Audio Obscura says goodbye to G-STAR RAWFACTORY with six ADE shows, Amelie Lens and LAMMER on top
Audio Obscura will host its final run of shows at the G-STAR RAWFACTORY in Amsterdam during ADE 2026. Six events, three by day and three by night, run from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October, with Amelie Lens bringing EXHALE on Friday, WhoMadeWho opening Saturday with The Moment and LAMMER closing the last night.
One of the fixtures of Amsterdam Dance Event is closing a chapter. Audio Obscura has confirmed that this year's ADE run at the G-STAR RAWFACTORY will be its last in the building, with six shows, three day programmes and three night programmes, from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October.
Thursday opens with a rare back-to-back between Patrick Mason and SPFDJ, joined by Anetha, Mischluft and Tjade and friends. Friday belongs to Amelie Lens, who brings her EXHALE concept to the venue with a bill that includes Anfisa Letyago, Blondex, Ellen Trenn, Flour and Grace Dahl, plus two pairings built for the room: Adiel b2b HAAi and Dax J b2b DJ Nobu. The run also includes a Bad Boombox Invites show with Bad Boombox, Boris Coelman, Dart, Jenny Cara and Partiboi69.
Saturday is the send-off. WhoMadeWho open the final day with The Moment, their show that mixes electronic music with live performance, and Dutch artist LAMMER closes the last night. Handing the final slot to a local name rather than an international headliner is a deliberate statement for a promoter that grew up in Amsterdam.
The RAWFACTORY, the denim brand's Amsterdam headquarters in a building designed by architect Rem Koolhaas, has been a natural home for Audio Obscura's ADE programme, hosting the likes of Peggy Gou, The Martinez Brothers and Adriatique in past editions. Where the brand goes next for ADE has not been announced.
For artists and agents, the bill is a useful read on how ADE programming works in 2026. Promoters are building nights around concepts and pairings rather than stacking solo headliners, and curated takeovers like EXHALE let an artist bring their own circle into a big room. If you want a slot at a week like this, a strong concept, a natural b2b partner and a clear link to a curator's world count as much as raw ticket pull.
There is a practical lesson in the timing too. Venue changes are one of the few moments when an established promoter rethinks its whole ADE footprint, from capacity and day versus night split to which collectives get a takeover. Agents who already have a relationship with the team, and a clear idea of where their act fits in that new picture, are the ones who get the first conversation when next year's plans are drawn up.
Tickets for all six shows are on sale through Audio Obscura and the official ADE programme.