Amsterdam Dance Event 2018 completes program

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's largest club festival and business conference for electronic music, has completed its program with Jean-Michel Jarre and Nile Rodgers amongst the confirmed speakers.

2500 performers and 600 speakers in almost 200 venues around Amsterdam. 

The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place from the 17th to 21st of October, 2018. The organisers expect to welcome over 400,000 visitors from over 100 countries for the 23rd edition. Among the latest announced speakers are Jean-Michel Jarre (FR) and Nile Rodgers (US), who will make an appearance in the day program to speak about their career and their musical influence on current day electronic
music culture.

Focus on South-Korea and celebrations of 30 Year Dutch Dance

Expected highlights in the extensive day and nighttime program are the focus on South-Korea, with multiple appearances in both the festival and conference and the celebration of 30 Years of Dutch Dance, with the release of a special documentary, Hardwell & Metropole Orkest’s concert Symphony – The Global Revolution of Dance as well as the release of the book Dutch Dance: How The Netherlands took the lead in Electronic Music Culture.

ADE by Day

Besides the extensive music program, ADE highlights current technological and social trends as well as crossovers with other genres such as design, film and photography.

About ADE

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the most important business platform for electronic music and the world's largest club festival. During ADE, Amsterdam becomes the centre of the global electronic music scene for five days and thus is a breeding ground for cultural and technological innovation.

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma.

For the complete program and more information about ADE: www.a-d-e.nl