3½/5: The Roots were in great shape. Questlove wasn’t able to keep his social media addiction at bay during the show. Drumming and updating his Twitter and Facebook profiles simultaneously!
Jul 18 2012
Paul Simon, 07/18/2012
3½/5: The Simon & Garfunkel songs were particularly beautiful, The Sound Of Silence being the definite highlight.
Jul 05 2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 07/05/2012
5/5: The ultimate Bruce concert: I have never seen him this good. He played a lot of songs off Darkness On The Edge Of Town, so that meant Racing In The Street, at last. Great evening!
May 27 2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 05/27/2012
3½/5: My son Rachid’s first Bruce Springsteen concert. The distance to the stage was too big, but Bruce did deliver!
Apr 12 2012
Lauryn Hill, 04/12/2012
1/5: Very bad show. On top of that Lauryn Hill entered the stage over 2 hours too late and was displeased about everything. A mockery.
Apr 07 2012
Ultra, 04/07/2012
2½/5: Festival celebrating the DIY Ultra movement. The Minny Pops were great.
Mar 17 2012
The Waterboys, 03/17/2012
4/5: Tour in support of their fabulous album An Appointment With Mr. Yeats. The concert was as good as the album
Feb 10 2012
D’Angelo, 02/10/2012
4/5: Night concert; concert started at 2 AM. Together with my son Rachid, his first concert ever. Waiting in line for a long time outside of Paradiso (on one of the coldest nights of the year). And (once again) an incredible show!
Jan 31 2012
D’Angelo, 01/31/2012
4½/5: After years and years of waiting suddenly news broke that D’Angelo was coming to Amsterdam. I had to be there: and rightfully so: such musicality. Lots of new, unknown, promising work.
Jan 20 2012
fDeluxe, 01/20/2012
3/5: The Family were reunited, using the moniker fDeluxe. Concert was nice, got to see Eric Leeds live again, which is always a pleasure.
Nov 08 2011
Smashing Pumpkins, 11/08/2011
4/5: New music by Smashing Pumpkins, of which Billy Corgan was really proud. And rightfully so: good show!
Sep 14 2011
The Specials, 09/14/2011
4½/5: Completely sold-out Paradiso, end of summer and The Specials giving lots of attention to More Specials. Can life get any better?
Aug 29 2011
Arcade Fire, 08/29/2011
4/5: Once again a great show by this special band. Tour supporting the top-album The Suburbs.
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