Amsterdam Dance Event will welcome back Italian DJ and producer Manu P on Friday, October 23 for Adunanza in The Cage, a House and Tech House showcase taking over The Bulldog Palace from 10 PM until 5 AM.
The night brings together two Italian club concepts for the first time at ADE under a shared banner.
Adunanza and The Cage will combine their respective communities inside one of Leidseplein’s most recognisable nightlife locations, with an international lineup built around House, Tech House and electronic club music.
Manu P joins Alex Bohemien, Alessio Bagordo, Broosk, Famm, Key Eff, Marco Bartolucci, Sirty and Tommy Em for the seven-hour programme.
For the Italian artist, the booking marks another return to Amsterdam after previous appearances connected to The Cage and the wider ADE programme. Resident Advisor documents Manu P performing with The Cage at ADE in 2022, while his official Amsterdam Dance Event profile reflects an earlier history with the festival.
From Umbria to international dancefloors
Manu P’s career started far from the major European festival circuit.
Born Manuel Pacciarini and based in Italy, he began developing his relationship with electronic music as a teenager, purchasing his first turntables at 13 and performing in clubs across Umbria soon afterwards.
The progression was gradual.
Local dates were followed by appearances at venues including Red Zone in Perugia, Cocoricò in Riccione and Qube in Rome, before his career expanded outside Italy to Barcelona, Vigo and London.
Cocoricò became an important early milestone, with his official biography placing an appearance there in 2009.
The following year marked another major step when Manu P became resident at Red Zone, remaining connected to the venue until its closure in 2015.
Later residencies at Noname House Room and Cantiere 21 helped shape the next phase of his career.
In 2019, that evolution led to The Cage, the Italian event brand with which Manu P remains closely associated today.
DJ, producer and label owner
Manu P’s activity has always extended beyond the booth.
In 2010 he founded Finish Team Records, a label conceived without a strict single-genre limitation.
He remains its CEO while also working as resident DJ for The Cage.
The label side of his career mirrors his approach as a DJ.
Rather than remaining inside one rigid sound, Manu P moves between different areas of contemporary club music.
Beatport currently categorises his catalogue across House, Minimal / Deep Tech, Melodic House & Techno, Deep House, Jackin House and other electronic styles, while describing his artistic identity as a refined combination of genres running from House to Melodic Techno.
That range is also visible in his recent output.
Tracks including “In The Day,” “Dirty Ol’ Disco,” “MDFK,” “Al Suono” and “Let We Dance” show an artist moving between groove-driven House, deeper club textures and more contemporary Tech House structures.
His collaboration with Jas.On, “Clan 909,” pushed toward a particularly energetic Tech House direction, with shuffled drums, vocal processing and a strong low-end groove.
House and Tech House at the centre of ADE
That musical identity fits directly into the concept of Adunanza in The Cage.
Amsterdam Dance Event officially classifies the showcase across House, Tech House and Electronica, while Resident Advisor lists House and Tech House as the central genres of the night.
The project is also strongly tied to the idea of Italian club culture travelling abroad.
ADE describes the event as a meeting between the energy of Adunanza’s base at Duel in Naples and The Cage’s connection with Cocoricò in Riccione.
That makes Manu P a natural figure inside the project.
His own career already connects Italian club residencies with international dates.
Resident Advisor lists Amsterdam and London among the regions where he has played most frequently outside his central Italian base, while his history also includes appearances at Union Club and Ministry of Sound in London.
An Italian return to Amsterdam
Amsterdam Dance Event remains one of the places where national scenes meet the wider electronic industry.
For Manu P, October 23 is another opportunity to bring an Italian House and Tech House identity into that international context.
But the story is also about continuity.
From buying his first turntables as a teenager, through Red Zone, Cocoricò, international club dates, Finish Team Records and The Cage, Manu P has built a career across several generations of club culture.
Adunanza in The Cage brings those different chapters together.
An Italian DJ returning to Amsterdam.
Two Italian club concepts sharing the same room.
And seven hours dedicated to the House and Tech House language that continues to connect their dancefloors.
Adunanza in The Cage — ADE 2026
Friday, October 23
22:00 – 05:00
The Bulldog Palace
Leidseplein 15, Amsterdam