4/5: Day 1 of the greatest festival in The Netherlands: North Sea Jazz. The day of Ghost-Note, Celeste and Steam Down.
Category: Concert
Jul 07 2025
St. Vincent, 07/07/2025
5/5: I finally got to witness St. Vincent live. She was everything I hoped she would be, and more. A truly masterful concert!
Jul 05 2025
Gang Of Four, 07/05/2025
4½:5: A beautiful goodbye to Gang Of Four. The last show ever was moving, sounded fantastic and was filled with fire and passion!
Jul 01 2025
Neil Young, 07/01/2025
5/5: Neil Young in Groningen, The Netherlands. A fantastic show in the scorching heat of the Stadspark.
Jun 23 2025
Black Uhuru, 06/23/2025
2/5: Black Uhuru at Paradiso, Amsterdam, the story of an uninspired evening in a half empty venue. Left early…
Jun 10 2025
Cat Power, 06/10/2025
4/5: Cat Power plays (yet another) great concert. This time she performed the entire (in)famous 1966 Bob Dylan show.
May 11 2025
Gaye Su Akyol, 05/11/2025
2½/5: Gaye Su Akyol in Paradiso – Tolhuistuin on May 11, 2025. A reasonable show containing a few highlights.
Apr 21 2025
The Purple Jam, 04/21/2025
2½/5: Enthusiasm was huge, the performances were not that great, but The Family was outstanding!
Mar 19 2025
Steel Pulse, 03/19/2025
4½/5: Steel Pulse at the Amsterdam Paradiso: a highly entertaining show. The band was filled with energy and drive, So was the audience. A superb combination!
Dec 21 2024
Ibrahim Maalouf, 12/21/2024
2½/5: Ibrahim Maalouf disappoints in Paradiso. On paper Maalouf and electronica is an exciting prospect, not so much so in reality.
Nov 19 2024
Save De Kuip!
The Rotterdam Kuip is likely to disappear as a concert location. Save De Kuip!
Oct 31 2024
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 10/31/2024
5/5: The Wild God Tour one month in: perfection, emotion, mania and pleasure, from the audience as well as from the band. A concert to remember!
Sep 26 2024
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 09/26/2024
4½/5: Nick Cave overwhelms at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Perfect setlist, commitment, emotion, humour, it all checked out. Again!
Sep 23 2024
The The, 09/23/2024
3/5: The The, Paradiso, 09/23/2024. Too long and the build-up too slow, but when it all went well, it really clicked 100%.
Sep 05 2024
Lenny Kravitz makes his Dutch debut at Paradiso!
On December 13, 1989, Lenny Kravitz plays his first ever show in The Netherlands. Despite sky-high expectations Kravitz triumphs!
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