Maydays

Maydays is the Pop Department's annual exam festival. In May, the graduating pop students present the results of four years of training at various pop venues in Amsterdam. The students produce these evenings themselves: they program a show featuring only original music and they also take care of production and promotion. Maydays offers a great opportunity to see and hear the newest pop acts from The Netherlands!

Programme 2025

6 May | End, Scene!

Karmosine * Lien A * Alexandra * Jaakko Eino Kalevi * Zora Nova

Melkweg
19.00 doors open
19.30 show
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7 May | Sonic Retrospect

Plonki * Fuzzy Teeth * Surfer Rosa * Femi * Zuster Zonnebloem * Liam Pek

On May 7th it's time for SONIC RETROSPECT! Get ready for a very flavorful night with no less than 6 bands, brought to you by graduating CvA students Pleun Stork (Plonki, Fuzzy Teeth), Sjaak Megens (Surfer Rosa, FEMI) and Rick van Loon (Zuster Zonnebloem, The Pekkers). Take a trip from luscious folk and lo-fi indie to vintage psychedelic and alternative punk, blasting your way from the Skatecafé stage. Don't miss out on this must-see event and grab a ticket for only €14,50 right now!

Skatecafé
19.30 doors open
20.00 show
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12 May | A Great Escape

Plain Woven * Aloyse * Femi * Girlhead

Melkweg
19.00 doors open
19.30 show
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13 May | A Surge of Ecstasy

Kasmin * Ambo * The Curse Made Flesh * Hyla * Javier Valdi

A wave of ecstasy, extreme music with which you will experience moments of intensity and absolute calm. This evening will be full of color and darkness, volume and tranquility, exciting projects that covers indie, punk, death metal and progressive metal music.

Melkweg
19.00 doors open
19.30 show
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14 May | Gado Gado

Nusantara Beat * Pom * Yaffa * Fabienne Julie * Differ * Fredi Erdmann

Six bands are coming together for an international party night featuring Indonesian folk music, Dutch ADHD rock, and German art-pop. Michael (Nusantara Beat & Pom), Ivana (YAFFA & Fabienne Julie), and Fredi Erdmann (Solo & DIFFER) are popping corks and leaving their conservatory studies behind. After touring Europe and Asia, they reunite for an unforgettable night at Paradiso Tolhuistuin. Just like the Indonesian dish Gado-Gado, they serve up the tastiest mix of international bands in the melting pot of Amsterdam.

Tolhuistuin
18.30 doors open
19.30 show
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