CONCERTS & GIGS LISTINGS - Benelux Region
Here WAS a list of forthcoming gigs and festivals recommended by AAPA between November 2009 and May 2006 ... But we decided to pack it all in as the decade drew to a close ...
NOVEMBER - 2009
MUSE - Monday 2nd November at Sportpaleis in Antwerp (B)
BAT FOR LASHES - Monday 2nd November at Den Atelier in Luxembourg
THE HORRORS - Monday 2nd November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Wednesday 4th November at Tivoli in Utrecht
PASSION PIT - Wednesday 4th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
EDITORS - Sunday 8th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
MORRISSEY - Monday 9th November at Concertgebouw De Vereeniging in Nijmegen
Saturday 14th November at Forest National in Brussels (B)
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th November at HMH in Amsterdam
EDDIE IZZARD - Friday 13th & Saturday 14th November at HMH in Amsterdam
MUSE - Saturday 14th November at Ahoy in Rotterdam
PASSION PIT - Wednesday 18th November at Rotonde in Brussels (B)
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - Saturday 21st November at WATT in Rotterdam
FRANZ FERDINAND - Sunday 22nd November at HMH in Amsterdam
LITTLE BOOTS - Wednesday 25th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
DEPECHE MODE - Monday 30th November at Ahoy in Rotterdam
PLACEBO - Thursday 3rd December at Ahoy in Rotterdam
more info to follow...
Did you miss out? (previous gigs announced by AAPA)
OCTOBER - 2009
BROKEN RECORDS - Thursday 1st October at Botanique in Brussels (B)
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - Wednesday 7th October at Orangerie in Brussels (B)
& Thursday 8th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - Tuesday 13th October at Arenbergschouwburg Grote Zaal in Antwerp (B)
PIXIES - Tuesday 13th October at HMH in Amsterdam
FLEETWOOD MAC - Thursday 15th October at Ahoy in Rotterdam
BADDIES - Thursday 15th October at Rotonde in Brussels (B)
Sunday 18th at Rotown in Rotterdam & Monday 19th at Paradiso in Amsterdam
CAMERA OBSCURA & MAGIC ARM - Monday 19th October at AB in Brussels (B)
& Tuesday 20th October at Paradiso in Amsterdam
WHITE LIES - Tuesday 20th October at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
Wednesday 21st at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Thursday 22nd at Watt in Rotterdam,
& Thursday 29th October at AB in Brussels (B)
MASSIVE ATTACK - Saturday 24th October at Lotto Arena in Antwerpen (B) (SOLD OUT)
25th October at Vorst Nationaal in Brussels (B), 27th October at HMH in Amsterdam
& Wednesday 28th October at Rockhal in Luxembourg
BAT FOR LASHES - Friday 30th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE HORRORS - Saturday 31st October at Orangerie in Brussels (B)
SEPTEMBER - 2009
ART BRUT - Friday 4th September at Rotown in Rotterdam
THE CINEMATICS - Thursday 10th September at Ekko in Utrecht,
11th at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Saturday 12th at Rotown in Rotterdam
& Sunday 13th at Patronaat in Haarlem
TORI AMOS - Thursday 17th September at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
DANANANANAYKROYD - Sunday 20th September at Rotown in Rotterdam
BLOOD RED SHOES - Sunday 20th September at Breda Barst Festival in Breda
BROKEN RECORDS - Monday 28th September at De Helling in Utrecht,
29th at Rotown in Rotterdam, 30th at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Thursday 1st October at Botanique in Brussels (B)
CAMERA OBSCURA & MAGIC ARM - Monday 28th September at Vera in Groningen
AUGUST - 2009
DAVID BYRNE - Sunday 2nd August at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
HEATHER NOVA - Monday 17th August at Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE MUMMERS - Thursday 27th August at Rotown in Rotterdam,
28th at Noorderzon Festival in Groningen, 29th at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Sunday 30th at ZomerPark Festival in Venlo
Tocado Records Festival (incl. Lushus, The Monroes & others)
Saturday 29th August at Grote Markt Plein in Rotterdam
JULY - 2009
KINGS OF LEON - Thursday 2nd July at Ahoy in Rotterdam
SHE KEEPS BEES - Friday 3rd July at Vlasmarkt in Middelburg
& Saturday 4th July at Rotown in Rotterdam
MOBY - Tuesday 14th July at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
BLOOD RED SHOES (& others) - Sunday 19th July at Festival de-Affaire
@ Valkhof Park in Nijmegen (FREE Festival - GRATIS Festival)
JUNE - 2009
JARVIS COCKER - Wednesday 3rd June at Rockhal in Luxembourg,
Saturday 6th at AB in Brussels (B) & Sunday 7th at Paradiso in Amsterdam
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT - Wednesay 3rd June at Vera in Groningen
THE MACCABEES - Wednesday 3rd June at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
4th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam & Tuesday 9th June at Rotonde in Brussels (B)
MORRISSEY - Saturday 6th June at WATT in Rotterdam &
Monday 8th June at Elizabeth Hall in Antwerp (B) (both SOLD OUT)
GALLOWS - Tuesday 9th June at 013 in Tilburg
& Wednesday 10th June at AB in Brussels (B)
FLEET FOXES - 30th June & 1st July at Paradiso in Amsterdam (both SOLD OUT)
MAY - 2009
LONDON CALLING (incl. Red Light Company, Little Boots,
Delphic, Dananananaykroyd, Maps, The Cinematics & others)
Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd May at Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE CINEMATICS - Sunday 3rd May at Merleyn in Nijmegen
GOMEZ - Monday 4th May at De Helling in Utrecht
DEPECHE MODE - Wednesday 6th May at Rockhal in Luxembourg
THE VEILS - Wednesday 6th May at Vera in Groningen
7th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam & Monday 11th at AB in Brussels (B)
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT & BADDIES - Friday 8th May at Botanique in Brussels (B)
ART BRUT & OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT - Saturday 9th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
FRANZ FERDINAND - Tuesday 11th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH - Wednesday 13th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Thursday 14th May at AB in Brussels (B) (both SOLD OUT)
BAT FOR LASHES - Friday 15th May at Botanique in Brussels (B)
& Saturday 16th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam (both SOLD OUT)
MARIA RITA - Thursday 21st May at Melkweg (Rabo Zaal) in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Saturday 23rd May at Counter Culture Festival in Utrecht (on stage 15:45 hours!)
