Name: Armin van Buuren & Benwal
Start: 2026-10-21T21:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-22T04:00:00.000Z
Location: Gashouder

The opening night of ADE brings together global music icon Armin van Buuren and pioneer of the hard house revival Benwal.

On Wednesday 21 October, Gashouder opens Amsterdam Dance Event with a night that brings two distinct worlds together on one floor. 

Armin van Buuren has spent thirty years shaping the sound of electronic music — five times ranked number one in DJ Mag's Top 100, Grammy-nominated, and the force behind A State of Trance, which reaches 44 million listeners across 80 countries each week. Benwal emerged from the underground clubs of Groningen and has since built a reputation across Europe and Australia for sets that are precise, physical, and hard to predict. He helped spark the recent trance and hard house revival, and is already moving beyond it.

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