Sensation: Source of Light in Amsterdam
Mar 6, 2013 —
While techno and house were born in the U.S., it was European DJs that transformed the underground scenes into global sensations. While the EDM craze may have just picked up speed in America, European DJ events have been showcasing the latest beats and sounds in electronic dance music for decades.
Some of the best DJs in the world including deadmau5 and Armin van Buuren have come to show off their spinning skills at the Amsterdam Dance Event. Down in Madrid on New Year’s Day, the Space of Sound Festival keeps partiers dancing with beats by EDM icons like Justice and Crookers. And at the Techno Parade in Paris, crowds pack the streets for a free dance music festival with headlining performers and DJs like Afrojack and Dirtyphonics.
From Low End Theory legends like Flying Lotus and The Gaslamp Killer to breakbeat and electro, Europe’s EDM festivals are sure to satisfy all kinds of dance music fans. So get ready to go hard at some of the wildest, most bumping DJ events in Europe.
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DJ Event / Music Festival
Every year in October
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the world’s premier electronic music conference. Organized by the Amsterdam Event Foundation, a part of the Buma Cultuur, which is a non-profit organization that promotes both international and Dutch electronic artists, ADE showcases every genre and subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM).
ADE started in 1996 with
Amsterdam
Throughout the city
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Arts Festival / Concert / Music Festival / Street Fair
Every year in August
For four days in August, ravers and festival hounds head to the annual Boomtown Fair. Held at the Matterley Estate near Winchester, UK, the Boomtown Festival is a massive pop-up city packed with a madhouse of entertainment and exploration.
Past featured performers at the Boomtown Fair include Ozomatli, Mad Caddies, Richie Spice, and the
London
Throughout the city
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DJ Event / Music Festival
Every year in July
On a day in July, EDM fans get ready to dance until dawn at the annual Sensation concert in Amsterdam. Held each year at the Amsterdam Arena, Sensation features lightshows, pyrotechnics, and a lineup of DJ icons spinning through the night.
Past featured performers at Sensation include house and tech house giants like Hardwell, Dennis Ferrer,
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Arts Festival / Concert / Music Festival
Every year in January
On New Year’s Day, EDM fans, ravers, and candy kids from all across Europe work off their New Year’s Eve hangovers at the annual Space of Sound Festival in Madrid. Since 2006, the best EDM acts and biggest DJs in the world have come to perform at the Caja Magica in Madrid.
From house to dubstep to electro pop, the Space of Sound Festival
Madrid
Caja Mágica
Avda. Capital de España Madrid, 7
28042 Madrid
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Concert / DJ Event / Music Festival
Every year in March
Is there anything that gets your blood pumping, feet moving, and head bobbing quite like trance music? Do you wish you could see all of your favorite DJs in one place at the same time?
Energy: The Network is the perfect music festival for EDM, trance, and house music lovers because it’s devoted solely to their type of danceable beats. Held
Amsterdam
Throughout the city
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Parade / Rave Party
Every year in September
Techno Parade is an international event dedicated to celebrating the electronic dance music (EDM) movement. Every September, hundreds of thousands of people flood the streets of Paris to listen to the music of more than 150 DJs who ride through the city on top of huge floats (called lovemobiles).
One of the largest street parades in Europe, Techno
Paris
Throughout the city
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Music Festival
Every year in March
If only we got five days off for every five we worked. In Amsterdam, the 5 Days Off Electronic Music & Arts Festival proves that a break as long as our work week goes a long, long way to restoring our sanity. Started in the Netherlands in 2001 as a spin-off of Ghent, Belgium’s Ten Days Off Festival, the celebration attracts groups of musicians
Amsterdam
Throughout the city