THE ENEMY - Monday 25th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
BLACK LIPS - Wednesday 27th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
FIGHT LIKE APES - Thursday 28th May at Rotown in Rotterdam
Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival (incl. iLiKETRAiNS) - 29th of May to 1st of June in Leipzig, Germany
APRIL - 2009
THE VIEW - Thursday 2nd April at Tivoli in Utrecht,
Friday 3rd at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, Sunday 5th at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 6th April at Botanique in Brussels (B)
MAXIMO PARK - Friday 3rd April at Tivoli in Utrecht
Motel Mozaïque Festival (incl. Röyksopp & ACR) - Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th April
at various locations in Rotterdam
A CERTAIN RATIO (ACR) - Friday 10th April at AB in Brussels (B)
The Virgins & The Films - Saturday 11th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
ENTER SHIKARI - Wednesday 15th April at Shadrak in Groningen
& Thursday 23rd April at AB in Brussels (B)
YEAH YEAH YEAHs - Wednesday 29th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Thursday 30th April at Pitcher in Haarlem (on stage 14:00 hours!)
& Thursday 30th April at Exit in Rotterdam (doors 17:00 hours)
MARCH - 2009
FRIENDLY FIRES - Monday 2nd March at Melkweg in Amsterdam,
Monday 9th March at Rotown in Rotterdam, 10th March at Effenaar in Eindhoven
& Wednesday 11th March at Botanique in Brussels (B)
WHITE LIES - Tuesday 10th March at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Saturday 14th March at Botanique in Brussels (B) (both SOLD OUT)
FRANZ FERDINAND - Thursday 12th March at AB in Brussels (B) (SOLD OUT)
THE KILLERS - Thursday 12th March at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
GRACE JONES - Monday 16th March at AB in Brussels (B)
& Thursday 19th March at Paradiso in Amsterdam (both SOLD OUT)
FALL OUT BOY - Monday 23rd March at AB in Brussels (B) (SOLD OUT)
PETER BJORN & JOHN - Wednesday 25th March at Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE SUBWAYS - Friday 27th March at Doornroosje in Nijmegen,
Saturday 28th at WATT in Rotterdam & Sunday 29th at Tivoli in Utrecht
FEBRUARY - 2009
THE BUZZCOCKS - Wednesday 11th February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
BLOC PARTY - Thursday 12th & Friday 13th February at AB in Brussels (B)
KAISER CHIEFS - Monday 16th February at HMH in Amsterdam
SECRET MACHINES - Thursday 19th February at Melkweg in Amsterdam,
20th at Doornroosje in Nijmegen & Monday 23rd at Botanique in Brussels (B)
KINGS OF LEON - Saturday 21st February at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
SISTERS OF MERCY - Sunday 22nd & Monday 23rd February at AB in Brussels (B)
& Tuesday 24th February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
SKY LARKIN - Sunday 22nd February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Tuesday 24th February at Botanique in Brussels (B)
JANUARY - 2009
OASIS - Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd January at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
ENTER SHIKARI - Friday 23rd January at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Sunday 25th January at AB in Brussels (B) (both SOLD OUT)
LATE OF THE PIER - Friday 23rd January at Melkweg in Amsterdam
KAISER CHIEFS - Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th January at AB in Brussels (B)
DECEMBER - 2008
iLiKETRAiNS - Tuesday 2nd December at Perron 55 in Venlo, 3rd December
at Paradiso in Amsterdam (22:15 hours) & Thursday 4th December at Verso in Luxembourg.
LUSHUS - Thursday 4th December at Sub 071 in Leiden
THE WHIP - Saturday 6th December at Botanique in Brussels (B)
TRAVIS - Wednesday 10th December at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Friday 12th December at AB (Main Hall) in Brussels (B)
TINDERSTICKS - Thursday 11th December at Effenaar in Eindhoven
& Monday 15th December at Philharmonie Gebouw in Haarlem
APPIE KIM - Thursday 18th December at Sugar Factory in Amsterdam
NOVEMBER - 2008
THE SUBWAYS - Saturday 1st November at Botanique in Brussels (B)
& Sunday 2nd November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
AIMEE MANN - Saturday 1st November at AB in Brussels (B)
THE STREETS - Thursday 6th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE WEDDING PRESENT - Thursday 6th November at Rotown in Rotterdam
CSS - Friday 7th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
SECTION 25 & Peter Hook - Friday 7th November at AB in Brussels (B)
THE TING TINGS - Sunday 9th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 10th November at Botanique in Brussels (B)
ELBOW - Sunday 9th November at Patronaat in Haarlem
& Tuesday 11th November at AB (Main Hall) in Brussels (B)
BLACK KIDS - Tuesday 11th November at AB in Brussels (B)
& Wednesday 12th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
AMY MACDONALD - Tuesday 11th November at HMH in Amsterdam
LONDON CALLING (incl. The Courteeners, Glasvegas, Twisted Wheel & others)
from Wednesday 12th to Saturday 15th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
HOT CHIP - Friday 14th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
ELBOW & Laura Marling - Friday 14th November at WATT in Rotterdam
APPIE KIM - Friday 14th November at Patronaat in Haarlem
LUSHUS - Saturday 15th November at BA Gijnhof in Delft
& Sunday 16th November at Sub 071 in Leiden.
