Update March 14, 2022: We have goods news for you: Orchestra Baobab were able to find a new date for their Rotterdam show and this will be on August 20, 2022. Previously purchased tickets for this concert will of course remain valid for the new date, ticket buyers will receive an email about this.
Many musicians can only dream of the resume of Joan Wasser, operating under the alter ego Joan As Police Woman. Most notably, the multi-instrumentalist from New York played with heavyweights such as Antony and The Johnsons and Rufus Wainwright. In addition, Joan contributed to the music of artists as diverse as Nick Cave, The Scissor Sisters, Lou Reed, Flaming Lips and Sparklehorse, among others.
Kokoroko is one of the most euphoric, mind-blowing formations in London’s pioneering jazz scene. The group takes over from artists such as Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor and Tony Allen and interweaves their West African highlife/Afrobeat roots with the modern buzz of the British capital.
As the famous Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff would have said: big things start small. Charismatic Briton JP Cooper began handing out flyers for gigs in and around his hometown of Manchester, playing songs on small stages and open mic nights for anyone willing to listen. Now JP Cooper is a worldwide success with his sensitive mix of folk, soul and pop.
Update February 7, 2022: Due to the ongoing Covid measures, Venice has again postponed their full tour. But good news, we have found a new date for their show in De Doelen: Friday September 23, 2022. Tickets will of course remain valid for this new date, ticket buyers will be informed by e-mail.
Update May 7th, 2021: Due to the COVID-19 virus Marc Broussard has decided to suspend and reschedule his complete tour again. The two sold out shows in LantarenVenster Rotterdam have been rescheduled to October 1 and 2, 2022. The location and starting time remain the same. Of course tickets remain valid for the new dates, all ticketholders will be informed by email.
Update May 7th, 2021: Due to the COVID-19 virus Marc Broussard has decided to suspend and reschedule his complete tour again. The two sold out shows in LantarenVenster Rotterdam have been rescheduled to October 1 and 2, 2022. The location and starting time remain the same. Of course tickets remain valid for the new dates, all ticketholders will be informed by email.
In 2018 Heather Nova played a remarkable acoustic set in a sold-out Arminius, an experience she liked so much that she wants to return this fall. The ideal evening to get to know the work of Heather Nova all over again!
Melbourne-based, worldwide beloved and twice Grammy nominated Hiatus Kaiyote returns to Rotterdam! The experimental band with a colorful front lady crosses every border of soul, hip-hop, funk and R&B. Wednesday October 12, 2022 Hiatus Kaiyote will bring their future sounds to Theater Rotterdam!
De Australische indiefolkband Boy & Bear keert voor het eerst sinds 2016 terug naar Rotterdam! Op 17 oktober 2022 geeft het vijftal een concert in LantarenVenster, de kaartverkoop start woensdag 13 april om 11:00 via Ticketmaster.
In de voetsporen van Leonard Cohen of Nick Cave maakt tindersticks al sinds hun debuut in 1993 muziek die zowel doet denken aan indierock als aan koortsachtige soul noir. Steeds rijk gearrangeerd met strijkers en andere klassieke instrumenten en poëtische teksten die gekleurd zijn door de warme, melancholische stem van Stuart A. Staples.
Going bad at least once on a show by the most twisted punk rock band on planet Earth, Amyl and The Sniffers, seems to have become a staple throughout the festival season. But the clubs are also brutally demolished brick by brick by Amy Taylor and her conspirators.
Ze stonden onlangs nog Best Kept Secret aan gort te spelen. Onvoorspelbaar, heftig, experimenteel: black midi is al een paar jaar lang een van de grootste lives-sensaties der planeet aarde. De band uit Londen is zo innovatief dat de meest uiteenlopende referenties gebruikt worden om hun onmiskenbare sound (tevergeefs) te omschrijven, van King Crimson tot DNA tot Death Grips.
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jacob Banks, geboren in Nigeria en gevestigd in Londen, introduceerde zijn expressieve mix van soul, R&B, folk en hiphop voor het eerst met een reeks in eigen beheer uitgebrachte EP’s. Kort nadat hij tekende bij het grote Interscope Records, maakte hij zijn volledige debuut met Village in 2018 en oogstte hij wereldwijd een lading aan lovende kritieken.
Sinds debuutalbum Wait For Evolution is De Staat een van de grootste, meest veelzijdige bands uit de vaderlandse popgeschiedenis. Die ronkende ritmesectie voel je tot in je botten, pezen en spieren, het fundament waarmee Witch Doctor intussen synoniem staat aan het woord cirkelpit.
Op zoek naar de roots van rhythm & blues, R&R en soul, werden muzikanten Onno Smit en Paul Willemsen gegrepen door de pure energie van deze muziek, en besloten ze hun eigen variant te maken. Beide heren, door de wol geverfd met hun bands Beans & Fatback en Lefties Soul Connection, vonden in de Amerikaanse Michelle David dé zangeres voor hun zoektocht naar de bakermat van de soul.
Update 27 October, 2021: Once again, due to the COVID-19 virus Michael Franti & Spearhead have decided to suspend and reschedule their complete tour. Their show in Maassilo Rotterdam has been rescheduled to January 29th, 2023, tickets remain valid and ticketholders will be emailed.
The English singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey returns to Rotterdam for a concert in the Maassilo. Imagine stirring rhythms, minimalist melodies, profound lyrics and mesmerising guitar riffs.