Verka Serduchka & Band
Verka Serduchka & Band electrifies Amsterdam's AFAS Live with flamboyant pop energy, dazzling outfits, and a Eurovision-flavored disco groove that has the crowd singing along all night.
Miles Ahead: Miles Davis 100th Birthday Party
Jazz tribute concert at Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam for Miles Davis' 100th birthday featuring Eric Vloeimans, Michael Varekamp, Martin Fondse, Femi Dawkins and Radiohop.
The Itch (UK) at Toekomstmuziek
The Itch (UK) takes the stage at Toekomstmuziek in Amsterdam, delivering raw post‑punk energy, punchy riffs, and a raucous, intimate club vibe that makes the Dutch venue feel like a living room show turned spectacle.
The Itch
The Itch storm Paradiso in Amsterdam with catchy pop productions from a Luton duo, sparkling synth hooks, sunlit choruses and a breezy, feel-good energy lighting up the venue's iconic stage.
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Goose (USA)
Goose (USA) brings psychedelic rock and folk grooves to Melkweg Amsterdam, a jam-fueled voyage of twinkling guitars, roaming riffs and a contagious, danceable vibe.
16 Horsepower @ Paradiso
16 Horsepower roars into Paradiso, Amsterdam, delivering moody alt-country-tinged rock with feral energy and haunting harmonies in a venue revered for its atmosphere.
Clara Kimera @ Cinetol
Clara Kimera heats up Cinetol in Amsterdam with soaring indie pop and experimental textures, turning the brick-and-beam venue into a shimmering, genre-blending night of soulful vocals and fearless grooves.
Georgia Cécile live in Amsterdam
Jazz vocalist Georgia Cécile headlines a live show in Amsterdam. Expect intimate vocal-led jazz, swinging melodies and refined stage presence in an atmospheric venue. A standout night for fans of contemporary jazz and soulful storytelling.
Symposium Synesthesie
Symposium Synesthesie at Orgelpark in Amsterdam threads synesthetic thinking through sound, organ acoustics and cross-disciplinary talks in a venue famed for intimate, resonant halls.
Confronting Genocide Denial: What can we do?
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 addressing why genocide denial persists, how it manifests, and effective ways to challenge it in public memory and discourse. Experts will examine mechanisms by which atrocities are minimized and discuss strategies for counter-narratives in society and policy.
Young Men, Masculinity, and Democracy: Challenges and Pathways Forward
A multidisciplinary roundtable at Spui25 in Amsterdam exploring how masculinity, gender equality, and democratic engagement shape young men's political attitudes across Europe. The session brings together researchers, practitioners, and an artistic intervention to examine pathways toward a more caring democracy.
Shaping Real Lives into Narratives: Heather Clark on Truth and Fiction
Shaping Real Lives into Narratives: Heather Clark on Truth and Fiction at Spui25 in Amsterdam probes how biography balances fact and imagination, and what writers must navigate when weaving history and story.
The ‘Elite’ as Delicate Beast
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam, examining how the term 'elite' is deployed in debates about justice, democracy, and inequality. It traces distinctions among intellectual, colonial, nouveau riche and postcolonial elites and challenges the idea of a single 'elit
Public Problematisations of AI
A panel of researchers discusses how AI's role in society is publicly problematised and explores imagining alternative futures for living with AI.
The Languages of Opera: No Problem?
Scholarly discussion at the University of Amsterdam on how opera communicates across languages and whether music can be a universal language, and what that implies for accessibility.
On Failure: Error and Defeat in the Arts of the Dutch Republic
This scholarly lecture at Spui25 rethinks failure and defeat in the arts of the Dutch Republic, questioning the 'golden age' narrative and Amsterdam Museum's 2019 shift. It explores risk, bankruptcy, crises, and disaster as shaping forces in early modern art history.
‘Beyond Sanctuary’ with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky
Scholars Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky discuss migration, abolitionist and decolonial imaginaries, and their book in a dialogue at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Rusland. Een strijd tegen moderniteit
Renowned Russian historian Alexander Etkind discusses his book Russia. Een strijd tegen moderniteit, analyzing the regime and the drivers of war, in conversation with Peter van Dam, moderated by Simone Peek, at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France takes the Voltaire lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam as a lens to examine how female leaders, media strategies, and gender politics reshape European politics.
Sakura: The Flowering of Cherry Blossoms
Sakura: The Flowering of Cherry Blossoms at Spui25 in Amsterdam traces the blossom's history—from Collingwood 'Cherry' Ingram to Japan's iconic spring—through Naoko Abe's engaging history lecture.
The AI Gigafactory
An academic event at the University of Amsterdam examining AI gigafactories, governance, environmental impact, and the EU's digital sovereignty strategy.
Singashore
Experience immersive theater at OT301 - Studios as Collettivo Nebulæ weaves striking visuals with intimate performance, turning Amsterdam’s artsy venue into a night of atmospheric storytelling.
Uitreiking Socratesbeker 2026
An award ceremony for the Socrates Cup 2026 at Spui25 in Amsterdam, featuring interviews with the nominees of the Dutch philosophy book of the year and the final winner announcement.
Activisme en solidariteit in de queergemeenschap in de jaren zeventig en tachtig
A compelling lecture tracing 1970s–80s queer activism in the Netherlands, from COC to feminist collectives and unions, born amid exclusion and HIV/AIDS, and built on fierce solidarity—at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
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