Amsterdam Events - April 2012 - My Destination Amsterdam

Fancy Fiddlers

Since 1984, violin pedagogue Coosje Wijzenbeek encourages young violinists to devote themselves completely to their beloved instrument. And it works. Children and young people ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 1 Apr 2012 at 11:00
Location: Bethaniënklooster (Convent of Bethany), Amsterdam

Disappears

Dissapears create very intense indie rock with shoegaze influences. The second album of theirs is "Guiders" and teh performace features a four piece band with exuberant rhythms ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 1 Apr 2012 at 23:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

La Petite Bande lead by Sigiswald Kuijken-Matthäus

Bach's St. Matthew Passion is for many not only the culmination of classical music but also the climax of the entire western cultural history. La Petite Bande brings on Palm ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 1 Apr 2012
Location: Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

IAMEXPAT

The online forum for expatriates goes offline for an informal rendezvous! On April 1, we meet again at Canvas, the regular spot for our well-known IamExpat Soirée! As always, ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 1 Apr 2012 at 18:00
Location: Canvas, Amsterdam

Egon Kracht & The Troupe - Judas-Passion

The Judas Passion is a contemporary performance based on the Gospel of Judas Iscariot to a wonderful poetic libretto by Jeroen van Merwijk. The performance offers a whole new ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 1 Apr 2012
Location: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam

Hot Chelle Rae

The four-piece American band Hot Chelle Rae brings a catchy pop / rock sound and knows a lot about making female hearts beat faster. The last album 'Whatever' was released in ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 2 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Wallis Bird

Wallis Bird became an artist in Germany and currently lives in London but sings with a genuine Irish accent. Originally, Wallis Bird was born in 1982 in a small town in Ireland, ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 2 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Monday Match

For every edition of Monday Match a dancer has a musician partner, or vice versa to create a unique improvisation . On the first Monday of the month a number of dancers and ...more »

Type: Dance
Dates: 2 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Heather Nova

Born in Bermuda, Heather Nova returns to Paradiso with her eighth album' 300 Days At Sea. The album was recorded with only solar energy, meaning the singer was sometimes busy ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 2 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

KCOV EXCELSIOR - MATTHÄUS PASSION

The KCOV Excelsior was founded in 1885 and is one of the the top Amsterdam amateur choirs. Since 1953, the choir performs annually in the week before Easter in the Concertgebouw. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 2 Apr 2012 at 19:30 - 3 Apr 2012
Location: Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Students of the Amsterdam Academy of Music–recital

Students from the Conservatory of Amsterdam show their abilities. Featuring Ambra Casonato on violin and Jaap Kooi on the piano. With works by, Inter Alia, Brahms, Ravel and ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 3 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Oosterkerk, Amsterdam

Alex Winston

A classically trained opera singer and a former opening act for Chuck Berry, with influences ranging from Little Richard to PJ Harvey, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 3 Apr 2012 at 21:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Hans Dulfer and Friends, Dulferjazz

Hans Dulfer (Amsterdam, 28 May 1940) is a Dutch saxophonist. He played with among others Clous of Mechelen, John McLaughlin, Willem Breuker, Jan Akkerman, Herman Brood and Saskia ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 3 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Casablanca, Amsterdam

Guus Meeuwis

Guus Meeuwis is having a successful period in his career. He took his first steps into the TV world with his role as team captain in I Love Holland. He scored first place in the ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 3 Apr 2012 at 20:30 - 4 Apr 2012
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Mary Davis Jr.

Mary Davis Jr. – her voice sounds like her name: warm, soulful and in a way a little familiar, like you’ve heard her sing sometime before, but you can’t remember where or ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 4 Apr 2012 at 20:15
Location: P60, Amsterdam

José James

José James is currently perhaps one of the greatest jazz talents. The man from Minneapolis was in his early years influenced by names like Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 4 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: MC Theater (Westergasfabriek)

Wouter Kiers

Wouter Kiers is a much sought after tenor saxophonist performing in different styles. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 4 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Casablanca, Amsterdam

LOS CAMPESINOS!

Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 4 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

The Aaron Parks Trio

Aaron Parks, known as a musical partner of Kurt Rosenwinkel and Terence Blanchard, playing jazz with the stress of contemporary alternative rock, electronica and hip hop. After ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 5 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

The Strange Boys

The Texan band Strange Boys brings grandiose sixties songs, messy and gritty, but also exciting, swinging and sharp and with lots of piano. Their ramshackle psychedelic garage ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 6 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Yours Truly

With this event they go “back to basics” by setting an intimate atmosphere with a great sense for mixing different styles and influences of today’s music scene and of course ...more »

Type: Dance Party
Dates: 6 Apr 2012 at 23:45
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Fiesta Cubana

Join DJ Arno at the Badcuyp Amsterdam for the popular monthly Cuban-style salsa night. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 6 Apr 2012
Location: Badcuyp, Amsterdam

De Dijk

De Dijk is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after the Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 6 Apr 2012 at 21:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

The Pheasant Pluckers

The Pheasant Pluckers are a group of five musicians and comics. Together they add up to more than 150 years of experience, having worked with Jango Edwards, Pigeon Drop Comedy ...more »

Type: Comedy
Dates: 6 Apr 2012 at 19:30 - 7 Apr 2012
Location: Paleis van de Weemoed (Palace of Nostalgia), Amsterdam

Kneebody

The superb Bimhuis debut of the young Kneebody, in 2008, was given a five star review in De Volkskrant. The American five-piece outfit has developed its own style, which fuses ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Fris XXL (For 12 to 15 Year olds)

FRIS is the festival for young people from 12 to 15 years old. FRIS offers young people the chance to, in a responsible manner, get acquainted with "real" nightlife. ? No Alcohol, ...more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: P60, Amsterdam

Ladies First

During their brand new theatre programme 'Ladies First', the six gentlemen that make up Voice Male perform a tribute to their all-time favourite musical ladies. The songs are ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 20:15
Location: De Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam

Café Istanbul at Podium Mozaiek

A journey through the Turkish Euro-rock for the past 4 decades. Mogollar was one of the first rock bands in Turkey. Founded in 1967, they experimented with combining Western ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Podium Mozaiek, Amsterdam

Tim O'Shea Padraig Creedon In Mulligans

Two talented traditional Irish musicians on tour: guitar/vocals & fiddle more »

Type: Music
Dates: 6 Apr 2012 at 22:00 - 8 Apr 2012
Location: Mulligans
Tel: 0 31 20 6221330

The Bish Bosh Easter Bash.

We proudly present the Bish Bosh Easter Bash at the Strand West Amsterdam on Saturday 7th April 2012.This spring time shake down is brought to you by the Bish Bosh Crew. A ...more »

Type: Dance Party
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 18:00 - 8 Apr 2012 at 03:00
Location: Strand West, Amsterdam

Kings of Convenience

Indie pop by a duo from Bergen, Norway. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 7 Apr 2012 at 20:30 - 8 Apr 2012
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Drake

Arguably one of the best hip-hop albums of recent years isn't even an official album, it's a mix tape. By a Canadian going by the name of Drake. Rapper/vocalist Drake launched ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 8 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam

Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner & Nico Muhly

Amsterdam's Het Muziektheater hosts an exceptional collaboration of three musicians that are among the most defining creative minds in New York's current inspirational music ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 8 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Het Muziektheater (The Amsterdam Music Theatre), Amsterdam

Loreena McKennitt

Canadian and Celtic folk singer and composer Loreena McKennith started her career selling her Quinland Road recordings by mail order. She held office in her kitchen and booked her ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 8 Apr 2012 at 20:00 - 9 Apr 2012
Location: Royal Theatre Carré, Amsterdam

Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet

With its grand, epic sound, the young trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire earned its place in the vanguard of the new jazz generation. His music is not about showmanship, but for ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 9 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Tony Joe White

Few bring the Deep South senisbilities like Tony Joe White. His world stems from the Louisiana swamps. Since his first hit 'Polk salad Annie'in 1969, he creates his unique ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 9 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Café Istanbul at Stadsschouwburg

A journey through the Turkish Euro-rock for the past 4 decades. Mogollar was one of the first rock bands in Turkey. Founded in 1967, they experimented with combining Western ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 9 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam

Michael Gira

American musician, author, artist and main force behind the now dissolved New York City musical group Swans. He currently fronts The Angels of Light and is also the founder of ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 10 Apr 2012 at 19:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

