Amsterdam Dance Event Drops Colossal First Wave Of 250 Acts For 2025 Edition

Wednesday, 9 July 2025 01:52

ADE 2025’s first wave is setting the tone for another genre-defying, globe-spanning celebration of electronic music.

Forget easing into fall, Amsterdam Dance Event is firing up a five-day sonic supernova with the release of its first wave of programming.

The world's largest conference for electronic music has just announced its first wave of 250 artists set to soundtrack this year's outing, which is once again scheduled to take over the Dutch capital in October.

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This year’s first wave spans continents and genres, from the thunderous techno of Klangkuenstler and Helena Hauff to the sun-soaked Afro house stylings of Black Coffee. UK grime icon, Skepta, will double-dip as both a performer and ADE Pro conference speaker, while bringing along his house label Más Tiempo to Shelter Amsterdam for what should be an unforgettable label showcase. Also featured among the massive slate of early bookings are heavy-hitters like Armin van Buuren, James Hype, Oliver Heldens, and Boys Noize. With more than 100 events on the docket thus far and over 3,000 artists ultimately expected, ADE 2025 promises a marathon of movement for the ages.

This year's ADE is scheduled to take place from October 22nd through 26th, 2025. Individual tickets and ADE Pro passes are now available, so the countdown is officially on for five days of curated chaos across Amsterdam’s most iconic venues.