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, &ldquo;Concert Hall&rdquo; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s repertoire expanded to include&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzAFdwH2bY" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">contemporary acts</a>&nbsp;of the day including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, the Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, and The Doors.</p> <p><a href="https://bporteus.medium.com/an-ode-to-the-last-ever-rock-n-roll-gig-at-amsterdams-concertgebouw-ad41a2e7fe31"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>