Dutch courage: Netherlands market report
The nation’s promoters have bounced back post-Covid, albeit with a series of challenges that their peers internationally will recognise
Feature By Adam Woods | 17 October 2023
As a barometer for the health of the international live music industry, the Netherlands is a pretty good bet. The nation’s promoters have bounced back post-Covid, albeit with a series of challenges that their peers internationally will recognise.
But Adam Woods learns that a clampdown on tourism in Amsterdam might provide the rest of the nation with opportunities…
Industrious, outward-looking, and well-located in the heart of Europe, The Netherlands isn’t immune to bad times – but when there are good times to be had, you can generally assume the Dutch are getting their share of them.
In August, the Association of Dutch Music Venues and Festivals’ (VNPF) Poppodia and Festivals in Figures 2022 report, showed that 48 key music venues and 55 festivals drew…