OUR ARTISTS
Cardigan Inn
Dear Omen
Bowl
AIDAN
Mood Bored
PROJECTS
Plug & Play
firewire
Class of 2024
Shows and events
OUR ARTISTS
Cardigan Inn
Dear Omen
Bowl
AIDAN
Mood Bored
PROJECTS
Plug & Play
firewire
Class of 2024
Shows and events
Cardigan Inn
Formed by five high school friends, they’ve developed a unique sound characterized by pulsating synths, catchy melodies, and driving rhythms. The band’s name, Cardigan Inn, conveys a comforting feel amidst the chaos of their music, inviting you into a retro lounge of controlled madness. Their songs delve into love, longing, and the mystique of digital life.
Led by enigmatic vocalist Pablo Nollet, their lyrics explore introspection and urban disillusionment. The rhythm section, Miriam Rumora and Igor Jongenelis, delivers a pulsating energy, while Joe Pilmeijer and Sidney Francis add layers of brooding melodies. Cardigan Inn seamlessly combines analog warmth with modern production, appealing to both post-punk enthusiasts and new music aficionados. Their electrifying live performances, growing fanbase, and innovative music position them as a rising force, pushing boundaries and captivating audiences.
MGMT: yahaira@lakamarade.amsterdam
BOOKINGS: p.stoelinga@mojo.nl
BOOKINGS: p.stoelinga@mojo.nl
Dear Omen
Dear Omen is a heavy-hearted post-punk band based in Amsterdam. This band intertwines krautrock, new waves, and dark tones into an idiosyncratic sound. With a fusion of organ, percussion, and vocals, they create a unique musical experience. Solid basslines and pounding drum rhythms mixed with piercing organs, combined with an incredible live show, make Dear Omen a band that most people won’t soon forget. In December Dear Omen released their EP The S Tapes. Catch Dear Omen during Popronde from September to November 2025.
Tel dan het feit op dat leadzangeres Fay door de hele EP heen met verschillende feministische thema’s speelt wat het nog interessanter maakt. En ook scherp, want dat kun je ook oer Dear Omen wel zeggen. – 3voor12 NH
MGMT & BOOKINGS: sidney@lakamarade.amsterdam
Bowl
Guaranteed to get you off your feet just to knock you down again.
This five-piece band from Utrecht adds a fresh vibe to post-punk with witty, socially critical lyrics, disorienting riffs, and tight drums and bass that energize every venue they play. They captivate audiences, from festivals like Grasnapolsky, Hit The City, Valkhof, and Wildeburg, to touring extensively across the Netherlands in just a year. Supported by 3voor12, they were featured as Popronde Talents, had Album of The Week with their debut, and are now anticipated with their sophomore album (side A) listed among Fall 2024’s Best Dutch Albums.
MGMT: sidney@lakamarade.amsterdam
BOOKINGS: p.stoelinga@mojo.nl
BOOKINGS: p.stoelinga@mojo.nl
AIDAN
AIDAN is the solo-project of British-Dutch singer, songwriter en multimedia artist Aidan Smit. Dark, infectious electropop, combined with a perfectionist aesthetic through creative visuals, symbolism, fashion design, choreography and performance art are absolute musts for the brain of their consumer.
AIDAN wants to captivate their audience in their own reality and carry them through their wildest fantasies. AIDAN’s work is described as “genre-bending”, based on different genres, including IDM, Hyperpop, industrial HipHop, melodic house and avant-garde. AIDAN is fascinated by absurd as well as extraordinary subjects: gender identity, social hierarchy, sexuality, drug abuse.
Their projects are intertwined with personal struggles, and he hopes to bring these to life in a conceptual way. At the moment AIDAN is working on their debut EP, their martial arts techniques and world domination.
MGMT & BOOKINGS: floris@lakamarade.amsterdam
Mood Bored
Mood Bored is an indie-rock trio based in The Netherlands. With their punchy bass lines, guitar driven melodies and infectious hooks, they construct a sonic landscape that evokes the rush of glittering dance floors, while dreamy vocals and introspective lyrics recall the existentialism of those late-night conversations in the party bathroom.
Shifting maniacally between sentiments of near-nihilistic cynicism to earnest hopefulness, Mood Bored articulates what it feels like to be a young adult in a digital era of perpetual chaos.
In february 2025 the band released their sophomore EP ‘Too Much?’, which showcases a more serious side of themselves. ‘Too Much?’ is not only a bundle of songs but an outcry as they question who they are and what they (should) do.
MGMT: soof@lakamarade.amsterdam
Plug & Play
Plug & Play is an Amsterdam-based club night offering a playful and inclusive gateway into nightlife for queer and creative beings. Inspired by the raw energy of Dutch gabber culture and the overstimulating chaos of internet-born music, Plug & Play delivers a chaotically charming blend of happy hardcore, hyperpop, breakcore, and beyond.
DJs are challenged to spin their wildest ideas — nothing is too crazy. Previous editions took place at venues like Kanaal40 and Parallel, featuring DJs such as LARASATI, Dr Dickey, Sarah Bonito, screenage dj, and Fitgirl.
Plug and Play is the brain child of Romeo Schmitt & Floris Rosenbaum.
CONTACT: romeo@lakamarade.amsterdam
Class of 2024
The line up consisted of:
- Aluminium
- AIDAN
- screenage dj
3voor12 noord-holland
Show and events
AUTUM 2025
02/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Tilburg - Hall of Fame, Tillburg
05/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Venray - Hulsman, Venray
11/10 Cardigan Inn - Here’s the thing - Podium 013, Tilburg
09/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Groningen - Concerthuis, Groningen
10/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Leeuwarden - De Beatriks, Leeuwarden
17/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Breda - Rebel Yell, Breda
19/10 Mood Bored - Pop-Up Festival - Hall of Fame, Tillburg
23/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Utrecht - Ekko, Utrecht
24/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Amersfoort - Fluor, Amsersfoort
30/10 Dear Omen - Popronde Wageningen - Loburg, Wageningen
31/10 Mood Bored - A Hella Mean Halloween - De Helling, Utrecht
01/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Venlo - Grenswerk Cafe, Venlo
02/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Harderwijk - Mess, Harderwijk
08/11 Dear Omen - Geleen Calling, Geleen
15/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Haarlem - Patronaat, Haarlem
16/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Hoorn - Backstage, Hoorn
20/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Zwolle - Hedon, Zwolle
21/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Emmen - Grote Kerk, Emmen
23/11 Dear Omen - Popronde Hilversum - De Vorstin, Hilversum