Pinkpop Festival
pinkpop annual music festival held landgraaf netherlands usually held pentecost weekend pinksteren dutch hence name pentecost fall early date may festival held later june starting burgemeester damen sportpark city geleen pinkpop oldest longest running annual dedicated pop rock music festival world pinkpop threeday festival saturday monday pentecost weekend friday sunday otherwise people per day capacity performance four separate stage pinkpop sold six year row edition two million people attended pinkpop music act played festival th edition decided sell ticket prevent overcrowding due popularity festival made twoday festival two year later expanded three day saw spinoff later year august called pinkpop classic older rock audience band previously performed festival past decade spinoff held following year exception organisation able book enough artist pinkpop held pentecost weekend first time pentecost occurred early year convenience fan performer alike decided following edition pentecost weekend also fell early therefore pinkpop could convince many great performer come play festival sale disappointing shifting festival organisation hoped solve problem pinkpop turned largest concert attendance date date edition shifted well similar reason pinkpop festival held due covid pandemic name consists two part pink come dutch word pentecost pinksteren pop come pop music popular music later creative interpretation name combine english word pink dutch word pop mean doll thus forming origin logo doll pink dress precursor pinkpop held pentecost monday completely free called pinknick people supposed bring food free pig roast free apple provided organizer inspired monterey festival number hip local band persuaded come play unpaid almost visitor attracted ranging pop music lover grandparent grandchild family empty shopping bag loading apple pinkpop held may – th time event held megaland park february lineup revealed pearl jam announced make rd appearance pinkpop stage cancelled two member would become father pentecost weekend krezip replaced amy winehouse cancel due illness krezip started gig playing amy winehouses rehab pinkpop held may – june landgraaf megaland park pinkpop largest audience concert attendee date average people arriving three day prompting festival organizer announce people visited festival available threeday pass sold completely actual number unique visitor b animal alpha replaced novastar experienced delay recording new album c eagle death metal replaced chris cornell obligation studio pinkpop held may – june march pinkpop board gave press conference paradiso amsterdam answer question press announce artist performing pinkpop announced krezip replaced depeche mode lead singer dave gahan undergo procedure tumor spotted bladder two week pinkpop placebo replaced depeche mode headliner pinkpop held may – e ryan shaw replaced wolfmother lead singer andrew stockdale sick go tour wolfmother first planned sunday triggerfinger covered spot ryan shaw could play saturday pinkpop held june – pinkpop held may – f first kasabian would perform well cancel due private matter kyuss life replaced kasabians spot moss covered kyuss livess spot pinkpop held june – third time held weekend pentecost pinkpop held june – pinkpop held june – fourth time held weekend pentecost g first sam smith would perform well cancel due voice problem placebo replaced sam smith spot h originally foo fighter would serve festival headliner cancel performance due broken leg frontman dave grohl two day earlier pharrell williams became headliner instead flemish trio triggerfinger added lastminute addition lineup pinkpop held june – pinkpop held june – pinkpop held june – fatal traffic accident involving festivalgoers took place early morning june festival around group person sat road near campsite b closed vehicular traffic van travelling along road could avoid group ran group killing one severely injuring three driver reported police several hour later amsterdam performance foo fighter june disintegration large meteor observed sky right behind main stage caught video fireball disintegration widely observed also elsewhere benelux country germany france analysis eyewitness report suggests disintegration took place local time near belgian city liège pinkpop held june – marked pinkpops th anniversary pinkpop planned – june cancelled due covid pandemic act scheduled appear included order billing pinkpop planned – june like previous year cancelled due covid pandemic act scheduled appear included deftones frenna kensington pearl jam red hot chili pepper twenty one pilot are danny vera elle hollis jc stewart joost nona ten time million pinkpop took place june act appeared twenty one pilot metallica pearl jam nile rodgers chic imagine dragon nightwish mother mother greta van fleet pinkpop took place june act appeared lumineers pnk robbie williams red hot chili pepper editor queen stone age goa onerepublic ellie goulding electric callboy list historic 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