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ADE Music IndustryAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025

Welcome to Amsterdam Dance Event, the annual pilgrimage where the global electronic music industry converges on the Netherlands’ capital to make questionable decisions, forge dubious partnerships, and pretend they remember…

Amsterdam Dance Event reveals 250+ artists in first lineup release for ADE 2025

ADE Music IndustryJuly 8, 2025July 8, 2025

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has just revealed the first 250+ artists confirmed to perform at ADE 2025. The first wave…

ADE 2024 – Decoded Magazine Top 10

ADE Event Reviews FeaturedNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Amsterdam Dance Event is now in its 29th edition and once again reaffirmed its position as the world’s premier dance music event and business conference for the global electronic music…

ADE Reveals Final 2024 Lineup

ADE FeaturedOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has completed its festival program for ADE 2024 with over 1,000 events in more than 200 venues over five days and nights. 3,000+ performing artists will…

ADE Lab drops the first speakers, including Narciss, Indira Paganotto & Joseph Capriati, DJ MELL G and more

ADE Music IndustrySeptember 11, 2024September 12, 2024

ADE Lab drops the first big batch of speakers for its fully stacked four-day programme this October. The first highlights include industry heavyweights like Narciss, the duo Indira Paganotto &…

Amsterdam Dance Event announce first wave with 300+ confirmed Artists for 2024

ADE FeaturedJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, today reveals the first wave of confirmed artists for ADE 2024. Among the confirmed artists to…

Bridges For Music charity cycle ride returns to ADE

ADE NewsJune 25, 2024June 25, 2024

Non-profit organisation and record label Bridges For Music will return to ADE with their annual 500 KM charity cycle this October, continuing to incite social change through the power of music. Finding continued kinship…

ADE 2024 sees DGTL return to its renowned home at the iconic NDSM Warehouse

ADE EuropeJune 19, 2024June 19, 2024

DGTL opens its ADE weekend with Caribou, performing their first Dutch live show in two years. The infectious energy and unique blend of alternative electronica, indie rock and a touch of…

Amsterdam Dance Event reached a record 500 000 visitors

ADE NewsOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) welcomed a record number of 500,000 visitors throughout its Festival and Conferences, which took place over five days and nights. Next year’s edition of ADE will take…

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LNADJ) is set to host a panel at Amsterdam Dance Event

ADEOctober 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Leading electronic music charity Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (LNADJ) is set to host a panel at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2023 and will also hold a charity run for…

Adam Beyer announces ‘Drumcode Centraal’ with their first-ever ADE pop-up store

ADEOctober 5, 2023October 5, 2023

For the first time in Drumcode’s 27-year history, fans will be given a unique chance to learn about the history of techno’s most influential label, with an audiovisual exhibit detailing…

Amsterdam Dance Event completes conference program with Adam Beyer, A-Trak, Röyksopp and many more

ADE FeaturedSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has completed its Conference program for 2023 with a slew of recent additions — including a creative keynote by Adam Beyer on the success of his…

W Hotels and Cercle unveil stacked 4-day ADE collaboration

ADE Music IndustrySeptember 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Uniting the worlds of electronic music and luxury hospitality, W Hotels and Cercle are gearing up to unveil the next iteration of their partnership through a five-day takeover at Amsterdam…

Grandmaster Flash is coming to Amsterdam Dance Event

ADE NewsSeptember 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) celebrates 50 years of Hip Hop during its ADE Beats conference with founding father and turntable legend Grandmaster Flash. Hot on the heels of his appearance at the…

Armada partners with Schipol Airport and ADE for first ever DJ sets to be performed in one of the airport’s 360-degree-view watch towers

ADESeptember 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Armada Music today announced its partnership with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) which will see the first ever DJ sets to be performed in one of the…