Music venues in the Netherlands

Music venues in the Netherlands
Paradiso in Amsterdam

Music venues in the Netherlands are a vivid part of the social cultural environment of the country.

In every big city there are concert halls for classical music and jazz. The nine biggest music venues for popular music are Heineken Music Hall, Melkweg, Paradiso, Paard van Troje, Tivoli, Patronaat, 013, Effenaar, Doornroosje. A tenth bigger venue called Watt in Rotterdam has shut his doors in 2010. In every middle sized town of city (approx. 100.000 inhabitants) there's a music venue for popular music genres. In the Netherlands about fifty of these music venues receive funding from the government following the advices of Muziek Centrum Nederland. Other venues are independent or subsidiarised by the cities themselves or are local social centres, community centers and cultural centers with a stage facilitating music performances.

List of music venues

The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and the Bimhuis

Arranged in alphabetical order per city

Concertgebouw at night in 2008
The main entrance of the Melkweg
  • Breda
    • Popular music: Mezz
  • Deventer
    • Popular music: Burgerweeshuis
The Effenaar after the renovation in 2005
    • Popular music: Effenaar
Patronaat in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
  • Nijmegen
    • Popular music: Doornroosje, Merleijn
    • Experimental music: Extrapool
De Doelen
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
Tivoli Oudegracht
    • Large concert hall: Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
    • Jazz: SJU Jazz
    • Popular music: Tivoli, Tivoli De Helling, EKKO, ACU, DBs
    • World Music: RASA

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