Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has just revealed the first 250+ artists confirmed to perform at ADE 2025. The first wave includes Black Coffee, Clara Cuvé, Confidence Man, Dave Clarke, DVS1, Eris Drew, Flava D, Hardwell, Helena Hauff, James Hype, Jennifer Loveless, Job Jobse, Kettama, KI/KI, Klangkuenstler, Narciss, NIKS, Octo Octa, Oliver Heldens, Patrick Mason, Skepta, and many others.
With over 100 ADE Festival events confirmed so far, ADE 2025 promises to become another extraordinary five-day experience featuring iconic performances and showcases, including UK grime legend Skepta (who is also joining the ADE Pro conference) with his house label Mas Tiempo at Shelter, solo shows by Black Coffee and Klangkuenstler at Ziggo Dome, South African icon DBN Gogo for Melkweg’s ADE Opening Concert, 20 Years of Dave Clarke Presents, Job Jobse with an extended 4-hour set at Hemkade, and much more.
This first announcement marks the initial wave of ADE’s program, set to ultimately include more than 3,000 artists at 200+ venues across Amsterdam from October 22—26, 2025.
Among the first 9% of artists and DJs are:
6EJOU (FR), Anetha (FR), ARGY (GR), Armin van Buuren (NL), Bad Boombox (BG), Bella Claxton (AU), Ben Böhmer (DE), Ben Hemsley (GB), Benwal (NL), Black Coffee (SA), Boys Noize (DE), CCL (US), Chippy Nonstop (CA), CHLÄR (CH), Clara Cuvé (DE), Cloudy (DE), Club Angel (AU), Confidence Man (AU), Cromby (IE), Cynthia Spiering (NL), D.Dan (US), Daria Kolosova (UA), Dave Clarke (NL), Diffrent (DE), DJ Fuckoff (NZ), Doppelgang (NL), Doudou MD (NL), Dr Banana (GB), DVS1 (US), East End Dubs (GB), Emilija (GB), Enzo Siragusa (GB), Eris Drew (US), Fafi Abdel Nour (NL), Flava D (GB), Fumi (DE), Funk Tribu (CO), Gaskin (GB), Gyatso (NL), HAAi (AU), Hannah Laing (GB), Hard Candy (DE), Hardwell (NL), Helena Hauff (DE), Helena Lauwaert (BE), Hervé (NL), Identified Patient (NL), Interplanetary Criminal (GB), I-RO (TR), ISAbella (CO), James Hype (GB), Jennifer Loveless (AU), Job Jobse (NL), John Summit (US), JOWI (DE), Kettama (IE), KI/KI (NL), Klangkuenstler (DE), KLOFAMA (NL), L.P. Rhythm (GB), La La (GB), LAMMER (NL), LivWutang (GB), Low Steppa (GB), Maara (CA), Maddix (NL), Main Phase (DK), MALUGI (DE), Marcel Dettmann (DE), Marie Montexier (DE), Maruwa (DE), Mau P (NL), Mees Salomé (NL), MEUTE (DE), Mija (US), Moxes (NL), Narciss (DE), Nene H (DE), NIKS (GB), Obskür (GB), Octo Octa (US), Odymel (CH), Ogazón (LU), Oliver Heldens (NL), ØTTA (PT), Paige Tomlinson (GB), Patrice Bäumel (DE), Patrick Mason (DE), Pegassi (BE), Planetary Assault Systems (GB), Robert Hood (US), Rozaly (NL), Saidah (NL), Sam Alfred (AU), Sara Landry (US), Sarah Story (GB), Sedef Adasï (DE), Shanti Celeste (GB), Silva Bumpa (GB), Skepta (GB), SNTS (DE), SPFDJ (SE), Sweely (FR), Talismann (NL), TANJA MIJU (DE), The Lady Machine (BR), The Shapeshifters (GB), The Trip (GB), Tonno Disko (NL), Winson (NL), Yanamaste (GE) and many, many more
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.
ADE is organised by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to nurturing electronic music, its culture and its industry worldwide. The organisation devotes itself to stimulating development, innovation and talent, gathering the global industry and laying a foundation for future generations.