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ADE 2026 Crosses 1,500 Artists as Second Wave Lands for 30th Anniversary
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Amsterdam Dance Event has revealed its second wave, pushing the 30th-anniversary lineup past 1,500 artists — with more still to come. ADE 2026 runs 21–25 October across 200+ venues.
The new names
The latest drop is heavy on headline-grade talent: Eric Prydz, Maceo Plex, Miss Monique, Paul Kalkbrenner, Ben Klock, Max Cooper, Äme and HAAi, spanning techno, house, drum & bass and trance. They join a first wave that already featured Armin van Buuren, Skepta and Avalon Emerson.
The scale is staggering
ADE isn't just club nights — it's day parties, boat parties, panels and conference sessions, with a total programme heading toward 3,300 artists. The 2025 edition drew 600,000 attendees, and organisers expect to beat that for the anniversary year.
It's a fitting milestone for the event we covered back in July when the first wave dropped — now confirmed as the biggest ADE yet.
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Photo: "Ade-info-2016" by Paul2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.