MGMT - Saturday 15th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
APPIE KIM - Sunday 16th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
SIGUR ROS - Monday 17th November at HMH in Amsterdam
LATE OF THE PIER - Tuesday 18th November at AB in Brussels (B)
Saturday 22nd at Tivoli in Utrecht & Sunday 23rd (afternoon gig) at WATT in Rotterdam
CROSSING BORDER Festival (incl. The Fratellis, Broken Records, Julian Cope & others)
from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd November in The Hague (Den Haag)
THE SUBWAYS - Sunday 23rd November at Den Atelier in Luxembourg
FOALS - Tuesday 25th November at Tivoli in Utrecht
FRANZ FERDINAND - Thursday 27th November at WATT in Rotterdam (SOLD OUT)
iLiKETRAiNS - Thursday 27th November at Trix in Antwerp (B)
CAGE THE ELEPHANT - Thursday 27th November at Vera in Groningen - TBC
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - Saturday 29th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Sunday 30th November at AB in Brussels (B)
OCTOBER - 2008
KLAXONS - Thursday 2nd October at WATT in Rotterdam (SOLD OUT)
COLDPLAY - Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd October at AHOY in Rotterdam
PAUL WELLER - Thursday 2nd October at Effenaar in Eindhoven
& Saturday 4th October at Paradiso in Amsterdam (both SOLD OUT)
APPIE KIM - Saturday 4th October at De Pier Van Dordt in Dordrecht
THE HOLD STEADY - Monday 13th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
TRICKY - Tuesday 14th October at Paradiso in Amsterdam
HEATHER NOVA - Tuesday 14th October at AB in Brussels (B),
Sunday 26th at Paradiso in Amsterdam & 27th at Effenaar in Eindhoven
AMY MACDONALD - Friday 17th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
& Sunday 19th October at Botanique in Brussels (B)
APPIE KIM - Saturday 18th October at Ekko in Utrecht
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - Sunday 19th October at Cirque Royale in Brussels (B)
& Monday 20th October at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
AIMEE MANN - Monday 20th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL - Friday 24th October at Dynamo in Eindhoven
FALL OUT BOY - Sunday 26th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
BLOOD RED SHOES - Wednesday 29th October at Botanique in Brussels (B),
30th October at De Helling in Utrecht, & Monday 3rd November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
SEPTEMBER - 2008
THE STRAY CATS - Wednesday 3rd September at HMH in Amsterdam
& Monday 8th September at AB in Brussels (B) (both SOLD OUT)
THE RASCALS - Saturday 6th September at Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE FUTUREHEADS - Tuesday 9th September at Melkweg in Amsterdam,
Wednesday 10th at Vera in Groningen, Thursday 11th at Tivoli (De Helling) in Utrecht,
& Monday 15th September at Doornroosje in NIjmegen
APPIE KIM - Saturday 20th September at Batcave 013 in Tilburg
CRYSTAL CASTLES - Sunday 21st September at AB in Brussels (B)
THE FUTUREHEADS - Sunday 21st September at Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE WOMBATS - Sunday 21st September at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
Wednesday 24th at Paard van Troje in Den Haag & 25th at Tivoli in Utrecht
PRIMAL SCREAM - Tuesday 23rd September at AB in Brussels (B)
& Wednesday 24th September at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LOOK SEE PROOF - Wednesday 24th September at Rotown in Rotterdam
& Thursday 25th September at Ekko in Utrecht
AUGUST - 2008
Lokerse Festival in Lokeren (B) - 2nd to 10th August
Massive Attack, Grace Jones, Siouxsie, The Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth and others...
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Thursday 7th August at Tivoli in Utrecht
MAXIMO PARK - Sunday 10th August at Paradiso in Amsterdam
PUKKELPOP Festival (B) - 14th to 16th August
Metallica, The Futureheads, Tricky, Hot Chip,
The Subways, The Ting Tings, Ian Brown,The Wombats,
Tindersticks, Bloc Party, The Whip, Crystal Castles,
MGMT, Black Kids, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, and others...
LOWLANDS Festival (NL) - 15th to 17th August
Franz Ferdinand, Sex Pistols, Hot Chip, Blood Red Shoes, MGMT,
The Wombats, Amy MacDonald, The Ting Tings, Foals and others...
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - Monday 18th August at Rotown in Rotterdam (SOLD OUT)
JULY - 2008
RADIOHEAD and Bat For Lashes - Tuesday 1st July at Westerpark in Amsterdam
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Tuesday 1st July at Tivoli in Utrecht
R.E.M. - Wednesday 2nd July at Westerpark in Amsterdam
DUFFY - Wednesday 2nd July at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
MASSIVE ATTACK - Thursday 3rd July at Westerpark in Amsterdam
BLONDIE - Wednesday 16th July at Paradiso in Amsterdam
JUNE - 2008
TAPES `N TAPES - Wednesday 4th June at Recyclart in Brussels (B),
5th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam & 6th June at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
THE FRATELLIS - Wednesday 4th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam
TOKYO POLICE CLUB - Thursday 5th June at Botanique in Brussels (B)
PIGEON DETECTIVES - Friday 13th June at Botanique in Brussels (B)
MUSIC IN MY HEAD Festival (incl. The Futureheads, Tokyo Police Club, Charlatans & others)
on Friday 13th & Saturday 14th June at Paard van Troje in Den Haag
INFADELS - Thursday 19th June at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
20th at Tivoli in Utrecht & 23rd June at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
MAXIMO PARK - Friday 20th June at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
ELBOW - Tuesday 24th June at Botanique in Brussels (B)
& Wednesday 25th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam
PANIC AT THE DISCO - Thursday 26th June at Tivoli in Utrecht
MAY - 2008
TINDERSTICKS - Thursday 1st May at Vredenburg in Utrecht &
Friday 2nd May at Koninklijk Circus in Brussels (B)
THE WHIP - Thursday 1st May at Rotown in Rotterdam,
2nd May at Tivoli in Utrecht & Saturday 3rd May at AB in Brussels (B)
MGMT - Saturday 3rd May at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - Wednesday 7th May at Rotown in Rotterdam
& Thursday 8th May at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
MORCHEEBA - Thursday 8th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Saturday 10th May at Ladyfest (Festival) in Dordrecht
INFADELS - Monday 12th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE AUTOMATIC - Wednesday 14th May at Botanique in Brussels (B)
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Saturday 17th May at Botanique in Brussels (B)
BLOOD RED SHOES - Monday 19th May at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Tuesday 20th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam - TBC
LUSHUS - Thursday 22nd May at DB`s in Utrecht
APRIL - 2008
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - Tuesday 1st April at Rotown in Rotterdam (SOLD OUT)
& Wednesday 2nd April at Vera in Groningen
KATE NASH - Tuesday 1st April at Vooruit in Gent (B) &
Wednesday 2nd April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
BE YOUR OWN PET - Thursday 3rd April at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? - Sunday 6th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
PORTISHEAD - Monday 7th April at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
THE TRAMMPS - Thursday 10th April at AHOY in Rotterdam
FOALS - Friday 11th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam &
Saturday 12th April at Motel Mozaique Festival, NL
GOLDFRAPP - Saturday 12th April at Motel Mozaique Festival in Rotterdam
BILLY BRAGG - Monday 14th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY - Monday 14th April at Melkweg in Amsterdam
iLiKETRAiNS - Thursday 17th April at Rotown in Rotterdam &
Saturday 19th April at Polsslag Festival in Hasselt (B)
IAN BROWN - Friday 18th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Friday 18th April at DB`s in Utrecht
KaH - Saturday 19th April at Studio 80 in Amsterdam - TBC
THE BREEDERS - Monday 21st April at Melkweg in Amsterdam
KT TUNSTALL - Tuesday 22nd April at AB in Brussels (B) (SOLD OUT)
BLOOD RED SHOES - Thursday 24th April at Vera in Groningen - TBC
GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY - Friday 25th April at AB in Brussels (B)
LONDON CALLING (incl. The Ting Tings, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly & others)
on Friday 25th & Saturday 26th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Monday 28th April at HMH in Amsterdam
KT TUNSTALL - Tuesday 29th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
MGMT - Wednesday 30th April at AB in Brussels (B)
LONDON CALLING - Queens Day special (incl. The Courteeners & The Young Knives)
on Wednesday 30th April at Paradiso in Amsterdam (16:00hrs doors).
