14 jul 2022 om 06:23 | Update: een uur geleden
The Zwarte Cross will start again on Thursday, after the festival was canceled for two years in a row due to the corona measures. DI-RECT, Snelle and De Dijk, among others, will perform at the Zwarte Cross, which will take place until Sunday at festival site De Schans near Lichtenvoorde in Gelderland.
By: our entertainment editorsArtists such as De Jeugd Van Nowadays, Typhoon, Danny Vera and Kensington are also part of the line-up, as are astronaut André Kuipers, presenter Gwen van Poorten and columnist Marcel van Roosmalen.
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This year the festival is dominated by the retiring leader Rikie Nijman, also known as ‘Aunt Rikie’. She has been the mascot of the Zwarte Cross for 25 years and her image can also be seen in the logo. In 2019, on her 70th birthday, she announced that the 2020 edition would be her last. Due to the corona crisis, this has been postponed to 2022.
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The unofficial director has mixed feelings about her departure. “Somehow I am really looking forward to a quieter life after my career as a Zwarte Cross festival director. On the other hand, I already know that I will miss it enormously. Hopefully there will not be the Black Hole after the Zwarte Cross”, joked ‘Aunt Rikie’. Ronnie Degen is already active as director.
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The Zwarte Cross, one of the biggest festivals in the Netherlands, is sold out. The festival lasts until Sunday.
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