Anneke: part XIX by Peter Blok

Peter Blok: “Episode 19. 07/15-2017 Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Dynamo Metalfest. A walk along memory lane, not just for Anneke. Dynamo Open Air: the ultimate heavy metal festival. A tip on an old landfill. The Dutch band The Gathering performed there in 1999. Anneke van Giersbergen – a little girl on a huge stage. In front of her tens of thousands long-haired and richly tattooed metal fans of the roughest kind from all across Europe. You could hear a pin drop at times, followed by a huge applause when the instruments took over again. While taking pictures from behind the band... goose bumps! Following The Gathering on a European tour, I was photographer for one of the largest weekly magazines at that time. It was my first encounter with Anneke. In the years after, I did a lot of photography for the band. 10/20-2017 Rotterdam, The Netherlands. BAR3 of Rotown. The album by VUUR; ‘In This Moment We Are Free – Cities’ is being presented. 10/21-2017 Tilburg, The Netherlands. Sounds music store. The last of the th