Music venues in the Netherlands

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Paradiso in Amsterdam

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

The ten biggest dedicated music venues are Ziggo Dome, AFAS Live, Melkweg, Paradiso in Amsterdam, de Aula Meander college in Zwolle, Paard van Troje in The Hague, Tivoli (TivoliVredenburg & Tivoli De Helling) in Utrecht , Patronaat in Haarlem, 013 in Tilburg, Effenaar in Eindhoven and Doornroosje in Nijmegen. 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 advice of Muziek Centrum Nederland. Other venues are independent or subsidiarised by the cities themselves or are local social centres, community centres and cultural centres with a stage facilitating music performances.

Furthermore, there are a number of multifunctional venues (like Ahoy in Rotterdam, Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Doelen in Rotterdam or Oosterpoort in Groningen) which frequently host musical acts. Furthermore, a number of sportstadiums feature on the megaconcert circuit, foremost Amsterdam Arena, De Kuip in Rotterdam and Gelredome in Arnhem.

List of music venues

The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and the Bimhuis Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.jpg
The Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and the Bimhuis

Arranged in alphabetical order per city

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Concertgebouw at night in 2008
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The main entrance of the Melkweg
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Dynamo Eindhoven
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The Effenaar after the renovation in 2005
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Strijp-S
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Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
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Patronaat in Haarlem
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De Doelen
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Tivoli Oudegracht

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