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Festival crowd
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Dutch festival sector warns that rising costs and rules are threatening events
22 August 2025 - 16:10
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Attendees of a festival in Vondelpark in Amsterdam
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Music festivals struggling in Netherlands; At least 60 canceled this year
17 June 2024 - 14:30
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The Carré on the Amstel River in Amsterdam. 12 January 2017
PoliticsCultureArtEntertainment
Dutch sales tax on books, concerts, theater tickets will rise from 9 to 21 percent
16 May 2024 - 14:33
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 Dutch band Jeugd van Tegenwoordig during Parkpop festival in 2018.
CultureEntertainment
Many festival organizers are struggling with inconsistent, often changing policies
8 April 2024 - 07:00
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Outdoor music festival
BusinessCultureArtLifestyleEntertainment
More people went to concerts and festivals in 2022 than in 2019
21 January 2023 - 15:35
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Di-rect performing at Retropop music festival in Emmen, 10 Jun 2017
BusinessEntertainment
Some 1,200 summer festivals canceled; Massive blow for events sector
22 April 2020 - 07:41

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