By sound · 6 picks · Thu to Sun
Warm, vocal and groove-first: house and disco nights with soul.
By Songpot · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes
Soulful house kings on Rembrandtplein.
Soulful house and boogie in a grand café on Rembrandtplein: DJ Spen's gospel-tinged sets, Dave 'Love' Lee and Bobby & Steve. It's the most central night on this list and easy to get home from.
For fans of Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler
PIV twenty floors up: soulful house, early start.
PIV takes the 20th floor of Madam in Noord: Ian Pooley, Dan Shake and Demi Riquísimo play house with disco in it, above the skyline. It starts early, at 8pm.
For fans of Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble
Kerri Chandler, FJAAK and KiNK live, by day.
A daytime party with three rooms built on the 909 drum machine. Kerri Chandler and DJ Deep take the deep end, while the bigger room goes harder with DVS1 and Chris Liebing. Go for the house room.
For fans of Larry Heard, Ben Klock
A house fundraiser with three crews.
Three Amsterdam crews raise money for Studiezalen NL, an education charity, in TILLATEC's last ADE before it closes. Cinthie, Black Loops and Bambounou play, and it's a daytime start.
For fans of Motor City Drum Ensemble, Kerri Chandler
Twelve hours of Berg Audio on a Sunday.
Twelve hours on a Sunday, from 3pm to 3am, at Noorderlicht. Demuja's raw house and Cozi's grooves sit next to Andrey Pushkarev's dubby vinyl techno, and each set has room to build.
For fans of Raresh, Rhadoo
A house night built as a safe harbour.
A Sunday house session framed as a safe space, with New York and Chicago lineage: Manny Ward, who worked with Frankie Knuckles, plus Jeffrey Cheng and Elliott Matos. It's soulful, unhurried and early.
For fans of Kerri Chandler, Danny Tenaglia
Times, lineups and tickets are on each event's ADE programme page. Songpot is independent of the festival.