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Chef’Special gives a benefit concert for War Child in Paradiso

Chef’Special is giving a concert in Paradiso on September 29th to benefit War Child. The band from Haarlem is an ambassador for the organization that supports children in war zones. “Children don’t belong in war. Never. Nowhere. Music is our most powerful weapon. That’s why we’re doing this,” the band writes on Instagram. Frontman Joshua […]

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Chris Zegers presents program about musical legacy Ramses Shaffy

Chris Zegers will present the new AVROTROS program Een Schat aan Shaffy (A Treasure of Shaffy) next year, in which six artists will work with cassette tapes full of material by Ramses Shaffy. The program will be broadcast in the spring of 2026. The basis of the program is a discovery by Elisah Baijens, the

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In turn, guest director National Opera does not have to prosecute misconduct

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) in Amsterdam does not need to prosecute guest director Andriy Zholdak of the National Opera (NO) for transgressive behavior. This is confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam in response to reports in Het Parool. Zholdak allegedly engaged in transgressive behavior during the production process of Fidelio. The director

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Drummer Matt Cameron says goodbye to Pearl Jam after 27 years

Drummer Matt Cameron is leaving the American rock band Pearl Jam after 27 years. “It has been an incredible journey,” he writes on Instagram. “After 27 fantastic years, I sat behind the drum kit of Pearl Jam for the last time. Much love and respect to Jeff, Ed, Mike, and Stone for inviting me to

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Fifty Shades actress Dakota Johnson will direct first film

Dakota Johnson is going to direct her first movie. The 35-year-old American actress tells this in an interview with Variety. It is not yet known what kind of movie Johnson is going to direct. But the project she is working on is “close to her heart”. “I’ve had the idea for a long time that

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Mika gives a concert in Rotterdam Ahoy in February 2026

Singer MIKA will perform at Rotterdam Ahoy on February 23rd next year. The concert is part of his Spinning Out tour. Tickets go on sale on Thursday at 11:00 AM. The British-Lebanese artist had his international breakthrough in 2007 with the hit Grace Kelly and his debut album Life In Cartoon Motion, which sold millions

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