Melkweg

This year, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Amsterdam Dance Event. Marking 10 years of their collaboration, the Metropole Orkest and Melkweg are once again teaming up to host one of the opening concerts. The orch

Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Takuya Nakamura moved to the United States in 1990 to study under the legendary jazz theorist and composer George Russell at the New England Conservatory of Music. Under Russell’s tutelage,

As is tradition, Oliver Heldens will headline the first night of ADE 2026 at Melkweg. The Dutch superstar has taken the world by storm with his future house hits. Under the pseudonym HI-LO, he has added a slew of hard-hi

After celebrating ten years of bitbird during ADE 2024, San Holo returns to Melkweg for ADE 2026, joined by none other than DROELOE. From punk and alt-rock roots that laid the foundation for his guitar playing to his ri

Few acts have shaped the sound of contemporary house quite like MEDUZA. Since emerging from Milan in 2019, the Italian trio have mastered the balance between underground credibility and global appeal, turning emotionally

Kraak & Smaak returns to Amsterdam on October 22 for the Amsterdam Dance Event. Following their 20th anniversary and the release of the compilation *Twenty*, the internationally acclaimed electronic disco, funk, and indi

With more than 250 million streams to his name, nimino has become one of the most exciting names in electronic music today. The British producer broke through globally with I Only Smoke When I Drink, a track that entered

Monstercat returns to Melkweg during Amsterdam Dance Event 2026. Following a sold-out edition in collaboration with RAMPAGE, the label is once again taking over two stages for one night packed with bass music. This time,

FACE 2 FACE returns for its third edition, taking over Melkweg's iconic RABO during the most important week in electronic music. Get ready for yet another ADE special built around connection, chemistry and the power of t

Fuelled by high-energy trance, hard house and a relentless instinct for the dancefloor, Davyboi is quickly making his mark on Europe’s new generation of hard dance. For his special ADE edition at Melkweg’s MAX, Davyboi

IMANU returns to Amsterdam Dance Event with De_Verte, presented by Curtated By. De_Verte is a club concept, showcasing the expressive depth of IMANU's own sound and his eye for other artists in the scene. Expect forward-

Starjunk 95 is centered around a fictional, anime-inspired crew of ragtag misfits that join forces to pilot an intergalactic radio station. Think Cowboy Bebop meets The Gorillaz & Daft Punk. Each crew member represents a

A cornerstone of Amsterdam Dance Event for 21 editions, Dave Clarke Presents returns to Melkweg to celebrate 30 Years of ADE with a special edition spanning the past, present and future of electronic music. Known for it

RAMPAGE brings "the biggest drum & bass party in the Netherlands" back to Melkweg during ADE 2026. The Belgian event has been hosting Europe’s biggest drum & bass weekender at Antwerp’s Sportpaleis for years, followed b

Electronic music legend Paul van Dyk is set to make a triumphant return to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) with a highly anticipated open-to-close performance at Melkweg. Visionary sound architect, Paul van Dyk has long bee

Before they changed South Africa's electronic scene as GoldFish, Dominic Peters and David Pool were students by day, blowing the roof off many a house party by night. In recent years, the duo found international success

It would be easy to imagine 4am Kru were born in an instant flash of blinding light. After all, the truest way to experience their music is in the timeless white heat of a manic rave dancefloor, where they deliver their

Boys Noize returns to the Melkweg on Saturday 24 October - a venue where he has performed on several previous occasions - as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event. The line-up for the night is rounded off with sets by Mechat

Following a sold-out ADE event in 2025, the party returns to our MAX venue for the 2026 edition. On Saturday 24 October, Blends World will once again take place in the heart of the city, featuring a special African elec

Amsterdam Dub Event is back again for a deep dose of dub during ADE, with this time the pioneering German producer Moritz von Oswald (Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound), who will be performing a special dub set to mark 30 ye