Utrecht · 5–8 November 2026

Le Guess Who?2026

My plan for Utrecht, 5 to 8 November. Getting around by bike.

Thursday 5 Nov

Everything at TivoliVredenburg, no travelling. 8 concerts

  1. 19:0020:00
    Tortoise Chicago post-rock institution: two drum kits, vibraphone, jazz and dub. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda Promised a friend.

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  2. Route: same building
  3. 20:0020:45
    Tainá e i o u★ Fave Singer from northern Brazil: Amazonian traditions meet free jazz, Tropicália and the noise of her father's car workshop. TivoliVredenburg – PandoraSet 19:45–20:45
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  4. Route: same building
  5. 20:4521:45
    Mohammad Syfkhan★ Fave Kurdish singer on bouzouki who played Syrian weddings for decades, now based in Ireland. People dance. TivoliVredenburg – Cloud Nine

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  6. Route: same building
  7. 21:4522:45
    Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow New York trio between jazz, funk, doom and dub, with Georgia Anne Muldrow on vocals. TivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal
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  8. Route: same building
  9. 22:4523:30
    Aïta Mon Amour Rapper Widad Mjama with electronics: Moroccan aita, raw rural women's singing, reimagined. TivoliVredenburg – Cloud NineSet 22:30–23:30

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  10. Route: same building
  11. 23:3000:45
    Water Damage presents Static Ecstatic★ Fave Two hours of psych-kraut wall of sound. ‘Maximal Repetition, Minimal Deviation’. TivoliVredenburg – RondaSet 22:45–00:45

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  12. Route: same building
  13. 00:4501:30
    The Shits★ Fave Band from Leeds. Primal rock, repetition, tortured vocals, loud and dirty. TivoliVredenburg – Pandora

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  14. Route: same building
  15. 01:3002:15
    Arsenal Mikebe ft. HHY & Valentina Magaletti Home-made steel percussion from Uganda with HHY and Valentina Magaletti. Raw and hypnotic. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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Friday 6 Nov

Packed from late afternoon, out to De Helling at night. 10 concerts

  1. 17:1517:55
    Conjunto Media Luna★ Fave Solo live set: cumbia roots with accordion, synths, drum machines and bass music. Kapitaal

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  2. Route: 4 minwalk 5 min0.4 km
  3. 18:0018:45
    Joshua Chuquimia Crampton★ Fave Guitarist and one half of Los Thuthanaka. Andean music, distorted and wide open. TivoliVredenburg – Pandora

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  4. Route: same building
  5. 18:4519:45
    OOIOO★ Fave Boredoms' YoshimiO with her band. Rhythm against noise, completely unpredictable. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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  6. Route: 5 minwalk 11 min0.9 km5 min late
  7. 19:4520:30
    The Ensemble of Cultural Approximation★ Fave They call it ‘Shroombia’: Latin, psychedelia, post-punk and electronics from the Dutch underground. ACU

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  8. Route: 5 minwalk 9 min0.8 km
  9. 20:4021:20
    A.R. Kane★ Fave London duo from the late 80s, inventors of dream pop. Noise guitars, dub bass. EKKOSet 20:30–21:20
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  10. Route: 5 minwalk 9 min0.7 km20 min spare
  11. 21:4522:45
    أحمد [Ahmed]★ Fave London free-jazz quartet carrying on Ahmed Abdul-Malik's music. Ecstatic repetition. TivoliVredenburg – Hertz

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  12. Route: same building
  13. 22:4523:45
    Melt-Banana★ Fave Japanese noise-grindcore duo, extremely fast, going for over 30 years. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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  14. Route: same building
  15. 23:4500:30
    King Ayisoba★ Fave Frafra from northern Ghana: kologo lute, drums, raw vocals, high-energy trance. TivoliVredenburg – Cloud Nine

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  16. Route: same building
  17. 00:3001:00
    Chuquimamani-Condori presents DJ E The electronic half of Los Thuthanaka: Andean music meets club, ‘40 brass bands at once’. TivoliVredenburg – RondaSet 00:30–01:30 Until about 01:00, then over to De Helling.
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  18. Route: 12 minwalk 30 min2.4 km
  19. 01:1502:00
    Deafkids★ Fave Brazilian trio: electronic rage, percussion, punk. De Helling

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Saturday 7 Nov

The long day: totally wired at dB's, the city centre in between, and two must-sees at once to finish. 15 concerts

  1. 14:0014:40
    Álvaro Lancelotti Afro-Brazilian songwriting, spiritual. Co-founder of Pra Gira Girar. Kapitaal optional Optional, no stress.

