An Ode to the “Last Ever Rock ‘n Roll Gig” at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw
<p>Perched royally, as if at the head of the table, flanking the west face of Museumplein opposite the Rijksmuseum, sits Het Concertgebouw (say: con-CERT-huh-bau).</p>
<p>Completed in 1888, with its quintessentially pragmatic Dutch moniker, “Concert Hall” opened to a full house with support from 120 musicians and a 500-person choir who performed music by Wagner, Handel, Bach, and Beethoven.</p>
<p>With plush velour seating for two thousand, Amsterdam’s elegant performance hall was specifically designed (acoustics and sightlines) for orchestra. In time, the programming became as eclectic as its host city, and in the 1960s the venue’s repertoire expanded to include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzAFdwH2bY" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">contemporary acts</a> of the day including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, the Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, and The Doors.</p>
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