Pop rock and variety concert halls Amsterdam

For over 10 years, the Ziggo Dome has welcomed all the big names in music to a state-of-the-art venue in the south of the city, next to the Ajax stadium. The hall is very well designed and boasts excellent acoustics. With a capacity of 17,000, it's so well arranged that everything flows smoothly and is designed for a pleasant experience. Designed by Benthem Crouwel, the building is a rectangular box with two rows of seats. The exterior is covered with 840,000 diodes, which animate and illuminate in a futuristic manner.

This concert hall is a vibrant reminder of the days of the provos, who demanded that the municipality provide venues for young people. Since the 1970s, this milky way (Melkweg) has never ceased to shine. The Melkweg boasts an incredible multi-disciplinary program: jazz, dance, rock, theater, photography, this venue also doubles as a nightclub... A modern Amsterdam classic. The café, which overlooks Marnixstraat, is quite popular despite its zen-like decor. A bit of a shame, but the program includes some great exhibitions.

Afas Live is an entertainment venue located in the southern suburbs of the capital, right next to the Ajax stadium. It's all modern and very well designed, but purists and nostalgics will inevitably say that it can't compete with the downtown Paradiso and Melkweg for atmosphere, and they'd be right. We particularly like the size of this venue, neither too big nor too small, and the quality of the infrastructure. All the big names come or have come here. So it's important to keep an eye on the programming to ensure a great evening.