Melkweg unveils the first wave of its ADE 2025 program

ADE Thursday launches with a day that captures electronic music's entire range within Melkweg's walls. James Hype opens with his signature blend of sun-soaked rhythms and club-ready energy - the kind of sound that transforms driving beats into summer nostalgia, making you think of beach sunsets and sea breeze. This golden hour warmth sets the stage for Thursday's journey through electronic music's possibilities.

The evening takes a sharp turn toward hyperreal territory with Danny L Harle's volcanic pop explosions. From PC Music's experimental laboratories to collaborations with Dua Lipa and Charli XCX, Danny L Harle brings a sound that defies conventional pop boundaries. Think sugar-sweet melodies bouncing through hyperreal sonic landscapes. Hard drops crashing into candy-coated vocals. Voice modulation creating beautiful chaos. The result? Melkweg becomes a playground of stimulating contradictions.

ADE Thursday's intensity peaks with Monstercat x Rampage claiming both the Max and OZ for what they promise will be 'the biggest drum & bass party in the Netherlands.' This dual-floor takeover transforms Melkweg's spaces into territories of bass-heavy celebration and festival-ready excitement, showing how one opening day can encompass electronic music's full emotional and energetic spectrum.

ADE Friday shifts the focus toward sounds designed to move hips and activate dance floors. Local talent FS Green creates music that bridges Amsterdam's hip-hop foundations with global Afrobeat flows hot music that makes you want to move your hips, representing the city's multicultural musical DNA. Having worked with Major Lazer and Sevdaliza, he makes his first solo ADE appearance, promising upbeat energy that gets rooms moving from Tokyo to Toronto.

This body-moving exploration extends internationally through South African duo TxC, two best friends who became a DJ duo and became global ambassadors for the amapiano sound. Their percussive basslines make your body tingle. Moving becomes the only option while piano melodies keep you grounded. Synth elements catch you off guard, building intensity until you fall into a groove-driven daydream.

Healing frequencies

ADE Saturday begins with the collaborative depths of Nosaj Thing & Jacques Greene, representing electronic music's emotional and cinematic potential. For over a decade, Jacques Greene has been warping house music into sublime and enigmatic forms, while Nosaj Thing has captured Los Angeles' rich sonic legacy through his intuitive approach to boundless sound architecture.

Together, they create atmospheric soundscapes that blur time, space, and genre boundaries - the kind of deeply emotional electronic music designed for contemplative exploration.

ADE Sunday provides the perfect gentle resolution with Amsterdam's rising star RIMON, whose laid-back beats invite delicate body moves and flowing with eyes closed. Through smooth vocals and soothing melodies, RIMON creates healing soundscapes that explore love, identity, and protecting your energy.

The rising star blends her Eritrean heritage with Amsterdam roots, fusing organic and electronic elements into something genuinely uplifting - music that invites gentle introspection while keeping you grounded in the present, offering the ideal close to an intense week of electronic exploration.