Concert information
| Artist | Gavin Friday |
| Tour name | |
| Date | 02/24/2026 |
| Venue | Carré |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Rating
Pastoral, heavy, dark and intense. That was Gavin Friday at Carré. A gripping concert in which Friday worked relentlessly through his setlist, spoke out fiercely against transphobia, homophobia, racism and the far right, but also paused to reflect on personal stories about farewell, death, dementia and love.
Friday once again demonstrated that artists can remain silent for a long time and then, partly inspired by these bleak times, return with renewed energy, a message and a presentation that truly challenges, creates tension and provides release. A beautiful evening.
The only blemish on the evening was the sound, which was set so loud that many people were bothered by it. Was that the reason some left the concert early?
Setlist
Lovesubzero / Ecce Homo / Stations Of The Cross / Stations Outro / Theme For Thought / Apologia / Dolls / Baby Turns Blue / Baby Interlude / Caucasian Walk / Theme For Thought Reprise / King Of Trash / Tainted Love / The Church Of Love / Church Outro / Lady Esquire / Lamento / When The World Was Young
Encore:
Cabarotica / Daze / Port Of Amsterdam
Encore 2:
Angel
Concert ticket
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He also played Amaranthus, which was the song about him losing his mother to Altzheimer. The setlist on setlist.fm aparently missed out on this.
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I don’t remember him playing that song. He did mention the Alzheimer disease and the devastastion that goes with that, before launching into Lamento.
Carré must be disappointed in the volume of this concert. Not necessary in my opinion and not the standard for this venue. The cello was lost in the heavy programming of rhythms and keys. My ears are still resonating with a whistle. It was not possible to enjoy the music and I regret my visit to this concert.
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The volume was a huge deal for many. For me, it was just okay and I coudl still distinguish the instruments and melodies. But, I agree, for the venue, the volume was almost deafening.
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Gavin Friday quotes the A Pop Life review on his own website gavinfriday.com