Nightmare
Back in 1992, the very first edition of Nigtmare was held at Rotterdam Parkzicht. This edition was called ‘A Nightmare at the Park’. DJ Rob and DJ Paul Elstak were spinning the first harcore tracks.

The first edition became very successful. That is why DJ Paul Elstak and Mid-Town decided to take this event to another level. Nightmare moved to the legendary Energiehal, also known as the ‘hardcore temple’. Since then Nightmare continued under the heading ‘A Nightmare In Rotterdam’. The editions in the Energiehal were tremendously popular, the whole hardcore scene from the Netherlands and abroad came to Rotterdam to taste something of the fantastic atmosphere where everyone was talking about. ‘A Nightmare In Rotterdam’ ceased to exist in 1995 because of the policy of the municipality of Rotterdam. However, the organization continued abroad with ‘A Nightmare On Tour’.

Fortunately Nightmare returned. After 10 years of absence, UDC and Mid-Town decided to bring the concept back to the Netherlands. This resulted into an indoor edition: ‘The Legend Returns’. They had found a new location in Ahoy Rotterdam. This edition became very successful, that is why the organization decided to held this event annually. In the end of 2008, Nightmare was brought to another level with ’15 Years Of Nightmare’.

Because the concept was already called ‘Nightmare’ by everyone, the name ‘A Nightmare In Rotterdam’ changed its name to ‘Nightmare’.