Festival picks

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After dark: C2C for the club headsSeven hours of Theo Parrish, a footwork pioneer, and the late slots worth staying up for.C2C Festival 2026The listening sets: C2C for quiet earsStrings, drones, a sold-out matinee and the quiet end of the lineup, for the art-week crowd.C2C Festival 2026Songpot picks for C2C 2026Twelve sets for the 25th C2C, from Robyn and Arca to a noon show in a theatre.C2C Festival 2026Turin's own: the free afternoons and the city's crewsCombo's free daytime sets, community radio in the opera house, and the crews who run Turin's nights.C2C Festival 2026The hard choices at C2C 2026Two stages at Lingotto, one of you. Who each side of the weekend's clashes is for.C2C Festival 2026Bass: jungle, garage, dubstepSub-heavy nights: jungle, garage, dubstep and drum & bass.ADE 2026Ears first: ambient and deep listeningAmbient, modern composition and spatial sound, mostly seated.ADE 2026Electro, breaks and the strange stuffBroken rhythms, electro and experiments, for people who like to be surprised.ADE 2026Global clubAfro house, amapiano, baile funk and club sounds from everywhere.ADE 2026Hard and fastHard techno, schranz and the fastest rooms of the week.ADE 2026Hardstyle and hardcoreThe Dutch hard dance nights.ADE 2026House, disco and soulWarm, vocal and groove-first: house and disco nights with soul.ADE 2026Long, deep, hypnoticLong, deep, hypnotic techno.ADE 2026Main stage and big roomThe arena and big-room nights.ADE 2026Melodic technoBig melodies, long breakdowns and the week's melodic techno headliners.ADE 2026Progressive house, the long wayExtended sets from progressive's long-form storytellers.ADE 2026Tech house and grooveGroove-led tech house, built for dancing rather than listening.ADE 2026Trance, old and newFrom the people who wrote the genre, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Mauro Picotto and BT, to the new generation coming up behind them.ADE 2026AI, without the hypeRights, tools, platforms and the artists caught in between.ADE 2026Artists in conversationLong conversations with artists and legends.ADE 2026Fans, marketing and communityBuilding an audience that sticks around.ADE 2026Gear and studio sessionsHands on the kit: demos, spatial sound and studio talks.ADE 2026Health, equity and safetyMental health, safety, parenthood and who gets a seat.ADE 2026Hip-hop and grime at ADEADE Beats: MCs, cyphers, grime history and Q&As.ADE 2026How the platforms workStraight from the services artists live on.ADE 2026Labels, A&R and the team behind an artistHow artists get found, signed and built.ADE 2026Live, touring and promotingThe business of rooms, tours and tickets.ADE 2026Media, press and radioHow music gets written about, broadcast and talked up.ADE 2026Rights and royaltiesWho gets paid, how, and what's about to change.ADE 2026Scenes from everywhereBrazil, MENA, Africa, South America and diaspora scenes, in their own words.ADE 2026Startups and moneyFounders, funds and the industry as investor.ADE 2026Sync, brands and sponsorsPlacements, sonic branding and the brands paying for culture.ADE 2026The green trackTouring, festivals and food that waste less.ADE 2026Where the industry is headingKeynotes and the big picture.ADE 2026Artist business dayPlatforms, rights and who to meet across the week.ADE 2026Get booked weekWho books, how they choose, and where to be seen.ADE 2026Get seen without a passWhere to meet label people without a Pro pass.ADE 2026Getting started, freeFirst steps, courses and gear, without a pass.ADE 2026Sync, rights and brandsA route for publishers, sync teams and brand people.ADE 2026The A&R routeLabels and DSPs by day, label showcases by night.ADE 2026The builders' ADEAI, startups and the people funding music tech.ADE 2026The manager's ADETeams, touring and keeping artists well.ADE 2026The promoter's ADEMarket numbers by day, party series by night.ADE 2026Your first ADEOne big night a day, each with a smaller room in the same sound.ADE 2026ADE for freeGood things that cost nothing.ADE 2026All night longOpen-to-close sets and marathons.ADE 2026Digging weekRecord shops, in-stores and live radio.ADE 2026Eyes and earsExhibitions, audiovisual shows and deep listening.ADE 2026Films and screeningsDocumentaries and premieres about the music.ADE 2026Mornings and slow daysYoga, runs, breathwork and gentle sound.ADE 2026Queer ADEQueer parties, drag, LGBTQ+ artists and safer dancefloors.ADE 2026Women at ADEWomen-led nights, collectives and the sessions on women in music.ADE 2026Industry mixersEvery meet-up worth your evening.ADE 2026International mixersMeet-ups for international scenes.ADE 2026Mixers for artists and producersMeet-ups for artists and producers.ADE 2026Mixers for labels, publishing and rightsMeet-ups for labels, publishing and rights.ADE 2026Mixers for promoters, agents and managersMeet-ups for promoters, agents and managers.ADE 2026Mixers for tech and startupsMeet-ups for tech, startups and investors.ADE 2026After the conferenceAn evening mixer, then a night that starts early enough.ADE 2026Between sessionsThings within a short walk of the conference.ADE 2026First nightWednesday openers that set the tone.ADE 2026Rainy afternoonIndoor art, audiovisual shows and listening sessions.ADE 2026Sold-out alternativesMissed a sold-out night? The same sound, still on sale.ADE 2026Sunday recoverySlow afternoons, day parties and a gentle last night.ADE 2026Friday in NoordOne night north of the IJ.ADE 2026Friday in ZuidoostOne night in Zuidoost.ADE 2026On the waterBoat parties on the IJ and the canals.ADE 2026Special venuesA church in an attic, a prison boiler room, a train at sunrise: twelve rooms worth the trip on their own.ADE 2026Thursday in OostOne night in the east.ADE 2026Thursday in WestOne night around Westerpark and beyond.ADE 2026Thursday in the centreOne night, all within walking distance.ADE 2026Agency showcasesBooking agencies showing their rosters.ADE 2026Label showcases worth a lookThe labels putting on the most artists this week.ADE 2026Party series worth knowingThe crews and series behind the nights.ADE 2026Unsigned and recent: afro houseAfro house acts with no label found and only recent releases.ADE 2026Unsigned and recent: drum & bassDrum & bass acts with no label found and only recent releases.ADE 2026Unsigned and recent: hard technoHard techno acts with no label found and only recent releases.ADE 2026Unsigned and recent: technoTechno acts with no label found and only recent releases.ADE 2026Unsigned and recent: tranceTrance acts with no label found and only recent releases.ADE 2026Bring your non-raverOne daytime thing and one concert a day, for friends who don't club.ADE 2026