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Supported singing sessions at Zing-Cirkel Concertgebouw
Former opera singer Maartje de Lint directs communal music sessions designed specifically for seniors and their carers.
11 September 2026
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Walter Trout plays the MAX hall
Fifty years into his career, the veteran blues-rock guitarist headlines the big room with new tour material.
11 September 2026
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Lita Cabellut x Goya – The Follies at Museum JAN
Monumental modern paintings and sculptures hang opposite twenty-two dark etchings made two centuries earlier, exploring power and fear.
11 September 2026
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Step inside an unrenovated 1955 family home at Huis Sloëtjes
Six visitors an hour watch an introductory short film before exploring four decades of intact family domestic life.
11 September 2026
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High-velocity Romanian brass at Melkweg
A veteran horn ensemble from north-eastern Romania pairs traditional Roma music with Ottoman funk grooves in the OZ.
11 September 2026
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UK underground rapper Fimiguerrero live at Melkweg
Fast-paced jerk rhythms meet distorted rage beats in an energetic club set supporting his recent mixtapes.
11 September 2026
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Rudi van Dantzig’s classic Swan Lake staging
Dutch National Ballet dances the landmark nineteenth-century score in classic sets inspired by Dutch Golden Age paintings.
11 September 2026
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Irish singer-songwriter Darren Kiely rescheduled at Bitterzoet
Folk melodies blended with modern songwriting, originally slated for autumn and now pushed to April 2027.
11 September 2026
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Sing in three-part harmony at Pub Choir
Crowd singing led from the stage, teaching complete beginners one pop arrangement in harmony across two sets.
11 September 2026
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Screening of Intouchables with live symphonic score
Noordpool Orkest performs Ludovico Einaudi's cinema score live beneath a projection of the French comedy drama.
11 September 2026
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Theatrical punk fanfare band De Kift plays Melkweg
Thirteen albums of literary brass punk from the long-running Zaan ensemble, blending horns, poetry and fast rhythms.
11 September 2026
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Dry alternative folk from singer-songwriter Bill Callahan
Sparse baritone narratives and deadpan observation fill the big room from the former Smog frontman.
11 September 2026
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German post-hardcore trio Future Palace on their Deep Blue Tour
Heavy electronic textures meet personal lyrics exploring mental health, supported by As Everything Unfolds and Luna Kills.
11 September 2026
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SoundLAB holiday electronic music session for kids
Children aged seven to twelve test unusual instruments, explore backstage, and present a short concert for their families.
11 September 2026
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Double Eurovision winner Loreen live in the main hall
The Swedish electro-pop vocalist brings her dramatic arena pop touring set to the Paradiso stage.
11 September 2026
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Christian Gates on his I Believe In Ghosts Tour
Dark alternative pop and raspy vocals fill the OZ hall, with Julia Alexa opening the evening.
11 September 2026
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Onvergetelijk Singer guided dementia tours
Trained guides lead dementia patients and informal caregivers through art discussions and creative tasks without testing short-term memory.
11 September 2026
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Chez Matisse brings Pompidou masterworks to Amsterdam
Over eighty paintings and drawings trace Matisse's working circle alongside loans by Mark Rothko and Pablo Picasso.
11 September 2026
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Abracadabra: Secrets from Houdini to Hans Klok
Interactive displays trace six generations of Jewish illusionists, showing how historic disappearance and escape tricks were built.
11 September 2026
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Rob Looman’s Mijn verdwijnende vader at Museum Tot Zover
Humour and absurdism touch pen drawings, paintings, and sculptures chronicling the artist's father navigating Alzheimer's disease.
11 September 2026
