The waffle: Norman Cook's Southern Fried parties were always the hot ticket in Miami – it will be no different in the 'Dam. Apart from the absence of palm trees, of course.

The cast: Mr Cook himself, under his Mighty Dub Katz guise. He'll be joined by Nathan Detroit, Cagedbaby, Touché, Ashley Beedle, Grandad Bob and more.

The facts: Weteringschans 6 - 8. Time TBC. €TBC

THIS IS… AMSTERDAM @ PANAMA

The waffle: It's another homecoming party for everybody's favourite Dutchman, Sander Kleinenberg, as he unleashes his This Is… concept on ADE. Be there or be a poor man's rectangle.

The cast: Mr K will be joined by his Dutch buddies Rene Amesz and Bart Thimbles.

The facts: Oostelijke Handelskade 4. 10pm – 3am. €15

ADE Club Nights Which one would u go to?

Friday 20th October

The waffle:The waffle: Amsterdam's infamous Supperclub takes to the canals with San Fran/Supperclub faves Om Records.

The cast: Chuck Love, Colette and DJ Fluid. What more do you need?

The facts: Ruyterkade, Pier 14. Time TBC. €15

ROCK & RAVE SLAVE @ 11

The waffle: Arthur Baker's Return To New York party teams up with Rauw for their annual take-no-prisoners Amsterdam rock out/Hell's Angel-style beard festival. Chain-whipping optional.

The cast: Arthur will be tipping gins with the likes of Christopher Just, Freaks, Joost Van Bellen, Motor and Rex The Dog.

The facts: Oosterdokskade 3 - 5. Time TBC. €15

COCOON @ THE SAND

The waffle: It's the kings of minimal techno as Ibiza, Frankfurt and Amsterdam collide. Which sounds a bit messy to us. Strap yourself in for this one.

The cast: Sven Väthand Ricardo Villalobos. The dark lords of uber techno. Or something.

The facts: Rhoneweg 36. 11pm – 6am. €27.50

Saturday 21st October

The waffle: Armada is on home turf - or home waters, if we are going to get technical - but alas, Armin is away being a superstar DJ on the other side of the planet.

The cast: No Armin, but Markus Schulz, Perry O'Neil, M.I.K.E., Signum, Leon Boiler and Harry Lemon should be enough able seamen to tempt you.

The facts: Jollemanhof. Time TBC. €TBC

MAGIC MUZIK @ PARADISO

The waffle: The biggest Dutch DJ of all time is back for a rare club gig in Amsterdam – expect all manner of roadblocks as Tiësto digs out his latest box of magic tricks.

The cast: As if we really need to tell you.

The facts: Westeringschans 6 - 8. 10pm – late. €44.50

Poker Flat @ 11

The waffle: Take cover! The Poker Flat crew are in the house. Which means minimal techno and other hilarious German-type ket music to bump into walls by.

The cast: Guido Schneider, Martin Landsky and Bart Skills. Steve Bug is busy elsewhere (boo!).

The facts: Oosterdokskade 3 - 5. 10.30pm – 5am. €15

Defected IN THE HOUSE @ THE SAND

The waffle: UK soulful boys Defected are in town to glam things up – although obviously they've had to ditch the traditional Miami pool party theme. Funny that.

The cast: Martin Solveig, Sandy Rivera, Simon Dunmore and Copyright. Whoop!

The facts: Rhoneweg 36. 11pm – 5am. €25

MN2S @ ESCAPE

The waffle: It's one of the most talked about parties in Miami – it's also one of the most talked about parties in Amsterdam. Batten down the hatches, this one's gonna be off the proverbial hook.

The cast: House classics with Todd Terry, Full Intention's Michael Gray, Hardsoul and Seamus Haji.

The facts: Rembrandtplein 11. Time TBC. €TBC