Awakenings announced their massive 9 event ADE 2022 program
Awakenings has been organizing techno events for more than 22 years. With the Awakenings festival and other events, they manage to have over 190,000 visitors a year. This year, Awakenings announce 9 events for ADE 2022. Every year, a week full of dance music in Amsterdam, known as the Amsterdam Dance Event, takes place. It is a great opportunity for labels,
Awakenings reacts to Nastia’s cancellation of her performance
Awakenings responds to Nastia's cancellation reaffirming that 'We stand by Ukraine'. Last Thursday we reported the news that Ukrainian DJ Nastia had made the decision to cancel her performance at this summer's edition of the Awakenings festival, scheduled for July 29 and 30 in the Netherlands. The reasons shared by the artist on her social media relate to the fact that
Nastia cancels Awakenings performance due to conflict with pro-Russia artists on lineup
Openly speaking out on social media lately against those tolerant to the Russian treatment of the Ukranian people, Ukrainian DJ Nastia is pulling out of her Awakenings appearance due to conflicts with other artists. She stated via Instagram: "As Ukrainian dj I can not play in the same line up with Russians who are tolerant to war in Ukraine." Understandably using
ID&T, organizers of Mysteryland, Defqon1 & Awakenings to cut 40% of jobs
With the continuity of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across the entertainment industry are suffering significant losses. This time, ID&T has announced that they will be cutting 40% of its workforce. Previously working with Tomorrowland, ID&T is now facing the toughest decision amidst a pandemic. Producing events such as Awakenings, Defqon1, Mysteryland, and Sensation, ID&T will have to resort to the last option
Awakenings to host digital festival live from Gashouder
While it is sad, and definitely not unexpected, there will be little to no events during the summer period this year. To ease the pain of a festival-less summer, promoters and organizations are going above and beyond for their fans to brighten up the time during lockdown and social-distancing measures with digital events. After Tomorrowland's announcement last week that they’ll
BREAKING: Netherlands cancels all events until September
The Dutch Prime Minister just announced the Netherlands will be cancelling all events until 1 September 2020. This decision is a result of the current global Coronavirus pandemic, as many nations are discouraging the gathering of large crowds to stop the spread of the virus. Around the world, sports teams have postponed their playing seasons, television and film production has seized,
#SAVETHESUMMER movement unites the music industry
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, 3:00 pm. If you’re following as many artists and events as we do, then you will probably have seen a good few very similar posts across any social media platform as event agencies, festivals, like Awakenings and Tomorrowland, as well as artists, are asking to #SAVETHESUMMER and collectively look after each other during the ongoing Coronavirus
Awakenings Festival reveals special 20th anniversary edition
2020 is full of anniversaries for festivals all over the world. EDC Las Vegas will mark a decade since moving to their home at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and EXIT Festival will be celebrating their 20th anniversary, and the same goes for Awakenings Festival. Held in the Netherlands, each year it gathers the finest in the techno genre for two days in Summer as
Awakenings delivers spectacular ‘Awakenings ADE By Day’ showcase
With an amazing 7 editions in only five days during Amsterdam Dance Event, techno event Awakenings managed to treat a large international techno crowd to a series of phenomenal parties once again. The Awakenings brand celebrated their 20th anniversary last year and throughout the years the brand has really become an integral asset of Europe's techno scene. Just like last year, Awakenings
Drumcode Festival celebrates epic inaugural edition in Amsterdam
It took Drumcode label boss Adam Beyer 22 years, but this weekend he finally launched his very own Drumcode Festival at Amsterdam's iconic NDSM-Wharf. The festival - a collaboration with the legendary Awakenings Festival - managed to sell out completely at its first edition, attracting thousands of techno fans from all across the world. In order to turn the festival's
Drumcode Festival announces full line-up and set times for debut edition
Techno and Drumcode fans have a lot to get excited about this summer, as the first edition of Drumcode Festival will take place on the 18th of August at the industrial former shipyard NDSM in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In November last year, Drumcode head-honcho and techno legend Adam Beyer revealed that he was set to team up with Awakenings to host
Awakenings Festival returns and delivers best edition yet
A festival which has earned its place at the top of the techno scene is Awakenings Festival, taking place every year near Amsterdam. This year was the 18th edition of the festival, proving that the brand it most certainly here to stay. Famed for its breathtaking pyrotechnics and all-star lineups including some of the finest artists techno has to offer,
Awakenings stuns audiences at this year’s ADE
Without doubt one of the most iconic brands in the techno sphere, Awakenings has grown in popularity since its foundation. The brand has been instrumental during the uprising of Techno, and has become somewhat of a cultural hub for the scene, putting on mind-blowing parties in Amsterdam's breathtaking Gashouder. With indoor fireworks, stunning visuals and an abundance of CO2 cannons,
Awakenings reveal stacked ADE schedule
Awakenings has long been an integral asset of the dance music scene in Europe, throwing killer parties for 20 years now, the Dutch based event series always attracts the biggest and best artists in techno. Having now announced the schedule for their ADE events this year, you won't be surprised to hear that it's full of A-listers. Arena techno heavyweight Paul Kalkbrenner will
Awakenings goes all-in with seven events in five days
Five wasn’t enough. Having upped the ante during last year’s Amsterdam Dance Event from four nights of techno to five, headliner Awakenings looks to raise the bar yet again. With their special 20-year anniversary weekend bash and annual festival in the rear-view mirror, Awakenings was looking for closure on their historical year. They've found the answer to be a techno marathon,