Each October, Amsterdam turns into turns into the world capital of digital music for 5 delirious days. The standard soundtrack of bicycle bells, tram rails and rain ticking in opposition to café home windows will get swallowed into an limitless drumbeat as ADE takes over golf equipment, warehouses, document shops, convention rooms and no matter different corners of town can match a sound system.
That’s the magic of ADE. It’s a pageant, a convention and a citywide scavenger hunt rolled into one, and also you’ll make discoveries all over the place from iconic arenas to bakeries to underground cellars you would possibly in any other case stroll straight previous.
For newcomers, the sheer scale may be dizzying. For seasoned veterans, their knees are battle-tested. There are sufficient occasions to make each of their heads spin, so annually EDM.com digs deep into the programming to focus on varied must-see panels, events, raves, artwork installations and extra.
Learn on to find 26 experiences you possibly can’t miss in 2026. ADE passes can be found right here.
Wednesday, October 21
Music & Machines: A Dialog Between Artists from Totally different Generations
Location: Rosewood Amsterdam (Ballroom) | Prinsengracht 432 – 436, Amsterdam
Time: 12:45 – 13:30
Lineup: Armin van Buuren,Jean-Michel Jarre, Woman Starlight, Meike Jentjens, JakoJako
Jean-Michel Jarre joins a panel exploring the connection between artists and know-how. From early experimentation with digital devices to at present’s manufacturing environments, the dialog traces how instruments form sound, and the way artists proceed to redefine these instruments. Along with Woman Starlight, JakoJako and Armin van Buuren, the panel opens up a dialogue on creation, authorship, and the evolving function of machines in music. Drawing on Jarre’s ebook Machines, to be launched at ADE, the dialogue appears forward to how know-how will affect new types of expression in digital music.
Extra info right here.
Gashouder Presents: Armin van Buuren & Benwal
Location: Gashouder | Klönneplein 1, Amsterdam
Time: 23:00 – 06:00
Lineup: Armin van Buuren, Benwal, IDEMI, Olive Anguz
The opening evening of Gashouder throughout ADE brings collectively world music icon Armin van Buuren and pioneer of the exhausting home revival Benwal.
On Wednesday 21 October, Gashouder opens Amsterdam Dance Occasion with an evening that brings two distinct worlds collectively on one ground.
Extra info right here.
bitbird presents: San Holo & DROELOE
Location: Melkweg | Lijnbaansgracht 234A, Amsterdam
Time: 23:30 – 05:00
Lineup: San Holo, DROELOE, What So Not, Sensu, Khamsin
After celebrating ten years of bitbird throughout ADE 2024, San Holo returns to Melkweg for ADE 2026, joined by none aside from DROELOE.
From punk and alt-rock roots that laid the inspiration for his guitar taking part in to his rise as a future bass pioneer in the course of the SoundCloud period, San Holo, born Sander van Dijck, strikes effortlessly between genres. His debut album marked his unbiased breakthrough on his personal label bitbird and earned reward from rock icons like Rivers Cuomo and Tom Morello, in addition to fellow producer Porter Robinson.
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Audio-Technica presents Hotaru:Analog:Ambient
Location: The Stargate | Prinses Irenestraat 19 (upstairs), Amsterdam
Time: 12:00 – 18:00
Lineup: Nina Yamada
Audio-Technica and The Stargate have joined up with visitor selector Nina Yamada to current Hotaru:Analog:Ambient – an immersive multi-sensory occasion that includes Audio-Technica’s Hotaru turntable.
Launched at Milan Design Week 2025, the Hotaru is the following step within the evolution of analog. The floating turntable’s stylus reacts to the messages held deep within the document groove, uniting music and lightweight into a novel expertise.
Nina Yamada will curate a set of Japanese minimal, ambient and kanyõ ongaku information to information the visitors deeper into the listening expertise, portray a very one-of-a-kind deep listening scene. Impressed by the fragile glow of the firefly from which the Hotaru takes its identify, this occasion echoes their fleeting magnificence in a novel analog expertise that may go away a long-lasting impression.
Because the needle gently touches the document, sound and lightweight emerge, coloring the silence.
Company are invited to face, sit or lie down within the spherical, for as a lot or as little time as they should deeply join with the music. Free entry.
Extra info right here.