MARCH - 2008
AMY MACDONALD - Monday 3rd March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
EELS - Tuesday 4th March at Koninklijk Circus in Brussels (B)
AUTECHRE - Thursday 6th March at Melkweg in Amsterdam
LOU RHODES - Thursday 6th March at Lux Theatre in Nijmegen,
Saturday 8th at Ekko in Utrecht & Sunday 9th March (4pm) at Paradiso in Amsterdam
PANIC AT THE DISCO - Friday 7th March at 013 in Tilburg (SOLD OUT)
EDITORS - Monday 10th March at Vooruit in Gent (B)
& Wednesday 12th March at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
HOT CHIP - Thursday 13th March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Friday 14th March at Botanique in Brussels (B) (SOLD OUT in Brussels)
THE PROCLAIMERS - Thursday 13th March at Paard Van Troje in Den Haag
OPERATOR PLEASE - Thursday 13th March at Rotown in Rotterdam,
Friday 14th at Paradiso in Amsterdam & Saturday 15th at Ekko in Utrecht
EELS - Thursday 13th March at Tivoli in Utrecht
1990s - Saturday 15th March at Paard Van Troje in Den Haag, 16th at Paradiso
in Amsterdam & Monday 17th March at Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE CURE - Tuesday 18th March at AHOY in Rotterdam
DARTZ! - Wednesday 19th March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE KILLS - Saturday 22nd March at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 24th March at AB in Brussels (B)
THE WOMBATS - Saturday 22nd March at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
Monday 24th at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, Tuesday 25th at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Wednesday 26th March at Botanique in Brussels (B)
HADOUKEN! - Monday 24th March at Rotown in Rotterdam
LAURA MARLING - Tuesday 25th March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - Sunday 30th March at Rotown in Rotterdam &
Monday 31st March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
FEBRUARY - 2008
LUSHUS - Thursday 14th February at Exit in Rotterdam
& Saturday 16th February at ORKZ in Groningen
THE CHARLATANS - Saturday 16th February at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Sunday 17th February at VK Club in Brussels (B)
BRITISH SEA POWER - Saturday 16th February at Rotown in Rotterdam
& Sunday 17th February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
SMASHING PUMPKINS - Monday 18th February at Brabanthallen in Den Bosch
& Tuesday 19th at Vorst Nationaal in Brussels (B)
SONS & DAUGHTERS - Tuesday 19th February at Botanique in Brussels (B)
& Wednesday 20th February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
BLOOD RED SHOES - Thursday 21st February at Ekko in Utrecht
& Saturday 23rd February at Effenaar in Eindhoven
REVEREND & THE MAKERS - Friday 29th February at Paradiso in Amsterdam
JANUARY - 2008
THE ENEMY - Sunday 6th January at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 7th January at Botanique in Brussels (B)
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? - Wednesday 9th January at Rotown in Rotterdam
EuroSonic & Noorderslag Festival - 10th to 12th January in Groningen (NL)
includes Blood Red Shoes, The Dead 60s, The Dykeenies, Reverend & The Makers,
The Ting Tings, Lightspeed Champion, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and others...
LUSHUS - Thursday 31st January at OCCII in Amsterdam
DECEMBER - 2007
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - Saturday 1st December at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 3rd December at AB in Brussels (B)
SAYBIA - Monday 3rd December at Oosterpoort in Groningen,
4th at Paradiso in Amsterdam & Thursday 6th at Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE PROCLAIMERS - Tuesday 4th December at the AB in Brussels (B)
& Sunday 9th December at Melkweg in Amsterdam
REVEREND & THE MAKERS - Wednesday 5th December at Vera in Groningen
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Thursday 6th December December at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
THE VIEW - Friday 7th December at Paradiso in Amsterdam
MARILYN MANSON - Wednesday 12th December at Brabanthallen in Den Bosch
FACTORY RECORDS Festival - Sunday 16th December at Melkweg in Amsterdam - cancelled
NOVEMBER - 2007
BLOOD RED SHOES - Thursday 1st November at Rotown in Rotterdam,
3rd at Paradiso (LC) in Amsterdam & Sunday 4th at Botanique in Brussels (B)
ARCADE FIRE - Friday 2nd November at Forest National in Brussels (B)
SIOUXSIE - Friday 2nd November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
LONDON CALLING (incl. New Young Pony Club, The Dykeenies, & others)
on Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
THE WOMBATS - Friday 2nd November at Perron 55 in Venlo, 3rd at Paradiso (LC) in Amsterdam,
Sunday 4th at Ekko in Utrecht, 5th at Rotown in Rotterdam & 6th at Botanique in Brussels (B)
NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB - Sunday 4th November at Botanique in Brussels (B) - cancelled!
GALLOWS - Wednesday 7th November at 013 in Tilburg
& Friday 9th November at AB in Brussels (B)
LUSHUS - Thursday 8th November at Waterfront in Rotterdam
& Friday 9th November at Botanique in Brussels (B)
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! - Thursday 8th November at Ekko in Utrecht
& Friday 9th November at Botaniqie in Brussels (B)
ANNE CLARK and KaH - Friday 9th November at the Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen (Limburg)
ENTER SHIKARI - Saturday 10th November at Rockhal in Luxembourg
& Sunday 11th November at AB in Brussels (B)
ARCADE FIRE - Tuesday 13th November at HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
KAISER CHIEFS - 14th & 15th November at HMH in Amsterdam
BEIRUT - Thursday 15th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
KLAXONS - Friday 16th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
KaH - Friday 16th November at De Rechter in Eindhoven
INTERPOL - Tuesday 20th November at 013 in Tilburg (SOLD OUT)
& Friday 23rd November at Forest National in Brussels (B)
THE LEVELLERS - Wednesday 21st November at Waterfront in Rotterdam
THE CORAL - Thursday 22nd November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
ASH - Friday 23rd November at Vera in Groningen
& Saturday 24th November at Waterfront in Rotterdam
iLiKETRAiNS - Saturday 24th November at Crossing Border in The Hague (Den Haag)
25th at Ekko in Utrecht & 26th November at Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE VEILS - Monday 26th November at Oosterpoort in Groningen,
27th Nov at Patronaat in Haarlem, 28th Nov at 013 in Tilburg
& Thursday 29th November at Speakers in Delft
KATE NASH - Wednesday 28th November at Orangerie in Brussels (B)
& Thursday 29th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE NATIONAL - Wednesday 28th November at Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE HIVES - Thursday 29th November at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Friday 30th November at Bazart in The Hague
OCTOBER - 2007
DAVID SYLVIAN ( Japan ) - Monday 1st October at MC Frits Philips in Eindhoven,
2nd October at RAI in Amsterdam & Thursday 4th October at Oosterpoort in Groningen
CSS - Thursday 4th October at Sportpaleis in Antwerp (B)
ART BRUT - Friday 5th October at Tivoli (de Helling) in Utrecht
THE STRANGLERS - Sunday 7th October at the Patronaat in Haarlem
THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA & ZERO 7 - Sunday 7th October at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
ENTER SHIKARI - Monday 8th October at the Tivoli in Utrecht
BATTLES - Sunday 14th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
HARD-Fi - Saturday 20th October at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Sunday 21st October at Vooruit in Gent (B)
SIOUXSIE - Saturday 27th October at AB in Brussels (B)
EDITORS - Sunday 28th October at Halle de Schaerbeek in Brussels (B)
29th at 013 Tilburg & 30th October at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
SEPTEMBER - 2007
Festival de Beschaving (incl. ABOUT)
on Saturday 1st September in Utrecht.
LUSHUS - Saturday 1st September at Exit in Rotterdam
THE TWANG - Wednesday 5th September at Paradiso in Amsterdam
MAPS - Saturday 8th September at Paradiso in Amsterdam
RAZORLIGHT - Wednesday 12th September at HMH in Amsterdam
1990s - Wednesday 12th September at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
13th September at Vera in Groningen & Sunday 16th September at Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE POLICE - 13th & 14th September at the Arena in Amsterdam
MAPS - Tuesday 18th September at Botanique in Brussels (B)
DAVID SYLVIAN ( Japan ) - Thursday 20th September at the AB in Brussels (B) (SOLD OUT)
Tribute to ENNIO MORRICONE - 20th to 23rd September at
various locations in the Havengebied (B-oost) in Amsterdam
ART BRUT - Thursday 20th September at Perron 55 in Venlo
THE HOLLOWAYS - Thursday 27th September at Paradiso in Amsterdam
AUGUST - 2007
PUKKELPOP Festival (B) - 16th to 18th August
Arcade Fire, Smashing Pumpkins, LCD Soundsystem,Kaiser Chiefs,
CSS (Cansei de ser Sexy), Shitdisco, Enter Shikari, Kings of Leon, NIN,
Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The View, Editors, Fall Out Boy, Pigeon Detectives,
Tokyo Police Club, Art Brut, New Young Pony Club,The Enemy, and others...
LOWLANDS Festival (NL) - 17th to 19th August
Arcade Fire, Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, CSS (Cansei de ser Sexy), Klaxons,
The Good The Bad & The Queen, Enter Shikari, Kings of Leon, Editors,
New Young Pony Club, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The View, and others...
THE STREETS - Friday 24th August at Melkweg in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Friday 31st August at ACU in Utrecht
JULY - 2007
QOTSA - Tuesday 3rd July at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
COLD WAR KIDS - Tuesday 3rd July at the Rotown in Rotterdam
FRANK BLACK (Pixies) - Tuesday 3rd July at the Waterfront in Rotterdam
DAFT PUNK - Wednesday 4th July at the HMH in Amsterdam
Cactus Festival (incl. iLiKETRAiNS) on Saturday 7th July in Brugge (B)
BJORK - Sunday 8th July at the Westerpark in Amsterdam
GYM CLASS HEROES - Friday 13th July at Melkweg in Amsterdam
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - Thursday 19th July at Paradiso in Amsterdam
LITTLE MAN TATE - Saturday 28th July at Paradiso in Amsterdam
JUNE - 2007
LONDON CALLING goes Glasgow! (incl. 1990s & Bricolage)
on Friday 1st June at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
TORI AMOS - Sunday 3rd June at HMH in Amsterdam
VIRUS Festival (incl. ABOUT)
on Sunday 3rd June in Eindhoven.
SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN - Monday 4th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam
TRAVIS - Tuesday 5th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - Tuesday 5th June at the HMH in Amsterdam
THE WHO - Tuesday 5th June at the AHOY in Rotterdam
EDITORS - Wednesday 6th June at Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
The PIGEON DETECTIVES - Thursday 11th June at Melkweg in Amsterdam,
8th June at Ekko in Utrecht & 9th June at Music In My Head Festival (The Hague)
ART BRUT - Sunday 10th June at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Monday 11th June at Botanique in Brussels (B)
PATTI SMITH - Sunday 10th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
HOT CLUB de PARIS - Tuesday 12th June at the Waagnatie in Antwerp (B) - FREE GIG!
ABOUT - Thursday 14th June at Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Saturday 16th June at Burgerweeshuis in Deventer.
