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Popular Spoken Word Events in Amsterdam

Spoken word is a performance-based poetic genre that emerged from ancient oral traditions and gained modern prominence through the Beat Generation and subsequent poetry slam movements. The popular spoken word events in Amsterdam.

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Popular Spoken Word · Amsterdam

FRI 24 JUL

Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling

spoken wordfolk
Mezrab

TUE 28 JUL

LGBTQ+ Stories

folksoul
Mezrab

THU 6 AUG

Transpodium

Rik Limonard

poprock
Paradiso

TUE 11 AUG

CASCO 2 : Johanna Monk, Nora Mulder, Nico Chientaroli + Aaron Lumley

Muchmo, Aaron Lumley

experimentalspoken word
De Roode Bioscoop

WED 12 AUG

Speak Easy Open Mic

spoken wordfolk
Molli

FRI 14 AUG

CASCO 2 : SOUL BITES

Jonathan Nagel, Makiko Ito, Maria Mavridou, Felicity Provan, Manuela Tessi, Tiia Veneranta

spoken wordexperimental
De Roode Bioscoop

WED 19 AUG

Speak Easy Open Mic

spoken wordexperimental
Molli

SUN 30 AUG

Knits & Myths

Knits and Notes

spoken wordfolk
Tolhuistuin

SUN 6 SEP

Mengelmoes Amsterdam

spoken wordexperimental
Cinetol

THU 17 SEP

Saartje van Camp – In De Naam Van

puntjudith, Saartje Van Camp, Dizzi Geetha

maluku popnederpop
De KHL

TUE 29 SEP

Welcome to the Playground

spoken wordcomedy
Mezrab

SAT 10 OCT

Alma Quartet in Confluence

Alma Quartet Amsterdam

chamber musiccontemporary classical
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

SAT 17 OCT

Sergeant

Sergeant

spoken wordpost-punk
Cinetol

FRI 30 OCT

Dan Whitlam

Dan Whitlam

spoken wordhip hop
Zonnehuis

SAT 31 OCT

BRAINWASH SATURDAY

Hartmut Rosa, Didier Eribon, Alicja Gescinska, Forugh Karimi, Simoon Hermus, Hettie O'Brien, Sarah Arnolds, Ece Temelkuran, Roel Meijvis, Roan Kasanmonadi

spoken wordexperimental
Tolhuistuin

SUN 1 NOV

BRAINWASH SUNDAY

Hartmut Rosa, Didier Eribon, Alicja Gescinska, Forugh Karimi, Simoon Hermus, Hettie O'Brien, Sarah Arnolds, Ece Temelkuran, Roel Meijvis, Roan Kasanmonadi

spoken wordexperimental
Tolhuistuin

FRI 20 NOV

Vogelkind en Mammoetboom

Oorkaan Ensemble, Jeannine Valeriano

classicalspoken word
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Vogelkind en Mammoetboom

Oorkaan Ensemble, Jeannine Valeriano

classicalcontemporary classical
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

SUN 22 NOV

Mengelmoes Amsterdam

spoken wordexperimental
Cinetol

SAT 28 NOV

Manu - De Herontdekking van de Hemel

Niels Broos, Manu van Kersbergen, Freek Mulder, Aron Smit

glitchspoken word
BIMHUIS

SUN 10 JAN 2027

Oorkaan familieconcert: BAAS met Guy Salamon Trio

Ton Felices, Guy Salamon, Alistair Payne, Guy Salamon Trio

spoken wordcontemporary jazz
BIMHUIS

FRI 19 FEB 2027

Millennium Jazz Orchestra ft. Claron McFadden & Manu van Kersbergen: De Drinkbare Rivier

Claron McFadden, Millennium Jazz Orchestra, Manu van Kersbergen

jazz orchestraopera
BIMHUIS

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