AMF – FROM PAST TO PRESENT
DANCE MUSIC IS ONE OF THE NETHERLANDS’ BIGGEST ARTISTIC EXPORT PRODUCTS, AND IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. IN 2013, THE INDUSTRY CELEBRATED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF DANCE MUSIC IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND THAT’S WHEN THE BIGGEST EVENT OF ADE WAS BORN. THIS IS THE STORY OF AMF.
2013 – AMF IS BORN
IN 2013, TWO OF THE NETHERLANDS’ LARGEST PLAYERS IN THE DANCE INDUSTRY, ID&T AND ALDA, JOINED FORCES TO TAKE THE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– AMF TOOK PLACE IN RAI AMSTERDAM
– 30 DJS PERFORMED IN THREE AREAS
– HARDWELL BECAME THE WORLD’S #1 DJ FOR THE FIRST TIME
– THE LINEUP CONSISTED OF: ALESSO, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, FEDDE LE GRAND, HARDWELL, STEVE ANGELLO, SUNNERY JAMES & RYAN MARCIANO, W&W AND MANY MORE.
2014 – A SUCCESSFUL RETURN
AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EDITION OF AMF, ITS RETURN WAS EAGERLY AWAITED WORLDWIDE. GROWING FROM THE ONSET, IN 2014 AMF MOVED TO THE LARGEST VENUE OF THE CITY, AMSTERDAM ARENA.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– AMF MOVED TO THE BIGGEST STADIUM OF THE NETHERLANDS, AMSTERDAM ARENA
– HARDWELL WAS CROWNED #1 DJ IN THE WORLD FOR THE SECOND TIME
– OVER 70 NATIONALITIES TWEETED THE HASHTAG #AMF2014
– ARMIN VAN BUUREN, DASH BERLIN, DAVID GUETTA, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, HARDWELL, MARTIN GARRIX AND WILDSTYLEZ, AND W&W TOOK TO THE STAGE.
2015 – DOUBLE EDITION
AFTER 2 INCREDIBLE EDITIONS AMF EXPANDED TO 2 NIGHTS IN THE AMSTERDAM ARENA. THE COMBINED NIGHTS IN THE ARENA PUT AMF ON THE MAP AS THE INDISPUTABLE #1 EVENT DURING ADE.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– AMF WAS EXTENDED TO 2 DAYS
– OVER 1000 M2 LED, MORE THAN 1100 LIGHT FIXTURES, 250 SPEAKERS AND 200 KG OF CONFETTI WORKED ITS MAGIC IN THE AMSTERDAM ARENA
– DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE BECAME THE WORLD’S #1 DJS FOR THE FIRST TIME
– THE LINEUP CONSISTED OF: ALESSO, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, DAVID GUETTA, DIMTRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, DJ SNAKE, HARDWELL, KLINGANDE, MARTIN GARRIX, OLIVER HELDENS, ROBIN SCHULZ, SHOWTEK, TIËSTO, VICETONE AND YELLOW CLAW.
2016 – BIGGER THAN EVER
THE FOURTH EDITION OF AMF EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS, GROWING INTO 8 EVENTS SPREAD OVER 5 DAYS. AMSTERDAM ARENA, ZIGGO DOME AND HEINEKEN MUSIC HALL BECAME PART OF THE ‘TRIANGLE OF DANCE’.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– AMF TOOK OVER 3 OF AMSTERDAM’S BIGGEST VENUES: HEINEKEN MUSIC HALL, AMSTERDAM ARENA AND ZIGGO DOME
– AMF TV BROADCASTED IN OVER 180 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
– AMF WAS EXTENDED TO 5 DAYS WITH 8 EVENTS
– MARTIN GARRIX BECAME THE WORLD’S #1 DJ FOR THE FIRST TIME
– THE LINEUP CONSISTED OF: ALESSO, CHAINSMOKERS, DAVID GUETTA, DON DIABLO, HARDWELL, SHOWTEK, SUNNERY JAMES & RYAN MARCIANO AND W&W.
2017 – BACK TO THE FUTURE
IN 2017, AMF RETURNED TO THE NIGHT WITH #WEOWNTHENIGHT. WITH FULL FOCUS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, AMF DELIVERED A BRAND NEW SHOW ELEMENT CALLED TWO IS ONE, WHERE TWO SUPERSTAR DJS WHO HAVE NEVER PERFORMED TOGETHER BECOME ONE FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERFORMANCE.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– AMF RETURNED TO THE NIGHT WITH #WEOWNTHENIGHT
– AMF ENDORSED EVENTS ARE: SLAM! MIXMARATHON, SEXY BY NATURE AND A STATE OF TRANCE – ADE SPECIAL
– HARDWELL AND ARMIN VAN BUUREN PUT ON AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE WITH THEIR TWO IS ONE SET
– AMONGST OTHERS, DAVID GUETTA, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, DON DIABLO, LUCAS & STEVE, MARSHMELLO, VINI VICI, YELLOW CLAW PERFORMED.
2018 – CLOSER THAN EVER
FOR THE SIXTH EDITION OF AMF, FANS GOT CLOSER THAN EVER TO THEIR FAVOURITE ARTISTS. THE BRAND NEW PARTY PIT IS A DECK RIGHT BEHIND THE DJ-BOOTH, ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO THE MOST DEDICATED FANS. PLUS: EAT, SLEEP, RAVE REPEAT GOT A NEW MEANING IN THE AMF HOTEL.
FACTS & FIGURES:
– THE FIRST EVER AMF HOTEL WAS BORN FOR A FULL AMF-WEEKEND EXPERIENCE
– THE PARTY PIT WAS A BRAND NEW DECK RIGHT BEHIND THE DJ-BOOTH
– DAVID GUETTA AND DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE PERFORMED TOGETHER DURING THE EXCLUSIVE TWO IS ONE SET
– THE LINE-UP CONSISTED OF: AXWELL /\ INGROSSO, DAVID GUETTA, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, KSHMR, LOST FREQUENCIES, SALVATORE GANACCI, SUNNERY JAMES & RYAN MARCIANO, VINI VICI AND W&W.