"Wij Zijn 17" Festival (incl. LUSHUS)
on Friday 15th June at Defensie eiland, Woerden (nr Utrecht)
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Tuesday 19th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
**will be re-scheduled to later in the year**
BRIAN WILSON ( The Beach Boys ) - Friday 22nd June at Oosterpoort in Groningen
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Sunday 24th June at the Goffertpark in Nijmegen
Stompin` Festival (incl. LUSHUS) on Sunday 24th June in Hellevoetsluis
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! - Monday 25th June at Paradiso in Amsterdam
ENTER SHIKARI - Tuesday 26th June at Waterfront in Rotterdam (SOLD OUT)
& Thursday 28th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE GOSSIP - Wednesday 27th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
ROCK WERCHTER Festival (B) - 28th June to 1st July
Arctic Monkeys, Björk, Muse, My Chemical Romance,
The Good The Bad & The Queen, Klaxons, Tori Amos,
Kaiser Chiefs, Pearl Jam and Marilyn Manson and others...
PEARL JAM - Thursday 28th June at the Goffertpark in Nijmegen
1990s - Thursday 28th June in Venlo (venue TBC)
& Saturday 30th June at Ekko in Utrecht
The CHEMICAL BROTHERS - 29th June at the HMH in Amsterdam
MAY - 2007
THE VEILS - Friday 4th May at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
& Sunday 6th May at Rotown in Rotterdam
THE VIEW - Saturday 5th May at Festival in Groningen, 6th May at Doornroosje in Nijmegen,
Monday 7th May at Rotown in Rotterdam & Tuesday 8th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
COLD WAR KIDS - Saturday 5th May at Melkweg in Amsterdam
SHITDISCO - Sunday 6th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Tuesday 8th May at Rotown in Rotterdam
THE RAKES and SHITDISCO - Monday 7th May at Botanique, Brussels (B)
AUTECHRE - Saturday 12th May at Paard Van Troje in The Hague
INTERPOL - Monday 14th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
REBELLION Festival (punk) - Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May at the Melkweg in Amsterdam.
HUSKY RESCUE - Wednesday 23rd May at Rotown in Rotterdam, 24th - Atak in Enschede,
25th - Effenaar (Cross Linx festival) in Eindhoven, 26th - MCV (Cross Linx festival) in Utrecht
& Sunday 27th May at Paradiso in Amsterdam (16:00hrs doors).
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Sunday 27th May at Tivoli in Utrecht (SOLD OUT)
PINKPOP Festival - 26th to 28th May
Smashing Pumpkins, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, The Fratellis,
Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson, Stevie Ann, Snow Patrol and others...
The CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Tuesday 29th May at 013 in Tilburg
KAISER CHIEFS - Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
APRIL - 2007
ARCADE FIRE - Monday 2nd April at the Vredenburg in Utrecht (SOLD OUT)
and 4th April at Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels (B)
BOTH GIGS CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS!
AIR TRAFFIC - Monday 2nd April at the Rotown in Rotterdam
THE SHINS - Thursday 5th April at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Saturday 7th April at Babylon in Woerden & Friday 13th April at Exit in Rotterdam
ENTER SHIKARI - Sunday 8th April at Waterfront in Rotterdam & 9th April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
Both POSTPONED till June 2007!
MARIANNE FAITHFULL - Monday 9th April at Vredenburg in Utrecht & 10th April at the Oosterpoort in Groningen
CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) and Tilly & The Wall - Monday 9th April at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE FRATELLIS - Tuesday 10th April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam & 11th April at 013 in Tilburg
THE AUTOMATIC - Wednesday 11th April at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, 12th April at Patronaat in Haarlem
& Monday 16th April at Botanique in Brussels (B)
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - Saturday 14th April at the Rotown in Rotterdam
CAMERA OBSCURA - Sunday 15th April at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
BROMHEADS JACKET - Sunday 15th April at the Doornroosje in Nijmegen,
16th April at Melkweg in Amsterdam & Tuesday 17th April at Ekko in Utrecht
THE HORRORS - Monday 16th April at Trix in Antwerp (B), 17th April at Doornroosje in Nijmegen
& Wednesday 18th April at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE RAKES and GOOD SHOES - Wednesday 18th April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
MAXÏMO PARK - Thursday 19th April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA - Sunday 22nd April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
and 23rd April at AB in Brussels (B)
IDLEWILD - Sunday 22nd April at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
BRETT ANDERSON ( Suede ) - Monday 23rd April at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
MARYNKA & THE FLOWERS - 24th April at the Q-Bus in Leiden
BLOC PARTY - Saturday 28th April at the Tivoli in Utrecht
MARCH - 2007
BROMHEADS JACKET - Thursday 1st March at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Saturday 3rd March at Rotown in Rotterdam
LUSHUS - Thursday 1st March at the Koornbeurs in Delft
KLAXONS - Saturday 3rd March at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
& Monday 5th March at AB in Brussels (B)
THE KILLERS - 7th March at the HMH in Amsterdam
MARYNKA & THE FLOWERS - 8th March at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
and 18th March at Mezz in Breda
LUSHUS - Thursday 8th March at Rambler in Eindhoven, 9th March at ACU in Utrecht
& Wednesday 14th March at Winston Kingdon in Amsterdam
THE EARLIES - 9th March at Botanique in Brussels (B), 10th March at Rotown in Rotterdam
& 11th March at Paradiso in Amsterdam
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Saturday 10th March at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
KRISTIN HERSH - Wednesday 14th March at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
LCD SOUNDSYTEM - Saturday 17th March at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
NINE INCH NAILS & Ladytron - 21st & 22nd March at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. (SOLD OUT)
LITTLE MAN TATE - 21st March at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
and 22nd March at Melkweg in Amsterdam
LUSHUS - Saturday 24th March at Onderbroek in Nijmegen &
Sunday 25th March at DB`s in Utrecht (indoor festival - 16:00hrs doors!)
BRYAN FERRY ( Roxy Music ) - Tuesday 27th March at the HMH in Amsterdam
AIR - Tuesday 27th March at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
FALL OUT BOY - Wednesday 28th March at the 013 in Tilburg (SOLD OUT)
AUTECHRE - Friday 30th March at Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels (B)
The next LONDON CALLING event (showcase for upcoming UK bands) will be
on Friday 30th & Saturday 31st March at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. (SOLD OUT)
FEBRUARY - 2007
SNOW PATROL - Monday 5th February at the HMH in Amsterdam
HOT CLUB de PARIS - Wednesday 7th February at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
RAZORLIGHT - Wednesday 7th February at the Tivoli in Utrecht
& 8th February at the Effenaar in Eindhoven.
