ADE 2026 Turns 30: First 250+ Artists Revealed
Amsterdam Dance Event confirms the first 250+ artists for its 30th edition, 21 to 25 October 2026, with Jeff Mills, Amelie Lens and the return of the Gashouder.
Amsterdam Dance Event has confirmed the first wave of artists for its 30th edition, with more than 250 names announced for 21 to 25 October 2026. The organisation says this opening list covers roughly 8 per cent of a programme that will eventually pass 3,000 artists across more than 200 venues in the Dutch capital.
Who is in the first wave
The techno end of the announcement runs deep. Jeff Mills, Marcel Dettmann, Oscar Mulero, Freddy K, DJ Nobu, SPFDJ and Planetary Assault Systems all feature, alongside Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer, Helena Hauff and Joseph Capriati. Names from the wider dance spectrum include Armin van Buuren and David Guetta, who brings his Monolith production to AMF.
There are anniversary statements in the venue list too. Skepta returns with a bigger Mas Tiempo show at Warehouse Elementenstraat, and the Gashouder, the round industrial hall that hosted some of the most storied club nights in ADE history, is back on the map for the 30th edition. Electronic pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has been installed as guest of honour, with an opening concert and keynote on the programme.
Thirty years of ADE
ADE started in 1996 as a two day industry meeting. It has since grown into the largest club festival and conference in electronic music, five days each October when the entire industry, from booking agents to bedroom producers, lands in Amsterdam. The organisation will keep adding names over the coming months, and individual tickets plus the ADE Pro Pass, which covers the conference, festival and networking programme, are on sale now.
Our take
The message in this first list is confidence. Booking Jeff Mills, Dettmann and Mulero next to Guetta and Armin van Buuren before the summer season has even peaked shows ADE is not saving its weight for later announcements. The return of the Gashouder matters most to us: few rooms in the world carry that much techno history, and its absence was felt. If the remaining 92 per cent of the programme follows this shape, the 30th edition will be the busiest October Amsterdam has seen.
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Amsterdam Dance Event, 30 YEARS ADE first announcement · amsterdam-dance-event.nl
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