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In November 2005 the Four Tops and the Temptations gave great performances at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam. Although in partly new line-ups, the songs, slick moves and steps reminded once again of their glory days and were a treat for the Dutch fans.

Amsterdam Nov. 2005 - The Four Tops & The Temptations

Reach out! I'll be there! Well, we were there at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and the Four Tops and the Temptations didn't let us down! Backed by a fantastic band they brought back those wonderful songs and memories. What a treat it was to see them perform those moves and steps that were so typical for the vocal groups of their era. Great showmanship by these Motown icons! See Pictures

In Memoriam: - October 17, 2008
An unforgettable voice of ‘60s Soul fell silent Friday Oct. 17 when Levi Stubbs, lead singer for the legendary Motown group The Four Tops died at age 72. May God bless his family and comfort them.


The free open air Tilburg street corner festival each year is a great success. Old time rock & roll at downtown Tilburg (Southern Holland) with all kinds of Dutch groups and artists is a two day annual happening in the Spring, people are looking forward to.

Streetcorner Festival 2002

It's called "Festival van het Levenslied" - a festival of a genre of songs, mainly of the tear-jerking kind, exclusively sang in Dutch. Musically it varies from light Rock & Roll to Everly Brothers - Country style ballads. Some artists' repertoire spans 40 years of hit making and newer bands play good pop-rock to firm Rock & Roll music albeit with Dutch lyrics. It's fun, fun, fun! See Pictures

We went to the annual Tilburg Fair (The Netherlands). The biggest Town Center fair of Europe. Nine days of fun, spectacle, music, beer, dance, and more beer topped off with the so called "Pink Monday": The day the fair is dedicated to Gay Holland and those, straight like us, who go there simply to enjoy the total craziness, weirdness & extravaganza.

Tilburg Fair 2002 - Partytime

Each day from midday to midnight at the "Biertent" (beer tent) and bars on the Tilburg Fair you'll have performances of old time rock & roll groups, well known (and lesser known) DJ's & artist playing and singing a variety of contemporary & old time rock, rap, hip-hop & Doo-Wop, sweeping live radio shows and typical Dutch drinking songs. We had a lot of fun here! See Pictures

Tilburg Fair 2002

This traditional midsummer fair dates back to the 15 hundreds when peasants and farmers would celebrate midsummer and
pray for a good harvest.This was followed by a big celebration.
These days of fun, eating, drinking and spending attracted all
kinds of traveling salesmen, card players, magicians, singers, entertainers and racketeers, and became bigger each year.

Some of our most vivid memories of girls, music, summer hits and sheer fun come from these fairs. Top hits would echo across the streets accompanied by horns, sirens and loud voices, as each ride owner would try to outdo his opponent. Hullabaloo, Hully Gully, Wooly Bully, Bye, Bye Love, this is racket.. and I love it!. At the Nostalgic section some old time rides are still operating but big modern attractions dominate the fair nowadays (although some things never seem to change like horse back riding and gambling). Nice. See Pictures

Tilburg Fair 2002 - Pink Monday

Monday is the day the fair is dedicated to Gay Holland and those who go there simply to enjoy the total weirdness, craziness & extravaganza. If you want to enjoy all aspects of the Tilburg fair in full then the third day (Monday) is the day you should visit. In the evening there's also a huge open-air party to close the event.
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Next Tilburg Fair 2009: Fri July 17th. 22:00 h - Sun July 26th. 24:00 h.
Next Pink Monday 2009: Mon July 20th. 14:00 h - July 21st. 02:00 h