- Parkpop
The Parkpop festival is held annually on the last Sunday of June in the city of
The Hague .It was first held in
1981 and attended by 35,000 visitors. Today almost 350,000 people visit the festival every year making it the largest free pop festival inEurope . It is held at [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuiderpark_%28Den_Haag%29Zuiderpark Zuiderpark] .The 28th edition of Parkpop will be held on June 29th and will feature
Kula Shaker ,Monte Montgomery ,Orishas ,Moke ,Mala Vita ,Kleine Jay and will be headlined bySheryl Crow .History
2007
The 27th edition of van Parkpop took place on Sunday 24th 2007 and featured
Kim Wilde ,Maria Mena en Johan.2006
The 26th edition featured
The Kooks ,Kelis ,Ronnie Spector ,Garland Jeffreys and was headlined byDi-rect andMelanie C .With heavy rain that year the number of visitors was 175,000
2005
The 26th edition featured
De Dijk , Typhoon,Elvis Costello & the Imposters and was headlined byWithin Temptation Attendance: 350,000
2004
The 25th edition of Parkpop on 27th june 2004 featured The Gathering,
Beth Hart ,The Nits ,Outlandish and was headlined byThe Stranglers Attendance: 350,000
2003
Lineup: 16 Down, A Day's Work, An Pierle & White Velvet
Luka Bloom Blues Brother Castro,Brainpower ,Corey ,De La Soul ,Kathleen Edwards , Fools Fatal , Kouwe Makkers,Morgan Heritage ,Ozomatli , Rapid Notion, Silverlake,Ska-p , [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/VanKatoen VanKatoen] , Wowbeggar,Krezip ,Youssou N'Dour 2002
The 23rd edition of Parkpop on 30th June 2002 featured [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintangs Bintangs] ,
Dandy Warhols , Enrico Riva, Hans Vandenburg, Kareem Raihani, Kirsten,Levellers ,Mimezine ,Ozark Henry ,Suzanne Vega and was headlines by three popular dutch bands Kane,Di-rect andWithin Temptation Attendance: 400,000
External links
* [http://www.parkpop.nl/ Parkpop homepage (dutch)]
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