4/5: At the time of the show Fruit At The Bottom had recently been released. Concert on Queen’s Day (April 30th was Sunday, so it was moved to the 29th in 1989).
Category: Concert
Oct 18 1988
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 10/18/1988
3½/5: Good show by Nick Cave. Back then The Bad Seeds were still possessed. Exciting show.
Sep 09 1988
Prince, 09/09/1988
5/5: This concert was special. One of the best shows I ever witnessed.
Aug 19 1988
Prince, 08/19/1988
5/5: Third of three Prince Lovesexy shows at De Kuip. This night the encore wasn’t played. Candy Dulfer played along and was immediately re-christened Candy D. Topconcert!
Aug 18 1988
Prince, 08/18/1988
5/5: Second of three Prince Lovesexy shows at De Kuip. This night featured a solo piano part by Prince. Topconcert!
Jun 29 1988
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 06/29/1988
5/5: My first Springsteen show. The Tunnel Of Love express tour. From here on out Bruce was one of my favorites.
Jun 14 1988
Pink Floyd, 06/14/1988
2/5: A somewhat dull show. The band wasn’t very exciting. Comfortably Numb and Run Like Hell were really stunning!
Jun 08 1988
The Ramones, 06/08/1988
4/5: The loudest concert I ever witnessed. But the concert was everything The Ramones were supposed to be!
Feb 20 1988
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 02/20/1988
3/5: I remember not being too thrilled about the concert.
Oct 29 1987
Chris Isaak, 10/29/1987
4/5: Very good show by Chris Isaak and his (at the time) perfect backing band.
Jun 21 1987
Prince, 06/21/1987
4½/5: Concert as part of the Sign O’ The Times tour. Due to heavy rains, he unfortunately didn’t perform Forever In My Life this night. Still, it was a top show!
Jun 08 1987
Pinkpop, 06/08/1987
3/5: The festival marred by rain, rain and yet more rain, but, for me, the introduction to Lone Justice/Maria McKee!
Jan 17 1987
The Fatal Flowers, 01/17/1987
4/5: The best Dutch band ever, The Fatal Flowers live at De Koog.
Aug 18 1986
Prince & The Revolution, 08/18/1986
5/5: The soul revue that Prince served this night was otherworldly. It would never be as good as this ever again!
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