No changes
Not only the artists feel the heat. The organization is also under pressure, with the high temperatures and responsibility for more than two hundred thousand visitors. “If you organize such a big event, you naturally prepare for everything,” says program director Sietse Bakker. “We are in the open air, on asphalt. That can get hot. But we have many experts who constantly advise us and at the moment there is no reason to adjust the program. We keep a close eye on the weather forecast. “
Tickets resold
Today the official tickets were sent to all cardholders. The organization has been warning that resold tickets will be invalid for some time. Yet they are now on Marktplaats for dozens of euros. “Do not buy those tickets,” the organization warns. ” There is a good chance that you will soon be standing in front of a closed gate and will be disappointed. Unfortunately we cannot check whether a card has really been resold or not. So it’s at your own risk. “
Logistics
Part of the highway is transformed into a concert hall for one day and there, among other things, visitors can admire the Amsterdams Andalusian Orchestra live. They are one of the musicians on The Concertgebouw Podium Stand, where a mix of artists and music styles from classical, pop and jazz comes together all day.
Yet there will also be logistical challenges for artists, says musician Gaakeer. ” We cannot easily come with a delivery van, so we have to walk a piece of 1 km with our instruments. So you have to consider which amplifiers and which instruments you take with you. And that we are on the slice of asphalt, will also be exciting, how hot it actually gets. “