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Festivals and ADE
The festival season is the part of the electronic music calendar where money, politics and nostalgia collide. This hub pairs the practical material (the 2027 guide and calendar, with official ticket links) with the reporting on why some events return and others disappear.
- start here // 16.10.26Best Techno and House Festivals in 2027: Dates and Tickets19 techno, house and experimental festivals have confirmed 2027 dates, from CTM in January to Draaimolen in September. Dates, tickets and TBA list.
- 16.10.26Europe's Dance Festivals Are Disappearing Fast in 2026Mysteryland skipped a year, Ground Zero ended for good, and Music On lost its permit. Here's what's actually driving the wave of festival cancellations.
- 31.10.26Sónar Declares Itself Dead: What We KnowSónar posted its own funeral notice on 27 October and removed its 2027 dates. What is confirmed, what is speculation, and the ownership story behind it.
- 09.10.26Bloc Reunion 2027: Lineup, Date and the Full StoryBloc returns for one night at The Cause on March 6, 2027. Lineup, venue, and the story of the festival that went from Norfolk to disaster to cult legend.
- 31.10.26EXIT Festival Returns to Serbia: What Was AnnouncedEXIT will return to Petrovaradin Fortress with a special July 2027 event, ahead of a full return in 2028. What was announced and what is still unknown.
- 05.11.26Detroit Turns 20 (Again): Movement Festival's LegacyMovement's 20th anniversary and Detroit's first official Techno Week proclamation trace straight back to the Belleville Three and Underground Resistance.
- 24.10.26ADE 2026: 30th Edition Dates and RA's Anniversary TourAmsterdam Dance Event's 30th edition runs October 21-25 with 3,000-plus artists, the same week Resident Advisor's own anniversary tour stops in town.
- 31.10.26ADE 2026 Recap: What the 30th Edition Will Be Remembered ForADE 2026 in review: Jarre's opening show, the AI and indie debates, the booking rows, the numbers, and the confirmed dates for ADE 2027.
- 12.10.26Why Festivals Now Book Hi-Fi Sound Systems Like DespacioDespacio, Sunflower and ::444:: are billed like headliners. Why promoters sell sound as the attraction, and what that means for dancefloors.
- 05.11.26Inside NSW's Pill-Testing Trial at Twelve FestivalsNSW ran drug checking at twelve festivals and logged fewer hospital admissions. Here's what the data actually shows, and how it works on the ground.