10cc (GBR)

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Legendary band with ultra-high quality pop/rock songs that reached the charts many times.
Merely reading the titles should bring the songs to your mind: Dreadlock Holiday, I’m Not In Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, The Things We Do For Love, Rubber Bullets, I’m Mandy Fly Me, etcetera.
Check the recent documentary ‘I’m Not In Love – The Story of 10cc’ here.
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)

2023:

Wed. Nov. 15 – NLD – Heerlen – Theater Heerlen (PLT) (sold out!)

Huun Huur Tu (RUS)

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Tuvan throat singers. The music is based on native Tuvan folk traditions in instruments and singing. In recent years western instruments like guitar and electronics are added.
This tour will be opened by a brand new film about the Tuva region, based on the book “Terra Incognita Tuva”.
Current album “Live at Triskel” (Jaro Medien-Music&Word).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2023:

Wed. Nov. 15 – NLD – Eindhoven – Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Thu. Nov. 16 – NLD – Den Haag – Amare: Nieuwe Kerk (sold out!)

Elisapie (CAN)

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Canadese Inuk singer-songwriter with a strong bond to her language Inuktitut, musical it’s a combination of indie and folk, of tradition and modernity
New album “Inuktitut” out now! (Bonsound)
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

Sun. April 07 – NLD
Mon. April 08 – NLD

Pussy Riot: Riot Days (RUS)

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Protest art collective based in Moscow formed in 2011 with approx. 11 women participating. They staged unauthorised provocative guerrilla punk rock performances in unusual public places, which brought 3 of them to prison camps. Maria Alyokhina was one of them. She wrote a book about it, “Riot Days”. The book is the basis for this multi-media performance. Read also the great interview in The Music.
Book: “Riot Days” (Bertelsmann Pinguin).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

Thu. April 11 – NLD – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Fri. April 12 – NLD – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Sat. April 13 – NLD – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Sun. April 14 – BEL – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Mon. April 15 – BEL
Tue. April 16 – NLD – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)

Dub Pistols (GBR)

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U.K.-based dub/triphop/ska party-band is in the last few years revered as one of the UK’s best live acts!
New album “Frontline” (9th studio album!) out now! (Sunday Best Records-PiaS).
Listen to the album on BandCamp, and here a review (‘an irresistible mix of musical genres strongly rooted in reggae’).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)

2024:

Thu. May 02 – NLD – t.b.a. (indoor show, t.b.c.)

Fri. May 17 – NLD – t.b.a. (confirmed indoor show)

Jan James (USA)

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Jan is a blues-rock artist though and through, with a great stage performance.
Live she’s accompanied by a full band, or she’s performing as a power-trio, including her longtime partner Craig Calvert on guitar. Jan and Craig developed a musical chemistry that has evolved into a big sound and feel that is colored with blues, soul and the powerful dynamics of the best rock.
The current album “Justify” is a pure and commanding showcase of Jan’s talent from start to finish (Blue Palace Records-Bertus).
New album “Time Bomb” due June 16, 2023!
Bookings for Europe (by Hilde)

2024:

Thu. May 09 – NOR – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Fri. May 10 – NOR – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)
Sat. May 11 – NOR – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)

June / July / August available for festivals!

Taimane (USA)

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Taimane translates to ‘diamond’ from Samoan, she is best known for her fierce and inventive style of playing the ukulele. With the fierceness of a rocker and the grace of a dancer, Taimane and her music are wowing ever-larger audiences. She has the ability to morph genres – from classical to rock to flamenco – and stretch her instrument far beyond the familiar melodies of Hawaii.
Online she’s an influencer with over 15 million views on youtube and over 25.000 online followers.
Current album: “Elemental” (Taimane Records-import)
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

Fri. May 17 – NLD
Sat. May 18 – NLD – t.b.a. (int.)
Sun. May 19 – NLD – t.b.a. (t.b.c.)

Hazmat Modine (USA)

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The band distills American music into an essence from its myriad forms: Blues, Country, R & B, Rock-n-Roll, Jazz, Gospel, World Music – yet it adds to this mixture something raw and mysterious that feels at once familiar and new.
New album “Bonfire” out now! (Jaro Medien-Music&Words).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

Tue. May 28 – Sat. June 22 – NLD

Jill Barber (CAN)

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Songs of romance and nostalgia, embracing Stax rhythms and a Philly soul backbeat to go along with Jill’s warm sultry vocals.
After first listen, what sets Jill Barber apart is her distinctive voice. But it’s her ability to write an immediately memorable song that has made her one of Canada’s most recognizable artists. Jill Barber has become renowned for writing songs that evoke feelings of a bygone era.
New album “Homemaker” out now! (digital)
Bookings for all of Europe (by Hilde)

2024:

May / June / July – EUR

Crash Test Dummies (CAN)

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In 2024 it is 30 years ago, that these Canadians published their album “God Shuffled His Feet”. It was their most successful album, 45 weeks in the Dutch top 100 album charts, and made it to no. 6! Their hit song “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” has been watched more than 11 million times, another memorable song of them is “Superman’s Song“.
Album: “God Shuffled His Feet” (BMG/Arista).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

June 08 – July 09 – NLD

10cc’s Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs (GBR)

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10cc co-founder and current band-leader Graham Gouldman, together with three seasoned other musicians, presents the songs that he wrote or co-wrote during his long career as a songwriter. The shows are intimate and semi-acoustic, with lots of stories about the songs and about Graham’s career. Not only 10cc-songs are presented, but also songs such as “For Your Love” (The Yardbirds), “Bus Stop” (The Hollies), and “No Milk Today” (Herman’s Hermits) that are Gouldman compositions, as well as songs from Gouldman’s recent solo-albums such as “Love and Work” and his brand-new solo-album “Modesty Forbids” (Lojinx-import).
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Rob)

2024:

Thu. July 04 – NLD
Fri. July 05 – NLD – t.b.a. (indoor show, t.b.c.)
Sat. July 06 – NLD – t.b.a. (festival show, t.b.c.)
Sun. July 07 – NLD

Alex Henry Foster & The Long Shadows (CAN)

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Alex Henry Foster is musician, producer and composer who advocates human rights. With his band The Long Shadows he creates an intense, raw post-rock experience on stage.
Before covid, they played in front of a packed house at the Montréal jazz festival.
New album “The Power of the Heart” (Sony)
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2024:

Sat. July 06 – NLD – t.b.a. (confirmed festival show)

I Muvrini (FRA)

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Corsican singer-songwriters since 30 years, combination of traditional polyphony with pop.
The live shows of I Muvrini are known for the engagement of the group for tolerance among humans. The song texts also speak about a great respect for nature.
New album “Più Forti” out now!
Bookings for the Netherlands (by Hilde)

2025:

Thu. Feb. 20 – NLD – t.b.a. (venue show, t.b.c.)
Fri. Feb. 21 – NLD – t.b.a. (venue show, t.b.c.)
Sat. Feb. 22 – NLD – t.b.a. (venue show, t.b.c.)
Sun. Feb. 23 – NLD – t.b.a. (venue show, t.b.c.)