Dear Aa readers,

Fall in Amsterdam is upon us, and with it comes the exciting yet daunting question: ‘What are your plans for ADE?’

For those in the know, ADE is the world’s largest electronic music festival and conference, uniting artists, DJs, producers, and industry professionals for five days of parties, performances, workshops, and panels. With over 1,000 events and 500,000 attendees, it’s safe to say that this is a very loaded question.

That’s where we come in. This year, we’ve curated a cheat sheet of must-attend events that go far beyond just the late-night festivities. Of course, we’ve got you covered with amazing parties, but we’ve also handpicked talks, exhibitions, workshops, and more. This cheat sheet isn’t just about where to dance; it’s about fully embracing everything ADE has to offer—inside and outside the club.

To avoid FOMO at all costs, scroll down (where you can even find ticket links) to grab your ticket and while you’re at it force your friends to get theirs as well before it’s too late. Mark your calendars and start getting excited for the one thing we’re all looking forward to during these gloomy days.

With that said, make sure to savor every moment, keep it safe, stay hydrated, and, as always, stay sexy!

With love,
Xx
Aa

P.S. Scroll down for our map with our go-to itineraries for each day!

ADE 2024 CHEAT SHEET

• ADE Pro
• ADE Lab 
• Arts & Culture
• ADE Festival
• ADE Friends (Free)

WED 16/10

• 10:00 – 18:00 In the Shatter Light exhibition by Dave Clarke | Leica Gallery
• 11:00 – 11:45 Dilla 50 – The Influence and Legacy of Detroit’s Beat Making Legend panel talk | Felix Meritis
• 11:00 – 13:15 Visual Arts Course with Spekki Webu & Matti Vilho | De Brakke Grond
• 12:00 – 19:00 Clone Pop-Up Store ADE 2024 | Bar Theo
• 14:00 – 15:00 Art up with ADE x Elias Mazian – connecting music with visual art | Rijksmuseum
• 14:00 – 15:00 Demopitches | Lynk & Co
• 16:00 – 17:30 Privacy and Night Culture – Panel Talk | Stadsarchief
• 17:30 – 20:30 Eva. Hate Me, Love Me by Eva Meylink Opening | Melkweg Expo 
• 18:00 – 22:00 Floating Points with Ela Minus | Melkweg
• 19:00 – 02:00 PBN x Marimba x Ongodbytries: Fundraiser for Congo with Diora, Eauxby, InkedRebelle, Morgan, Peaceley, Sinclair, and Where is Lema | Pacific by Night
• 19:00 – 03:00 Passion DEEZ & Friends – 30 years of Passion DEEZ with Bella Hall, DengDeng, MU540, and Passion DEEZ | Sexyland
• 20:30 – 22:00 ADE Opening Concert: Greetje Bijma x Oceanic + LUXE (live) | Bimhuis
• 22:00 – 06:30 Funk Assault presents Primal Instinct with Blawan, D.Dan, Funk Assault, Inox Traxx, Nastia Reigel, Nørbak and Rene Wise | Warehouse Elementenstraat
• 23:59 – 06:00 nachbar x Pulsår with AGY3ENA, Cormac & Fais Le Beau b2b ttyfal | nachbar

