Pure TechnoAwakenings Festivals booking policy is simple: strictly techno. And so its been since 1997, when the very first installment occurred at the famed Gashouder venue. In more recent years, the festival has added a second day and taken up residence at the outdoor monolith Spaarnwoude Houtrak, a 35, 000-capacity multiplex featuring eight arenas and located just outside of Amsterdam. The Netherlands capital, perhaps synonymous with decadence and indulgence, is an apt setting for Awakenings, at which legions of diehard techno listeners gorge themselves on deep house, EDM, trance, and other mutations of electronic sound. More Info below.