ADE ‘25 delivered five days of DJs and dancing, including unmissable sets and events featuring Dave Clarke, Demi Riquísimo, Octo Octa, and Eris Drew. Amsterdam, NL – From Oct 22–26, Amsterdam Dance Event ’25 delivered a non-stop rush of global electronic music talent and conference programming, once again cementing its status as one of the world’s best events for ravers and industry professionals alike. The 2025 edition of the annual electronic music gathering boasted 3,400-plus artists appearing at over 1,200 events spread across more than 300 venues across the city, with organizers reporting the total number of visitors exceeding 600,000…
Author: Chris Caruso
DJ LIFE is cutting through the noise to highlight the best of ADE 2025’s 3,300-plus artists and 1,200 events. Amsterdam, NL – The world of electronic music makers, enablers, and fans are set to take to the canals once again for a week of parties, networking, and knowledge sharing as part of the 2025 iteration of Amsterdam Dance Event, which runs from Oct 22–26. Part city-wide music festival, part professional conference, the five-day affair serves as Europe’s de facto annual summit of clubland denizens big and small. This year’s installment represents its biggest lineup ever, boasting a record 3,300-plus artists…
Austin City Limits delivered two packed weekends full of heat, beats, and dust, with standout performances from LP Giobbi, Disco Lines, Confidence Man, and more. Austin, TX – Austin City Limits returned to Zilker Park for another round of festival delights Oct. 3–5 and 10–12, delivering world-class music talent to Austin for the fest’s 23rd annual installment. Broadly, ACL serves as a proverbial Swiss Army Knife sort of festival, offering a wide berth of bigger artists spanning a smorgasbord of genres. Big and bubbling under names across pop, country, rock, and hip hop have historically been the main draws of…
Austin’s annual festival blowout returns in October for two weekends of music spanning pop’s biggest names, bubbling under trendsetters, and, of course, killer DJ talent. Austin, Texas – If it’s early Autumn in Central Texas, it’s time for hundreds of thousands of Austinites and cowboy boot-adorned visitors to descend upon Zilker Park for the city’s annual Austin City Limits festival, running October 3-5 and 10-12. Produced by C3 Presents (the company behind Chicago’s Lollapalooza), the festival has expanded exponentially since its inaugural, single-weekend installment in 2002. It now offers two full weekends of programming across seven stages, with an eclectic…