Ever since our first festival in 2013, the Amsterdamse Bos is the place we call home. Its rolling meadows and sky-high trees provide the ultimate habitat for a three-day journey into electronic music—where each area forms an immersive sound world of its own. Our forest festivities include something for dancers of all stripes. With over 150 acts representing the electronic music expanse, Dekmantel Festival both welcomes back originals and invites the most exciting global newcomers.

A highlight from the start, this year marks the return of sound visionary Floating Points, who will transform our Greenhouse with his custom hi-fi Sunflower Sound System. Techno mayhem comes courtesy of British Murder Boys, Blawan (live), and Berlin supergroup WSNWG (Rødhåd, JakoJako and Fadi Mohem). Fresh off last summer’s double victory, Avalon Emerson is back. So is the one and only Four Tet, after seven (!) years. Not to be missed: highly anticipated Dekmantel debuts by Richie Hawtin, who will present an exclusive DEX EFX X0X performance on Dutch soil, as well as the legendary miss Honey Dijon. Teaming up for the first time ever are revered selectors DjRUM and Objekt, electro mainstays DJ Mell G and Kittin, and bass giants Identified Patient and Mia Koden. What else? The cosmic excursions of dBridge and Donato Dozzy. Drum-and-bass icon LTJ Bukem, who will perform alongside MC Ruthless. Dub veteran Mad Professor. Low-end specialist CCL. A special live set by techno experimentalist Piezo. Free-flowing rave euphoria with Dekmantel staple mad miran. Veteran house duo Steffi & Virginia bringing the first live rendition of their brilliant new record. And that’s just a fraction of it all..

Find the three-day Amsterdamse Bos breakdown on our programme page.