The Karnatic Club

Said to be one of the oldest forms of music in the world, Karnatic (often 'Carnatic') music is Indian classical music derived from the Southern part of India. Distinct from ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 10 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Badcuyp, Amsterdam

Killing Joke

Killing Joke have been an influential British post-punk/new wave/industrial rock band since the eighties. In a career spanning three decades, Killing Joke have influenced an ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 11 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Miss Montreal

Miss Montreal aka Dutch singer-singerwriter Sanne Hans has been winning hearts with her raw vocals and energetic pop rock. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 11 Apr 2012 at 19:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Go Back to the Zoo

Amsterdam-based indie poppers. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 11 Apr 2012 at 20:00 - 12 Apr 2012
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

La Boutique Fantastique

Pop collective associated with Dutch hip hop-jazz-funk-soul master Kyteman. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 12 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

The Beat

The Beat, known in North America as The English Beat, is a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock. Their lyrics ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 13 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: P60, Amsterdam

Legends

Black pop hits from the past and the present. Music and videoclips from Marvin Gaye, Alicia Keys et al. more »

Type: Nightlife
Dates: 13 Apr 2012 at 23:45
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Denvis and The Real Deal

Denvis, obnoxious front man of The Spades teams up with The Real Deal performing pop and rock songs. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 14 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Philip Sayce

Welsh born Canadian musician and singer-songwriter Philip Sayce is rapidly gaining a name for himself as a rising star on the blues circuit. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 14 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Within Temptation

Dutch gothic rock. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 14 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Royal Theatre Carré, Amsterdam

Dance by Tim Persent, A Dance Concert

In 2012, Tim Persent, originally from South Africa, will have been dancing in the Netherlands for a quarter of a century. The Holland Dance Festival is devoting a whole evening to ...more »

Type: Dance
Dates: 13 Apr 2012 at 20:30 - 15 Apr 2012
Location: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam

National Museum Weekend 2012

Amsterdam’s popularly known as the ‘City of Museums’. Famous for having more museums per square metre than any other city in the world, tourists to Amsterdam can really ...more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 14 Apr 2012 - 15 Apr 2012
Location: Various Location in Amsterdam

MC Studio Session

Performance by renowned musicians and new talent from the MC Theater family. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 15 Apr 2012 at 15:00
Location: MC Theater (Westergasfabriek), Amsterdam

Finale Steinway & Sons Pianoconcours

Solo artists will be announced later. more »

Type: Competition
Dates: 15 Apr 2012 at 14:00
Location: Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Rubik in Mulligans

Talented powerful Irish band on tour, with Mohsen Amini on concertina/whistles, Shane McCartan on guitar, Paul Fegan on bodhran and Fionnuala Flynn on vocals more »

Type: Music
Dates: 12 Apr 2012 at 21:30 - 16 Apr 2012
Location: Mulligans
Tel: 00 31 206221330

Ideals - Meervaart

The Meervaart and Melkweg Theatres in Amsterdam present a new dance production that sees young adults explore their ideals. Theatrical dance fusion Ideals fuses street and ...more »

Type: Dance
Dates: 16 Apr 2012 at 20:15
Location: Meervaart, Amsterdam

Ich habe den Dreigroschenblues

Claron McFadden, Amsterdam-based opera singer and Sven Ratzke, 'enfant terrible of the glamour cabaret', present their very own interpretation of Brecht and Weill's Threepenny ...more »

Type: Theatre
Dates: 16 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: DeLaMar Theater, Amsterdam

Women in Paradise

Programme on International Women's Day. Live shows, performances, fashion, DJs and VJs. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 16 Apr 2012 at 18:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Klerkx & The Secret

The drummer of Amsterdam-based indie rock stadium band Moke goes solo with a singer-songwriter project. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 17 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Under African Skies

Multi racial show of the colorful South Africa. Artists and the band perform highlights of music and dance from South Africa. Hits from Hugh Masekela, Black Mombassa, Paul Simon, ...more »

Type: Dance
Dates: 17 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: DeLaMar Theater, Amsterdam

Sinead O' Connor

Dublin-born Sinead O'Conner made a name for herself in the early 90s with the heart-wrenching international hit 'Nothing Compares To You'. A turbulent lifestyle and controversial ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 17 Apr 2012 at 19:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

