Festival: New Venues
GDE opening, Taboo, ADE Wednesday
Gay Dance Event (GDE) has been sparking joy for years. The collective that celebrates life and love takes its opening party to a new venue to ADE, Taboo. Located on the very central and well-known Reguliersdwarsstraat, the venue is popular for its inclusive and clear message that all people are equal. Combine the cocktail nights of Taboo with the drag queens of GDE, and the outcome is a fun night filled with festivity. If you can’t make it on ADE Wednesday, Taboo has events across the five days of ADE.
Grachtenfestival, The Other Side, ADE Thursday
With a slogan that says ‘Moved by rhythms’, The Other Side is as much of a music label, as it is a community that thrives on thumping beats and moving melodies. Besides being a label from Amsterdam, the agency has close to twenty artists signed. About time they join in on the fun! The Other Side has events ranging from ADE Thursday to ADE Sunday, where many of their own selectors hit the stage, as well as artists from all over the world. Join them for their ADE opening with funky dance duo Likeminds playing Grachtenfestival, or discover the many Other events.
Brazilian STORM, Brazilian Roots, Thursday
Come to Brazil, but in Amsterdam! A new location where you forget all about the temperatures of the Dutch autumn, Brazilian Roots is set to bring the heat this ADE. With a program curated by Brazilian people who know the rising stars behind the decks, the Brazilian STORM event on ADE Thursday shows you who to watch for the coming years, and who to watch now.
GDE opening, Taboo, ADE Wednesday
Gay Dance Event (GDE) has been sparking joy for years. The collective that celebrates life and love takes its opening party to a new venue to ADE, Taboo. Located on the very central and well-known Reguliersdwarsstraat, the venue is popular for its inclusive and clear message that all people are equal. Combine the cocktail nights of Taboo with the drag queens of GDE, and the outcome is a fun night filled with festivity. If you can’t make it on ADE Wednesday, Taboo has events across the five days of ADE.
Grachtenfestival, The Other Side, ADE Thursday
With a slogan that says ‘Moved by rhythms’, The Other Side is as much of a music label, as it is a community that thrives on thumping beats and moving melodies. Besides being a label from Amsterdam, the agency has close to twenty artists signed. About time they join in on the fun! The Other Side has events ranging from ADE Thursday to ADE Sunday, where many of their own selectors hit the stage, as well as artists from all over the world. Join them for their ADE opening with funky dance duo Likeminds playing Grachtenfestival, or discover the many Other events.
Brazilian STORM, Brazilian Roots, Thursday
Come to Brazil, but in Amsterdam! A new location where you forget all about the temperatures of the Dutch autumn, Brazilian Roots is set to bring the heat this ADE. With a program curated by Brazilian people who know the rising stars behind the decks, the Brazilian STORM event on ADE Thursday shows you who to watch for the coming years, and who to watch now.
TranceParty:100%Dost, Parallel, ADE Friday
Parallel is one of the newest nightlife venues in Amsterdam and already kicks it up a notch with six ADE events spread out over four nights. Head over North on ADE Friday to celebrate the revival of Trance with TranceParty:100%Dost with originator Evian Christ, mix maestro Mechatok, and upcoming name Himera. TranceParty is known to be big on lights, strobes, and visuals, besides programming cutting-edge artists.
Complex X Heesterveld CC, Heesterveld Creative Community, ADE Friday
New promoter COMPLEX brings ADE to the Bijlmer and the Bijlmer to ADE, whilst celebrating Black Achievement Month. Together with Heesterveld Creative Community and CBK Zuidoost, COMPLEX creates a safe space to celebrate black music and the artists that produce and play the records. The line-up includes big names like underground idol DJ Bone from Detroit, as well as more up & coming names like the ever eclectic and Amsterdam’s own OISHĪ.
