Aa Cheat Sheet: ADE 2025

October is here, and so is our highly anticipated ADE Cheat Sheet. Consider this your one-stop guide to where to party, what panels to attend, and how to make the best of the magical madness. Don't forget to send us your favourites, and see you out there! Xx, Aa

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09:30 - 12:30 Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta | Ferry 52

11:00 - 19:00 Bodil Ouédraogo - Concentrated Motion with Arakaza and DRKNGHTS | Melkweg Expo

11:00 - 19:00 Telepathic Instruments Pop-up - by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and friends | Filling Pieces

12:15 - 13:00 State of the Live Industry | Felix Meritis (Zuilenzaal)

12:30 - 13:15 Bandcamp: Essential Insider Knowledge | Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal)

13:00 - 13:45 Off the Record with DJ Bone & Friends | WestWeelde (The Boombox)

13:30 - 14:15 Exploring Brasil: How Foreign Artists and Festivals Connect with Brazil’s Electronic Scene | Felix Meritis (Zuilenzaal)

14:15 - 15:15 Rewire Workshop: Changing the Way You Think About Creativity and AI | Felix Meritis (Husly Lounge)

16:00 - 20:00 Zine workshop by Edgar Fulton (Rock the shelves) - “take these pages and make wings” | No Other Option Space

19:00 - 20:30 ADE Opening Performance: The Grid: Embodied - Victor Dissel, Bram van Ravenhorst & Arno Schuitemaker | Door Open Space

19:00 - 00:00 Sober Clubbing: The Panel Talk | ClinkNOORD

20:00 - 21:20 ADE Opening Performance: CYCLES: GiGi FM x Lumus Instruments | Felix Meritis

20:00 - 22:00 No One Magazine Vinyl Release: Queer Sounds from Vietnam and its Diaspora | Club RAUM

20:00 - 00:00 Doka Electronic Live Sessions w/ Tom Trago, Dexter & Friends, Julien Chaptal | Doka

20:00 - 00:00 Ripples |  The Hoxton Lloyd

21:15 - 23:00 Paraíso (2025) | Melkweg Cinema

20:30 - 22:00 DATSKAT: Karriem Riggins + J.Rocc | Bimhuis

20:30 - 23:00 ADE Opening Exhibition: A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture: 1990 - 2005 | Door Open Space

21:00 - 04:00 Gop Tun x Home Again (Fundraiser)| Skatecafe

22:00 - 03:00 Visual Frequencies at Nxt x Primal Instinct: Chlär presents KERNEL (live AV), Colin Benders, Valody | NXT Museum

22:00 - 04:00 Jasmín presents Bite The Hand That Feeds You EP (Hessle Audio) w/ Andy Martin, Older Brother (live) + special guest | San Fransisco Bar

22:00 - 22:30 Blawan (Live) | Parallel

22:00 - 04:00 Passion DEEZ & Friends | Radio Radio

23:00 - 06:00 12 15 6 9 by Numéro & TGIB w/ Jeans, Joya Astou, MARRØN + more | Lofi

23:30 - 04:30 International Chrome by Jensen Interceptor | Melkweg

10:00 - 23:00 Kiosk Radio x Rush Hour | Rush Hour

11:15 - 13:15 Behind the Decks with Octo Octa: Learning the Art of Vinyl | Radio Radio

11:30 - 12:15 The Calm Before The Storm: MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan on the Future of Music | Felix Meritis (Husly Lounge)

12:00 - 19:00 Resident Advisor: Greenhouse Sessions ADE w/ DJ Marcelle, Fafi Abdel Nour, Legowelt = Zorlok Compressor, Kamma & Masalo, Sterac Electronics, LazerGazer | Bar San Francisco

13:30 - 14:00 How Do Labels Stay Sharp and Relevant Longterm? | Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 2)

14:45 - 15:30 Creative Capital: Investing in Culture Without Killing It | Felix Meritis (Koepelzaal)

16:00 - 22:00 CLUBCULT x A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture x The Grid | Door Open Space

16:00 - 21:00 .Vril & Wata Igarashi pres. Phantom Circuits Live | TILLATEC

16:00 - 23:59 Pieces Chess Club x Studio Strip x 3'Hi | murmur

17:00 - 17:45 The Politics of Dancing | Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 1)

17:00 - 20:00 Radio Chenin with KJ DJ, Umore & Wispelturig | Chenin Chenin

17:30 - 22:00 que dj & friends | The New Originals Store

18:00 - 23:00 Heliotrope by Heleen Blanken & Daniel de Bruin | ADE Lab Village Westergas

