Not much culture in Wageningen? We beg to differ. During the 9th edition of the Woetstok festival, Wageningen bands pay tribute to both rock stars of the past and contemporary artists.
Cover bands, mainly from Wageningen, bring a famous band or performer to life in a 40-minute set. The audience can dance to the music or snack on food lounging on a picnic blanket on the grass. That’s the concept for Woetstok Wageningen.
Mirjam Hack, chair of the Woetstok Wageningen project group: ‘This is a festival for and by Wageningen folk. The name refers to the famous Woodstock festival in 1969, but we’ve got a range of music styles and musicians that goes beyond the original performers at Woodstock. There’s rock, pop, retro disco and much more. That makes it nice for young and old.’
Kate Bush
A secondary school band that plays numbers by ACDC kicks off the festival. Early in the evening the Ka-Booshkas perform: eight WUR current and former students who channel Kate Bush. José Visser, singer with the Ka-Booshkas: ‘I was sitting on a tram and I imagined myself performing. The idea gave me gooseflesh. That fantasy has come true. Kate Bush doesn’t perform much, so we fill that gap. We are going to show off the expressive, theatrical and eclectic side of Kate Bush. Eccentric, exploratory, and full of energy. But we will also perform sensitive numbers. Jig of Life has an unusual Irish rhythm, with the violin.’
Angelo Braam, the Ka-Booshkas’ violinist: ‘With this number we’ll definitely get Wageningers dancing. My violin also provides some special effects.’ Special effects with a violin? You can find out what that means on 29 June.
For more information and the whole programme, see loburg.com/woetstok.
Saturday 29 June 2024
Torckpark, 13:00-23:45 hrs
Entrance free
