First wave of artists for ADE 2025

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s premier electronic music festival and industry conference, has unveiled the first wave of over 250 artists set to perform at ADE 2025. This initial lineup features major names such as Black Coffee, Clara Cuvé, Confidence Man, Dave Clarke, DVS1, Eris Drew, Flava D, Hardwell, Helena Hauff, James Hype, Jennifer Loveless, Job Jobse, Kettama, KI/KI, Klangkuenstler, Narciss, NIKS, Octo Octa, Oliver Heldens, Patrick Mason, Skepta, and many more.

With more than 100 events already confirmed, ADE 2025 is shaping up to be another unforgettable five-day celebration of electronic music. Highlights include a headline showcase from Skepta and his label Mas Tiempo at Shelter, solo sets from Black Coffee and Klangkuenstler at Ziggo Dome, South African sensation DBN Gogo headlining Melkweg’s opening concert, a special “20 Years of Dave Clarke Presents” event, and a marathon 4-hour set from Job Jobse at Hemkade—among many other standout performances.

The first batch of artists—representing just 9% of the full lineup—includes:

6EJOU (FR), Anetha (FR), ARGY (GR), Armin van Buuren (NL), Bad Boombox (BG), Bella Claxton (AU), Ben Böhmer (DE), Ben Hemsley (GB), Black Coffee (SA), Boys Noize (DE), Clara Cuvé (DE), Confidence Man (AU), Dave Clarke (NL), DVS1 (US), Eris Drew (US), Flava D (GB), Hardwell (NL), Helena Hauff (DE), James Hype (GB), Jennifer Loveless (AU), Job Jobse (NL), Kettama (IE), KI/KI (NL), Klangkuenstler (DE), Narciss (DE), NIKS (GB), Octo Octa (US), Oliver Heldens (NL), Patrick Mason (DE), Skepta (GB), and many others.

The full program will be released in the coming months. Individual event tickets are available now via ADE’s official platform and ADE Pro Pass is available here.