Dekmantel Festival 2025

Immersed beneath the lush canopy of Amsterdamse Bos, Dekmantel Festival returns in 2025 with its signature forward-thinking electronic curation. Across five days, the festival transforms the forest into a thriving ecosystem of sound, movement, and boundary-pushing experimentation. Renowned for its meticulous programming and emphasis on both sonic depth and communal energy, Dekmantel 2025 brings together established visionaries and cutting-edge talent, creating spaces where the underground rises to meet the heights of collective celebration.

The lineup this year draws heavyweights and emerging voices from across the techno and wider electronic spectrum, highlighting the diversity and dynamism central to Dekmantel’s ethos. Expect blistering, high-velocity explorations from British Murder Boys, Ben Sims, Blawan, and Freddy K. Groove-rich sets from Anz, Avalon Emerson, and Roza Terenzi promise release and discovery on the floor.

Floating Points, Four Tet, and Jeff Mills are set to deliver immersive, genre-defying journeys, sitting alongside the deep sensory worlds of Donato Dozzy, Voices From The Lake, and Moritz von Oswald. Detroit's lineage is further represented by Honey Dijon and Derrick May, with New York’s kinetic pulse brought by Erika de Casier and DJ Koolt. A cross-section of innovators—Valentina Magaletti’s live percussive experiments, the warped rhythmic explorations of Batu and Simo Cell, and leftfield brilliance from Plaid and Matthew Herbert—ensures an expansive sonic palette.

Dancehall, dubstep, and bass get due shine through sets from Joker, Coki, and dBridge, while house and disco run strong via Hunee, Palms Trax, and Mafalda. Unique live sets from The Orb, B12, and The Mover add to the festival's ever-evolving narrative. Amsterdam’s own are well represented by Carlos Valdes, Casper Tielrooij, and mad miran, anchoring Dekmantel's international offering with local vitality.

With a renewed focus on inclusivity and future-facing sounds, the festival sees BASHKKA, Kampire, Eris Drew, Sedef Adasï, Yaeji, and Ayesha leading the charge for new perspectives and energies on the dance floor. Dekmantel Festival continues to set the agenda for contemporary techno and electronic music, fueling discovery and connection in one of Europe’s most immersive settings. Expect a tightly interwoven network of artists, labels, and dancers—each contributing to a fleeting autonomous zone where the pulse of the future is felt in real time.

July 30th, 2025 marks the start of another chapter for this essential celebration of electronic culture, where the forest calls the faithful to lose and find themselves once more.