In line with the group, Fèis Hiya final Saturday was nothing lower than ‘excessive version’. Co-organizer Wim Beekman seems to be again with pleasure on the celebration at Grote Rietplas in Emmen.
With roughly 21,000 guests, all entrance tickets to the pageant had been bought. They noticed performances by Tony Hadley, Sananda Maitreya, Acda & De Munnik, Di-Rect, Bankzitters and Donnie, amongst others.
“I nonetheless get pleasure from it,” Beekman seems to be again on the music pageant. “I noticed so many individuals having a good time. There have been nice performances, there was loads of room for everybody and there was a beautiful facet program. It was all good.”
The Hiya Pageant, referred to as Retropop till 2019, has been held yearly in Emmen since 2002. Over time, the Emmer music pageant has grown into the most important summer season music pageant in Drenthe. For Beekman, a number of performances stood out this 12 months. “Acda & De Munnik and Di-Rect had been the highlights for me,” he says.
The one blemish on the pageant was the climate. Whereas final 12 months many guests had been sweating due to the excessive temperatures, this time there was typically a bathe of rain. “Just a few individuals went dwelling to choose up lengthy trousers, however fortunately I did not see anybody strolling throughout the sector getting moist.”
In line with Beekman, there have been 2,300 extra guests this version than final 12 months. It is because the positioning was barely bigger than it was for the 2023 version. It’s potential that just a few extra individuals will be capable to come to Fèis Hiya subsequent 12 months. Beekman: “After all we need to develop, however that occurs with the handbrake on. We do all the things step-by-step.”
The pageant group is now busy reserving artists for subsequent 12 months. The primary identify has already been registered: The Human League.
2024-06-10 10:32:40
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