Thursday, October 22
10 Years of STMPD Data
Location: AFAS Stay | ArenA Boulevard 590, Amsterdam
Time: 17:00 – 23:59
Lineup: Martin Garrix, DubVision, Third Get together, Matisse & Sadko, extra
STMPD RCRDS, the document label based by Martin Garrix, is celebrating its tenth anniversary and returning to its Amsterdam residence base for the event! Following a profitable begin to its world anniversary tour—that includes packed occasions within the US, Canada, Brazil, and Japan, amongst others—the label is bringing a significant label evening to AFAS Stay throughout ADE.
Over the previous decade, STMPD RCRDS has hosted its personal phases at main festivals comparable to Tomorrowland, Extremely, Sziget, and Lollapalooza. The upcoming present in Amsterdam marks the second the worldwide STMPD household reunites.
Extra info right here.
30 Years of ADE
Location: Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal) | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Time: 16:15 – 17:15
Lineup: Anna Knaup, Dave Clarke, Gary Smith, Maria Jiménez, Richard Zijlma
Since 1996, ADE has gone from 300 skilled delegates to 10.000, and from three nighttime venues to 300. However how did ADE come about, how did it develop from such modest beginnings to change into the behemoth it’s at present, and what classes have been realized alongside the way in which? The unique crew supply a sneak peak behind the scenes, in addition to some cheeky insights into issues that didn’t go to plan.
Extra info right here.
KI/KI – 5 Hours
Location: Ziggo Dome | De Passage 100, Amsterdam
Time: 18:30 – 02:00
Lineup: KI/KI
From the darkish depths of acid techno to the euphoric highs of trance, and from the underground scene to headline slots at festivals like AMF—in addition to delivering the standout present of Lowlands 2025 alongside Job Jobse—KI/KI is a grasp of contrasts. In a brief span of time, she has change into probably the most fashionable names in digital music, an ascent that notably noticed her change into the primary feminine winner of an Edison Award within the Dance class.
Throughout ADE 2026, KI/KI will make her Ziggo Dome debut with an unique five-hour headline present. This won’t be a typical set, however a specifically developed efficiency constructing on her “slash” manufacturing idea, which was beforehand showcased at a sold-out Roundhouse in London.
Extra info right here.
Intercell x 999999999 Invitations
Location: H7 Warehouse | Humberweg 7, Amsterdam
Time: 23:00 – 06:00
Lineup: 999999999, DJ Hyperdrive, Samoh, Supergloss, Yasmin Regisford
Our historical past with 999999999 runs deep. From numerous packed-out flooring to moments carved into Intercell historical past, the Italian powerhouse duo returns to the long-lasting H7 Warehouse grounds for one more unforgettable spherical.
For this one, the nines are taking it again: a particular old style set pushed by machines, acid strains and the sound that made their identify echo worldwide. Joined by a neighborhood dwell act, a up to date techno drive and a ferocious back-to-back.
We all know what occurs when the {hardware} switches on. Plug in.
Extra info right here.
Anjunadeep
Location: Paradiso | Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam
Time: 23:00 – 06:00
Lineup: James Grant, Jody Wisternoff, Nicky Elisabeth, Due to Artwork, extra
Anjunadeep is an unbiased document label based mostly in London. Based in 2005 by Above & Past, and their supervisor James Grant, Anjunadeep started life as an outlet for information from the deeper, extra progressive finish of Above & Past’s membership units. At the moment, the label is one in every of dance music’s most outstanding imprints.
On Thursday, October 22, the label heads again to Paradiso – a venue that has change into a well-known residence over time, internet hosting lots of Anjunadeep’s favourite ADE moments. As at all times, the lineup will carry collectively artists from throughout the Anjunadeep household for an evening that displays the various sounds of the label.
Extra info right here.
Jeff Mills’ Interpretation of Rembrandt’s ‘De Nachtwacht’
Location: Rijksmuseum | Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam
Time: 12:00 – 16:00
Lineup: Jeff Mills
Rembrandt’s De Nachtwacht turned the place to begin for a brand new inventive work by Jeff Mills, created and filmed contained in the Rijksmuseum.
Mills studied Rembrandt’s masterpiece and responded to it by means of his personal artwork, bringing collectively digital music, dance and visible artwork. The ensuing movie has by no means been publicly proven.
