{"id":79224,"date":"2026-03-08T10:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=79224"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:29:51","slug":"909-festival-amsterdam-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/909-festival-amsterdamse-bos\/","title":{"rendered":"909 Festival: Technoweekender in the Amsterdam Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>909 Festival is the annual electronic music festival in the Amsterdamse Bos, near Amstelveen. The focus is entirely on techno and house. The festival site is in the middle of the greenery, so you are constantly standing among the trees as the bass comes through. The crowd consists of lovers of underground electronic music, with few distractions besides the music itself.<\/h2>\n<p>The festival was established in 2011 by Amsterdam-based organizer Loveland, known among others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan-amsterdam\/loveland-festival-sloterpark-house-techno\/\">Loveland Festival<\/a>, which has long been involved in techno and house. The name refers to the Roland TR-909 drum machine, a classic within electronic music. From that idea, the concept was designed as a \"back-to-the-core\" event: no large-scale show elements, but a keen selection of artists and tightly tuned sound systems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79719\" title=\"909-festival-amsterdam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam.jpg\" alt=\"909-festival-amsterdam\" width=\"1700\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/909-festival-amsterdam-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>909 Festival takes place in the early summer season and has grown from a one-day festival to a full weekend. The 2026 edition is scheduled for June 6 and 7 in the Amsterdam Forest. Spread across multiple stages there, techno and house will spin throughout the weekend, with international headliners alongside local DJs and live acts.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Saturday, June 6:<\/strong>\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_r\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Adam Beyer<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_t\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">KiNK<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_v\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Mall Grab<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_x\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Folamour<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_z\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Octave One<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_11\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">FJAAK<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_13\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Speedy J<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_15\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Marcel Dettmann<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_17\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">H\u00e9ctor Oaks<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_19\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Anfisa Letyago<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQCw\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Sunday, June 7:<\/strong>\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1e\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Paul Kalkbrenner<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Eric Prydz<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1i\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Maceo Plex<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1k\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Pan-Pot<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1m\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Ben B\u00f6hmer<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1o\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Jeff Mills<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1q\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Len Faki<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1s\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Mano Le Tough<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1u\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Dax J<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-wiz-uids=\"PQmJFf_1w\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\">Benny Rodrigues<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>909 Festival also plays a role within the broader electronic music scene in the region. Along with other Loveland Events events, it contributes to the status of this area as a place where techno and house are taken seriously. The combination of the forest, the weekend format and the underground approach makes the festival recognizable to regular visitors as well as attractive to new fans.<\/p>\n<p>Amsterdam NOW tips the best dance festivals this festival season. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan-amsterdam\/the-best-dance-festivals-in-amsterdam-2026\/\">list<\/a> And don't miss a party!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>909 Festival is the annual electronic music festival in the Amsterdamse Bos, near Amstelveen. The focus is entirely on techno and house. The festival site is in the middle of the greenery, so you are constantly standing among the trees as the bass comes through. The crowd consists of lovers of underground electronic music, with few distractions besides the music ... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/909-festival-amsterdamse-bos\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":79717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10922],"district":[10736],"class_list":["post-79224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uitgaan","tag-festivals-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-omgeving"],"acf":{"slider":[79718],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hpiN3q7nL8?si=k5y6d5jHNelX1_6y","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Intiem tweedaags festival met techno-legendes en nieuw talent","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"909 Festival draait om techno en een bos vol liefhebbers. Dit intieme dance festival in het Amsterdamse Bos is vernoemd naar de Roland TR-909 drummachine en richt zich sinds 2011 op de kern van elektronische muziek. 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