50 Years TU Eindhoven

April 27-28, 2006

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Eindhoven Technical University (TU/e) was held big, not only in the university but also in the Eindhoven city center.

At the Eindhoven city square there was a big stage for two days. This was the biggest stage I've ever seen in the Eindhoven city center. And for these two days there were live music on that stage, totally free for everyone!

The headline at the first night was BLØF, one of the most popular Dutch bands. They played for around two hours from 10 pm until midnight. The city square was totally packed with people, students as well as older people. The performance was great. Although I was not very familiar with their songs, but BLØF surely can be considered as good musicians.
The sound quality was almost perfect, non-stop music for two hours. The stage lighting also good, with a wide screen at the center background.
For you who are not familiar with BLØF, their style is kind of U2 and Coldplay combined together, with Dutch lyrics.

The second night was totally different atmosphere. The music was from Philips Symphony Orchestra with Celtic Tenors for some vocals and Geert Chatrou for some whistles. The stage was arranged for full orchestra, and they played broad selections, from famous Dutch songs until Broadway musical pieces. The Celtic Tenors sang Yesterday and Hey Jude from The Beatles, some Spanish and musical pieces, Nessun Dorma, Danny Boy, and closed the show with We Are The Champions.

Those were very nice evenings, free concerts with big stage and good quality artists. Congratulations for TU/e!