ADE has announced the first group of artists for its 30th anniversary edition, confirming more than 250 acts ahead of this year’s event.
The five-day festival and conference will return to Amsterdam from 21–25 October 2026.
The initial lineup features artists including Avalon Emerson, Chlär, DJ Nobu, Eris Drew, Folamour, Freddy K, Octo Octa, Philippa Pacho, Prospa, Skepta, and Scooter.
The announcement represents only a small portion of the final program, which traditionally includes more than 3,000 artists performing across over 200 venues.
The Event Brings Back Major Venues and Special Shows
Several headline performances have already been confirmed.
Skepta will return with an expanded Más Tiempo show at Warehouse Elementenstraat, while David Guetta will present his Monolith production during AMF.
The iconic Gashouder venue will also return for its pre-opening season after a period away from ADE.
Eight shows have already been scheduled, featuring Armin van Buuren & Benwal, I Hate Models & Nico Moreno, Job Jobse, Mochakk, Franky Rizardo, Sammy Virji, and Josh Baker.
MOJO has unveiled several large-scale events for this year’s edition.
They include two KI/KI 5 Hours performances, Klangkuenstler All Night Long at Ziggo Dome, a guest appearance from Jean-Michel Jarre as part of the 30 Years ADE celebration, the 10 Years of STMPD RCRDS event, and Unreal Germany at AFAS Live.
Melkweg has announced its ADE Opening Concert featuring Kybba & Metropole Orkest.
The venue will also host performances from San Holo & Droeloe, Nimino, and Dave Clarke Presents: 30 Years of ADE.
Meanwhile, Paradiso has confirmed shows including Speedy J presents STOOR Live, Malugi, State OFFF, and Lawrence Hart.
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ADE Promoters Reveal Their First Lineups
Several of ADE’s leading promoters have also introduced their initial artist rosters.
Intercell will host 13 events featuring more than 65 artists, including Eris Drew, Octo Octa, DJ Nobu, Freddy K, SPFDJ, 999999999, Philippa Pacho, and Skin on Skin.
DGTL has announced more than 45 artists across seven events.
The lineup includes Folamour, Joris Voorn, Kevin de Vries, NTO (live), Tinlicker, Benwal, and DJ EZ.
Into the Woods has confirmed over 25 artists for its first announcement, including DJ Boring, Jyoty, Young Marco, Kyle Starkey, and Clara Cuvé.
Celebrating Three Decades of Electronic Music
The first announcement also includes internationally recognized artists such as Adam Beyer, Adriatique, Amelie Lens, Chloé Caillet, Helena Hauff, Jeff Mills, Joseph Capriati, Marcel Dettmann, The Blessed Madonna, and The Martinez Brothers.
According to ADE, the current announcement represents roughly eight percent of the complete festival program.
This year’s edition marks 30 years since ADE launched in 1996 as a small industry gathering.
Since then, it has grown into one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals and conferences.
ADE will continue revealing additional artists, anniversary events, and special programming over the coming months.
Individual event tickets and the ADE Pro Pass are already available through the official ADE website.
