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Lambrini Girls

+ Enola Gay

+ Enola Gay

Tue 9 Dec

Riot grrrl, Punk-rock

Lambrini Girls bottles everything wrong with the modern world, shakes it up, and hurls it back with full force. Political songs laced with humor is one thing, but their debut bursts at the seams – raw, flammable, and on edge. Their debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ was released this year via City Slang and tackles a laundry list of social issues.

Paradiso

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Doka Live x Paradiso

w/ VALS ALARM + Pim Piet

w/ VALS ALARM + Pim Piet

Wed 10 Dec

Surfer-rock, Ska, Punk

VALS ALARM runs over you with their characteristic chaotic energy that turns every venue upside down. After a full summer, the band is ready for 2025 with a new series of gigs in the agenda. They opened for Goldband in a sold-out Ziggo Dome and are now working on a new album with a sound that goes in all directions.

Doka

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She was Forgiven

LIONSTORM, Iceboy Violet & more

LIONSTORM, Iceboy Violet & more

Thu 11 Dec

Queer, Experimental, Rap

Following last year’s successful She was Forgiven club night on Sinterklaas Eve, LIONSTORM is back for the second edition. Together with friends, they present an evening packed with dark, experimental acts centred on themes of queerness, female sexuality, and breaking taboos.

Muziekgebouw

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ITCHES (BE) + FERAL (NL)

Double Album Release

Double Album Release

Fri 12 Dec

Garage-rock, Electro-punk

It's a double celebration tonight because Belgian garage rockers ITCHES and the brand-new Amsterdam electro-punk duo FERAL are both presenting their brand-new albums! Wap Shoo Wap Records is releasing the albums, and they're also bringing their most fiery vinyl for the dance floor: rock 'n' roll, '60s, soul, boogaloo, glam, punk, and more!

De Nieuwe Anita

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Indie Playground presents: Girls to the Front!

a FLINTA+ positive DIY event ft. Sanne Zeik, Ioana Iorgu, Death Sells en DJ Black Currant

a FLINTA+ positive DIY event ft. Sanne Zeik, Ioana Iorgu, Death Sells en DJ Black Currant

Sat 13 Dec

Post punk, Grunge

An evening full of raw energy, talent, and feminist power! Girls to the Front puts female artists in the spotlight. Girls to the Front is more than a concert, it's a statement!

Podium De Flux

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Jungle By Night (live)

Thu 18 Dec

Jazz, Funk, Brass, Electronic

On Thursday, December 18th, Jungle by Night will close out their year at Skatecafe. A seven-piece band, armed with brass, synths, and percussion, they'll deliver a thrilling live show full of groove, frenetic rhythms, and steaming energy.

Skatecafe

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The Raveonettes

Thu 18 Dec

Indie-rock

The Danish indie band The Raveonettes creates music reminiscent of 1960s girl groups, complemented by a wall of sound that would impress Phil Spector. Their lyrics often revolve around selfdestruction, lust, betrayal, and murder.

Tivoli

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9 JAAR SKATECAFE

Fri 19 Dec

Dance

On Friday, December 19th, Skatecafe turns nine. For almost a decade, we've been dancing on the bar and hanging out in the lights. This year, we'll be celebrating in style again.

Skatecafe

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Keep on Sucking in the New Year

– De Kelder

– De Kelder

Wed 31 Dec

Cumbia, Hardcore punk, Nederbeat

Wap Shoo Wap Records, Gips Records, and Slachthuis have put their mischievous little hands together and have unfortunately come to the conclusion that we have to throw another epic New Year's Eve party. This time, not at Slachthuis itself, but at De Kelder (the old V&D building in the center of Haarlem).

Slachthuis

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SOBER

Sun 11 Jan

Queer, Techno

SOBER is an Amsterdam-based, queer-led techno party. It was started by a group of techno lovers who were in need of a space to experiment, without the distraction of substances. The party proves that sober clubbing can be fun, exciting, sexy, and something to look forward to.

Parallel

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Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado playing SUICIDE

Sat 17 Jan

Punk, Electronic

Two icons of the underground pay tribute to Suicide. The show promises to blur the boundaries between concert and art performance, reviving the groundbreaking sound of Suicide known for its minimalist synths and intense performances.

Patronaat

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Automatic Noise Festival

Fri 23 Jan

Post-punk, Indie

The Automatic Noise Festival returns to Amsterdam on January 23 and 24, 2026, for its sixth edition at Cinetol. For two evenings, the festival celebrates shoegaze and dreampop, marking the conclusion of the year-long celebration of 20 years of Automatic Music.

Cinetol

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GRAUZONE FESTIVAL

Fri 6 Feb

Post punk, Alternative

Grauzone Festival returns to The Hague from February 6th to 8th, 2026, with a free opening night on Thursday, February 5th. With PAARD as its main venue, the festival will expand across several iconic locations in the city center, transforming The Hague into a vibrant playground for sound, art, and experimentation.

Paard

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The Serfs

Fri 6 Feb

Electro, Post punk

The Serfs, with roots among the silos of southwestern Ohio, are a dark and industrial band of dancefloor artists. They're a band of deranged troubadours whose sound and musical ideology seem to be a logical extension of their immediate surroundings: hard-wired and hypnotic synthesized melodies propelled by a churning, scraping percussion with metallic tones.

Slachthuis

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Die Spitz

Sun 15 Feb

Punk

In that tangle of influences punk band Die Spitz moves effortlessly between different styles and modes of expression. If the world of rock music were an ice cream parlor, the quartet from Austin would have tried every flavor, overturned the freezer and danced with everyone.

Tolhuistuin

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Pillowcase Vol. 3

+ thrilled + crashing + biatlón

+ thrilled + crashing + biatlón

Thu 19 Feb

Indie, Rock

Pillowcase events are concert nights curated by crashing, entirely dedicated to shoegaze. The third edition at Cinetol celebrates everything from deafening fuzz and gritty hooks to dreamy melodies and ethereal reverb, an evening for lovers of layered walls of sound to drown in.

Cinetol

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A Place To Bury Strangers

Wed 29 Apr

Noise rock, Experimental, Post punk

A Place To Bury Strangers New York noise-rock royalty with an iron-strong live reputation. The loudest band in the world. and for an hour in their explosive sound – somewhere between shoegaze, psychedelia and an exploding construction site – and all your organs will be in the wrong place.

De Helling

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DARK ENTRIES

GOTH, POST PUNK, DARKWAVE, COLDWAVE, INDUSTRIAL, DEATH ROCK, EBM, GOTHIC ROCK, DARK AMBIENT, WITCH HOUSE, BLACK METAL, DOOM GAZE...

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SHOEGAZE, NEW WAVE, INDIE, DREAM POP, , INDIE FOLK, ART POP, FOLKTRONICA, INDIE ROCK, BEDROOM POP, PSYCHEDELIC FOLK, INDIE DANCE... 

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GRUNGE, DOOM METAL, STONER ROCK, HEAVY PSYCH, BLACK GAZE, PSYCH ROCK, SLUDGE METAL, DESERT ROCK... 

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