Event: Netherlands - Amsterdam

Amsterdam Dance Event

When:	23 - 25 Oct 2008 (annual)
Where:	Escape
Costs:	Various
Opening Hours:	Various

By day the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is Europe's most important conference on dance and electronic music. By night it's a festival that draws talent from across the dance music spectrum to venues around the city including Escape, Melkweg and Paradiso.

More than 100 DJs and artists perform at the event, with parties going off throughout the night. The emphasis is on discovering new music and there are showcases by labels and companies bringing over new artists and DJs.

As well as the official night-time programme, a multitude of parties and club nights take place all over the city, making Amsterdam the centre of the dance music world. Whether it's electro, garage, techno, drum & bass or funky grooves you fancy, there's something for even the most demanding ear.

It's not all about partying of course, and while you're recovering from a night listening to the next big thing to hit the decks, more than 800 music industry professionals from all over the world gather at the Felix Meritis Foundation for a music business conference. Focused solely on dance music, the ADE is Europe's main platform for labels, publishers, agents, management, artists and DJs to network and to share the buzz on new tracks and records.

For full details of this year's programme, please visit the ADE website.