THU 17/10

• 13:30 – 14:15 Creating Faster Than You Can Overthink with DJ Mell G, Johannes Ruß,  Nadia Struiwigh, and Joseph Joyce | Mappa
• 10:00 – 21:00 In the Shatter Light exhibition by Dave Clarke | Leica Gallery
• 11:00 – 23:00 Eva. Hate Me, Love Me by Eva Meylink | Melkweg Expo
• 12:00 – 16:00 Ancient Wisdom and Modern Soundhealing with Derek Lomas and Evenaris | Embassy of the Free Mind
• 13:00 – 18:00 What is an Institute for NightCulture? | Stedelijk 
• 14:00 – 15:00 Art up with ADE x Sarkawt Hamad | Rijksmuseum
• 14:00 – 15:00 King Street Sounds Documentary | Eye Filmmuseum
• 15:00 – 15:45 Burnout Prevention & Creative Flourishing with Dangermami,RSO Berlin, Louisahhh, and Tristan Hunt | Felix Meritis
• 15:45 – 16:15 Sama’ Abdulhadi with Ruth Daniel – Every Artist Needs Resilience | Felix Meritis
• 17:00 – 20:00 RADIO CHENIN Hosts Local Heroes with Maurane Gabriël, Swamp Trax, and Smother | Chenin Chenin
• 17:00 – 02:00 The Annual Grey Men ADE Get Together | Trees
• 17:00 – 03:00 POLIFONIC X LOVE ON THE ROCKS with Alex Kassian, Alexia Glensy, Doudou MD, Gabbs, Interstellar Funk, JEANS, Jennifer Loveless, Naone, Nicola Mazzetti, Paramida, Partok, Pascal Moscheni, Retromigration, Running Hot, Sandrien & Simone De Kunovich | Skatecafe 
• 18:00 – 19:30 Occo Codex’24 Live ADE with JP Enfant and Pietro Paganini | Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder (The Attic Church)
• 18:30 – 19:00 Belongalong | Door Open Space
• 19:00 – 22:00 ZEP live | Melkweg
• 19:30 – 23:59 Foam x Stenen Hoofd: Opening Marcel Veldman – Poetics of Space | Stenen Hoofd
• 22:00 – 05:00 Public Possession with ddwy, Fabio Fontanelli, Flo Dill, Orpheu The Wizard, Public Possession DJ’s, Sedef Adasi, and Stella Zekri | Benelux
• 22:00 – 04:00 The Grime Museum with DaMetalMessiah, Lengbaby, Ryan Hawaii, Travs Presents and What’s Culture | Sexyland World
• 23:00 – 06:00 Club Raum invites Clone Records with DJ Stingray 313, Serge, The Lady Machine, Wata Igarashi | Club Raum
• 23:00 – 06:00 Nachbar x GOONTEX with Dylan Fogarty, Flansie, Krooomi Vvk, Lxual b2b Pac, mul/ANNA, Sunnysoposted | nachbar
•  23:00 – 09:00 Vault Sessions with Chlär, Dasha Rush, Grace Dahl, Lexed, Phil Berg & Yanamaste | Radion 
•  23:00 – 06:00 ADE Private Hearts Club with Elias Mazian, Berkan V8 & Hannah Holland | Radio Radio