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  2. 15:3016:10
    Sarine & Yantra Two Deafkids members as a duo: percussion, strings, flutes, modal improvisation. Kapitaal
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  3. Route: 14 minwalk 37 min3.0 km
  4. 16:2516:45
    Sublux★ Fave Anarcho-hardcore with doom and synths, banshee vocals. dB's – Main StageSet 16:15–16:45

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  5. Route: same building20 min spare
  6. 17:0517:35
    Gimic DIY punk, Minutemen meets math rock, bloodcurdling vocals. dB's – Bar Stage

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  7. Route: same building
  8. 17:4518:25
    The Woman★ Fave Sheyda Abolfath's project: experimental, raw poetry, punk attitude. dB's – Main Stage

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  9. Route: 15 minwalk 41 min3.3 km
  10. 18:4519:30
    Wu-Lu & POiSON ANNA present: BAKERZ DOZEN★ Fave Wu-Lu from South London (grunge, hip-hop, trip-hop) with rapper POiSON ANNA. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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  11. Route: 15 minwalk 41 min3.3 km
  12. 19:4520:00
    Sarsour صرصور Fast, furious hardcore punk from Syria and Palestine. dB's – Main StageSet 19:30–20:00 From halfway through. Good moment to eat.

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  13. Route: same building
  14. 20:0020:40
    BeaBop Amsterdam quartet of noise, jazz, punk and improvisation. dB's – Bar Stage
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  15. Route: same building20 min spare
  16. 21:0021:25
    Snake Eater مارخور Grinding d-beat hardcore with Punjabi poetry. dB's – Main Stage

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  17. Route: same building20 min spare
  18. 21:4522:15
    BOMBSTRAP★ Fave Nihilistic hardcore from the Poortgebouw squat in Rotterdam. dB's – Bar Stage

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  19. Route: same building
  20. 22:2522:45
    ZANJEER زنجیر Hardcore, crust and d-beat in Urdu. The singer comes from Lahore's DIY scene. dB's – Main StageSet 22:25–23:00 Until 22:45, then on to Brigadera.

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  21. Route: 15 minwalk 41 min3.3 km
  22. 23:0023:30
    Brigadera Improvised songwriting with a punk ethos, clowning and avant-jazz. TivoliVredenburg – COSMOS Foyer / Pandora StudioSet 22:45–23:30

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  23. Route: same building
  24. 23:3000:00
    Heith & Tarawangsawelas★ Fave Heith with a tarawangsa ensemble from Bandung. Inspired by West Javanese reak trance. TivoliVredenburg – Cloud NineSet 23:15–00:00 For chilling.
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  25. Route: same building
  26. 00:0000:45
    EDU & JUDGITZU★ Fave Vodou ensemble from Togo plus electronics. Repetition and trance. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
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  27. Route: same building
  28. 01:0001:30
    BBBBBBB★ Fave ‘Victory Hardcore’: digital hardcore, noise, industrial, trap. TivoliVredenburg – Cloud NineSet 01:00–01:45 Until 01:30, then Los Thuthanaka.

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  29. Route: same building
  30. 01:3002:15
    Los Thuthanaka Andean rhythms, Aymara composition and psych rock. The two siblings together. TivoliVredenburg – Grote ZaalSet 01:15–02:15

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Sunday 8 Nov

A calm finale, almost everything at Tivoli. 7 concerts

  1. 13:1514:15
    Star David Connection (Nyabinghi)★ Fave Nyabinghi reggae. Star David co-founded the first reggae band in the Netherlands. KABUL à GoGo optional Maybe: a dub lunchtime at 24 HOUR DUB.
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  2. 14:3014:45
    Jess Ribeiro★ Fave Folk-country and indie noir from Australia. dB's – Main StageSet 14:30–15:15 Optional start, until about 14:45. optional

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  3. 15:0016:00
    Juana Molina Argentinian songwriter layering guitar, loops and electronics into hypnotic songs. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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  4. Route: same building
  5. 16:1517:10
    Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland★ Fave Jerusalem in My Heart meets Oiseaux-Tempête: heavy electronics, buzuk, sax, Arabic vocals. TivoliVredenburg – Pandora

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  6. Route: same building
  7. 17:1518:00
    Mother Tongue★ Fave Amsterdam improv scene with a griot singer, mbira, clavichord and household appliances. TivoliVredenburg – Hertz

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  8. Route: same building
  9. 18:1519:30
    Mazaher★ Fave One of the last zar ensembles in Cairo. A women-led trance ceremony with drums. TivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal

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  10. Route: same building
  11. 19:3020:20
    Holy Tongue★ Fave Valentina Magaletti with Al Wootton: experimental dub meets post-punk. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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  12. Route: same building
  13. 20:3022:00
    Dirty Three★ Fave Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White. Instrumental, powerful, legendary live shows. TivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal

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  14. Route: same building
  15. 22:0023:00
    Nakibembe Embaire Group Giant Ugandan xylophone, six people at once, polyrhythmic and ecstatic. TivoliVredenburg – Ronda

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