Amsterdam Dance Event has never been short of options, but DGTL has quietly turned it into something else: a festival-within-a-festival that runs for four consecutive days and anchors both ends of the night. The 2026 edition, which DGTL calls its biggest ADE programme to date, spans eight shows across two Amsterdam North venues, NDSM Warehouse at NDSM-Plein 85, 1033 WC Amsterdam, and Kromhouthal at Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP Amsterdam, and runs from Thursday 22 October through Sunday 25 October. For the first time, DGTL brings its Generator stage into the daytime ADE schedule; night shows run on the Frequency stage. Pick your nights carefully, because they do not repeat.
Thursday 22 October, Opening Day, NDSM Warehouse (17:00, 23:00): The programme opens across both stages at once. Generator carries Benwal, Lammer, Paige Tomlinson, Helena Lauwaert and Olive Anguz, while Frequency turns to UK sounds with DJ EZ, Dr Dubplate, Locky and MPH. It is an unusual pairing for an opening night, and a useful signal that DGTL is not running a single-genre week.
Friday 23 October, Tinlicker & Special Guests, NDSM Warehouse (17:30, 22:00): The Dutch duo Tinlicker perform an extended live show with special guests still to be confirmed at the time of research. If you are only in Amsterdam for one daytime show, weigh this one first.
Friday Night, NDSM Warehouse (23:30, 06:30): Joris Voorn, Kevin de Vries, Miss Monique, Nicky Elisabeth and NTO performing live take Frequency into the early hours. Seven hours, one room.
Saturday 24 October daytime, Shimza & Co, NDSM Warehouse (14:00, 22:30): Shimza, one of South Africa’s most influential electronic artists according to the ADE programme, curates an Afro house bill that also includes Âme DJ, Desiree, Bedouin, Arodes and Stoffela. Eight and a half hours of one sound, held together.
Saturday 24 October daytime, This Never Happened, Kromhouthal (15:00, 21:30): Lane 8 brings his This Never Happened concept to Kromhouthal with Yotto, Sultan + Shepard, Mees Salomé, Kasbo and Ashibah. The concept runs a no-phone policy, and it holds all day.
Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, Novah & Friends, NDSM Warehouse (00:00, 07:00): A techno showcase headlined by Novah, with Ciara Cuvé & Ueberrest, EMILIJA & Faster Horses, Øtta and STAFFY filling out seven hours of Frequency programming. The hardest of the four nights.
Sunday 25 October, Folamour All Day Long, Kromhouthal (15:00, 22:00): Folamour holds Kromhouthal solo for seven hours. Whether that is the weekend’s most ambitious booking or its most satisfying closer depends entirely on your taste, but it is the one show that needs no further explanation.
A Sunday daytime slot at NDSM Warehouse (14:00, 23:00) was listed in the programme but unannounced when this went to press. Check the DGTL official website for updates before you plan Sunday. DGTL uses a sealed, personalised ticket system; your tickets are not distributed until 22 October 2026, once every ticket in your order has been personalised. If primary tickets are gone, and ADE headline parties at this level sell out within hours, TicketSwap is the official secondary platform. General ADE headline party tickets run from around €25 to over €100 depending on the event; confirm DGTL-specific prices on the DGTL site directly.
