Ever since our first festival in 2013, the Amsterdamse Bos has been our home. Its rolling meadows and sky-high trees create an immersive habitat for a three-day journey into electronic music—where each area forms its own unique sound world. With over 160 acts spanning the full expanse of electronic music, this year’s Dekmantel Festival welcomes back original favourites and invites some of the most exciting global newcomers. For the first time, it also introduces Dekmantel at Dawn—adding a magical morning dimension to the festival experience and expanding the weekend into a total of 36 hours in the forest.

This year, returning to the festival forest after a long absence are Detroit legends Underground Resistance with vocalist/poet Saul Williams, minimal master Ricardo Villalobos and techno heavyweights LSD Live (Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Function). Reappearing regulars include Helena Hauff with L.F.T., Jane Fitz, and Job Jobse & Palms Trax. This edition marks the festival debut of Skin On Skin as well as Skrillex, performing alongside rising star RHR. Other special link-ups include Actress & Carl Craig, as well as many B4B formations.

Electronic music pioneers are also featured prominently in this year’s lineup, with a special emphasis on dub and bass-rooted acts such as Channel One, The Bug & Warrior Queen, Tikiman & Scion, and Shy FX & Tasha. On home ground, Dekmantel Records is represented by some of its most multi-dimensional label artists, each debuting new projects, such as Makam, Shed, Piezo & upsammy, and CCL.

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