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ADE picks
Dome Concerts presents: CATCHING FLIES - visuals Julius Horsthuis
Thu 22 · 19:00 · ARTIS Planetarium · Amsterdam
A soulful fusion of electronic music and immersive visual art Following a completely sold-out programme during ADE 2025, this year Dome Concerts proudly returns to the iconic ARTIS Planetarium . On ADE Thursday, multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ CATCHING FLIES (George King) has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music. Blending soulful melodies, deep basslines and intricate rhythms, his music effortlessly draws inspiration from hip-hop, house, jazz and ambient influences. With releases on Ninja Tune, Anjunadeep, Cercle and his own label Indigo Soul, Catching Flies has built an international reputation for emotionally rich productions that balance technical precision with warmth and intimacy. His work has earned support from artists including Bonobo, Diplo, Keinemusik, Jungle, Nils Frahm and Loyle Carner, while collaborations with Sofia Kourtesis, Actress and Hot Chip further underline his versatility as a producer. For this special performance beneath the dome of the ARTIS Planetarium, Catching Flies is joined by the visuals internationally acclaimed fractal artist J ULIUS HORSTHUIS . Together they create an immersive audiovisual experience where soulful electronic music and breathtaking visual worlds merge beneath the stars. Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Foam x Echobox present: The Sounds of In Here Own Way
Thu 22 · 19:00 · Aladdin's Notenhoek · Mercatorplein · Amsterdam
On ADE Thursday, Foam and Echobox present an evening of music and storytelling inspired by In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة , Yomna El Beyaly 's outdoor exhibition on Mercatorplein. Developed as part of Foam's collaboration with Middle East Archive , a platform dedicated to celebrating and reimagining visual narratives from the Middle East and North Africa, the programme invites audiences to engage with the exhibition's themes through sound, conversation, and collective exchange. For one evening, Echobox takes over Aladdin's Notenhoek , a beloved local business that has long been part of daily life on Mercatorplein. In this intimate and unexpected setting, Karmel , Noise Diva , and ZINEB share musical selections alongside personal stories, cultural references, and sources of inspiration. Moving beyond the traditional DJ set, the programme creates space for listening, reflection, and dialogue. Through sound, the artists respond to themes that resonate throughout El Beyaly's work: identity, femininity, community, and the ways women see, define, and represent themselves and one another. About the exhibition: In Her Own Way / شوية وراجعة is a public-space exhibition by Egyptian-French photographer Yomna El Beyaly, presented by Foam and Middle East Archive. Through photographs made in Cairo, El Beyaly explores identity, femininity, and everyday life, creating a visual world shaped by colour, movement, intimacy, and personal perspective. The exhibition is on view at Mercatorplein from 1 to 29 October 2026.
Motie - Thursday (Opening Night)
Thu 22 · 19:00 · STOPERA · Amstel 1 · Amsterdam
For three days, Amsterdam City Hall becomes a home for the people, sounds and ideas that shape Amsterdam after dark. Music, light, food and art come together in a setting that belongs to the city as much as it belongs to the people who inhabit it. A temporary and custom-built world where familiar faces meet new perspectives and where Amsterdam's creative night culture is celebrated without translation. Rooted in Amsterdam yet open to the world, Motie celebrates the city's creative spirit during its most international week. Curious by nature, uncompromising in taste, and welcoming to everyone willing to discover something new. Initial program release: Helios by Heleen Blanken (AV Installation) Young Marco (live) ft. Jonny Nash Oceanic (live) Gizem Öz (live) Presented by Nxt Museum Sophia Bulgakova (installation) Arno Schuitemaker (choreo) L'atelier du Champagne (wine) Living Room Session w/ Shaquille Joy, Tamara Shogaolu (Nationale Opera & Ballet) PEEL (music) Pintai (music) Sprezzatura (Wine) File #002 and program per day coming soon. About Motie ADE: The former municipal service desks of Amsterdam City Hall becomes a meeting place for Amsterdam’s creative ecosystem. Music, food and art come together in a custom-built world. From Amsterdam, for Amsterdam. At the centre of the stage sits Helios, a kinetic audiovisual installation by Heleen Blanken. Each evening, Helios takes on a different musical interpretation. Young Marco ft. Jonny Nash, Oceanic and Gizem - artists known for moving dance floors - step into slower, more atmospheric territory for a series of one-off performances. As an official part of ADE Arts & Culture, the program extends beyond music, featuring newly commissioned and previous work by interdisciplinary Ukrainian artist Sophia Bulgakova , curated by Nxt Museum. Bulgakova’s practice connects personal experience with wider political realities, exploring how art and activism can exist side by side. Her works Spomyny (2024) and Sensitive Guidelines (2026) will pull the audience into the passage. As the hours pass, the former bureaucratic hallway starts to shift. What was once a place for forms and numbers becomes a place to wander into and experience the full width of Amsterdam night culture.
