When Walter Hoeijmakers (57), artistic director at Roadburn, started the festival in 1999 together with former co-organiser Jurgen van den Brand, it was just one night with some bands whose musicians he already knew. Initially an offspring of a blog with the same name, covering stoner, doom, and psych, it became an internationally acclaimed underground festival for heavy and extreme music over the years. Nowadays, around 5.000 people attend, taking over the Dutch city of Tilburg and some of its main cultural venues for four days. Besides the shows, exhibitions, discussion events, and a dance performance are featured. This year’s edition of the festival will take place from 20 to 23 April.
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