Herrensauna x Draaimolen, Levenslang Amsterdam, ADE Saturday
‘Levenslang’ translates to ‘lifelong’, referring to one of the new ADE venues, an old prison. This venue suits music and arts festival Draaimolen from Tilburg like a glove, as they carry out the raw, cutting-edge, and futuristic outlook they are known for in every event they host. Following up on last year’s sold-out event, Draaimolen invites Herrensauna for another round of hard-paced, fast-cutting, and most of all sweaty techno. ‘Lifelong’ gets a whole new meaning with the 14-hour span of this event.
TranceParty:100%Dost, Parallel, ADE Friday
Parallel is one of the newest nightlife venues in Amsterdam and already kicks it up a notch with six ADE events spread out over four nights. Head over North on ADE Friday to celebrate the revival of Trance with TranceParty:100%Dost with originator Evian Christ, mix maestro Mechatok, and upcoming name Himera. TranceParty is known to be big on lights, strobes, and visuals, besides programming cutting-edge artists.
Complex X Heesterveld CC, Heesterveld Creative Community, ADE Friday
New promoter COMPLEX brings ADE to the Bijlmer and the Bijlmer to ADE, whilst celebrating Black Achievement Month. Together with Heesterveld Creative Community and CBK Zuidoost, COMPLEX creates a safe space to celebrate black music and the artists that produce and play the records. The line-up includes big names like underground idol DJ Bone from Detroit, as well as more up & coming names like the ever eclectic and Amsterdam’s own OISHĪ.
Herrensauna x Draaimolen, Levenslang Amsterdam, ADE Saturday
‘Levenslang’ translates to ‘lifelong’, referring to one of the new ADE venues, an old prison. This venue suits music and arts festival Draaimolen from Tilburg like a glove, as they carry out the raw, cutting-edge, and futuristic outlook they are known for in every event they host. Following up on last year’s sold-out event, Draaimolen invites Herrensauna for another round of hard-paced, fast-cutting, and most of all sweaty techno. ‘Lifelong’ gets a whole new meaning with the 14-hour span of this event.
Urban Sounds, Bar Twenty Two, ADE Saturday
You can’t go more central Amsterdam than the famous Rembrandtplein, where Bar Twenty Two is located. A place where you can make new friends, meet old ones, and have a fun night as equals, as they put it themselves. The range of events is large, including German house duo Milk & Sugar inviting their friends from all over the world on ADE Thursday, and the ultimate danceable sounds of Urban Sounds on ADE Saturday. Stacked with reggaeton, afrobeats, and big beats, these six-hours make you never leave the dancefloor.
YH Presents: Giegling, Yellow House, ADE Sunday
Go West for the industrial Houthavens district, where new venue to ADE Yellow House is located. The creative hub is an event space with a rooftop bar where you can find music, drinks and food, and the feeling of community. For ADE, Yellow House presents a one-off night where they invite German label Giegling, known for its exploration of deep house and techno. Giegling brings the likes of hypnotic techno selector Carlos Valdes, French record spinner Molly, and one of Giegling’s founders DJ Dustin.
Explore the newest additions to the ADE Festival below:
Urban Sounds, Bar Twenty Two, ADE Saturday
You can’t go more central Amsterdam than the famous Rembrandtplein, where Bar Twenty Two is located. A place where you can make new friends, meet old ones, and have a fun night as equals, as they put it themselves. The range of events is large, including German house duo Milk & Sugar inviting their friends from all over the world on ADE Thursday, and the ultimate danceable sounds of Urban Sounds on ADE Saturday. Stacked with reggaeton, afrobeats, and big beats, these six-hours make you never leave the dancefloor.
YH Presents: Giegling, Yellow House, ADE Sunday
Go West for the industrial Houthavens district, where new venue to ADE Yellow House is located. The creative hub is an event space with a rooftop bar where you can find music, drinks and food, and the feeling of community. For ADE, Yellow House presents a one-off night where they invite German label Giegling, known for its exploration of deep house and techno. Giegling brings the likes of hypnotic techno selector Carlos Valdes, French record spinner Molly, and one of Giegling’s founders DJ Dustin.
Explore the newest additions to the ADE Festival below: