Amelie Lens, Klangkuenstler, and More Confirmed to Perform at 30 Years of ADE
More than a hundred artists have been announced as part of the first wave of Amsterdam Dance Event 2026.
More than a hundred artists have been announced as part of the first wave of Amsterdam Dance Event 2026.
One of the biggest electronic music conferences and festivals, Amsterdam Dance Event, completes thirty years in 2026! The festivities will be held from October 21 to 25, 2026, with over 1,200 events featuring more than 3,300 artists.
With ADE 2026 less than five months away, the names of the first wave of artists confirmed to fire up the dancefloor have been unveiled. Belgian techno artist Amelie Lens, Berlin-based techno wiz Klangkuenstler, Dutch trance luminary Armin van Buuren, Swedish EDM heavyweight and Drumcode Records head honcho Adam Beyer and Helena Huaff, renowned for her “stripped-down techno and electro tracks,” will all be heading to the capital city of the Netherlands for ADE this October.
The first wave of artists announced also includes American house, techno and disco act The Blessed Madonna, Australia-born and London-based DJ BORING, ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ and ‘Titanium’ hitmaker David Guetta, Dutch electronic music group Tinlicker, along with Amsterdam’s very own Joris Voorn.
Chilean-born house and techno luminary Shanti Celeste is on the bill alongside major talents like Swiss melodic techno and melodic house pair Adriatique, Amsterdam’s KI/KI, new wave UKG purveyor Oppidan, and New York-born genre-bending DJ/producer and multi-instrumentalist Chloé Caillet.
Indian-Dutch DJ and radio host Jyoty, Canadian electronic music duo Sultan + Shepard, Ukrainian melodic techno and progressive house star Korolova, English grime music MC, rapper, producer/DJ Skepta and French industrial and hard techno titan Nico Moreno, Eris Drew, MPH, Octo Octa, Jeff Mills, Mochakk, Philou, Prospa, Shimza, Saidah, Paige Tomlinson, DJ AYA, Fafi Abdel Nour, Benwal, Bella Claxton, and Pegassi are among the artists set to grace the ADE stage in 2026.
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