Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has just revealed the second wave of its lineup, bringing the total so far to 1.500+ artists confirmed to perform for the monumental 30 YEARS ADE anniversary edition. Among the latest additions are Âme, Angel D’lite, Bad Boombox, BASHKKA, Ben Klock, Boris Acket, CARISTA, Colin Benders, DJ Stingray 313, Eric Prydz, HAAi, Het Nationale Ballet, Hunee, Kittin & The Hacker, Maceo Plex, Max Cooper, Miss Monique, Narciss, Paul Kalkbrenner, Scooter, Todd Terry, and many others.
With ADE 2026 nearing halfway completion, it continues to bridge club culture with cutting-edge art: Boris Acket presents the monumental installation EINDER, Het Nationale Ballet and ISH open ADE with Swan Lake Remixed for ADE, Dome Concerts returns to ARTIS Planetarium and adds Fabrique des Lumières with shows by Max Cooper, Colin Benders and more, and even the new ARTIS Aquarium joins ADE with an immersive 4DSOUND experience.
The iconic Gashouder also hosts standout shows by Eric Prydz, Armin van Buuren b2b Benwal, Job Jobse, MOCHAKK CALLING and more, techno titan Paul Kalkbrenner brings his signature live concert experience to Theater Amsterdam with Loveland, and iconic group Scooter takes over Ziggo Dome with SCOOTER CRUSHES ADE.
ADE Pro Conference: major new artists & global music companies:
- Jean-Michel Jarre is joined by Lady Starlight for Music & Machines, Marcel Dettmann joins Luciano on 3+ decades shaping electronic music, and other major artists taking on stage include rapper/entrepreneur Tinie Tempah, Nastia, Thys (Noisia), Kikelomo, and Sofia Kourtesis.
- 30 Years of ADE with key figures in ADE’s legacy, with Anna Knaup, Maria Jimenez, Richard Zijlma, Jan-Willem van de Ven, Gary Smith, Mariana Sanchotene, moderated by Dave Clarke
- Artists on AI: No-BS Roundtable with Boys Noise, BT, Dave Clarke, Mathame, and Portrait XO
- Insider Knowledge Series: SoundCloud joins Pro on breaking independent talent with Silva Bumpa, Google DeepMind on the future of music in the AI era; Believe Founder and CEO Denis Ladegaillerie on local artist development, legendary manager Troy Carter on next-gen artist management, and Warner Music on the future of music and publishing.
- ADE Startups returns, with 8 exceptional music-tech startups selected for the Chorus founder program: nowon, Smash, Sonura, AIDAR, Groovian, Exibeat, EventSynth, and zig~zag.
Major lineup drops by ADE promoters:
- Awakenings reveals its full program across 8 shows at the SugarFactory, including Adam Beyer, Ben Klock, Benwal, DJ Gigola, DJ Heartstring, FUMI, Helena Lauwaert, JakoJako, Jeff Mills, Pegassi, Philippa Pacho, Prospa, and others.
- SPIELRAUM 55HRS at Club RAUM includes BASHKKA, Dasha Rush, DVS1, Mary Lake, Kittin & The Hacker, Octo Octa, Pariah, and many more.
- Audio Obscura reveals 40+ artists across multiple events, featuring Amelie Lens, Bad Boombox, LAMMER, Patrick Mason b2b SPFDJ , WhoMadeWho, and others.
The full ADE lineup is set to ultimately include more than 3,300 artists at 200+ venues across Amsterdam from October 21-25, 2026.
Among the first 45% of artists and DJs are:
A for Alpha (GB), Afrojack (NL), Ajuma (NL), Allat (GB), Alycia Bezgo (BE), Âme (DE), Andy (NL), Angel D’lite (GB), Anz (GB), Apollonia (FR), Bad Boombox (BG), Ben Klock (DE), Benny Rodrigues (NL), Bibi Seck (BE), Blasha (GB), Boris Acket (NL), Boris Brechja (DE), CARISTA (NL), Christian AB (GB), Cincity (NL), CJ Bolland (GB), Club Angel (AU), Colin Benders (NL), Daisy Weweh (UA), Dasha Rush (RU), Dave Clarke (NL), David Vunk (NL), DJ Chuckie (SR), DJ Gigola (DE), DJ Snake (FR), DJ Stingray 313 (DE), DJ Sweet6teen (DE), Donato Dozzy (IT), Dusky (GB), DVS1 (US), Dyed Soundorom (FR), DYEN (NL), East End Dubs (GB), Eddy De Clercq (BE), Egyptian Lover (US), Eric Prydz (SE), Estrella (NL), Ezequiel Arias (AR), Fleur Shore (GB), HAAi (AU), Hervé (CI), Het Nationale Ballet (NL), Hot Since 82 (GB), Hunee (DE), I Hate Models (FR), ISH Dance Collective (NL), ISIS (NL), JakoJako (DE), Jenny Cara (CH), Justin Jay (US), Kamma & Masalo (NL), Kepler (GB), Kerri Chandler (US), Kittin & The Hacker (FR), Kitty Amor (GB), Kyra Khaldi (NL), L.P. Rhythm (GB), Laura Meester (NL), Lena Willikens (DE), livwutang (US), Lobster (FR), Lola Haro (BE), Lola Palmer (UA), Low Steppa (GB), Lucky Done Gone (NL), Luke Alessi (AU), Luke Dean (GB), Luke Slater (GB), Maceo Plex (US), mad miran (NL), Major League DJz (ZA), Manda Moor (FR), Marie K (NL), MARRØN (NL), Mary Lake (NL), Max Cooper (GB), Max Dean (GB), Metropole Orkest (NL), Midland (GB), Mike Williams (NL), Miss Monique (UA), Mr. Belt & Wezol (NL), Naomi (DE), Narciss (DE), Ogazón (ES), Olive Anguz (GB), Oliver Heldens (NL), PAN-POT (DE), Paquita Gordon (IT), PARAMIDA (DE), Partiboi69 (AU), Patrick Mason (DE), Patrick Topping (GB), Paul Kalkbrenner (DE), Paul Van Dyk (DE), Peach (GB), PHIA (NL), Prunk (NL), Quest (IT), Richard Akingbehin (GB), Rødhåd (DE), S!RENE (NL), Salome (GE), Sandrien (NL), Sasha (GB), Scooter (DE), Sedef Adasi (DE), Seth Troxler (US), Shinedoe (NL), Sidney Charles (DE), Silva Bumpa (GB), Stella Zekri (FR), Suze Ijó (NL), Sweely (FR), The Lady Machine (BR), Thelma (CH), tINI (DE), Tinie Tempah (GB), Todd Terry (US), Torus (NL), Tsepo (NL), Twiena (NL), VNTM (NL), and many more.
The full program so far can be found on ADE’s website and the complete program will be announced in the coming months. Individual tickets are available through ADE’s program, and the ADE Pro Pass is available here.
