Amsterdam scene guide
Amsterdam scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Shelter Amsterdam. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Amsterdam’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Jamie Jones: Shelter Amsterdam, WestWeelde, Phono Lake
- Techno — if you like Jamie Jones: John Doe, Amsterdamse Bos, TILLATEC
- Tech House — if you like Monkey Safari: SISSI'S Amsterdam, Yellow House, Bronze Beach
- Progressive House — if you like Corren Cavini: WestWeelde, Ijland, Paal69
- Trance — if you like LAMMER: nachbar, Panama, Paal69
- Deep House — if you like Monkey Safari: NDSM Scheepsbouwloods, Het Sieraad, Veronica Schip
- Hip-Hop — if you like Oscar Osorio: Chin Chin Club, Bitterzoet, Club Leidse
Busiest venues
How big is Amsterdam’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 6,251 club nights across 471 venues in Amsterdam, featuring 6,585 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Amsterdam tonight.
Which Amsterdam venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Amsterdam club nights actually start and end?
From the 6,251 listings publishing door times: the median Amsterdam night opens at 22:00 — 47% open before 22:00, 52% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 649 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 59% run past 04:00 and 23% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Amsterdam cost?
Across the 680 listings publishing prices (11% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €15, with half of all nights between €10 and €31. 15% of listed nights are free.
When does Amsterdam go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (37% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 66% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Amsterdam sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 39% · Techno 30% · Tech House 8% · Deep House 5% · Progressive House 5% · Hip-Hop 4%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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