As a part of ADE’s thirtieth anniversary, the movie shall be unveiled to the general public for the very first time — returning to the very area wherein it was conceived. From Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October, the 50-minute movie shall be offered 3 times a day within the Rijksmuseum auditorium.
Extra info right here.
Leaky Pipes: Fraud, AI and the Instruments Deciding Who Will get Paid
Location: Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 2) | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Time: 14:45 – 15:30
Lineup: Romain Vivien, Andrew Batey, Helen Sartory, extra
Streaming fraud is just not new, and it isn’t hidden. Bot networks, click on farms and playlist manipulation have been documented for years, rewarded by a payout mannequin that pays on quantity and a distribution chain with little safety. What modified is the stress, as soon as generative instruments eliminated the final constraint on provide.
Extra info right here.
Friday, October 23
Afrojack x MIND Us: Psychological Development Behind the Music
Location: Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal) | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Time: 15:15 – 16:00
Lineup: Afrojack, JODANI, Lucas & Steve
What actually occurs behind the music? Afrojack and MIND Us come collectively throughout ADE 2026 for an open dialog about psychological progress and properly being within the music business with a number of fellow artists. Becoming a member of them are Jodani, who modified his inventive path whereas navigating the pressures of the business, and Dutch DJ duo Lucas & Steve, whose profession has taken them from a small studio in Maastricht to main worldwide phases. From stress and expectations to stability and properly being; this session supplies an trustworthy perception about methods to keep wholesome in an business that by no means sleeps.
Extra info right here.
Artists on AI, A No-BS Roundtable
Location: Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal) | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Time: 13:45 – 14:45
Lineup: BT, Dave Clarke, Mathame, Portrait XO
AI in music has moved previous the theoretical. Labels are signing licensing offers with the identical AI platforms they had been suing a yr in the past. Streaming providers are quietly diverging on whether or not AI-made tracks ought to receives a commission in any respect. And in studios and bedrooms all over the place, artists are already utilizing these instruments — generally to put in writing, generally to provide, generally simply to maneuver sooner — typically with out a clear sense of what it means for his or her rights, their sound, or their livelihood. This roundtable brings collectively artists working at totally different factors on that spectrum for a dialog with out the same old hedging. The place does AI genuinely assist the artistic course of, and the place does it flatten it? Is the worry about AI really a worry about one thing else — lack of management, of earnings, of authorship? Who’s really benefiting from the present wave of licensing offers, and who’s being unnoticed of that dialog fully? No straightforward consensus anticipated — simply artists speaking truthfully a few instrument that’s already reshaping their work, whether or not they requested for it or not.
Extra info right here.
Awakenings ADE: Joseph Capriati presents Metamorfosi
Location: Sugarfactory | Kristalpromenade 7, Halfweg
Time: 15:00 – 21:30
Lineup: Joseph Capriati, Cloonee, The Martinez Brothers, Simon Kidzoo, AAT
We’ve all been to these raves. No handle, no indicators, only a message from somebody who is aware of. You roll up not realizing what you’re strolling into. And that’s what makes it electrical. That’s precisely how this one feels. The SugarFactory’s been round since 1863. No sound system has ever touched it. No dancefloor, no basslines, simply chilly metal and silence. We’re the primary to vary that. It would feel and look like one thing you’re not imagined to be at. And that’s precisely the purpose.
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DGTL
Location: NDSM Warehouse | NDSM-Plein 85, Amsterdam
Time: 23:30 – 06:30
Lineup: Joris Voorn, Kevin de Vries, Miss Monique, Nicky Elisabeth, NTO
This ADE, DGTL presents an evening devoted to the deeper, extra emotional facet of digital music. Bringing collectively a few of the most influential names in melodic home and techno, the lineup options Joris Voorn, Kevin de Vries, Miss Monique and extra for an immersive journey by means of hovering melodies, driving rhythms, and cinematic soundscapes.
From Joris Voorn’s timeless mix of techno and home to Kevin de Vries’ hypnotic, emotionally charged productions and Miss Monique’s uplifting melodic vitality, every artist brings a novel perspective to a sound that continues to captivate dancefloors world wide.
Set in opposition to the commercial backdrop of NDSM Warehouse, anticipate an evening the place highly effective grooves, euphoric moments, and cutting-edge manufacturing come collectively in true DGTL vogue. A celebration of melody, connection, and the artists shaping the way forward for digital music.
Extra info right here.
IMANU Presents De_Verte
Location: Melkweg (RABO) | Lijnbaansgracht 234A, Amsterdam
Time: 17:30 – 22:30
Lineup: IMANU, Kaskade, Flava D, KAVARI, Mary Droppinz, YoungWoman
IMANU returns to Amsterdam Dance Occasion with De_Verte, offered by Curtated By. De_Verte is a membership idea, showcasing the expressive depth of IMANU’s personal sound and his eye for different artists within the scene. Anticipate forward-thinking drum & bass and a wider scope of bass sounds from the long run.
Extra info right here.
Audio Obscura ADE x EXHALE by Amelie Lens
Location: G-Star RAW C.V. | Joan Muyskenweg 39, Amsterdam
Time: 16:00 – 23:00
Lineup: Amelie Lens, Anfisa Letyago, HAAi, Blondex, Dax J, extra
Led by Amelie Lens, Exhale takes over the G-STAR RAWFACTORY with a lineup that displays the label’s uncompromising imaginative and prescient. Becoming a member of Amelie Lensare Anfisa Letyago, Blondex & extra. Alongside two particular b2b performances: Adiel b2b HAAi and DAX J b2b DJ Nobu.
Spanning a number of rooms, the programme brings collectively driving techno, cutting-edge sounds and relentless vitality for a full-scale Exhale expertise, constructed for ADE.
Extra info right here.
Tips on how to Turn into an Impartial Powerhouse with Mau P
Location: Rosewood Amsterdam (Ballroom) | Prinsengracht 432 – 436, Amsterdam
Time: 16:15 – 17:00
Lineup: Mau P, Aloki Batra, Jelle Keizer, Julius Leuftink, Talina
What does it take to construct a worldwide inventive profession by yourself phrases? Mau P shares his recipe for taking the unbiased route, from launching his personal label and growing a definite model to constructing the momentum wanted to evolve from a profitable artist into a worldwide celebrity DJ. The audio system will even discover the why and the way behind going unbiased: making strategic selections, constructing your individual ecosystem, and creating long-term worth that goes past merely releasing music by means of a longtime label.
Extra info right here.
Why People Nonetheless Want Dancefloors?
Location: Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal) | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Time: 12:30 – 13:15
Lineup: Alice O’Grady, Eris Drew, Sven Bijma
In an period of loneliness, polarization, and digital connection, what’s the function of the dance ground? Dancefloors have lengthy been far more than locations for music and leisure. They are often areas of belonging, freedom, expression, and connection. At a time when communities have gotten more and more fragmented, what can we study from the areas that proceed to carry individuals collectively? Be a part of artists, golf equipment, researchers, and neighborhood builders for a dialog on the social worth of the dance ground and the function it could possibly play in fostering well-being, neighborhood, and social cohesion in modern society.
Extra info right here.
Saturday, October 24
AMF
Location: Johan Cruijff ArenA | Boulevard 1, Amsterdam
Time: 21:00 – 05:00
Lineup: Afrojack, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Amelie Lens, extra
AMF returns to the Johan Cruijff ArenA in 2026 with a lineup that includes Afrojack, Amelie Lens, Armin van Buuren, ARTBAT, D-Block & S-te-Fan, David Guetta, Korolova and Marlon Hoffstadt. David Guetta will even carry The Monolith present to the AMF stage.
Extra info right here.
Boys Noize presents ONES and ZEROS Takeover
Location: Melkweg (RABO) | Lijnbaansgracht 234A, Amsterdam
Time: 23:30 – 06:00
Lineup: Boys Noize, Mechatok, Salome
Boys Noize returns to the Melkweg on Saturday 24 October – a venue the place he has carried out on a number of earlier events – as a part of the Amsterdam Dance Occasion. The lineup for the evening is rounded off with units by Mechatok and Salome.
Extra info right here.
Sizzling Since 82 – Knee Deep in Amsterdam x Crane Classes
Location: Faralda Crane Lodge | NDSM Plein 78, Amsterdam
Time: 18:00 – 00:00
Lineup: Sizzling Since 82, Alex Kennon
Sizzling Since 82 and Alex Kennon come collectively for an unique ADE expertise at Faralda Crane Lodge in Amsterdam. Anticipate a high-energy journey by means of melodic home, deep home and techno, set in opposition to the distinctive backdrop of the long-lasting Faralda Crane.
Extra info right here.
