Dave Clarke plays IDLES at his ADE 2026 night as DJ Bone hosts a charity set

The Friday of Amsterdam Dance Event 2026, 23 October, brought several surprises, according to Festileaks: American DJ Bone hosted an afternoon benefit for homeless people at Radion, with well-known DJs playing an hour each for free, while Dave Clarke played a set far from techno at his Melkweg night.

At Radion from 15:00, Detroit's DJ Godfather scratched through ghettotech records and even Jeff Mills' “The Bells”, while Helena Hauff danced nearby before her own set. A floor below, London's Sherelle largely swapped her usual drum and bass for equally fast footwork.

In Paradiso's main hall, the Dewaele brothers of Soulwax and 2manydjs presented their label DEEWEE, with a DJ set by Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul. David and Stephen closed at 22:30 joined by their friend Tiga for a trio set. At the Oude Kerk, more than a hundred people lay on the stone floor for mostly experimental sounds from artists including Carmen Villain, curated by Minimal Collective.

At Melkweg, Dave Clarke ended his main room techno set at 03:00, making way for Dasha Rush, Rene Wise and Luke Slater. At 04:15 he took over from DJ Hell upstairs for a set of dark 1980s sounds: Public Image Ltd.'s “This Is Not a Love Song”, Portuguese darkwave trio She Pleasures Herself covering “I Can't Live in a Living Room”, and IDLES' take on Gang of Four's “Damaged Goods”. Many left, Festileaks notes, but those who stayed enjoyed it. A floor below, DJ Stingray 313 and Mell G played electro and breaks, and at 06:00 the final set went to DJ Godfather once again.