10 DJ Sets Not To Be Missed

25 September 2024

What would a vinyl festival be without some good old vinyl-only DJ sets? Whether you're into bass, hip-hop, early house classics, or good old Detroit techno, there's something for everyone. We have listed 10 DJ sets not to be missed.

Haarlem Vinyl Festival Opening Set: Lefto Early Bird

A second edition makes it a tradition: the Haarlem Vinyl Festival Opening Set in the beautiful scenery of the Jopenkerk is where start the festival on Friday. The custom Klipschorn soundsystem provided by 02Music is already worth the visit. Lefto Early Bird has become a beacon of good taste whether dropping jazz, new beat, electronica, techno and house or hip hop. He manages to make seemingly unrelated sounds make sense in the same context and is just as versatile in the DJ booths of the globe's best clubs and festivals. 

📍Jopenkerk (support by Coco Coquelicot)
🗓Friday September 27th
⌚️21:00 - 23:00
🎟Free entrance

Hermeneia

Bass heads rejoice! Amsterdam based collective Rhythmic Culture hosts a night in CLUB3. Expect heavy sub low frequencies and global rhythms provided by Brainfeeder affiliate and local hero Jameszoo, NPLGNN with a live performance, madba and head honcho Narathip. Warsaw's hermeneia will make her NL debut, a set not to be missed.

📍Club 3 (Patronaat)
🗓Saturday September 28th
⌚️23:00 - 05:00
🎟€11,25 available here (the event is also accessible for Weekend Pass holders)

DJ Bone at The Vinyl Rave

DJ Bone is one of Detroit's most coveted underground vinyl technicians. This very talented and highly sought after artist plays events and clubs worldwide, has held a residency at four of Detroit's top clubs and produces music inspired by the city in which he hales from, Detroit. His record label Subject Detroit is futuristic and unearthly while still displaying the true essence of Detroit's Techno Soul. Motor city techno baby.

📍Houtbaar (with Bouberg, Secret Cinema, Michel de Hey)
🗓Saturday September 28th
⌚️15:00 - 23:00
🎟€27,- available here (the event is also accessible for Weekend Pass holders)

Giel Beelen at the Discogs Listening Room

Dutch radio legend and true 'Mug' (aka Haarlem born and raised) Giel Beelen will share some hidden gems from his collection. For this special occasion he will tap into his early house classic singles.

📍PHIL
🗓September 28th
⌚️21:00 - 23:00
🎟Free entrance

Cassy

Watching which gems Cassy picks from her enormous record collection is something you can do with great pleasure. Her Instagram series, Talking About My Records, showcases her vinyl and immediately proves why Cassy is a force to be reckoned with. 

📍Patronaat (with Nedda Sou)
🗓Friday September 27th
⌚️23:00 - 05:00
🎟€19,75 available here (the event is also accessible for Weekend Pass holders)

Anastasia Kristensen

Danish producer and DJ Anastasia Kristensen stands out with her unique skills and electrifying sets. Her sound is shaped by various influences, and she consistently manages to mix off-grid electronics into an adventurous and even infectious blend that transforms every dance floor into a seething mass. Get ready to lose yourself in a kaleidoscopic set.

📍Patronaat (with Colin Benders (live) and Thrills in +41)
🗓Saturday September 28th
⌚️23:00 - 05:00
🎟€28,50, available here (the event is also accessible for Weekend Pass holders)

Echobox presents: REGE SATANAS

REGE SATANAS is all about freedom in its most omnipotent form. Therefore do what thou wilt, step into my sonic twilight and be illuminated. Eternal hails and stay free. After REGE SATANAS DJ set, he will be joined by Discogs's Russ Ryan to discuss their experiences compiling vinyl over the last 30-40 years.

📍Jopenkerk
🗓Saturday September 28th
⌚️15:00 - 17:00
🎟Free entrance

Sepher

One Eye Witness, one of the most important distributeurs of vinyl in dance will take over CLUB3  on Friday night. For this special occassion head honcho's Hylke en ZTO have invited New York-based Iranian-American DJ and sonic maverick Sepehr, known for his genre bending sets whose latest release came out on Dekmantel. 

📍Patronaat (with Hylke and ZTO)
🗓Saturday September 28th
⌚️23:00 - 05:00
🎟€11,75, available here (this event is also accessible for Weekend Pass holders)

Zwarte Liefde 

Amsterdam based audio collective consisting of true vinyl lovers with outstanding mixing skills. Catch them playing at Bar Centraal all night long on Saturday or at PHIL Café on Sunday afternoon, it never gets boring. You might see Chuckie spin some tunes.
📍PHIL
🗓Sunday September 29th
⌚️16:30-17:30
🎟Free entrance

Miss Twist at Naald & Inkt

With her inexhaustible collection of 45 RPM singles from the '50s to the '80s, combined with her unique sense of atmosphere, Miss Twist transforms every event into an experience! Nice vibes upon train arrival, as Miss Twist will spin a nice selection of tunes at Naald & Inkt at Haarlem's central station, maybe you yourself a vinyl tattoo while listening.
📍Naald & Inkt
🗓Saturday September
⌚️1100 -14:00
🎟Free entrance