Amsterdam is a city break hospot for the self-indulgent and one of life's pleasures being hunted - techno - and that has a lot to do with Awakenings annual festival, which has just announced its mammoth 2016 lineup. Since 2014 techno heads have been blessed to receive two days of this goodness and the world's biggest techno festival is not about to disappoint with huge acts like Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Nina Kraviz, Adam Beyer and Henrik Schwartz all returning.
June the 25th and 26th are the weekend dates for the 16th edition at Spaarnwoude Houtrak which will host 8 different stages, including 2 spacious and beastly sized open air stages. Over the June weekend you'll find a rich variety of techno music, from traditional forms to fusion styles and back. The artists dealing the cuts will be the freshest and hottest techno kids on the block and of course, the legends of the scene, resulting in almost 100 different artists and live acts performing over the course of the two techno-loaded days. Happy days.
If you haven't yet taken yourself to Holland for techno purposes, you'll find that the Dutch know how to throw a seriously good music-centric party. High calibre techno is going to be reinforced with amazing sounds, lights and visions with the newest of technologies making this one not-to-miss for newcomers and returnees alike.
With tickets sitting at under €100, it is an absolute bargain considering the number of artists that will be showcasing their worth. If we haven't yet got you reaching for your credit cards and amassing a June army, check out the entire line-up at www.awakeningsfestival.nl, where tickets for the weekender as well as separate day tickets can now be purchased.
