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All About Amsterdam Open Air Festival
166 
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
Open-air
XL – 20k-50k
Electronic, Pop, Latin
$$$
Casual, Alternative, International
2 Days
The festival is known for showcasing the latest in electronic and underground music, promoting upcoming artists, while regaling crowds with top international names.
Amsterdam Open Air festival 2022 edition’s dates are 4-5 June, 2022. Go get your Amsterdam Open Air festival tickets on Soundclub, the social app for live music experiences covering +2,000 international festivals.
1. Amsterdam Open Air festival is a celebration of electronic music
2. Amsterdam Open Air festival has 10 stages
3. Amsterdam Open Air 2022 will be the festival’s 10th anniversary
Skipping 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amsterdam Open Air festival will celebrate 10 years of bringing joyful tunes to music lovers this year. Get your festive best on as this is going to be one helluva mad bash. Expect to see fun collabs from top-notch Dutch musicians, artists, fashionistas, and culinary masters.
4. AOA joined hands with Unmute Us to unshackle music festivals
COVID-19 was a bummer alright! And in more ways than one. The music festival scene in the Netherlands was no doubt ass-whooped, leading the festival’s community to be up in arms.
August 2021 saw Amsterdam Open Air festival unite with over 350 music event organizations in a protest march labeled “Unmute Us”. It was to voice out their disapproval of the government restrictions upon the music community, which was ravaged by the pandemic.
Fast forward to 2022, there are some good tidings! The Dutch government announced recently that festivals can go ahead without any restrictions. Time to let the music play!
5. Amsterdam Open Air festival promotes fashion
6. Amsterdam Open Air festival does its bit for the environment
If you don’t love nature then what are you? Part of what makes Amsterdam Open Air festival lovable is its efforts towards curbing waste. The festival uses only hardcups in order to reduce plastic waste. In 2018, the festival claimed to have saved 9.1 kgs of plastic. It also asks festival-goers to return their used cups and bottles to the bar. Now that’s another way to drink responsibly.
7. Amsterdam Open Air festival is meat-free
Doubling up on their service to the planet, and love for life, Amsterdam Open Air festival vowed to be meat-free from its last edition in 2019. Reducing its carbon footprint, the festival will be helping out in saving large amounts of carbon, water, and land by enabling 40,000 festival-attendees to go meatless during the festival days. Inspired to take it beyond the festival?
8. Camping at AOA is an experience on its own
Though the Amsterdam Open Air festival is a two-day event, you can camp for up to four days at the festival premises of Gaasperpark. Thanks to the range of fun activities, you can be assured of having oodles of fun beyond the music. From dancing your heart out at a silent disco to lounging by the lake Gaasperplas, this is one extended weekend of pure merriment!
9. Shop like crazy at the festival markets
In need of retail therapy to drive away the COVID blues? What’s better than collecting wacky stuff at a music festival? Amsterdam Open Air festival has a thriving colorful market selling cool quirky stuff. From artsy outfits to chunky metallic jewelry, you are festival-ready right here.
10. AOA invites artists to hold workshops
In keeping with the spirit of upholding music and culture, Amsterdam Open Air festival welcomes artists from all spheres to share their knowledge. Whether you create fine art, sculptures, graffiti, or metal works,you can contact the festival to hold a session to talk about your creative art and display your work.
Electrifying music, a lively atmosphere, and gobs of fun await you at Amsterdam Open Air festival. The most splendid way to spend your Summer 2022, make sure to bring your buddies and a cheerful spirit for a riveting weekend at Gaasperpark.
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