4/5: The second day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2018, the greatest festival of The Netherlands. The day of the ‘new British jazz invasion’ and Anderson .Paak.
Category: Concert
Jul 13 2018
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/13/2018
3½/5: The first day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2018, the greatest festival of The Netherlands. The day of Altın Gün and The Roots.
Jun 20 2018
Jay-Z and Beyoncé, 06/20/2018
4/5: Beyoncé was the radiant star in an amazing show. But it was Jay-Z that made the show human and moved (me).
Jun 10 2018
Best Kept Secret Festival, 06/10/2018
4/5: Great day at the Best Kept Secret Festival. LCD Soundsystem was the band to see. And yet again it was an unforgettable concert!
Jun 01 2018
Kamasi Washington, 06/01/2018
4½/5: A beautiful impressive concert by jazz/funk composer and saxophone player Kamasi Washington. A 2 hour show that was exciting and interesting.
Apr 19 2018
Arcade Fire, 04/19/2018
3/5: At times very messy and at times brilliant. Arcade Fire can (and must) do better.
Mar 30 2018
Paradiso, the most beautiful concert venue turns 50
Paradiso, the ultimate concert venue of The Netherlands and surrounding countries of the world, turns 50 years old. A look back on its rich history and a tribute to 50 years of pop music in Amsterdam.
Feb 27 2018
Kendrick Lamar, 02/27/2018
5/5: Kendrick Lamar brought his DAMN. tour to Europe. Could he live up to all the expectations? Yes, seemingly effortless. King Kendrick!
Dec 30 2017
Closing of 2017
Closing of 2017. What was good? What wasn’t? What were the main events? What stories were favorite? A look back at 2017.
Dec 05 2017
Ibeyi, 12/05/2017
4/5: Great show by a band I hardly knew anything by. Impressive what these two women present. Electronic and analogue drums (Cuban percussion cajón and batádrums). Nice closing to the concert year of 2017. The support act (IDER) was very nice. Top evening!
Dec 01 2017
Bettie Serveert, 12/01/2017
3½/5: Nice show by Dutch band in nice (small) venue. Glad I went!
Nov 17 2017
Thundercat, 11/17/2017
2/5: How a sound man can kill a concert. After having released one of the best records this year: a major disappointment…
Nov 10 2017
Spoon, 11/10/2017
3/5: Spoon wasn’t really convincing at Paradiso. Halfway through the band had lost me completely. But when the fire did shine through, they were wonderful. Expected way more.
Oct 22 2017
Tales Of Anatolia, 10/22/2017
2/5: A somewhat unfortunate combination. Zara, a Turkish singer, with Trilok Gurtu, an Indian drummer. Beautiful musical intermezzo’s, at times exciting.
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