Keeping It Lowlands: Annual Dutch Focus 2025
As is tradition, Pollstar reached out to some of the Netherlands’ most prolific concert and festival promoters, venue operators, and suppliers just in time for ESNS – the annual talent festival and music industry conference returning to Groningen this January,…
‘Where People Come Together & Creativity Comes To Life’: Q’s With Arnaud Hordijk, Head Of Entertainment & Sports, Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam Ahoy has been the home for international and Dutch artists, sports professionals, politicians, celebrities, as well as the people of Rotterdam for more than 50 years. If there’s a trend to be made out in the European touring circuit,…
‘We must not forget that real stories don’t happen behind a screen’: Q’s With Tirsa Creusen, Festival Director, Pinkpop
Pinkpop is one of the Netherland’s most famous events and oldest annual pop and rock festivals in the world. It celebrated its 54th edition this year, June 20-22, with a lineup led by Justin Timberlake, Muse, Olivia Rodrigo, and more.…
‘We Looked At Everything & Came Up With A Better Solution’: Q’s With Dutch Barrier Services’ Stanley Jilesen & Erwin Sprengers
For this year’s Dutch Focus, Pollstar reached out to Stanley Jilesen and Erwin Sprengers, who, along with founder Cees Muurling, manage Dutch Barrier Services, the business that’s been taking the barrier world by storm since its foundation during the pandemic.…
‘Unmatched Value To Artists, Promoters, Sponsors & Fans’: Q’s With Ziggo Dome’s Birgitte de Winter & Jacobine Talsma
Ziggo Dome is the Netherland’s main concert arena. Located in the capital of Amsterdam, it usually gets a piece of every major arena tour out there. For this year’s Dutch Focus, Pollstar spoke with the building’s head of events, Jacobine…
‘It Feels Like 2026 Is Going To Be Another Strong Year’: Q’s With Kim Bloem, Head Promoter, MD, Mojo Concerts
For our annual Dutch Focus, Pollstar reached out to Kim Bloem, head promoter and managing director at the country’s biggest promoter Mojo Concerts/Live Nation. Bloem talked about the state of business at Mojo at year’s end, current trends, challenges, opportunities,…
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‘This Business Always Offers Opportunities’: Q’s With Wouter de Wilde, Greenhouse Talent
Wouter de Wilde is managing director and head promoter at Greenhouse Talent, the largest independent concert promoter in the Benelux countries. We sent him some questions for this year’s Dutch Focus, to get a sense of the health of the…
‘There’s A Lot Of Business Regionally If Artists Are Up For It’: Q’s With Age Versluis, Head Of Touring, Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire is one of the Netherland’s busiest promoters. A FKP Scorpio subsidiary, the company is looking back at a year full of international and domestic success stories, and 2026 is looking to bring more of the same. Pollstar reached…
‘Tickets Are Selling Faster Than Ever’: The Netherlands Remain A Top Touring Destination In Europe
The Netherlands may be the country in Europe with the largest number of festivals in relation to its size. It’s certainly home to one of Europe’s oldest, Pinkpop, which celebrated its 54th edition this year, June 20-22, with a lineup…
Telling Stories, Talking Shop & Treading The Boards: ESNS Turns 40
Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) Turns 40 years old. What began as a battle of Dutch and Belgian bands (Noorderslag means “battle of the north”) is today one of Europe’s most important events to showcase the hottest talent from all over the…
CAA Hires Veteran Agent Tony Goldring
Veteran agent Tony Goldring has joined Creative Artists Agency as an agent in the company’s Global Touring division. Goldring has helped oversee and expand overseas touring opportunities for some of the biggest artists in the world including Rihanna, Shakira, Pitbull,…
BTS Announce New Album, Tease 2026 Tour
BTS is back. The K-pop superstars started the new year in a big way, with this week’s news that BTS has a new album due out in May and a world tour to be announced next week. As the group’s…
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