ADE 2022 – Best Amsterdam Dance Event Shows

Since festival titan ADE has a soft spot for hosting hundreds of individual events, navigating Amsterdam’s murky nightlife territory might get knotty. But that’s Amsterdam Dance Event 2022’s beauty – no matter your personal preference, the music festival already has it covered for you. 

Amsterdam Dance Event’s 2022 edition will host no less than 1,000 events – so if you don’t know where to start, the good tidings are that we do. From Eric Prydz’s lusted-after HOLO show to Elrow’s electronic-fuelled wonderland, here is a rundown of ADE festival’s unmissable partying sessions.

You can expect the unexpected when two festival titans join forces to sweep electronic aficionados off their feet. Trailblazing Swedish DJ Eric Prydz is the mastermind behind HOLO, the much-awaited Tomorrowland event, an audio-visual 3D multimedia performance set to take ravers on a trippy voyage. 

HOLO will take place at Ziggo Dome, a larger-than-life Amsterdam venue that hosts only the biggest names in the music industry.

Mellow is not what defines ADE, and its collaboration with Intercell proves it. Acid legend 999999999 will take center stage at this ADE event, inviting influential DJs to spin goosebump-inducing acid sounds to hardcore ravers at the industrial and edgy H7 Warehouse.

ADE strikes again with a quirky blend of magical and grunge aesthetics as Dockyard Festival will take place simultaneously with Mystical Garden.

You can alternate between either festival and go where your heart desires – each dons a specific vibe and lineup – at cosmic venue Havenpark. Dockyard Festival 2022 is what results when Winter Wonderland and Tomorrowland forget to use protection after a night of ADE partying.

elrow is a respected, family-owned entertainment company that has paved the way for others in the nightlife and music industries.

In 2022, elrow’s carnival-like parties will take ADE by storm, throwing an outrageous day event at Riekerhaven. The event space is a sports complex scattered with lush greenery, which is ideal for elrow’s elaborate themes and colorfully vivid shenanigans.

AMF is celebrating its 10th edition at ADE Amsterdam, transforming the Johan Cruijff ArenA into a mega-club. The ADE event is where industry titans like Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, and Tïesto are scheduled to wow crowds of ravers.

When one of Ibiza’s most popular events, Circoloco, teams up with The Netherlands’ beloved festival Loveland, you know magic is doomed to happen.

Circoloco x Loveland spans two days of ADE insanity in Mediahaven, an ultra-modern sleek venue that will witness festival madness and bullet-hard electronic beats.

Pioneering EDM brand Rave Culture will unsurprisingly be part of ADE’s shindigs at Q-Factory, an event and office complex with an industrial feel. With a late-night rave featuring beats ranging from trance to hardstyle, Rave Culture proves an inherent connection to the EDM-infused community.

The Amsterdam Dance Event 2022 collab will shed light on emerging talents in the industry, as surprise DJs guests will take over the audio decks while hypnotic visuals will monopolize the dancefloor. If you’re looking to do some light shopping, Rave Culture will be showcasing its clothing line.

The explosive Awakenings ADE event, among many others under their planning, is expected to catapult ravers into another dimension. Afterlife is a record label and the brainchild of Italian electronic duo Tale of Us, which will be the event’s music focus.

Artists linked to the odyssey-like label will spin the decks at Ziggo Dome, a larger-than-life Amsterdam venue that hosts only the biggest names in the music industry.

The essence of ADE is crystallized with the novelty of performances, music, and concepts. Sam Feldt and Jonas Blue consolidate the festival’s playful energy with their newest joint album, Endless Summer, which will be played at the uber industrial Melkweg.

Trop and tech house are the duo’s main styles, which will come in handy for smooth comedowns…from the festival.

Above & Beyond’s success didn’t stop at their music production mission – on the contrary. They extended to an entrepreneurship level by putting their ability to spot budding talents to use.

Anjunabeats is a namesake event, founded by the group’s record label and presented by its signed artists. The music company has been nominated for four Grammy awards, so all eyes are on the Anjunabeats DJs spinning decks at Melkweg this ADE 2022 edition.

The ADE Gay Dance Event is the way to end the festival on a high note. GDE Amsterdam has proven to be an indispensable beacon of LGBT+ nightlife as it continues to bring queer art and folk to the limelight.

The ADE event is an ode to all the unsung LGBT+ artists that have shaped the music industry worldwide. Blend XL, where the GDE 2022 event will take place, is a sizeable LGBT+ nightlife spot in Amsterdam.