Welcome to the Future Festival 2013

On Saturday, July 27th, we’ll reunite and dance the day away in the beautiful surroundings of ‘t Twiske just North of Amsterdam.
For this 7th edition of Welcome to the Future festival a careful selection of 49 DJ's and live-acts will perform on 7 different stages, every stage with its unique character and own musical story...

MAIN
Dubfire
Joris Voorn
Ellen Allien
Nic Fanciulli
Shaded (live)
Julien Chaptal
Bram Fidder

FUTURE
Solomun
Maceo Plex
Thugfucker
Musclefarm
Chris Julien & Victor Coral
Prunk

STUDIO 80
Ricardo Villalobos (3hr set)
Steve Rachmad
Anonym (live)
Boris Werner
San Proper
Dorine Dorado

TECHNO
Kevin Saunderson
Robert Hood (live)
Secret Cinema
Gregor Tresher
Cari Lekebusch
Egbert (live)
DVS1
Mirella Kroes

CIRCUS
Karotte
The Man With No Shadow
KiNK (live)
Daniel Sanchez
Olivier Weiter
Joop Junior (live)
Some Chemistry

GARDEN
Lauhaus
Makam
Homework
Detroit Swindle
Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff
Pete Bandit & Jason Shae
Daan Groeneveld & Alex Salvador

FOREST
Dispar Vulgo
Joran van Pol
Ici Sans Merci
Kerk!
Milan Meyberg
Francesco Robustelli (live)
De Sluwe Vos
Wub


OPENING HOURS
Welcome to the Future festival takes place on July 27th, from 12:00 till 00:00 midnight.

TICKETS
Welcome to the Future is sold out, there will be no doorsale on the 27th of July.

Be careful for other resellers and websites offering tickets. There is no guarantee that these tickets are valid. Please avoid to buy tickets via the following stores: http://www.weetwaarjekoopt.nl/waar-niet-te-kopen/

Welcome to the Future is a festival for adults. Make sure to be 18 years or older and bring your ID to the festival.

ACCESSIBILITY
By bike: Come by bike, it’s free and great for the environment! ‘t Twiske is located just 9 km North of Amsterdam, and coming by bike will take you 30 to maximum 40 minutes.Take the ferry towards ‘Buiksloterweg’ just behind Amsterdam Central Station. Once across the water, the route to the festival will be marked with signs pointing you in the right direction. You can park your bike on our massive bike parking lot right beside the festival entrance. Our friends from PWN will be providing fresh, cool drinking water for all the avid cyclists at the finish line!

By public transport: There will be a shuttle bus service from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station to the festival premises and back all day, leaving every 10 minutes. Please check the event travel page for tickets and more info.

Check www.ns.nl for train departure times from and to Amsterdam Sloterdijk. Please make sure to leave the festival on time to catch the last trains leaving Amsterdam at night. It’s a 30 minutes bus journey from the main entrance to the train station.

By car: We have ample of parking space, although the walk to the festival area will be a bit longer. The easiest way to get to 't Twiske is via the "Ring West" highway A10 towards Haarlem/Zaanstad. After the Koen tunnel, keep left and follow the signs for E22/A8 in direction Zaanstad/Purmerend/Leeuwarden. Take the 1st exit: 1-Oostzaan / Zaandam-zuid / Het Twiske. Keep left and always follow the sings in direction 'Het Twiske'. Our friendly traffic hosts will be there to let things go by smoothly.

If you want to use your phone or GPS to get to the festival, use Pikpotweg, 1511 Oostzaan

LOCKERS
We’ll provide plenty of lockers for everyone! These lockers can easily be shared: there’s room for at least 3 coats in one locker.

FOOD & BEVERAGES
95% of the food available at Welcome to the Future comes from a biological / organic source. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you’ll have to chew on greens and beans all day: we have a wide range of food types available, including the classic snack menu, biological burgers and pizza, a lot of vegetarian choices, freshly squeezed juices and refreshing cocktails.

At Welcome to the Future, you pay for your food and drinks with tokens/coins. These are available at the clearly signed cashier units located on the festival terrain. You can purchase your coins using cash, your debit card (Maestro) or creditcard (Visa, American Express, Master Card).

MUSIC, ART, NATURE
Welcome to the Future is a gathering of creatives of all disciplines. Not only because some of the world's top House and Techno artist share the stages with the hottest local and international talent around, the next generation of musical inspirers...

Also off the dance floor there's a lot to discover: Keep your eyes open for creative challenges, hide outs in the woods, art constructions and chill out areas. All put together by our deco team and several young creative parties, who helped us make Welcome to the Future the colorful and intimate festival it is today.

The sheer beauty of the grounds at 't Twiske makes us fall in love with this area over and over again. This is why we try to give something back to the local environment.Today, Welcome to the Future is the only Dutch festival being ‘highly recommended’ by the independent international organization ‘A Greener Festival Award’.

FUNKTION ONE
Welcome to the Future and Funktion One go back a long time together. Also this year the festival will be fully equipped with these purple beauties at every stage. Dedicated music lovers know Funktion One is the go to sound system when it comes to achieving the clearest, fullest sound possible. With it’s unique aesthetics it’s become a symbol for great sounding clubs and dance events around the world. Welcome to the Future loves good sound, and will be fully equipped with these purple beauties at every stage.

TOILETS
You’ll find them scattered on the festival terrain and you can make use of them for free.

INFO STAND
The info stand will help you out in case of questions. Free floorplans and timetables are also available here.

FIRST AID
There’s a first aid post on the premises. It is clearly marked: EHBO (the Dutch abbreviation for First Aid).

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
We take all measures to make the terrain and all 7 stages accessible for wheelchairs. Our security and bar personnel will be there to assist you if help is needed. In case of questions, please contact us via info@welcometothefuture.nl.

EARPLUGS
You only have one pair of ears! Keep them safe and wear earplugs when needed. We’ll have a special stand selling them near the info stand.


Also check http://www.welcometothefuture.nl/ for more info.