Get on the list first
Secure your spot through the night's host or promoter before you head to the wharf. Every studio event is invite-only and there are no walk-ins.
Amsterdam UnlockedFaralda Crane Hotel
A music studio halfway up a 50 metre crane on the NDSM wharf, holding 85 on a VOID system, where the music stops at 4:45.
The room
- CapacityAround 85
- RoomOther
- SettingIndoor
- WhereNoord
- SoundVoid
NDSM-plein 78, 1033 WB, AmsterdamWebsite →Instagram →
About the room
- Known for
- CraneSessions: invite-only DJ sets in an 85 person studio halfway up a heritage shipyard crane on the NDSM wharf, on a VOID system
- Regular hours
- Studio sessions 21:00 to 05:00, music stops at 04:45
- Open since
- 2014, in a 1950s NDSM shipyard crane
- Accessibility
- The studio is reached by panorama lift
- Phone
- +31 20 760 6161
The shows
See them in the calendar →Thursday Oct 22
Oct 22 to 23
Insomniac Records × ADE 2026 – Crane Sessions
BUSHBABY · IDEMI · MATI ASTROZA · Sidney Charles
Friday Oct 23
Doors 02:00
TMPL MUSIC x CRANE SESSIONS
ADRIANNA · Alex Micca · Alex Stein · Christian Smith · SOLE LLORENTE · +3
Doors 10:00
LEHAR & Friends x Crane Sessions
Lehar
Saturday Oct 24
Doors 01:30
THE VIEW x CRANE SESSIONS
Alice DiMar · Alma Hosch · Artur Bredo · Diskoheinz · DJ Sandy Love · +5
Doors 18:00
KNEE DEEP in Amsterdam
Alex Kennon · Hot Since 82
Sunday Oct 25
Oct 25 to 26
Anywherelse presents BEDOUIN x CRANE SESSIONS
Baron · Bedouin · Birds of Mind · Collé · Dorian Craft · +2
Good to know
- Smoking area
- Designated areas only
- Parking
- Q-Park NDSM is a 10 min walk, €2.70 an hour, €17.50 a day max
- Nearest transit
- Ferry F4 from Centraal to NDSM, 5 min walk (F7 from Pontsteiger also docks there)
- From Centraal
- 17 min by bike
Ask before you film
Ask the host before you record anything. Photo, video and audio at the crane need Faralda's written consent.
Plan around 04:45
Plan your ride home for just before 05:00. The music stops at 04:45 and the studio closes at 05:00.
Getting there
Directions →Quick answers
- Where is Faralda Crane Hotel?
- Faralda Crane Hotel is at NDSM-plein 78, 1033 WB, Amsterdam, in Noord.
- What's on at Faralda Crane Hotel during ADE 2026?
- 6 shows, Thursday to Sunday (Oct 21 to 25): Insomniac Records × ADE 2026 – Crane Sessions; TMPL MUSIC x CRANE SESSIONS; LEHAR & Friends x Crane Sessions; THE VIEW x CRANE SESSIONS; KNEE DEEP in Amsterdam, and 1 more.
- What are Faralda Crane Hotel's regular hours?
- Studio sessions 21:00 to 05:00, music stops at 04:45. Event nights can run longer, so check the show.
- How many people does Faralda Crane Hotel hold?
- Around 85 people.
- Is there parking at Faralda Crane Hotel?
- Q-Park NDSM is a 10 min walk, €2.70 an hour, €17.50 a day max.
- How do you get to Faralda Crane Hotel?
- About 17 minutes by bike from Amsterdam Centraal. Nearest transit: Ferry F4 from Centraal to NDSM, 5 min walk (F7 from Pontsteiger also docks there).