The 2025 edition of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has officially broken every attendance record in its nearly three-decade history, transforming the Dutch capital into a sprawling epicenter of global electronic music culture.
Across five days and nights, ADE welcomed an extraordinary 600,000 visitors from more than 140 countries, according to organizers. Over 3,400 artists performed across more than 1,200 events at roughly 300 venues, a degree of expansion that only further reinforces the continued growth of EDM as a cultural and economic force.
From the megawatt mainstage spectacles at Ziggo Dome and Johan Cruijff ArenA to the avant-garde electronica reverberating through repurposed industrial spaces like Lofi and RAUM, ADE 2025 captured every frequency of the electronic music spectrum.
Beyond the dancefloor, ADE’s conference offerings also continued to expand. The ADE Pro venue at Rosewood hosted panels and workshops with countless influential artists alongside tech innovators from Google DeepMind, Epic Games and Spotify, among many others. Meanwhile, ADE Lab at Westergas emerged as a creative incubator for the next generation of producers, songwriters, audio engineers and visual artists.
The event’s economic and cultural imprint is impossible to ignore. According to this year’s IMS Business Report, the global electronic music industry grew 6% year-over-year in 2024 to surpass $12.9 billion in value, with Europe continuing to drive growth in the world’s festival and live event markets even as North America dominates recorded music revenue.
ADE’s influence, however, extends beyond numbers. The event has become the connective tissue uniting industry professionals in all forms across continents, consistently serving as the world’s preeminent electronic music summit.
Now, all eyes turn to next year’s milestone event. ADE’s 30th anniversary is officially slated for October 21-25, 2026.
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