18:00 - 00:00 NL Sessions Oxia b2b Nicolas Masseyeff, Space 92 b2b Nicole Moudaber | The Social Hub Amsterdam City

18:00 - 06:00 United Identities x Doka Studio w/ Carista, Julien Simmons, Kai Alcé, Livwutang, Steve Rachmad | Doka

18:00 - 04:00 De Reünie | Multipla

19:00 - 21:00 Dekmantel Drinks | Bar San Francisco

19:00 - 22:30 Pyxls presents Danny L Harle | Melkweg

19:30 - 20:30 Niels Orens | Concertgebouw

20:30 - 02:00 Nothing Here Now – Music for Nobody: Moin, Susu Laroche & MOBBS, Fuuturejazz, Zohar, Bahati | Bimhuis

21:00 - 02:00 Bordello A Parigi - Boat Party | Eivissa Event Ship

22:00 - 03:00 Visual Frequencies at Nxt: Sandwell District, Planetary Assault Systems, Nadia Struiwigh | NXT Museum

22:00 - 04:00 Nightclubbing w/ Jen Cardini, mad miran & THC | Bar San Francisco

22:00 - 07:00 SlapFunk x VBX | Sissi’s

22:00 - 11:00 Vault sessions | TILLATEC

18:00 - 03:00 Homecoming x The New Originals | Skatecafe

23:00 - 05:00 Club Raum invites Clone Records | Club RAUM

23:00 - 06:00 Intercell x Patrick Mason All Night | Levenslang

23:00 - 07:00 Aura with Truncate, Francois X MARRØN & more | Radion

23:59 - 06:00 Kettama | Paradiso

06:00 - 12:00 The Loft presents: Octo Octa b2b ISAbella, Fafi Abdel Nour b2b Jennifer Loveless | The Loft

11:15 - 12:00 The Significance of Dutch EDM: DJ’s and Politicians in Dialogue | Felix Meritis (Husly Lounge)

12:00 – 16:00 Hear and Know – Inspect Software Launch w/ Polygonia | Bar San Francisco

12:15 - 13:00 Detroit to Design: Inside Roland’s Artist-Driven Evolution | Pacific Amsterdam (The Auditory)

12:30 - 13:15 Beyond the Booth: Voices From The Lake on the Art of Live Performance | Rosewood Amsterdam (Ballroom)

13:30 - 14:15 A Deep Dive into Kompakt’s Winning Formula | Felix Meritis

13:45 - 14:30 Artists, AI and the $6.8 Trillion Wellness Opportunity | Rosewood Amsterdam (Grand Library)

15:00 - 21:00 Kompakt 500 with Michael Mayer & Robag Wruhme | Docks 1

15:00 - 21:00 CLUBCULT x A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture x The Grid | Door Open Space

16:15 - 17:00 Skepta x Mas Tiempo | Felix Meritis, Zuilenzaal

16:30 - 18:30 Consciousness x ADE | Episode I: Japan + Q&A | Studio/K

17:00 - 01:00 Baum Festival 10 Years with Biianco b2b KTK, Gi.o b2b Guestlist | The Social Hub Amsterdam City

18:00 - 22:00 Eliza Rose & FS Green | Melkweg

18:00 - 22:00 vigro deep listening session | The New Originals Store

18:00 - 00:00 Dinner + Otemba sake experience + music curated by Kuni Mogami | Café Wu

18:00 - 01:00 ZeeZout with CARISTA, Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Young Marco & Vuur | Het Concertgebouw

18:00 - 03:00 Visual Frequencies at Nxt with Junction 2 x Mastery with Actress, Salome & more | NXT Museum

18:00 – 05:00 Public Possession Happy Time w/ Bell Towers, Courtney Bailey, P.P. DJs (Marvin + Valentino), Sedef Adasi, Tornado Wallace | Bar San Francisco

19:00 - 21:00 Skin to Skin Listening Session with Sandra Mujinga | Stedelijk Museum

19:30 - 22:30 RADAR x ADE: YoungWoman, Nathan Kofi & FIGI | Melkweg

20:00 - 22:00 Jeff Mills presents Tomorrow Comes The Harvest feat. Jean Phi Dary & Prabhu Edouard | Paradiso

