all around the globe as possible, at the holy grounds of "Defqon.1 2026 | Sacred Oath"! Let's show the world what real gabber madness is! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿงก

With Plug 'N Play, Ransom, Ricardo Moreno, Defqon.1 & Q-dance.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

Ravers of the north! ๐Ÿ˜Ž This Saturday, the 30th of May 2026, The Raver is back in Friesland, at Play! Festival! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿš๐Ÿคฉโ–ถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿน๐ŸŒž...
26/05/2026

Ravers of the north! ๐Ÿ˜Ž This Saturday, the 30th of May 2026, The Raver is back in Friesland, at Play! Festival! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿš๐Ÿคฉโ–ถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿน๐ŸŒž

And the observant viewer will have already noticed, that I will be playing not 1, but even 2 sets! The first one is from 13:30 - 14:15 ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ•ž at the Toy Story Stage, together with the friends of Ouwe Stijl is Bo*****il! ๐Ÿงธ This set is gonna be a mix of Classic Early Hardcore and of course some New Early sounds around the 180 - 195 BPM! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿคฉโ–ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽ‰

The second set is gonna be a very long trip of 2 hours and 15 minutes at De Flodder Camping Stage! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽŠ But luckily I'm not alone in this, because it's going to be one crazy madhouse together with Tha Nouky and Pim Bosman! Expect a fast Early Hardcore story from 21:15 - 23:30 ๐Ÿ•˜๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ•ง with a lot of New Early, ending up for sure above the 200 BPM..gheghe..! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿ˜Žโ–ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‰

So, let's see if we can make the last remnant of the old abandoned farmhouse in Lutkewierum collapse for good..gheghe..! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ›–๐Ÿก๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ

Let's Play! 'big' and crazy one more time at 'Play! Festival, Classic Movies - The Final Big Edition'! See ya in Friesland, Ravers! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ๐Ÿคฉโ–ถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿน๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ

With Angerissues, Apac, Carlito Santana, Creature From Hell, Dione a.k.a. E-Noid, Dj Antidote, DJ Arjuna vs MESSl4H, Dj Killahbee, DJ The Enforcer, Energ!zer, Hellcreator vs Kaycie, Lady Error, M!ndfxck, Pim Bosman, Reeza, Robson Bordella, Skitzofreak, Tec-9 vs Ma Flodder, Tha Nouky, The Bloody Deamon, The Vinylist vs Dylan Rola, Trypticon, Xqruciator, MC James, MC M-Core & Play Events.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

Yes Yes Ravers! Still 4 months of great sunny summerfestivals to come, but I'm now already more than ready to enter the ...
19/05/2026

Yes Yes Ravers! Still 4 months of great sunny summerfestivals to come, but I'm now already more than ready to enter the Hardcore lands of TITANIUM Festival 2026 [official] once again! ๐Ÿ’ชโš™๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŒž

On Saturday the 19th of September, at Plas Middelwaard, Vianen, the festival season will come to an insane climax at the last 100% Hardcore festival of the year! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿฅณ

The yearly question is.. Where will you find me this year..?! ๐Ÿค”

What would you think/hope/like..? ๐Ÿค” Some proper Classic Early Hardcore under the iconic Ghosttown bridge..? ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŒ‰๐Ÿค” Or, like last year, full throttle with the fastest New Early at the New Early / (New) Early Terror area..?! ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿค”

In any case, The Crystal Core is waiting for you and 15.000 gabbers to unleash a relentless Hardcore energy! C ya there! ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ 

With TITANIUM Festival, BKJN Events & Dance 2 Eden.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

17/05/2026

Yo Ravers! I already told you, that I will be back on the sunny E3 Strand in Eersel at Dominator 2026 - Fatal Fortune | Official Art of Dance & Q-dance event! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒžโœจ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽฐ๐Ÿช™๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽŠ

Today it's time to reveal, that on Saturday the 18th of July 2026 I'm gonna set The Fire Station stage on fire with some serious Early Hardcore and undoubtedly some New Early as well at the Ghosttown hosting by Dance 2 Eden! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿช™๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽš๐ŸŽ›๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‰

C ya in 2 months in the biggest outdoor Hardcore casino of the world, Ravers! Excited! ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽฐ๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›๐ŸŽฐ๐ŸŒž

With DJ Gizmo, DJ Isaac vs. The Viper, DJ Rob & MC Joe, Gabber Syndrome, Lenny Dee vs. The Darkraver, Marc Acardipane, MD&A, Painbringer, Petrov, The Ma*****st, MC Axys, Ghosttown, Dance 2 Eden, Dominator, Art of Dance & Q-dance.

Have you already discovered the official SoundCloud account of The Raver? ๐Ÿคฉโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ”Š If you would like to follow me at SoundCloud as well, be my guest.. ๐Ÿ˜‰ You can find me at https://soundcloud.com/the_raver_official or search for The Raver (Official) in the SoundCloud app. Thanxx & enjoy Ravers! ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ’–

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