Dam Daily | 26 Jan

Upcoming gigs: from huge arenas to small concert halls, social sewing, plus music tasters.

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• This week at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, visitors can join Brandhaarden 2026, an international theatre festival made together with Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne from Switzerland. The festival also has extra activities with a strong focus on sustainability, like talks and a small market. https://ita.nl/en/shows/totebag-maken-tijdens-brandhaarden/4015027/
• One of these activities is a practical workshop called “Make your own totebag during Brandhaarden.” It takes place on Sunday, 1 February 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, in the ITA Bookshop. The ticket price is 25 euros. https://ita.nl/en/shows/sustainable-suprise-market/4006099/. The workshop is led by De Steek Amsterdam – a sewing café and sustainable fabric store, and they also run workshops where people can learn sewing, repairing, and upcycling.
• At tolhuistuin this week including Ezra Furman and Pink Siifu,
• The next Lola?  – https://www.bitterzoet.com/event/katie-gregson-macleod-3/
• https://www.paradiso.nl/en/program/pitou/2697139 + https://www.paradiso.nl/en/program/searows/2758778
• Fridays are covered at Tolhuistuin | One Fine Mess | https://tolhuistuin.nl/evenementen/one-fine-mess-6, and every last Friday of the month (9 fri 30/1, 7pm-12) – there is more free dancing – this time the best house, funk, soul, broken beat and more from the Danskamer DJs in the IJzaal dancehall of the Tolhuistuin, https://tolhuistuin.nl/en/events/de-danskamer-20

Harry Styles: Amsterdam in the spotlight | “Harry Styles is back with new music and a very unusual concert plan.
Now the most important part for us in Amsterdam: the tour starts here. The tour is called “Together, Together”, and Amsterdam is the first stop. Harry Styles will play six shows at Johan Cruijff ArenA: 16, 17, 20, 22, 23 and 26 May 2026. There is also a special guest for Amsterdam: Robyn. Ticket info here, https://www.mojo.nl/concerten/harry-styles

But there is something different about this tour. It is not a normal “world tour” with many countries. It is more like a global residency: only seven cities worldwide, but many concerts in each city.

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