Closing of 2016. What was good? What wasn´t? What were the main events? Which stories were the favorites? A look back at a year, that got off to a very good start.
Category: Concert
Dec 05 2016
De La Soul, 12/05/2016
4/5: What a show to end the year with. One big party with a frenzied audience and a rousing De La Soul. A definite top evening!
Nov 25 2016
Michael Kiwanuka, 11/25/2016
3½/5: A fine concert with musicians who were visibly enjoying themselves. Some songs lasted too long and the set lacked some punch. The last song was Sometimes It Snows In April.
Nov 18 2016
The Human League, 11/18/2016
3/5: Not really good, but still a lot of fun. They have some good songs within their body of work. The Lebanon was one of the highlights!
Nov 13 2016
The Cure, 11/13/2016
4/5: Beautiful concert, at times impressive even. A few big suprises this evening, like Other Voices and the entire first encore. Great evening!
Oct 25 2016
Maxwell & Mary J Blige, 10/25/2016
4/5: Mary J Blige was impressive once again. Maxwell musically perfect.
Oct 17 2016
Dead Kennedys, 10/17/2016
4/5: Dead Kennedys at the Melkweg. Without Jello Biafra, and better than I had expected or hoped for. Very nice evening!
Oct 07 2016
BJ The Chicago Kid, 10/07/2016
3/5: The new D’Angelo? No. Yet, it was a nice evening, with a promising BJ The Chicago Kid and a great support act!
Sep 29 2016
Bryan Ferry, 09/29/2016
4/5: A beautiful, at times moving concert of a visibly enjoying Bryan Ferry, at Paradiso. A few goosebump moments and another top concert richer.
Aug 18 2016
30 years ago, the best show I ever witnessed
1986 was an important year. I turned 20 years old, moved to Amsterdam into a (spaceous) flat. I bought my first cd-player and on August 18th I went to a concert that would resound for years to come: Prince & The Revolution at Ahoy Rotterdam.
Aug 11 2016
Patti Smith, 08/11/2016
3½/5: On a rainy night in Bloemendaal the “Godmother of Punk” Patti Smith put on a great show.
Aug 07 2016
Neil Finn, 08/07/2016
4/5: Split Enz, Crowded House and solo work. Beautiful, Beatle-esque songs, the one even more beautiful than the other. Happy to have seen him!
Jul 22 2016
George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, 07/22/2016
3½/5: George Clinton’s 75th birthday at Paradiso. One big party!
Jul 13 2016
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 07/13/2016
5/5: Iceman and the entire (double) album The River… Unforgettable!
Jul 10 2016
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/10/2016
4/5: Dag 3 of North Sea Jazz Festival 2016 with more highlights, and the stunning Jill Scott!
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