VERA x Roze Zaterdag - Pride Groningen
Pride Saturday at VERA
NOTE: You will receive a wristband at VERA, allowing you to come and go to see the Grote Markt program between VERA acts.
PRESALE INFO: Free entry with VERA Club CardBUY TICKET: [Link to ticket purchase]
PROGRAM:
20:30 - Droom Dit (NL)Sex, violence, love, and the tedium of life. Droom Dit tackles these themes with poetic lyrics, raw electronic beats, dreamy guitar riffs, and sharp synths. Their performance at Noorderslag in January garnered rave reviews and won 3voor12’s praise. Their stage presence and music invite the crowd to lose themselves, dance, scream, and sing.
21:00 - Sophie Straat @ Grote Markt (free)You can return to VERA with your wristband.
22:00 - Yaro Mila (NL)Yaro Mila’s avant-garde pop is for the youthful night owls, featuring vocals that heighten the senses. Her loud, rebellious, aggressive yet sweet hyperpop music fuses punk guitar riffs with Berlin beats and distorted synths, creating a hyper-tech, pixelated rainbow world. Influences include Britney Spears, Lady Gaga’s early work, Ashnikko, and Dorian Electra.
22:00 - House of Vineyard @ Grote Markt (free)22:30 - 00:00 - Liza van den Brink @ Grote Markt (free)22:30 - 00:00 - Alter à Go @ Grote Markt (free)
23:00 - Big Pleasure (NL) (Downstage)Playing in our Kelderbar, Big Pleasure is a Dutch indie-postpunk band born in the queer center of Amsterdam in February 2019.
23:30 - Lynks (UK)Lynks, the masked performer, brings a chaotic mix of pop, electro post-punk with danceable beats and witty lyrics. Known for extravagant, campy stage performances filled with sweat and confetti, Lynks’ show at ESNS in January received rave reviews from 3voor12. For fans of Peaches and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Join the Celebration!
Pride Saturday, also known as Roze Zaterdag, is the oldest pride event in the Netherlands, hosted by a different Dutch city each year. This year, Groningen is honored to host the event. The entire city center will turn pink, with various events throughout the day. The main stage will be at the Grote Markt, featuring different artists, and VERA will join the celebration with shows on both the Main- and Downstage. On Friday night, a special edition of Queerclub Kelder will kick off the program.