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OCT 21 Amsterdam Dance Event Amsterdam, Netherlands EU GATE OPEN OCT 21 A’DAM Toren ADE Amsterdam, Netherlands EU GATE OPEN OCT 21 Awakenings ADE Halfweg, Netherlands EU GATE OPEN OCT 22 Off The Grid Campout SoCal Apple Valley, CA, United States NA ON TIME OCT 22 Semibreve Braga, Portugal EU ON TIME OCT 22 Pangea Touws River, South Africa AF ON TIME OCT 22 Dune Dance Festival Wadi Rum, Jordan AS ON TIME OCT 22 Suwannee Hulaween Live Oak, FL, United States NA ON TIME OCT 22 DGTL ADE Amsterdam, Netherlands EU ON TIME

Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte and Peggy Gou behind the decks, the three highest-paid female techno DJs of 2026

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Top Story • October 18, 2026

Highest-Paid Female Techno DJs 2026: Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte and 12 More

Amelie Lens leads the 2026 list of the highest-paid female techno DJs at an estimated $10 million. Net worth, fees per show and where the money comes from for 14 women, from Charlotte de Witte and Peggy Gou to Hannah Laing.

Crowd under palm trees at the Réveillon Carneiros beach stage at sunset in Pernambuco, Brazil

Features • October 18, 2026

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Charlotte de Witte

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Amelie Lens

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Carl Cox

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Adam Beyer

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Anyma

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Richie Hawtin

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John Summit, 32, DJing outdoors at Vail ski resort in March 2026 with snowy mountains behind him

October 15, 2026

How Old Are the Top DJs in 2026? Ages, Arrival Ages and Where They Rank

John Summit is 32, Dom Dolla 34 and Peggy Gou 35. We checked the birth dates of 68 DJs in the DJ Mag Top 100 2026: the median age is 38, and nobody arrived on the list before 30.

Rave On Snow crowd in front of a mountain stage on the Schattberg above Saalbach-Hinterglemm, one of Europe's winter techno festivals

October 10, 2026

Winter Techno Festivals in Europe 2026/2027: Dates, Lineups, Tickets

18 winter techno festivals in Europe from November 2026 to March 2027: Rave Rebels, MAYDAY Poland, Contact Munich, Rave On Snow, Polaris Verbier, Tomorrowland Winter and DGTL, with dates, lineups and ticket prices.

People queueing at the Berghain door in Berlin, how to get into Berghain 2026

October 10, 2026

How to Get Into Berghain in 2026: Door Policy, Dress, Prices and Hours

No guest list, no formula. What the Berghain door actually wants, what Klubnacht costs in 2026, when to arrive, the camera sticker rule and the three rooms explained.

Anyma, the melodic techno producer who finished No. 3 in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2026

October 8, 2026

Techno at the Top 100 DJs 2026: Anyma No. 3, Charlotte de Witte No. 6 and the Hard Techno Dip

What the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2026 results say about techno: Anyma at No. 3, Charlotte de Witte at No. 6, melodic names climbing and the hard techno names falling.

Crowd at the Waterfront stage of Movement Music Festival, Hart Plaza, Detroit, May 2026

October 8, 2026

Best Techno Festivals in the USA 2027: 15 Worth the Flight

Fifteen US techno festivals worth travelling for between October 2026 and August 2027, from Movement Detroit and Time Warp New York to EDC Las Vegas, with dates, lineups and trip planning.

Black Coffee, Carl Cox, FISHER, Solomun and Paul Kalkbrenner, the DJs behind the questions fans always ask

October 6, 2026

Techno Curiosities: 10 Questions Fans Always Ask About Their Favourite DJs

What happened to Black Coffee's hand, did Carl Cox really play New Year's Eve twice and what does Keinemusik mean? The first part of Techno Curiosities answers the questions fans always ask.