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  1. Event 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

  2. Event 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

  3. Event 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

  4. Event 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

  5. Event 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

  6. Event 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

  7. Event 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

  8. Event 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

  9. Event 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

  10. Event 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

  11. Event 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

  12. Event 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

  13. Event 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

  14. Event 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

  15. Event 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

  16. Event 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

  17. Event 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

  18. Event 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

  19. Event 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

  20. Event 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

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