The Amsterdam Music Festival (AMF) is an electronic dance music (EDM) event that takes place during the Amsterdam Dance Event mid-October in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Since the second edition in 2014, the main event has taken place in the Johan Cruijff Arena. In 2015 and 2016 the event was a multiple day EDM-event.[1]
| Amsterdam Music Festival | |
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 2015 Amsterdam Music Festival | |
| Genre | House, dance, trance and electro |
| Location(s) | Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Organised by | ALDA Events |
| Website | www |
During the AMF, the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs is announced and several prizes are awarded, among which the award for the number one DJ in the world.[2] The music that is played is mostly house and dance music; other genres that are also played at the event include techno, trance and hardstyle.
History
editIn 2013 ALDA Events and ID&T organised the first edition of AMF together, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dutch Dance.[3] The first edition took place in RAI Amsterdam and had 25,000 visitors.
Due to the big interest the second edition of the event, in 2014, moved from RAI Amsterdam to the Amsterdam Arena.[4] The event grows to 35,000 visitors.
In 2015 the event expands to a two-day event, of which the first evening was dominated by the DJ Mag Top 100 award show and the second evening - which was also being held in the ArenA - was filled with a various lineup.[5] In addition, AMF starts their cooperation with Dance4Life, an NGO that works together with youngsters to build a world without AIDS. For every ticket sold, AMF donates 50 cents to the charity [6]
In 2016 organizers ALDA Events and ID&T decided to expand the event even further to eight events on five evenings, in three venues: Amsterdam ArenA, Heineken Music Hall and Ziggo Dome. With an official opening and closing ceremony, two shows in the Amsterdam ArenA and several hostings, the fourth edition of AMF was the biggest festival during the Amsterdam Dance Event with 45,000 visitors. According to market research office GfK Netherlands, AMF generated almost 28 million euros for the economy of Amsterdam.[7]
In 2017 the first lustrum edition of AMF was celebrated, with a one-night only show. For the lustrum edition, they launched a new concept: 'II=I' (pronounced Two is One). During the event they let two DJs or DJ-acts play a special back to back set.
In June 2018 it was collectively decided that ALDA would organize AMF without ID&T, after years of a successful collaboration. According to the manager of ID&T, the reasons included that they wanted to focus on new projects of their own.
Information per edition
edit| Year | Date | Event | Location | On stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 19 | Amsterdam Music Festival | RAI Amsterdam | Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dyro, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Showtek, Steve Angello, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, W&W, AN21, Congorock, FeestDJRuud, Jaz von D, Roog, Sem Vox, The Flexican, The Partysquad, Yellow Claw |
| 2014 | October 18 | Amsterdam Music Festival | Amsterdam ArenA | Armin van Buuren, Dannic, Dash Berlin, David Guetta, Deorro, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Omnia, Wildstylez, W&W |
| 2015 | October 16 | Amsterdam Music Festival | Amsterdam ArenA | Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Nervo, Vicetone |
| 2015 | October 17 | Amsterdam Music Festival | Amsterdam ArenA | Afrojack, David Guetta, Klingande, Oliver Heldens, Robin Schulz, Tiesto, DJ Snake, Showtek, Yellow Claw |
| 2016 | October 19 | AMF Official Opening Night | Heineken Music Hall | Angerfist, Kshmr, Martin Garrix, Nervo, Oliver Heldens, Swanky Tunes |
| 2016 | 20 October | AMF Hardwell presents Revealed | Heineken Music Hall | Atmozfears, Dannic, Kill the Buzz, Knife Party, Kris Kross Amsterdam, Hardwell |
| 2016 | October 21 | AMF Tiësto Presents Clublife 500 | Ziggo Dome | Mike Williams, Tiësto |
| 2016 | October 22 | T-Mobile Presents AMF ArenA Saturday | Amsterdam ArenA | Alesso, David Guetta, Don Diablo, Ferreck Dawn, Hardwell, Jay Hardway, Showtek, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, The Chainsmokers, W&W |
| 2016 | October 22 | AMF Presents SLAM! | Ziggo Dome | Deorro, Don Diablo, FeestDJRuud, Headhunterz, Kungs, Lucas & Steve, Mike Williams, Nervo, Sander van Doorn, Steve Aoki, The Juke |
| 2016 | October 22 | AMF: Axwell Λ Ingrosso | Heineken Music hall | Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Klahr, New ID, Salvatore Ganacci, Shapov, Sylvain Armand |
| 2016 | October 23 | T-Mobile Presents AMF ArenA Sunday | Amsterdam ArenA | Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Blasterjaxx, Cid, Dash Berlin, Dillon Francis, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dvbbs, Jonas Blue, Nicky Romero, Steve Aoki |
| 2016 | October 23 | AMF & Friends: The Official Closing | Heineken Music Hall | Bassjackers, Dannic, DubVision, Dillon Francis, Dvbbs, Firebeatz, Jay Hardway, Pep & Rash, Quintino, Tony Junior, Ummet Ozcan, Wiwek |
| 2017 | October 21 | T-Mobile Presents AMF ArenA (Night Show) | Amsterdam ArenA | Armin van Buuren back 2 back Hardwell (II = I), David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Lucas & Steve, Marshmello, Vini Vici, Yellow Claw |
| 2018 | October 20 | AMF | Johan Cruijff Arena (previously Amsterdam ArenA) | David Guetta back 2 back Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (II = I), W&W, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Martin Garrix, Kshmr, Lost Frequencies, Vini Vici, Axwell & Ingrosso, Salvatore Ganacci |
| 2019 | October 19 | AMF | Johan Cruijff Arena | Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Jonas Blue, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet back 2 back W&W (II = I), David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Coone |
| 2020 | October 24 | AMF | Johan Cruijff Arena | Cancelled |
| 2021 | October 23 | AMF | Johan Cruijff Arena | Cancelled |
| 2022 | October 22 | AMF | Johan Cruijff Arena | Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet, Martin Garrix |
Music
editIn 2015 and 2016 an anthem was released for the event.
- 2015: Roovel – Skylights
- 2016: Jay Hardway – Amsterdam
Filmography
editDocumentary and concert films
- Amsterdam Music Festival (2016) - Featuring interviews with Showtek, Hardwell and David Guetta, a concert film of the 2016 festival is available to stream now.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Amsterdam Dance Event". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ DJ Mag
- ^ Dance Nieuws
- ^ Housem
- ^ "DJ Mag". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Dance4Life". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ Partyflock
- ^ "Amsterdam Music Festival 2016 - Original Concert Film". On Air. 31 October 2023.