Archive for the ‘Amsterdam’ Category
Shadows over Amsterdam.
I was on my way back from Muiden when I picked up a newsitem about a huge fire in Northern Amsterdam. So I went, but the action was just about over by the time I got there. All that remained was a huge cloud of smoke, as seen here from behind the central station. A furniture-store, an office of the postal service, a kitchen-store and an car-and-bycycle supply store went up in flames. Oh, well.
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Loading ...Clubbing into the new year.
Where: Sugar Factory, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
When: Stars hang over the crowd. Mobile snapshot of the first hours of 2008.
(5 votes, average: 2.6 out of 5) Loading ...And the crowd goes wild…
Where: Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
What: Concert-time, again. Some 50.000 people show up to see Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks with Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thempson jump on the reunion-bandwagon as they reform Genesis for a series of shows.
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Seize the night.
Where: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Who: Meat Loaf and his band, the Neverland Express, who are on their ‘Seize the night’ tour. The silhouette shown on the right is Meat Loaf, waving his trademark red handkerchief. Although Meat Loaf is visibly and audibly rapidly nearing the end of his musical career, he was still able to put on an interesting performance.
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Dan and Friends.
Where: The Waterhole, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
What: The guy on the right is Dan. This is his band, Dan & Friends. Guess Dan only has one friend?
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