surprise me + harder + only techno + only free
Nothing matched only free together, so I dropped that and kept the rest.
ADE picks
Pantheon Amsterdam
Slimfit brings hard techno, bubbling, post-club and harder grooves into Pantheon Amsterdam, an exhibition at Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder where eight artists make new altarpieces around faith, identity, exclusion and recognition.
Vulged x Bulldog
Vulged's crew in The Bulldog Palace: Beau Didier's bass-heavy, vocal-driven hardgroove, ISAIAH's fast, raw techno and Flits' loopy, old-school grooves. A daytime set a short walk from the conference.For fans of Alarico, DVS1, Chlär
OUTKZT 2026
Fast techno, hard dance and hard techno on Het Veronica Schip, with ArioVistus, Belocca, DA SEYKO, DEROZ, Kay Wagner, OZZY RIOT, Teenage Mutants and TheKoosy pushing rolling kicks, acid stabs, trance lift and peak-time pressure. Lineup still to come.For fans of Reinier Zonneveld, Adam Beyer, Angerfist
OUTKZT pres. Berlin Records, Mainground Music, KRAFT Events, TRAGEDIE ADE Showcase
Fast techno, hard dance and psytrance on Het Veronica Schip, with ArioVistus, Belocca, DA SEYKO, DEROZ, Kay Wagner, Mahmut Bacaksız, Molothav, OZZY RIOT, Paula van Klar and Teenage Mutants driving hard kicks, acid lines, rave hooks and festival-rig pressure. Lineup still to come.For fans of Reinier Zonneveld, Adam Beyer, Angerfist
Cord Room x Interzeak x Noxpax x Hostile Takeover - Studio Room
CORD ROOM x INTERZEAK x NOXPAX x HOSTILE TAKEOVER brings Bhrd, Cristian Collodoro, Drescodex, Geisha, Hortense de beauharnais, Kastilo and Saga Raga into hard techno, industrial, schranz and bochka. Expect fast 4/4 kicks, blunt low end and raw rave pressure.For fans of Paul Elstak, SNTS, Alignment
PUP SPACE
PUP SPACE lines up Arkifel, Branch, Noctus, Sky//lar, TKHNØ and Veros for a marathon across BPMs and genres. Expect techno and house as the base, with hyperpop, UK garage, hard techno, hardstyle, electro and hypnotic kicks moving through the room.
EMBER ARTISTS presents
Berlin trance DJ with a 2026 single and ADE club slots. His documented material points to trance and harder club pressure, not soft-focus melodics. Every release we can confirm is from 2024 or later, and we found no label. Plays 3 times this week, so you have more than one chance.For fans of MCR-T, Marlon Hoffstadt, Alycia Bezgo
Q-Factory presents: TECHNO NIGHT 2026 - ADE
Alan Fitzpatrick's kick-first techno, Joyhauser's riffs and melodic lift and T78's fast, hard drive, in a music complex of studios and stages. Starts early enough to make after the conference.For fans of Thomas Schumacher, Adam Beyer, Anfisa Letyago