4½/5: Day 3 of the greatest festival in The Netherlands: North Sea Jazz. The day of Cory Henry, Sampha and Enji.
Category: Concert
Jul 13 2024
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/13/2024
4/5: Day 2 of the greatest festival in The Netherlands: North Sea Jazz. The day of André 3000, Cisco Swank and Joshua Redman.
Jun 27 2024
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 06/27/2024
4½/5: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band triumphed yet again. All musical means were used to ensure the maximum result: an ecstatic audience!
Jun 22 2024
Live Killers, goodbye to my childhood heroes Queen
In 1979 Queen released their first live album. Live Killers was the end of the line for me, the goodbye to my first musical heroes!
Jun 21 2024
Queen – Live Killers tour – Europe January-March 1979
The tapes of the European Live Killers tour early 1979 provided the recordinghs for the eventual Live Killers album. A short look back at that tour.
Jun 03 2024
Sheila E. live in Holland 1984
In 1984 Sheila E. debuted as a solo artist, not just on record, but on stage as well. She visited Holland in that capacity. See the images here.
May 27 2024
My very last Prince show ever was an unrivalled highlight!
On May 27, 2014, I witnessed my last ever Prince concert. It was one of the best shows I ever saw him play!
Apr 13 2024
Nits, 04/13/2024
4/5: Nits at Carré Amsterdam. Great start, but after the break it wasn’t the climax I was hoping for. Still had a great night!
Mar 21 2024
Pixies, 03/21/2024
3/5: Pixies in Paradiso, Amsterdam. The show lacked dynamics, some great moments, but too little to make the concert really work.
Mar 15 2024
Underworld, 03/15/2024
4½/5: Underworld in Amsterdam: the average age of the men on stage is almost 66 and they play like they’re 18 years old. Stunning!
Mar 08 2024
Róisín Murphy, 03/08/2024
4/5: Róisín Murphy in Amsterdam on March 8, 2024. Barring the middle section it was highlight after highlight. A night to remember!
Dec 08 2023
Ibrahim Maalouf, 12/08/2023
4½/5: An exciting evening at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam: Ibrahim Maalouf came by to present his upcoming album.
Dec 07 2023
Raymond van het Groenewoud, 12/07/2023
4/5: Raymond van het Groenewoud at the Koninklijk Theater Carré. A sublime diptych of Twee Meisjes and Brussels By Night!
Nov 04 2023
Wild Romance, 11/04/2023
3½/5: A fun night out with the Wild Romance on what should have been Herman Brood’s 77th birthday.
Nov 02 2023
Kruder & Dorfmeister, 10/31/2023
3/5: Following a babbling first hour Kruder & Dorfmeister eventually succeeded in getting the audience moving and turned the evening around.
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