Amsterdam Music Festival is coming back in a big way. AMF 2026 returns on October 24 at the legendary Johan Cruijff ArenA, and this year carries extra significance — the festival coincides with the 30th anniversary of Amsterdam Dance Event, making it one of the most milestone-laden editions in the event’s history. If you needed a reason to book that Amsterdam trip, this is it.
AMF 2026 is gearing up to mark 30 years of ADE with a landmark moment: the return of David Guetta to the Johan Cruijff ArenA, bringing with him the most spectacular production of his career. A familiar and celebrated presence on the global festival circuit, Guetta last graced the AMF stage six years ago — and he’s coming back bigger than ever, introducing his full-scale stadium experience, The Monolith Show, to Amsterdam Dance Event.
The tour behind The Monolith Show is nothing short of staggering, with highlights including three back-to-back sold-out nights at Stade de France drawing 60,000 attendees each, along with a headline set on Belgium’s Zeebrugge beach. At the heart of the spectacle is a towering vertical LED monolith paired with immersive 3D projection mapping and a sophisticated lighting rig engineered to turn entire stadiums into living, breathing audiovisual environments. Anchored by Guetta’s signature “Future Rave” sound, the experience is designed to be cinematic, high-energy, and unlike anything seen before at this scale.
For Insomniac Europe, whose stewardship of AMF has seen the event continually push boundaries, securing The Monolith Show marks the beginning of a bold new era — one that doubles down on large-format, immersive production while preserving the event’s identity as the world’s biggest nightclub. AMF remains one of the crown jewels of Amsterdam Dance Event, renowned for delivering elite lineups alongside cutting-edge visuals year after year.
With the full artist roster still being unveiled, AMF 2026 is already shaping up to be an unmissable edition — uniting electronic music’s heaviest hitters with next-level production at one of the planet’s most iconic arenas.
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Last year’s AMF delivered some of the most talked-about moments in recent festival memory, including John Summit’s epic headlining set and a landmark back-to-back performance from Armin van Buuren and Hardwell that sent the ArenA into a frenzy. The 2026 edition is promising even bigger production, more incredible artists, and a few surprises that organisers are keeping firmly under wraps for now — though they hint the first headliner announcement will arrive very soon and will bring something truly special to the stage.
AMF consistently ranks among the biggest and most spectacular indoor electronic music events in the world, and celebrating its return alongside three decades of ADE makes this year’s edition something genuinely historic. Sign up at amf-festival.com now for first access to ticket sales and lineup announcements before the general public gets in.