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH! & Cold War Kids - 8th February at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE FRAMES - Sunday 11th February at Botanique in Brussels, 13th - Oosterpoort in Groningen,
15th - Paradiso in Amsterdam, 16th - Effenaar in Eindhoven, 17th - Paard van Troje in Den Haag
and Sunday 18th Feb at Vooruit in Ghent (B).
THE RIFLES - Thursday 15th February at the Doornroosje in Nijmegen
& Friday 16th at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE DATSUNS - Thursday 15th February at the Vera in Groningen - TBC
TOKYO POLICE CLUB & FIELD MUSIC - Sunday 18th February at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
doors 17:30hrs: 1st band on stage 18:00hrs!
iLiKETRAiNS - 23rd February during the "Music in Mind Festival" at Concertgebouw in Brugge (B)
LUSHUS - Monday 26th February at OCC11 in Amsterdam
TOKYO POLICE CLUB - Monday 26th February at the AB in Brussels (B)
BROMHEADS JACKET - Tuesday 27th February at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
JANUARY - 2007
SHIT DISCO - Wednesday 10th January at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE MAGIC NUMBERS - Thursday 11th January at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
Peter, Bjorn & John - Friday 12th January at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
NOORDERSLAG / EUROSONIC Festival will run between Thursday 11th & Saturday 13th January in Groningen.
THE AUTOMATIC - Monday 15th January at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
SANDI THOM - Wednesday 17th January at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
RAZORLIGHT - Saturday 20th January at the Oosterpoort in Groningen
MARYNKA & THE FLOWERS - Saturday 20th January at the Groene Zwaan in De Rijp (nr. Amsterdam)
JARVIS COCKER ( Pulp ) - Monday 22nd January at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE FRATELLIS - Tuesday 23rd January at the Patronaat in Haarlem, Saturday 27th at
the Doornroosje in Nijmegen and Sunday 28th January at AB in Brussels (B)
The Rotterdam International Film Festival will run for 10 days between 24th January and 4th February
ABOUT - Friday 26th January at the Patronaat in Haarlem
& 27th January at Paard van Troje in Den Haag (The Hague)
THE FRATELLIS - Monday 29th January at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Wednesday 31st January at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
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DECEMBER - 2006
PLACEBO - Friday 1st December at the Ahoy in Rotterdam
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Tuesday 5th December at the Botanique in Brussels
RAZORLIGHT - Wednesday 6th December at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
SONIC YOUTH - Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th December at Les Halles de Schaerbeek - Brussels (B)
On Friday 15th December they play 1 gig in Holland as part of the STATE-X NEW FORMS FESTIVAL
which runs on 15th & 16th December in and around the Paard Van Troje venue in The Hague (Den Haag).
MUSE - Tuesday 19th December at Sportpaleis - Antwerp (B)
MORRISSEY - Wednesday 20th December at the HMH in Amsterdam
NOVEMBER
UNDER BYEN - 3rd November at Ekko in Utrecht, 5th at Effenaar in Eindhoven,
6th at Paradiso in Amsterdam & 8th November at Rotown in Rotterdam
BAT FOR LASHES - Tuesday 7th November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Wednesday 8th November at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
ARAB STRAP - Friday 10th November at the Tivoli in Utrecht
& Monday 30th at the Rotown in Rotterdam
TWO GALLANTS & Cold War Kids - Friday 10th November at the Botanique in Brussels (B),
Saturday 18th at the Paradiso & Sunday 19th at the Doornroosje in Nijmegen
TOOL - Thursday 9th November at the Ahoy in Rotterdam
KAISER CHIEFS - Saturday 11th November at the Tivoli in Utrecht &
12th November at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
TAPES `N TAPES - Monday 20th November at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
& Wednesday 22nd at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
WE ARE SCIENTISTS - Monday 13th November at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
I AM KLOOT - Tuesday 14th November at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
Crossing Border Festival - 15th to 18th November (Spuiplein, The Hague)
This includes: THE FUTUREHEADS, RAZORLIGHT and THE VEILS
LEVELLERS - 15th November at Oosterpoort in Groningen, 16th at Mezz in Breda,
17th at Paradiso in Amsterdam & 18th November at Nighttown in Rotterdam
THE KILLERS - Thursday 16th November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! - Monday 20th November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
& Tuesday 21st November at the Ekko in Utrecht
THE KOOKS - Tuesday 21st November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
The next LONDON CALLING event (showcase for upcoming UK bands) will be
on Friday 24th & Saturday 25th November at the Paradiso in Amsterdam -
KLAXONS, LITTLE MAN TATE, THE AUTOMATIC, THE PIGEON DETECTIVES,
FIELDS & BOY KILL BOY will be some of the bands appearing ...
MUSE - Tuesday 28th November at the BRABANTHALLEN in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH (Den Bosch)
OCTOBER
THE DATSUNS - Monday 2th October at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
HOT CHIP - Monday 2th October at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
THE VEILS - Monday 2nd October at the Oosterpoort in Groningen, Wednesday 4th at the Tivoli in Utrecht,
Thursday 5th at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Friday 6th at the Paradiso & Monday 9th at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
iLiKETRAiNS - Tuesday 3rd October at the Botanique in Brussels (B)
NEW YORK DOLLS - Wednesday 4th October at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
MOGWAI - Sunday 8th October at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
MAGIC NUMBERS - Monday 9th October at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE PIPETTES - 10th October at Rotown in Rotterdam, 11th at Paradiso (upstairs) in Amsterdam,
12th at Effenaar in Eindhoven & 13th October at Vera in Groningen. They then play Botanique in
Brussels on the 14th, before going on to Germany to play a further 4 dates from 16th to 19th October.
SNOW PATROL & THE CINEMATICS - Wednesday 11th October at the Vredenburg in Utrecht
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - Friday 13th October at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
MARIANNE FAITHFULL - 16th October at Circus in Scheveningen (near The Hague),
17th in Eindhoven & 18th October in Maastricht - ALL POSTPONED TO 2007!
