The Belgian DJ and producer brings his Sweet Nothing showcase to Hemkade on Friday 23rd October for an eight-hour all-day performance spanning every corner of his sound.
Amsterdam, 21st May – Pegassi returns to Amsterdam Dance Event this October with his most ambitious showing yet, taking over the warehouse floor at Hemkade on Friday 23rd October for an eight-hour set running from afternoon into the early hours.
He is no stranger to ADE, with previous appearances at DGTL, Into The Woods, and his own Pegassi Invites at Intercell show last year, but it is his broader footprint in the Netherlands that tells the story. This year alone has already seen him play an all-day takeover at BRET, a performance at Paaspop, and a packed field at Upclose, with a range of dates still to come, including Awakenings Festival in July and Rotterdam Rave Festival in August. Each show has added something to the picture, and the eight-hour Hemkade set feels like the biggest statement yet. Hemkade is a fitting backdrop for it: an industrial warehouse on the banks of the North Sea Canal with a history as a dancefloor stretching back to 1994, and a room that has helped shape Dutch electronic music across three decades of techno, rave, and everything in between. The format gives him the space to move across the full range of his sound, spanning trance, techno, eurodance, house, and rave within a single set, offering fans a rare chance to experience a full excursion through his hyperactive musical mind.
The announcement lands off the back of a strong start to 2026. Most recently, Pegassi recorded his first Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, a milestone that marks his arrival in a select tier of electronic artists. Before that, 'MOAA', short for Mother of All Anthems, arrived in March as one of the most searched IDs in his recent sets, and has quickly established itself as one of his most-played tracks of the festival season. It followed '227kg', which crossed close to 4.5 million streams in under four months and brought his signature bell motif to a much wider audience.
The wider 2026 schedule underlines just how far his reach has extended. A Sweet Nothing London takeover at E1 at the end of this month is followed by AVA Belfast, Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop, and Glitch Festival across the summer, alongside a run through Asia taking in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore. The US leg adds HARD Festival in Los Angeles and ARC Music Festival in Chicago, before heading to his ADE takeover in October.
He is no stranger to ADE, with previous appearances at DGTL, Into The Woods, and his own Pegassi Invites at Intercell show last year, but it is his broader footprint in the Netherlands that tells the story. This year alone has already seen him play an all-day takeover at BRET, a performance at Paaspop, and a packed field at Upclose, with a range of dates still to come, including Awakenings Festival in July and Rotterdam Rave Festival in August. Each show has added something to the picture, and the eight-hour Hemkade set feels like the biggest statement yet. Hemkade is a fitting backdrop for it: an industrial warehouse on the banks of the North Sea Canal with a history as a dancefloor stretching back to 1994, and a room that has helped shape Dutch electronic music across three decades of techno, rave, and everything in between. The format gives him the space to move across the full range of his sound, spanning trance, techno, eurodance, house, and rave within a single set, offering fans a rare chance to experience a full excursion through his hyperactive musical mind.
The announcement lands off the back of a strong start to 2026. Most recently, Pegassi recorded his first Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, a milestone that marks his arrival in a select tier of electronic artists. Before that, 'MOAA', short for Mother of All Anthems, arrived in March as one of the most searched IDs in his recent sets, and has quickly established itself as one of his most-played tracks of the festival season. It followed '227kg', which crossed close to 4.5 million streams in under four months and brought his signature bell motif to a much wider audience.
The wider 2026 schedule underlines just how far his reach has extended. A Sweet Nothing London takeover at E1 at the end of this month is followed by AVA Belfast, Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop, and Glitch Festival across the summer, alongside a run through Asia taking in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore. The US leg adds HARD Festival in Los Angeles and ARC Music Festival in Chicago, before heading to his ADE takeover in October.
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The show is powered by Sweet Nothing and Artists for President.
The show is powered by Sweet Nothing and Artists for President.
About Pegassi
Belgian electronic artist Pegassi, the creative alter ego of Sam Huybrecht, has become one of the most compelling new voices in Europe’s club circuit. Since breaking through with ‘Yoyoyo’ in 2023, he has built a coveted catalogue that includes ‘Spectral Bells’, ‘227kg’, ‘Bring It Back’, ‘Milano Cortina’, and ‘MOAA’, earning support from artists including KI/KI, VTSS, Tiësto, Anetha, SPFDJ, Marlon Hoffstadt, Boys Noize, DJ Gigola, and Hannah Laing. His rise has continued across major clubs and festivals including performances at Awakenings, Time Warp, Tomorrowland, Dour, Sziget, Intercell, Pitch, and Boiler Room, with further momentum across the US, South America, and Australia. Alongside his own releases and touring, Pegassi is building Sweet Nothing, his label and event series, as a home for the sound, community, and creative instincts driving his next chapter.
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