Last live performance collection ‘Grand with a delicate G’: ‘Shiny spot in life’

After seventeen editions, the tip of the Brabant performances of Guus Meeuwis is close to. At the moment the singer begins the final collection for Huge with a delicate G, The ultimate live performance shall be held on June 26.

Up to now, the singer has carried out 63 instances on the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven. On the finish of June, together with the final concert events, he had performed within the stadium a complete of 72 instances.

Meeuwis was included within the lineup for that collection Guinness Guide of Data. He acquired a certificates final week of the file for “most concert events by an artist in a single stadium. “

In complete, 52-year-old Meeuwis performed for two.5 million guests at his collection of concert events. One among them is 37-year-old Debbie from Veldhoven. She at all times takes brief breaks across the live performance, to “take pleasure in earlier than and after enjoyable”. This 12 months she’s going to attend the occasion for the 51st time.

“Regardless of how darkish life may be, June is a celebration,” mentioned Debbie. “We misplaced lots of people round us at a really younger age. Grand it was at all times a brilliant spot and a form of assist of their lives,” she says Broadcast Brabant. “That is how we performed That is due to you on the night of my deceased daughter’s memorial.”

Marijke (59) from Venlo can also be massive on the Tilburg singer. She is going to go to the live performance 4 instances within the coming days. She specifically purchased a T-shirt and a cap to put on at these final performances.

“I am actually wanting ahead to it,” she says. “The final live performance shall be very troublesome. It will likely be painful, however it should even be very lovely.”

Meeuwis stops the performances to do new issues, he mentioned earlier than. “I really feel I am prepared for a brand new problem. ” He additionally spends a number of time on exhibits. “After I got here on stage with Grand, I instantly noticed issues that made me suppose: this should be higher subsequent 12 months. I’m with you all 12 months spherical Grand busy And never simply me. It truly is one a crew effort.”

Grand Nonetheless, he didn’t keep throughout the borders of the Netherlands. Guus additionally performed 1000’s of miles away at: at Webster Corridor in New York. Dutch followers particularly purchased a ticket; there was no singing in English.

Meeuwis shouldn’t be utterly gone when the final chord has sounded: any further there’s a statue of the artist on the primary entrance of the constructing.

The sculpture is of a small boy with a ball beneath his foot. The title Guus is on the again of the shirt, with shirt quantity 17 in honor of the identical variety of concert events within the stadium.