FRI 18/10

• 00:00 – 23:59 Foam x Stenen Hoofd: Marcel Veldman – Poetics of Space | Stenen Hoofd
• 10:00 – 18:00 In the Shatter Light exhibition by Dave Clarke | Leica Gallery
• 12:15 – 13:00 Staying Grounded as a Touring DJ with DJ Mell G and Veronique de Loen | Be Brakke Grond
• 14:00 – 14:45 Kölsch: In Conversation with Dave Clarke | Felix Meritis
• 14:00 – 15:00 Art up with ADE x Nedda Sou | Rijksmuseum 
• 14:00 – 23:00 Audio Obscura ADE x Honey Dijon present House Nation with Benny Rodrigues, CARISTA, Carlita, DESIREE, Honey Dijon, Juliana X Kikelomo Oludemi, Major League DJz, Suze Ijó (NL) | RAWFACTORY
• 14:00 – 04:00 The Grime Museum with DaMetalMessiah, Lengbaby, Ryan Hawaii, Travs Presents and What’s Culture | Sexyland World
• 14:45 – 15:30 Curating Culture with MARRØN | De Brakke Grond
• 15:00 – 21:00 Kompakt 30YRS boatparty Deer Jade, Jonathan Kaspar, Michael Mayer and Robag Wruhme | Docks 1
• 16:00 – 17:00 Dolby Atmos House – CARISTA – Listening Session | TOBACCO Theater
• 16:00 – 03:00 Breakfast Club ADE Triathlon: BFC x Nachti Matinee with Akua b2b Francois X, Danielle b2b Elias Mazian, Fadi Mohem b2b Victor, Karete Bu, no service, Ogazón b2b Roman Flügel, Sevensol b2b Tsepo and Vlada | Pllek
• 17:00 – 22:00 OSCAM Writerscamp, Speak Session and showcase BOUT IT #5 | OSCAM
• 17:00 – 21:00 RADIO CHENIN Hosts Local Heroes with DJ Pointless b2b Retromigration, Swift Incorporated (job sifre), and Mengzy | Chenin Chenin
• 18:00 – 00:00 Dinner + Listening Session ‘Sounds From The Far East’ by DJ Klapsalon | Café Wu
• 19:00 – 21:00 Dolby Atmos House – Apple Music x DJ Bone – Panel Discussion | TOBACCO Theater
• 20:00 – 22:00 Nowadays Magazine x Doka Culture panel talk with Audrey Danza, Stella Zekri,and Mad Miran | Doka
• 22:00 – 06:00 Rhythm Section & Lost Grooves x Doka Studio with Bradley Zero, Dj Pointless, and Retromigration | Doka 
• 22:00 – 08:00 nachbar x MESS ADE with w/ Dylan Fogarty, Flansie, Krooomi Vvk, Lxual b2b Pac, mul/ANNA, Sunnysoposted | nachbar
• 23:00 – 05:00 Dave Clarke Presents with Adriana Lopez, Brutuzz, CURSES, Dave Clarke, DJ Mell G, DJ Stingray 313, Len Faki, Lizz V, Miss Kittin, Octave One, Paula Temple and Zanias | Melkweg
• 23:00 – 05:00 PIV Warehouse with CARISTA, Demi Riquísimo, Dennis Ferrer, Fleur Shore, Honeyluv, Hot Since 82, Locklead, Marlie, Marsolo, Matisa and Prospa | Warehouse Elementenstraat 
• 23:00 – 06:00 ADE by Night with Leon Vynehall, Pangaea, and NIKS | Radio Radio 
• 23:00 – 08:00 VBX ADE With Gabbs, Ivan Smagghe, Junki Inoue, Manfredas, Mia Cecille, Ogazón, Peach, PLO Man, Reiss, Ryan Elliott and Shanti Celeste | Lofi

SAT 19/10

• 00:00 – 23:59 Foam x Stenen Hoofd: Marcel Veldman – Poetics of Space | Stenen Hoofd
• 06:30 – 13:00 The Loft presents: Ogazón curates with Berkan V8, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Ogazón, and Shanti Celeste |  The Loft
• 10:00 – 18:00 In the Shatter Light exhibition by Dave Clarke | Leica Gallery
• 11:00 – 23:00 Eva. Hate Me, Love Me by Eva Meylink | Melkweg Expo
• 13:00 – 22:00 Rush Hour with Antal, Coco María, Kléo, Ron Trent and Sassy J | Lofi
• 13:45 – 14:30 Don’t Call it Afrobeats: How to Empower the Continent Through Music | Felix Meritis 
• 14:00 – 04:00 The Grime Museum with DaMetalMessiah, Lengbaby, Ryan Hawaii, Travs Presents and What’s Culture | Sexyland World
• 14:15 – 15:45 From Strategy to Stage: Navigating the Artist-Agent Dynamic with Charles Green and Mama Snake | De Brakke Grond 
• 16:00 – 23:59 Speedy J presents STOOR Live with Emilio Arias, FJAAK, KiNK, Lenxi, Marijn S, Mary Lake, Nene H and Speedy J | Paradiso
• 17:00 – 20:00 RADIO CHENIN Hosts Local Heroes with DJ_oomph, Zlatan, and Kat | Chenin Chenin
• 19:00 – 07:00 Breakfast Club ADE Triathlon: Trouble² with Agonis b2b Kia, Asia b2b Neik, DJ Koolt, Garçon b2b Konduku, Jane Fitz b2b Melina Serser, Julia Payne (installation), Lena Willikens b2b Vladimir Ivkovic, livwutang, Mario (live), Timnah| Benelux Bar & RASA86
• 20:00 – 23:00 Intercept presents: Ramses3000 (live), Jeena (hybrid live) & Loradeniz (hybrid dj) | Concertgebouw   
• 20:00 – 00:00 Listening Session by Ito Collective | Café Wu
• 22:00 – 04:00 Madcity x Homecoming with Black Rave Culture, Emma Korantema, Kim Turnbull & Iz, DJ Polo B2B T.No, Aniko | Bitterzoet
• Start 23:00 Spielraum Weekender with Adonis, MARICAS & La Noche with Angel D’Lite, DVS1, ISAbella, Mama Snake, Mary Lake, Miss Kittin, and more | Club RAUM
• 23:00 – 06:00 Madam Invites Detroit Love Carl Craig, DJ Stingray 313 and Omar-S  | Madam
• Start 22:00 Giegling ADE with cosmo dj dustin, eduardo de la calle, edward, elli, g-man, gizem, konstantin, kyle toole, leafar legov, map.ache, portable, tau car, vera, xdb, yamour and more tba | Multipla 
• 23:00 – 04:00 Machinedrum presents: ➕ with Holly, Machinedrum, Salvador Breed, and Thys | Sexyland World 
• 23:00 – 06:00 ADE by Night with BELLA, Fafi Abdel Nour and Roi Perez | Radio Radio
• 23:00 – 06:00 Radio TNP with Devon Rexi, DR Boo, Hady, John Gómez, Montana, Roelien, Sofa Elsewhere with Zaltan | Cinetol
• 23:00 – 06:00 Kerri Chandler – Kaoz Theory with berlioz, DJ Deep, Kerri Chandler, Manda Moor, Moodyman | Hemkade 48
• 23:00 – 06:00 Dusty Cabinets presents 5 GATE TEMPLE / Powered by Krackfree Soundsystem with John T. Gast and Junior Loves | De Sering
• 23:30 – 07:00 DGTL ADE: Brutalismus 3000 Invites with ALCATRAZ, Boys Noize, Brutalismus 3000, DJ Hyperdrive, Lucia Lu, Mila Black, Rave, Rebekah, Salome, and Twiena | NDSM Warehouse

