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Netherlands

Shows, rooms and stories from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht, next to everything we heard this week.

Field Notes

ADE 2026: what a day actually looks like

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Coda·5 October 2026
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Features in the Netherlands

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Shot in the Netherlands

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Amsterdam

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WorldPride Amsterdam · 2026

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AFAS Live · 2025

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Studio · 2025

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AFAS Live · 2025

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Paradiso · 2025

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Studio · 2024

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Melkweg · 2024

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Melkweg · 2024

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Melkweg · 2024

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Melkweg · 2023

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Paradiso · 2023

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Melkweg · 2023

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Het Sieraad · 2022

Netherlands

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Morgan JayCoda Photos →
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Morgan Jay · 2025

Rotterdam

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Zomercarnaval · 2023

Festivals in the Netherlands

The next ones on the calendar. Dates change; check the organiser before you plan.

  1. 21-25 October 2026Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE)Amsterdam · Electronic / conferenceDates set
  2. 5-8 November 2026Le Guess Who?Utrecht · Experimental/global/avant-gardeDates set
  3. 13-16 January 2027ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag)Groningen · Showcase / industryDates set
  4. 12-14 February 2027Grauzone FestivalThe Hague · Post-punk/darkwave/experimentalUsual timing
  5. 26-28 March 2027DGTL AmsterdamAmsterdam (NDSM Docklands) · Techno/houseDates set
  6. 26-28 March 2027PaaspopSchijndel · Mixed (rock/pop/hip-hop/dance)Dates set

All 40 festivals in the Netherlands → 34 more on the full index.

Brunch Electronik BerlinKeinemusikLollapalooza BerlinOffdaysRoskilde FestivalSziget FestivalUntold FestivalAll festivals →

Heard · Time-sensitive, then it's gone

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  1. This week

    Cardi B's Tiny Desk: eight songs, two rewritten lines and a nine-piece band

    Cardi B's NPR debut drew a crowd so big that people were turned away. She rewrote two lyrics, traded her records for a live band and stopped once for water.

    Heard · 20 October · Photo · NPR Tiny Desk

  2. Heard

    Emei at the Danforth Music Hall 2026: opera masks, a sit-down "Dear Emily" and a song for Nai Nai

    The Toronto stop of the Night at the Opera tour opened with masked dancers and ended in chants. In between, Emei asked the whole room to sit down and sang to her late grandmother.

    Heard · 15 October · Photo · @zachaureliano

  3. Heard

    Chlapecka at Modus Berlin 2026: a drag opener, rhinestoned CDs and "Brain"

    The "Girl on the Moon" tour stopped at Modus in Berlin: a drag persona as opening act, two backup dancers and CDs rhinestoned by hand at the merch stand.

    Heard · 13 October · Photo · Katie Ramsay

The Wire · In brief

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  1. 20 OctKings of Leon head back to Australia and New Zealand in 2027
  2. 16 OctJustice are scoring GTA VI, and their new track features Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard
  3. 12 OctDoechii's Swamp Sessions are back with "BOMBS". The last run ended in a Grammy.
  4. 29 SeptApple built a 600-capacity venue in London. Its first season is booked with people who sell out arenas.
  5. 28 SeptThe 2026 VMAs: Madonna won seven, Taylor Swift passed Beyoncé and Yung Lean smashed a Moon Person
  6. 26 SeptEsDeeKid heads to Berlin and Cologne
  7. 24 SeptGenesis Owusu has won Album of the Year twice. Now his third album is nominated.

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From the Pit

Shooting at Melkweg Amsterdam: A Photographer's Guide

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Photo · @colindarbyshir3

“Live music is the only subject that does not pose for the camera. We document it for the people who were there, and for the people who wish they were.”

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