Nyashnoe, mimiishnoe and uchipussechnoe name "Pinkpop", which brings associations with the early Britney Spears or podnadoevshey Ketti Parry, in fact, hides a unique festival of rock and alternative music.

What the creators of the festival thought is unknown, so today there are two opinions on its name . Some, for example, believe that the word "Pinkpop" is half Dutch, half English . The alleged part of the word, "pink", can be interpreted as an abbreviation from the Dutch name of the Pentester's (Pinksteren) . Well, it's finished. e "pop" refers us to pop music (popular music) . Other ardent fans of the festival think exactly the opposite . It seems that the beginning of the word should be translated from English as "pink", well, the final "pop" - as the Dutch word "doll" . Because, say, the logo of one of the most striking musical events of the Netherlands are dolls in a pink dress .

Anyway, but about any "pope" on the scenes of this festival speech is not. Conducted for over 40 years in the cozy Dutch town of Landgraf, Pinkpop is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest music festival in Europe. Traditionally, "Pinkpop" is held in early-mid June, each time the date changes, since the official start of the event is tied to Pentecost - the weekend to the Holy Trinity (Fri-Sat-Sun).

In 2014, they hellishly played their program "Metallica "And old man Bruce Springsteen.

Every year Pinkpop collects simply a mad amount of the public, for example, in 2014 more than 200 thousand spectators visited local venues. Of course, such a crowd can be placed only in the open air, and not in one scene. Therefore, as a rule, three sites are working on Pinkpop, where you can see, hear, and if you're lucky, then touch the brightest stars of the metal and rock scene. For example, in 2014 here hellishly played their program "Metallica" and old man Bruce Springsteen.

By the way about old men. In 2007 Pinkpop arranged a special festival called Pinkpop Classic, where older rockers could come off and remember the youth. Well, gangs that glittered at the festival about 20-30 years ago played for them.

For all the time of "Pinkpop" there were more than 500 performers, including "celestials" The Rolling Stones, eccentric Björk, old kind Metallica and Nazareth , as well as U2, John Mayer, Editors, Rob Zombie and many, many others.

Coordinates

There is no difficulty in getting to the next "Pinkpop" - it's enough to arm yourself with a Schengen visa and an air ticket to Amsterdam. Further to the venue of the festival - the town of Landgraf, in the province of Limburg - you can get on the train for 2-3 hours. From the main station of the city of Landgraaf to the Pinkpop venue, buses run all three days.

There is no need to buy tickets in advance, everything can be purchased on the spot. There are tickets for one day - 80 EUR, and for all three days of the festival - 160 EUR.

Address: Megaland, Hofstraat 13-15, 6372 XC Landgraaf.

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