21:00 - 23:30 The Grid x WOODY92 + MATIKK | Door Open Space

21:00 - 05:00 Love on the Rocks & Polifonic | Klaproos

21:00 - 06:00 Minor & Multisex | Studio Wieman

22:00 - 06:00 Pintai x Small Steps | Multipla

22:00 - 03:00 The Good Excuse | Badhuis

23:00 - 06:00 Dusty Cabinets X Accidental Meetings / Powered by Krackfree Soundsystem | de sering

00:00 - 23:59 ZERØBPM - 39,5 Hour Ambient Meditation Experience | de Thomaskerk

06:30 - 13:00 The Loft curated by Ogazón with DVS1 & Rene Wise | The Loft

08:00 - 18:00 Breakfast Club: Saturday Radion with Saoirse, Marie K, Paquita Gordon, DJ Seet6teen & more | Radion

10:00 - 20:00 Knekelhuis x ponte-neuro - Daytime Leisure with Jane Fitz, Mark Knekelhuis , Elina Tapio & more | Phono Lake

12:00 - 18:00 W139: Temper Tantrum Bonehouse (Chilling Incisions Calling Things That Have No Name) | W139

13:00 - 20:00 Rush Hour | Lofi

13:00 - 15:00 Sober Clubbing: The Indepth Session | Parallel

13:15 - 14:00 Culture & Ownership: How To Build Your Own Heritage | Felix Meritis (Koepelzaal)

12:00 - 19:00 SEXYLAND SHOP | Sexyland Shop

13:15 - 14:00 Mastering the Mix: DJing Brazilian Funk with the Pioneers | Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 2)

14:00 - 20:00 Radio Chenin | Chenin Chenin

14:00 - 23:00 Intercell x Eris Drew & Octo Octa | Bajes Amsterdam

14:00 - 23:00 ZeeZout Saturday with CCL, Oceanic, Helena Hauff & more | het Rijk van de Keizer

14:15 - 15:15 Bubbling Beats Vol. 7 | Felix Meritis (Concertzaal)

15:00 - 15:45 Focus... Your favourite producer’s favourite producer | Felix Meritis, Zuilenzaal

15:30 - 16:15 From the Baile to the World: The Journey of Brazilian Funk | Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 1) 

16:00 - 16:45 Sound System Culture As A Force Of Healing | Felix Meritis (Shaffyzaal)

16:00 - 18:30 Samsøe Samsøe x Rimon: The Art In The Artist Special Event - DJs Curated by Rimon | Bar San Francisco

16:30 - 17:15 Navigating the Japanese Music Industry | Opportunities & Insights from Tokyo | Felix Meritis (Teekenzaal 1)

17:40 - 22:00 red moons collective | The New Originals Store

18:00 - 00:00 Four hands dinner with Sichuan + music curated by 1.06 Music Library | Café Wu

19:00 - 00:00 TIME DOESN’T SLEEP by G-SHOCK, Jângäl & Sixtion | The Hoxton Lloyd

19:30 - 23:00 ADE x 750: Wereldmuseum presents Chinese Club Culture | Wereldmuseum

21:00 - 06:00 giegling ...IsBurning Weekender | TILLATEC

22:00 - 04:00 Yusu - Keep it close with Jarreau Vandal, ZenGxrl + more | Benelux Bar

22:00 - 05:00 Madam invites Detroit love with Moodyman, Carl Craig & DJ Minx | Madam

22:00 - 06:00 DKMNTL ADE (Secret Lineup) | Klaproos

23:00 - 05:00 Skepta | The Loft

23:00 - 07:00 Gerd Janson b2b Marcel Dettmann | Het Sieraad

23:59 - 08:00 DJ Senc b2b Samuel Deep, Dyed Soundorom b2b Shanti Celeste + more | Levenslang

23:59 - 06:00 PARDON meets ec2a with BAKEY, Ecee, La La, and Dr Dubplate b2b Milion | Parallel

08:00 - ??:?? Spielraum 55 hours | Club Raum

08:00 - 18:00 Breakfast Club: Sunday Radion with Peach, Adiel, Anz & more | RADION

13:00 - 21:00 Bottleshop Soundsystem Presents: ADE Radio | Bottleshop

14:00 - 23:00 ZeeZout Sunday with DJ Babatr, Twiena, MCR-T & more | het Rijk van de Keizer

15:00 - 05:00 De Nacht x Amsterdam 750 – Final Festival | Skatecafe

16:00 - 22:00 United Identities | Radio Radio

19:00 - 20:30 Desire: The Carl Craig Story (2024) | Melkweg Cinema

19:30 - 21:00 W139: A Nightmare on Warmoes Street | W139

18:20 - 21:00 last but not least | The New Originals Store

Xx, Aa