THE FUTURE IS SOUND at ADE
Thu 22 · 19:00 · The Stargate · Amsterdam
THE FUTURE IS SOUND, London's leading future-facing music and cultural event series, comes to Amsterdam for a special one-night experience as part of ADE 2026. Bringing together a carefully curated line-up of forward-thinking artists, the night moves through live electronic music, immersive sound and audiovisual performance - creating a journey through new forms of listening, performance and shared experience. The line-up features Ruthlss , a London-based artist, composer and producer blending electronic, classical and cinematic sound with club culture and emotive storytelling, alongside Portrait XO , an award-winning trans-disciplinary artist and musician exploring the boundaries of AI, sound and human creativity. Blurring the boundaries between concert, installation and immersive experience, THE FUTURE IS SOUND AT ADE explores how artists are reshaping the way electronic music is created, performed and experienced — and what the future of live music might feel like. Explore more ADE Arts & Culture events at The Stargate here .
Thomas Azier x raam art space: Live Showcase
Thu 22 · 19:00 · raam art space · Amsterdam
Thomas Azier x raam art space: Live Showcase - First Time Slot After three years of relative silence, Thomas Azier returns with PANORAMA, an expansive and deeply personal musical project, marking a new chapter in his artistic trajectory. Intimate but bold, the project unfolds across sound and visual language. With his performance at raam art space Thomas Azier will introduce this new work. Poems, field recordings, video works and performative elements disrupt the traditional concert structure, giving it a fractured, collage-like character. Azier’s new music carries his strong melodic sensibility further merging string arrangements and experimental practices into a series of intriguing pieces. The voice becomes an interpretative tool, shifting between male and female, human and animal, mythical and real. Songs are juxtaposed with intermissions and character changes that shift rhythm and mood, like switching channels or scrolling through an endless feed. Thomas Azier is a dutch composer, producer, singer and performer. He has released 6 albums over the past 12 years, consistently shaping the contours of his unique take on pop music. raam art space was opened by Gallery Vriend van Bavink. It offers an open view into an evolving program of exhibitions and ideas that engage directly with the city. Upcoming exhibition: "Forest of the City" by Anouk Griffioen (from Oct 2 - Nov 22 2026). Multiple time slots - Free entry (RSVP needed)
Beyond The Dance Floor: Edition
Thu 22 · 19:30 · RADION · Amsterdam
BTDF is BACK with the original gang – for a special ADE edition. And we’re opening this new season with one idea: YOU are the main character of your life. Beyond The Dance Floor is an interactive social experience where we bring people together to connect and explore. In the middle of one of Amsterdam’s biggest weeks for music and nightlife, we’re creating a few hours to meet for meaningful & fun conversations, playful interactions, performances, movements and electronic music Áquila Allucard and Madina Flow reunite to direct the evening. Maybe it’s time to follow the script. Maybe it’s time to flip it completely. The atmosphere is curated by Jamal Erbilir. Live sound curation + DJ set by an artist from Amsterdam’s techno scene – announced soon. DRESS CODE: MAIN CHARACTER / MOVIE STAR Be creative. After all, it’s your movie – you’re writing it, and you’re starring in it. Your BTDF ticket includes free entry to LNR Night at RADION, so you can take the conversation, connection and energy straight into the night. Produced by Stage of Mind, in collaboration with RADION, for Amsterdam Dance Event. Doors open at 19:30 and close at 20:30. No entry after 20:30.
Dome Concerts presents: GIDGE - visuals by Julius Horshuis
Thu 22 · 19:30 · Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam
Where nature becomes sound, and sound becomes space. This ADE, Dome Concerts opens a new chapter at FABRIQUE DES LUMIERES — one of Amsterdam's most extraordinary cultural venues. Across four days, internationally acclaimed artists transform this monumental space through sound, light and architecture. Swedish duo GIDGE have established a unique voice in contemporary electronic music, blending organic electronics, field recordings and cinematic ambience into deeply atmospheric compositions. Inspired by the forests of northern Sweden, their music captures the quiet beauty of nature through warm synthesisers, delicate melodies and subtle rhythms. Presented inside Fabrique des Lumières , their immersive sound is accompanied by the extraordinary fractal visual worlds of JULIUS HORSTHUIS . Inspired by the hidden geometry of nature, his visuals transform the monumental architecture into an ever-evolving landscape of light, pattern and atmosphere. Together they create an immersive experience where forests become constellations, mathematics feels organic, and silence remains part of the composition. Dome Concerts is an immersive 360° live audiovisual series taking place throughout ADE at ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumières .
Elias Mazian (live) x EINDER by Boris Acket
Thu 22 · 20:00 · Centrale Markthal · Amsterdam