In the 19th century the power of the church declined as the bourgeoisie became more powerful. That is why in this comical opera the dark closed-off space of the confessional is ...more »

Type: Comedy
Dates: 18 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: DeLaMar Theater, Amsterdam

Moss

Pop/Rock. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 18 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Tetzepi

Expect to meet future eccentrics, hidden talents and novice composers at Not Another School Concert. The 14-piece ensemble Tetzepi invites students of various Amsterdam high ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 19 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

The Slackers

One of the more well-known bands emerging from the New York City ska scene. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, swing, garage rock, and jazz. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 19 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Manic Street Preachers

The Manic Street Preachers return to Amsterdam for the first time in ten years for a celebration of the most successful songs of their career. A National Treasure In 2011, ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 19 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Boss - live: Big Daddy Kane

Rap. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 20 Apr 2012 at 23:45
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Plug and Play

American singer-songwriter folk/roots pop from this up-and-coming artist. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 20 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: CREA Theater, Amsterdam

Josh Rouse

American singer-songwriter folk/roots pop from this up-and-coming artist. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 20 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: People's Place, Amsterdam

Maarten van Roozendaal - De gemene deler

Music and cabaret programme. Please note: this programme is primarily in Dutch. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 18 Apr 2012 at 20:15 - 21 Apr 2012
Location: De Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam

Club r_AW

Industrial hard-techno. more »

Type: Dance Party
Dates: 21 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: P60, Amsterdam

RollerDis/Ko

Studio K presents a rollerskater's paradise, an old school rollerdisco with funky seventies tunes. more »

Type: Dance Party
Dates: 21 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: Studio/K Amsterdam

Amsterdam Soul Club

Music and authentic video clips from the 'classic soul' period of the 60s and early 70s, with emphasis on Motown and Northern Soul. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 21 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: Badcuyp, Amsterdam

dOeK Festival #10

Innovative vibes players are rare and Adasiewicz from Chicago is one of them. His trio Sun Rooms, featuring bassist Nate McBride and drummer/composer Mike Reed, will be performing ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 21 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra hit Amsterdam's Paradiso for healthy doses of the boogie woogie, the rhythm & blues and the rock 'n' roll. Claims to ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 21 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Playtime

The Hetveem Theater in Amsterdam hosts an evening of graduation project performances. more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 17 Apr 2012 at 20:00 - 22 Apr 2012
Location: Hetveem Theater, Amsterdam

The Black Seeds

With their sun-drenched mix of reggae, dub, funk and soul, The Black Seeds are long-standing favourites in the South Pacific reggae/roots scene. Summer sounds The eight-member ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 22 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Mind the Gap

Amsterdam's Studio K presents an open mic for language-related art. Mind the Gap features a varying line-up of spoken word artists, poets and singer-songwriters. Come one, ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 22 Apr 2012 at 16:00
Location: Studio/K Amsterdam

Silverstein

Melodic songs with metal edge. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 22 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Maps and Atlases

The Chicago-based band play math-rock, folk pop and indie. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 23 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

The Asteroids Galazy Tour

Summery Danish pop with a funky vintage flavour. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 23 Apr 2012 at 19:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

BimLAB

BimLAB is an improv series in the Bimhuis café with unexpected musical encounters. Two curators are selected for every edition from the members of the Union of Dutch Improvisers ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 23 Apr 2012 at 21:30
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

CLub Calotte

Musical ZAPP venue for constantly alternating musicians on the field of cabaret, dance, blues, jazz, folk, pop and roots music. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 23 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam

Method Man

Method Man returns to Amsterdam's Melkweg to present his upcoming solo album Crystal Meth - a show that's a must for every hip hop head. Busybody Method Man As part of the Wu ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 24 Apr 2012 at 21:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Kensington

Amsterdam-based, Britpop-inspired indie boy band. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 24 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Facing Forward: Art & Theory from a Future Perspec

International speakers discuss the future of art and art theory in this new series of lectures and debates. Facing Forward has come forward from a collaboration of the Stedelijk ...more »

Type: Arts
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Oude Lutherse Kerk (Old Lutheran Church)

Rachael Yamagata

Singer/songwriter. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 08:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

The Dandy Warhols

Band from Portland. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 19:30
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Event in the Tropen

Sounds range from jazz to classical at this presentation of students from the Muziekschool Amsterdam. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 19:00
Location: Tropentheather, Amsterdam

