Paradiso is a music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Cansei de Ser Sexy (kɐ̃'seɪ dʒɪ ser 'sɛksɪ literally "got tired of being sexy" in Brazilian Portuguese) better known worldwide as CSS, is a Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The venue is inside an old church, which has been transformed into a music venue. It is located on de Weteringschans, bordering the Leidseplein, one of the nightlife and tourism centers of the city. The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Outside, the building is somewhat dark and forbidding. The main venue in the former church interior has high ceilings and a balcony overlooking the stage area, with three large illuminated church windows above the stage. The acoustics are rather echoey, but improvements have been made over the years. Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of Sound, Ultrasound and Infrasound (all mechanical waves in gases liquids and solids In addition to the main venue, there is a smaller cafe stage on an upper floor and a cafe in the basement.
Paradiso was opened by the city in 1968 as a publicly-subsidized youth entertainment center. Along with the nearby Melkweg (Milky Way), it soon became synonymous with the hippie counterculture and the rock music of that era. The Melkweg ( English Translation: "Milky Way" is a popular music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or It was one of the first locations in which the use and sale of soft drugs was tolerated. Hard and soft drugs are loose categories of non-prescription Psychoactive drugs This distinction is used in both official and casual discourse From the mid-1970s, Paradiso became increasingly associated with punk and new wave music, although it continued to program a wide variety of artists. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Glen Matlock played his last gig with the Sex Pistols at the Paradiso. Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956 in West London, England) is a Bass guitarist most famous for being in the original lineup of the Punk rock The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Starting in the 1980s, raves and themed dance parties became frequent.
On May 26-27, 1995, the Rolling Stones played two semi-acoustic concerts at the Paradiso. Scalped tickets reportedly sold for many thousands of dollars. Recorded tracks from these concerts were released on the Stones' Stripped album later that year. Keith Richards said that the Paradiso concerts were the best live shows the Stones ever did. Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling
In recent years, the venue has settled into an eclectic range of programming, which, besides rock, can include lectures, plays, classical music, and crossover artists such as Willie Nelson, who filmed a concert DVD there. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Other artists who have recorded or filmed concerts at the Paradiso include Bad Brains, Nirvana, John Cale, the Soft Machine, Emilíana Torrini, Link Wray, Omar and the Howlers, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Beth Hart, Smoosh, Suzanne Vega,[[Chris Brown, and Motorpsycho. Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic Singer, best known for her 1999 album Love in the Time of Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr ( May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American Rock and roll Guitarist Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American Singer who became famous with the hit " LA Song (Out of This Town " Smoosh started as an American Indie pop duo consisting of two sisters singer/keyboardist Asya (preferred name Asy born February 2 1992) and Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer Motorpsycho is a band from Trondheim, Norway. Their music can generally be defined as Psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from metal ]] The future of the Paradiso has at times been a political issue in Amsterdam. Some in the city council would like to relocate the venue and redevelop the property on which it sits. However, because of its status as a cultural icon, the Paradiso has managed to survive so far.
External links
- Paradiso (Dutch)
- Live concert videos at Fabchannel.com
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