Steve Ignorant (Crass), 10/15/2010

Crass 10/15/2010 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

3½/5: Good to have seen Steve Ignorant at least one time. The Crass songs were played with true conviction.

Prince, 07/10/2010

Prince 07/10/2010 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

4/5: Nice show, that took some time to get into full swing. The last encore in particular was great.

Editors, 05/29/2010

Editors 05/29/2010 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

2½/5: To please my brother in law Jan off we went to Pinkpop to see Editors. Was a nice show.

LCD Soundsystem, 05/04/2010

LCD Soundsystem 05/04/2010 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

5/5: After the chaos of the Dodenherdenking shouter, we went to a sold-out Paradiso to witness one of the best bands of all time. Truly stunning!

Editors, 11/08/2009

Editors 11/08/2009 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

4/5: Topconcert at (relatively) small venue. Introduction to new material.

The Cult, 10/11/2009

The Cult 10/11/2009 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

2/5: The Cult at half speed (sound wise), with Ian Astbury’s voice being even more out of tune than usual. Disappointment.

U2, 07/20/2009

U2 07/20/2009 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

4/5: U2 in great form. Definite highlight I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight was stunning!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 05/30/2009

Bruce Springsteen 05/30/2009 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

3/5: First time Bruce at Pinkpop. Sound wasn’t great, but the show itself was good.

Stevie Wonder, 09/15/2008

Stevie Wonder 09/15/2008 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

3½/5: All the hype in the newspapers made me more than curious. Too many ballads and too little funk. But when it was funky, it was amazing!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 06/23/2008

Bruce Springsteen 06/23/2008 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

5/5: A once in a lifetime experienc at the (indoor) Sportpaleis. The E Street Band seemed to be happy to be playing a more intimate venue and were having the time of their lives!

Arcade Fire, 11/13/2007

Arcade Fire 11/13/2007 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

4½/5: Favorite since debut Funeral. This concert was in promotion of The Neon Bible. At the end of the show it almost seemed like the venue had lift off. Beautiful!

The Police, 09/14/2007

The Police 09/14/2007 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

2/5: Very disappointing concert at the, for concerts, disastrous ArenA.

Sheila E & C.O.E.D., 03/12/2007

Sheila E 03/12/2007 concert ticket (apoplife.nl)

3½/5: Very nice show by this all female band.

Kardes Türküler, 02/24/2007

No ticket (apoplife.nl)

3½/5: Seeing Kardes Turkuler in such a beautiful environment. Can’t go wrong, and it didn’t.

The Family Stand, 02/10/2007

No ticket (apoplife.nl)

4½/5: And suddenly news broke that The Family Stand would play in Heerhugowaard. With around 25 people present, the band played a great show that went on for 2 hours straight. A very special evening!