Vijay Iyer Trio

Pianist Vijay Iyer represents the future of jazz; he has been voted both Rising Artist of the Year by Downbeat and Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 20:00 - 26 Apr 2012
Location: Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Eliza Gilkyson

American folk singer-songwriter. Tonight, Gilkyson is accompanied by guitarist Robert McEntee. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 26 Apr 2012 at 19:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Chuck Prophet The Mission Express

Back to his rocking roots. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 26 Apr 2012 at 21:30
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Open Mic Vocal

For amateur and professional singers of all styles; a pianist will be present. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 27 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Cantina Vocaal, Amsterdam

Bongomatic

Cuban soul, desert grooves, Bombay boogie, twelve tone funk. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 27 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Griffioen, Amsterdam

Ideals - Stadsschouwburg

The Meervaart and Melkweg Theatres in Amsterdam present a new dance production that sees young adults explore their ideals. Theatrical dance fusion Ideals fuses street and ...more »

Type: Dance
Dates: 27 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam

Emergenza

Worldwide competition platform for bands that haven't got their own label yet. more »

Type: Competition
Dates: 25 Apr 2012 at 19:30 - 28 Apr 2012
Location: P60, Amsterdam

Chamber Music with Philip Glass and Tim Fain

One of the most important composers of our time, Philip Glass, comes to Amsterdam's Melkweg for an exclusive performance. Diverse programme The evening's programme will ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 28 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Patrick Watson

The singer-songwriter from Montreal returns to Amsterdam to present his new album Adventures in Your Own Backyard. Science-fiction folk - with a pinch of ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 28 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam

Anathema

Rock and metal band from Liverpool. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 28 Apr 2012 at 19:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Comedy Expolosion

Amsterdam's Comedy Theatre at the Nes is where you can find the Comedy Explosion, the home to stand-up in the Netherlands. Catch the show on various dates throughout the year. ...more »

Type: Comedy
Dates: 28 Apr 2012 at 20:30
Location: Comedy Theatre at the Nes, Amsterdam

Juliana Braga e Convidados

Amsterdam's Badcuyp Centre for Music presents a swinging night of Brazilian music. A DJ and varying line-up of guest musicians will have you glued to the dance floor with a mix of ...more »

Type: Dance Party
Dates: 28 Apr 2012 at 22:00
Location: Badcuyp, Amsterdam

The Australian Pink Floyd Show

This tribute band exists since 1988 and does not only interpret Pink Floyd's songs but brings the complete show including video projections and psychedelic lighting. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 29 Apr 2012 at 20:00
Location: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam

Students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam -Jazz

Students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam get jazzy at Amsterdam's Vondelpark Open Air Theatre. more »

Type: Music
Dates: 29 Apr 2012 at 15:30
Location: Badcuyp, Amsterdam

Queen's Night Concert - Concertgebouw meets Fink

The Queen's Night Concert at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw is renowned for bringing together classical music and pop and electro musicians. This year, English downbeat master Fink ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 29 Apr 2012 at 22:30
Location: Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Loveland Queen's Day

This year, Loveland take their traditional Queen's Day event to the Oosterpark in the East District of Amsterdam. The 17th edition of the Loveland event promises to be another ...more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 30 Apr 2012 at 12:00
Location: Oosterpark, Amsterdam

NDSM Vrijhaven Queen's Day

Amsterdam Noord joins in the Queen's Day fun again this year with the NDSM Vrijhaven event. Head along for an afternoon of tunes under the sun (hopefully!) with an international ...more »

Type: Festival
Dates: 30 Apr 2012 at 12:00
Location: NDSM-Wharf, Amsterdam

Train

It's been a while since charismatic American popstars Train hit the big time with their instant classic 'Drops of Jupiter' in 2001, and now they're are back on the touring ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 30 Apr 2012 at 18:00
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam

Town of Saints+ Andy Mill + Pictism

Thurs 26/4 Town of Saints: powerful 5-piece band, playing Celtic based tunes & songs mixed with Pop, rock, Indie & punk Friday 27/4 ASndy Mill and the Stolen Pirates, 4-piece ...more »

Type: Music
Dates: 26 Apr 2012 at 09:30 - 1 May 2012
Location: Mulligans
Tel: 0031 6221330

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