Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

Hard-edged trance with big-room lift, crisp percussion and clean melodic leads. At an AVA anniversary night, he is the kind of set that leans into drive, breakdowns and hands-up release.

More about David Forbes

Forbes comes out of the UK trance circuit and has released on a long list of major labels including Anjunabeats, Black Hole, Spinnin', Vandit, Doorn and AVA. His work has been picked up by Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Sander van Doorn, Markus Schulz, Above & Beyond, Gareth Emery and Tiësto, which is the right room for this booking.

A story

His track “Answers” was included on Tiësto’s Tiësto in Concert DVD, the only UK artist to do so. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-22 15:00 · AVA Recordings 20 Years ADE Special · The Tequila Club · hosted by AVA Recordings

Labels

Start here

• Answers (2004)
  The Tiësto-adjacent early calling card
• David Forbes - Static (2026)
  Recent hard-driving trance snapshot

Worked with

• Paul van Dyk featured on · source
• Ferry Corsten featured on · source
• Above & Beyond featured on · source
• Tiësto featured on · source

For fans of

Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, Gareth Emery

Official links

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