ZAZU presents: SOLÈY by Francis Mercier
Location: AFAS Stay | ArenA Boulevard 590, Amsterdam
Time: 23:59 – 07:00
Lineup: Afrojack, Francis Mercier, Nitefreak, extra
For the primary time in Amsterdam, ZAZU presents: SOLÈY by Francis Mercier. This ADE, ZAZU and Francis Mercier be a part of forces to carry SOLÈY to AFAS Stay for the most important Afro-electronic occasion ever within the Netherlands. Anticipate world-class manufacturing, a world lineup, and over 6,000 music lovers coming collectively for one unforgettable evening.
Extra info right here.
Techno Boat
Location: Eivissa Occasion Ship | Danzigerkade 55, 1013 AP Amsterdam
Time: 5:00 – 21:00
Lineup: Area 92, Svetec, extra
Saturday daylight, again on the water.
CMA presents a full techno lineup aboard the Eivissa because the IJ turns golden — Area 92 and SveTec lead, with ASK:ME, A.D.H.S., Ben Mud and Joris Turenhout throughout six hours.
Two halls, an outside deck and 600 visitors, crusing Amsterdam’s harbour.
Extra info right here.
Sunday, October 25
SCOOTER CRUSHES ADE
Location: Ziggo Dome | De Passage 100, Amsterdam
Time: 20:00 – 23:00
Lineup: Scooter
For greater than 30 years, Scooter have stood for iconic sounds, spectacular dwell reveals and true cult standing. Led by frontman H.P. Baxxter, the band has made music historical past: over 30 million information bought, greater than 2.5 billion streams and over 1,000 sold-out reveals worldwide – from Europe to Australia. Add to that quite a few sold-out area excursions and headline performances at a few of Europe’s greatest festivals.
Whereas Scooter proceed to headline main festivals throughout Europe and have already introduced their spectacular RAVE FROM OUTER SPACE stadium reveals for 2027, one other main spotlight is coming first:
On October 25, 2026, Scooter crushes the Amsterdam Dance Occasion (ADE) at Ziggo Dome Amsterdam.
Extra info right here.
Dreaming Infants: illi by Yoon Chung Han
Location: ADE Lab Village Westergas | Westerpark, Amsterdam
Time: 00:00 – 23:59
Extra info right here.
The paintings “Dreaming Infants: illi” presents 23 particular hybrid human infants, every with a distinct chromosomal anomaly, sleeping and dreaming inside their very own digital incubator in area, weaving tales by means of their distinctive identities. This undertaking explores new speculative human designs, addressing humanity’s need to create an ideal being by means of genetic applied sciences, the fusion of science and cloning, the various potentialities and uncertainties of future human delivery, and the moral dilemmas surrounding genetic modification. Every child’s story, generated from genetic knowledge, is created in collaboration with synthetic intelligence. Guests can work together with the sleeping infants in actual time by inputting sound by means of a microphone, connecting with them through the ChatGPT system. The movies of infants floating in area may be considered on every display screen, the place audiences can observe how genetic anomalies are reimagined not as bodily difficulties, however as representations of extra distinctive and particular types of humanity.
After experiencing egg retrieval and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), the artist went by means of the method of choosing embryos by means of genetic testing—freezing solely people who handed as “regular,” whereas discarding people who didn’t. However what precisely defines an embryo with “regular” genes, and will embryos with “irregular” genes be discarded? Even now, numerous human embryos that fail PGT throughout in-vitro fertilization are discarded worldwide, by no means reaching being pregnant or delivery. Does an embryo that fails PGT, then, symbolize a child that was by no means born?
This AI-based set up reinterprets the genome not as an object of pathology, however as a web site of creativeness and mythology. Every chromosome—typically related to genetic problems or congenital circumstances—is reborn as a child character with a reputation, an alter ego and imagined being, endowed not with deficiency however with a poetic and summary superpower. By naming and animating what is usually silenced or hidden within the shadows of society, the work subverts the stigma surrounding incapacity, distinction, and genetic variation. The set up proposes another mythology—the place anomaly turns into one other self, and what’s known as “irregular” is reworked right into a supply of artistic energy, multiplicity, and sweetness.
This work is commissioned by Seoul Basis for ADE Arts and Tradition. It’s a free public set up in Westerpark, and may be visited totally free at any time of day or evening throughout ADE week.
