25 years of ADE Festival
Since 1996, Amsterdam Dance Event has grown to the world’s biggest and most expansive club festival, showcasing the full spectrum of electronic subgenres and a broad range of electronic music artists, from pioneers to upcoming talent.
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First edition
With just 11 venues, the 1996 edition started out as a modest version of what we know today.
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ADE 2007 Commercial
By 2010, ADE has grown to the world’s biggest club festival, welcoming over 100.000 visitors to the city of Amsterdam for the first time in its run and every district turning black and yellow, from the center to its outskirts.
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The Transformation of the ADE Logo
The now all too familiar ADE logo started taking shape in 2006 with the famous ADE lettering being introduced this year, followed by the yellow cube in 2010.
Unique locations
In collaboration with a multitude of festival organisers, ADE has been represented in Amsterdam's most iconic cultural monuments, introducing dance music to these locations for the first time ever.
Live Music
In 2016, the first edition of ADE Live took place; a two-day festival where visitors and professionals discover the latest electronic live acts and honor established names. In the same year the first ADE opening concert took place. It was the first performance of the Metropole Orchestra at ADE, together with Henrik Schwarz. Later they performed during the opening concerts of later editions with Jameszoo, Colin Benders and SOHN.
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ADE Hangover
In 2017, the completely freely accessible ADE Hangover has been introduced to serve as the perfect ending of an up-tempo week. The NDSM wharf is filled with art installations, hot tubs, a vinyl market, food and beer, people can enjoy a program of live bands, DJ's and much more.
ADE is a platform for dance culture and electronic music since 1996, made possible by thousands of artists, fans and professionals, 200+ venues in Amsterdam. We would like to thank all the artists, promotors, venues, photographers and crew that have made all these highlights and thousands of other events possible over the years. If you want to contribute to ADE please get in touch with the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl.
