The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will launch its 2024 edition in two months with a rare series of one-off opening concerts.

The five-day festival kicks off on October 16 with four intense music experiences that bring club culture to some of the city’s most impressive venues and feature a line-up of renowned artists such as Oceanic and LUXE.

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Within the pristine glass walls of the Van Gogh Museum, Dutch singer-songwriter Eefje de Visser will perform an elegant, stripped-down interpretation of her songs, accompanied only by a piano, guitar and singers.

At the Door Open Space warehouse, the Cello Octet Amsterdam will play alongside eight custom-made robotic arms designed by audiovisual artist Nick Verstand. The robotic arms will create a spectacular light show as the orchestra plays.

At Bimhuis, Amsterdam’s iconic jazz café, genre boundaries blur as free jazz singer Greetje Bijma performs alongside electronic musician Oceanic. British producer LUXE then plays a live set that combines contemporary electronic sounds with classical sensibility.

The final event in the series will see the highly acclaimed Metropole Orkest return for its eighth consecutive year, this time in honor of groundbreaking hip-hop artist J Dilla. To celebrate 50 years of Dilla, the orchestra will reinterpret his music in jazz and pop styles, collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

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Further information on the full program of the ADE opening concert will be announced over the coming weeks. Individual tickets are available for purchase.

ADE, organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation in collaboration with Buma, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting electronic dance music and its industry. Every year the event gets bigger and invites visitors from 146 countries to experience over 2500 artists at almost 200 venues in Amsterdam.

This year’s line-up does not disappoint and features world-class names such as Honey Dijon, Four Tet, Peggy Gou, FJAAK, Major League DJz, The Martinez Brothers, Caribou, Jeff Mills, Benga and Anz, to name a few.

In addition to DJ sets and live shows, festival-goers can also take part in numerous other activities ranging from techno yoga to photography exhibitions to panel discussions with artists such as Miss Monique and Chris Stussy.

Grab your tickets for ADE here.

Meena Sears is Mixmag’s Digital Intern, follow her on Instagram