4½/5: Very good concert by Janelle Monáe.
Jul 25 2018
Dweezil Zappa, 07/25/2018
4/5: Dweezil Zappa and his Choice Cuts tour. Obscure and complex Zappa work in a beautiful impressive concert!
Jul 15 2018
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/15/2018
4/5: The third day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2018, the greatest festival of The Netherlands. The day of Nathaniel Rateliff, Moses Sumney and Sevdaliza.
Jul 14 2018
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/14/2018
4/5: The second day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2018, the greatest festival of The Netherlands. The day of the ‘new British jazz invasion’ and Anderson .Paak.
Jul 13 2018
North Sea Jazz Festival, 07/13/2018
3½/5: The first day of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2018, the greatest festival of The Netherlands. The day of Altın Gün and The Roots.
Jun 20 2018
Jay-Z and Beyoncé, 06/20/2018
4/5: Beyoncé was the radiant star in an amazing show. But it was Jay-Z that made the show human and moved (me).
Jun 10 2018
Best Kept Secret Festival, 06/10/2018
4/5: Great day at the Best Kept Secret Festival. LCD Soundsystem was the band to see. And yet again it was an unforgettable concert!
Jun 01 2018
Kamasi Washington, 06/01/2018
4½/5: A beautiful impressive concert by jazz/funk composer and saxophone player Kamasi Washington. A 2 hour show that was exciting and interesting.
Apr 19 2018
Arcade Fire, 04/19/2018
3/5: At times very messy and at times brilliant. Arcade Fire can (and must) do better.
Feb 27 2018
Kendrick Lamar, 02/27/2018
5/5: Kendrick Lamar brought his DAMN. tour to Europe. Could he live up to all the expectations? Yes, seemingly effortless. King Kendrick!
Dec 05 2017
Ibeyi, 12/05/2017
4/5: Great show by a band I hardly knew anything by. Impressive what these two women present. Electronic and analogue drums (Cuban percussion cajón and batádrums). Nice closing to the concert year of 2017. The support act (IDER) was very nice. Top evening!
Dec 01 2017
Bettie Serveert, 12/01/2017
3½/5: Nice show by Dutch band in nice (small) venue. Glad I went!
Nov 17 2017
Thundercat, 11/17/2017
2/5: How a sound man can kill a concert. After having released one of the best records this year: a major disappointment…
Nov 10 2017
Spoon, 11/10/2017
3/5: Spoon wasn’t really convincing at Paradiso. Halfway through the band had lost me completely. But when the fire did shine through, they were wonderful. Expected way more.
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