SUN 20/10

• 00:00 – 23:59 Foam x Stenen Hoofd: Marcel Veldman – Poetics of Space | Stenen Hoofd
• 10:00 – 18:00 In the Shatter Light exhibition by Dave Clarke | Leica Gallery
• 11:00 – 23:00 Eva. Hate Me, Love Me by Eva Meylink | Melkweg Expo
• 12:30 – 14:30 DJ Basics: A Workshop for Beginners | Kriterion
• 14:00 – 23:00 The Grime Museum with DaMetalMessiah, Lengbaby, Ryan Hawaii, Travs Presents and What’s Culture | Sexyland World
• 15:00 – 19:00 ADE x K&N: Crafting Rhythms and Knitting Communities with Serket | Volkshotel
• 15:00 – 06:00 Spielraum Weekender with Afra, Angel D’Lite, BASHKKA, Boris, Byron Yeates, DVS1, Fafi Abdel Nour, Faustin, Hannah Holland, High Future, ISAbella, JASSS, Job Jobse, ketia, Mama Snake, Mary Lake, Miss Kittin, Nene H, Peach, RÆZA, S-candalo, Saoirse, Shay Malt, Twiena, Yazzus | Club RAUM
• 16:00 – 23:59 Speedy J presents STOOR Live with Kangding Ray, Mathew Jonson, Rødhåd, Steffi, Speedy J, DMX Krew, Marie K, Megan Leber, Niet zo Vierkant and Zara | Paradiso 
• 17:00 – 00:00 Creatures Of The Night label showcase with Adriana Ruas, Alfonsvs, Dany E, Pau Pau and Zombies in Miami| Benelux 
• 22:00 – 06:00 United Identities x Touching Bass with CARISTA, D’Monk and JADALAREIGN | Radio Radio
• 23:59 – 08:00 Intercell x I Hate Models Invites – ADE Closing angelboy, Cybersex, I Hate Models, Sam Alfred b2b X CLUB. + Secret Guest | Warehouse Elementenstraat
• ALL DAY Giegling ADE with cosmo dj dustin, eduardo de la calle, edward live elli, g-man, gizem, konstantin, kyle, toole, leafar, legov, live, map.ache, portable, tau car, vera, xdb, yamour & more tba | Multipla

Xx, Aa