Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has revealed its highly anticipated second wave of programming for ADE 2025. Taking place October 22–26, 2025, the festival now boasts more than 1,200 artists and DJs performing across Amsterdam.
Among the newly announced names are Amaliah, Ben UFO, Bullet Tooth, CARISTA, Carl Craig, Chris Stussy, DJ Pierre, Enrico Sangiuliano, FJAAK, Héctor Oaks, Indira Paganotto, Jeff Mills, Mahmut Orhan, Moodymann, Polygonia, Sally C, Seth Troxler, THC, Tjade, TOKiMONSTA, TWIENA, and YoungWoman, with many more still to come.
With over 450 ADE Festival events already confirmed, this year’s edition promises a star-studded program filled with unique highlights. Standouts include a full No Art Festival, more than 16 Intercell events across the city, Jeff Mills returning with his Tomorrow Comes the Harvest concept, ZERØBPM’s ambitious 40-hour ambient meditation marathon at Thomaskerk, and ZeeZout’s ADE Special at Concertgebouw, where club culture meets concert hall prestige.
Venues across Amsterdam will once again transform for ADE, with legendary locations like De Bajes and Levenslang returning, alongside the city’s iconic pirate radio ship Veronica Schip. A new ADE Lab Village at Westerpark will debut this year, featuring large-scale art and light installations open to the public free of charge.
On the conference side, ADE Pro continues its tradition of curating groundbreaking discussions and masterclasses. Highlights include talks with Skepta, Eris Drew & Modeselektor, Luke Slater & Chris Liebing, Nicole Moudaber, and ANOTR, alongside keynotes from the founders of No Art and Tomorrowland Brasil.
This second wave is only part of the massive program, with over 3,000 artists ultimately expected to perform at more than 1,000 events across Amsterdam.
The stacked artist announcement features an eclectic mix of global and rising talent, including Adiel, Anetha, Anfisa Letyago, Chloé Caillet, Ellen Allien, Hannah Laing, Joris Voorn, Joseph Capriati, Kamma, KiNK, Lilly Palmer, Lola Palmer, Lovefoxy, Luke Slater, Mahmut Orhan, Mind Against, Modeselektor, Paul van Dyk, Qrion, Raresh, Rødhåd, Salute, Soul Mass Transit System, Vera Grace, X CLUB., Young Marco, and hundreds more.
With its unparalleled scope and influence, ADE 2025 is shaping up to be the most ambitious edition yet—uniting artists, fans, and industry professionals for five days of music, innovation, and culture across the city.
More info and tickets: www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl