surprise me + at night + live music + only disco & nu disco + only thursday
ADE picks
AMW 24/5 DJ Marathon 2026
AMW’s day two is a techno and house marathon, with All Dave, Daniel Englisch, De León and Detune among the names on deck. Expect groove-first basslines, vinyl energy, rolling bass, hardgroove tension and Detroit-leaning pressure.For fans of Swisherman, Nene-H, Isaiah
The World’s Longest Back-to-Back DJ Set hosted by Fosbury music studio
Fosbury music studio presents a continuous back-to-back DJ performance planned for over 100 hours. DJs collaborate in two-hour sets, forming an ongoing chain of musical exchanges.
FULL CYCLE | Giorgia Angiuli + Natascha Polké [Spatial Audio Live Concert]
FULL CYCLE pairs Giorgia Angiuli and Natascha Polké in spatial-audio live concert mode at The Other Side. Expect hand-played techno-house, voice, theremin, keyboards and toy instruments, then sung hooks, clean percussion and melodic house lift.For fans of Miss Kittin, Kiasmos, Peaches
Interactive Workshop with Giulio Beja & Veronica Motta and Listening Session with Mark Knekelhuis
Giulio Beja and Veronica Motta ask whether safer nightlife is about fewer rules and more care, then Amsterdam label boss Mark Knekelhuis plays a listening set of rough, tactile club records. Free.
Dome Concerts presents: CATCHING FLIES - visuals Julius Horsthuis
Catching Flies and Julius Horsthuis bring soulful melodies, deep basslines and fractal dome visuals together in ARTIS Planetarium. Expect live-instrument feel, detailed rhythms and immersive animation that syncs electronic music with a planetarium setting.
Foam x Echobox present: The Sounds of In Here Own Way
Foam and Echobox frame Yomna El Beyaly’s In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة through music and storytelling, with Karmel, Noise Diva and ZINEB in the room. Expect ambient stretches, sharp edits, vocal refs, North African rhythms and amapiano swing around the exhibition’s themes.
Kraak & Smaak (Live)
Kraak & Smaak’s live disco-funk set brings Velvet Seas and older cuts in a warm, open band format, with big vocals, synth sheen and a tight rhythm section. Dutch producer trio Kraak & Smaak plays the Boogie Angst lane of disco, funk, house and electronic.For fans of Lack of Afro, The Haggis Horns, Jamiroquai
Motie - Thursday (Opening Night)
Motie turns the Stopera, city hall and opera house on the Amstel, into a home for the city's night culture for three days. The opening has Young Marco's psychedelic, left-turn sets, Jonny Nash's slow-blooming guitar ambient and Oceanic's live minimal techno.