PANIC! AT THE DISCO - Thursday 19th October at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
THE DATSUNS - Sunday 22nd October at the Effenaar in Eindhoven
FIELD MUSIC - Saturday 28th October at the Vera in Groningen - TBC
ALEX SMOKE (DJ set) - Saturday 28th October at the Patronaat in Haarlem
SEPTEMBER
ALEX SMOKE (DJ set) - Saturday 2nd September at Club 11 in Amsterdam
HOT CHIP (DJ set) - Wednesday 13th September at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
The Ennio Morricone Experience - 15 concerts in Holland & Belgium between 10th & 30th September - more info - > HERE
INFADELS - Thursday 14th September at Tivoli in Utrecht
LITTLE MAN TATE - Saturday 16th September at the Paradiso
& Sunday 17th September at the Rotown in Rotterdam
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Monday 18th September at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
iLiKETRAiNS - Wednesday 27th September at the Rotown in Rotterdam
& 28th September at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
MOGWAI - 27th September at the Cirque Royal in Brussels (B)
CAMERA OBSCURA and LOUISE RHODES ( Lamb ) - 2 of the artists appearing on 30th September at Festival in Rotterdam.
AUGUST
HEATHER NOVA - Wednesday 2nd August at the Paard van Troje in Den Haag (The Hague)
& Thursday 3rd August at the Effenaar in Eindhoven.
LILIAN HAK - Monday 7th August at Parade Festival in Amsterdam (Orangerie stage)
SUMMER DARKNESS FESTIVAL - 11 to 13th August in UTRECHT
BECK - Wednesday 16th August at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
PUKKELPOP Festival (Belgie) v LOWLANDS Festival (NL)?
PUKKELPOP Festival (Belgie) - 17th, 18th & 19th August
Our recommendations at this annual 3 day festival in Belgium are MASSIVE ATTACK, RADIOHEAD, PLACEBO, BELLE & SEBASTIAN, THE FUTUREHEADS, YEAH YEAH YEAHs, HOT CHIP, BECK, THE DEAD 60`s and WE ARE SCIENTISTS. There will also be appearances by The Delays, Infadels, Field Music, Duels, You Say Party! We Say Die!, and if you really must: Babyshambles & Keane are appearing too.
LOWLANDS Festival - 18th, 19th & 20th August
Our recommendations at this annual 3 day festival in Holland are MASSIVE ATTACK, ARCTIC MONKEYS, BELLE & SEBASTIAN, PLACEBO, YEAH YEAH YEAHs, THE DEAD 60`s, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, MUSE, HOT CHIP, IGGY POP and HARD-Fi. There will also be appearances by Fun Lovin` Criminals, Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers, Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, The Kooks, The Raconteurs, DJ Shadow and The Frames.
Tickets for the 3 day event will cost just over 100 euros
INFADELS - Sunday 27th August at W2 in Den Bosch
RADIOHEAD - Monday 28th August at the HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
PEARL JAM - Tuesday 29th August at the Geldodrome in Arnhem
JULY
ACR (A Certain Ratio) - Saturday 1st July at the 5voor12 Club in Antwerpen
& Sunday 2nd July at the Paradiso (kleine zaal) in Amsterdam
EELS - Saturday 1st July at the Oosterpoort in Groningen
METROPOLIS Festival in Rotterdam - Sunday 2nd July
The B52`s - Thursday 6th July at the Paradiso in Amsterdam - CANCELLED!
THE STROKES - Tuesday 11th July at the HMH in Amsterdam
LILIAN HAK - 11th July at Parade Festival in The Hague / Den Haag (Orangerie stage)
5 DAYS OFF Festival - 12th to 16th July
This includes: The HAPPY MONDAYS on Wednesday 12th July at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
and Maxïmo Park, Infadels & Hot Chip at the Paradiso on the same night.
JUNE - 2006
PINKPOP Festival - Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th & Monday 5th June
The highlights at this years festival include PLACEBO & KAISER CHIEFS on the saturday, and then MORRISSEY, FRANZ FERDINAND, EDITORS, & the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS on the Monday. It has to be said that the Sunday (apart from the John Peel stage) is a total waste of time!
RICHARD ASHCROFT (The Verve) - Wednesday 7th June at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
GOLDFRAPP - Wednesday 7th June at the Effenaar in Eindhoven
(please note: this concert was originally scheduled on 31st May)
SECRET MACHINES - Thursday 8th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
EDITORS, MAXIMO PARK, SECRET MACHINES and other acts will be playing at the annual "Music in
my Head" festival in The Hague (Den Haag) on Friday 9th & Saturday 10th June at the Paard van Troje venue.
RAZORLIGHT - Friday 16th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
LOUISE RHODES (Lamb) - Thursday 22nd June at the Paradiso in Amsterdam and Friday 23rd June at the Effenaar in Eindhoven
INSPIRAL CARPETS - Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th June at Tokyo Project in OLDHAM (GB) (SOLD OUT)
Although this unique event by the inspirals is not in NL we still recommend that you get yourselves over there!
NEW YORK DOLLS - Sunday 25th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam - CANCELLED!
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - Sunday 25th June at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
LILIAN HAK - Monday 26th June at Parade Festival in Rotterdam (Orangerie stage)
FRANZ FERDINAND - 27th & 28th June (2 nights) at the Tivoli in Utrecht
TWO GALLANTS - Tuesday 27th June at the Effenaar in Eindhoven & Wednesday 28th June at Vera in Groningen
ELBOW - Thursday 29th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
THE RACONTEURS - Friday 30th June at the Melkweg in Amsterdam
MAY - 2006
PANIC! AT THE DISCO - Wednesday 3rd May at the Tivoli in Utrecht (SOLD OUT)
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Sunday 7th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - Monday 8th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
RADIOHEAD - 9th & 10th May at the HMH in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
Radiohead`s gig on 10th May was cancelled at the last minute - NEW DATE: Monday 28th August.
OCEANSIZE - Monday 8th May at the Effenaar in Eindhoven & Wednesday 10th May at the Patronaat in Haarlem
TWO GALLANTS - Tuesday 16th May at the Rotown in Rotterdam
THE DELAYS - Wednesday 17th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam & Thursday 18th May at Paard van Troje in Den Haag
YEAH YEAH YEAHs - Tuesday 23rd May at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT)
AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE - Tuesday 23rd May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
THE STREETS - Sunday 28th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
GOLDFRAPP - Tuesday 30th May at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (SOLD OUT) and then on 31st May at the Effenaar in Eindhoven
(please note: Eindhoven concert now moved to 7th June!)
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