According to Janneke Hartog, the audience that comes to Kolderveen is very diverse. “They come from Nijeveen and Meppel, but also from Rotterdam and Amsterdam, it depends on the artist standing there. People are often wildly enthusiastic about the place when they come in.” Bort Hartog explains which styles are mainly: “We are a bit in the Indie Pop, alternative pop, singer-songwriters, but we also make some trips, such as a little neoclassical music.” The famous Italian pianist Federico Albanese also visited the old milk factory.
How does such a big name end up in Koldveen? “I have been praising a few big names in neoclassical music for a long time. Albanian comes from that school. So I am pushing that booker. The persistent wins, you have to suck a bit sometimes. That’s how you as Kolderveveen suddenly stand between all those big place names,” says Bort Hartog proudly.
In the intimate room there is room for a maximum of 180 seats. If you go for step leaks, 250 people can get in. “Yes, 300 might also be possible, but then you are in a barrel as herring. You do that in the Ziggo Dome, we don’t do that in Kolderveen,” said Bort Hartog.