Down the Rabbit Hole (festival)
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| Down the Rabbit Hole | |
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 The Groene Heuvels during Down The Rabbit Hole 2016 | |
| Dates | June or July |
| Location(s) | Ewijk, The Netherlands |
| Years active | 2014 – |
| Organized by | Mojo Concerts |
| Website | downtherabbithole.nl |
Down the Rabbit Hole (DTRH) is a three-day music festival that takes place in the Groene Heuvels leisure area in the village of Ewijk (near Nijmegen) in the Netherlands. It was first organized in 2014 and has since been held annually late June or early July.
Like Lowlands, it is organized by Mojo Concerts[1][2] and marketed as a competitor to Best Kept Secret.[3][4] The first edition was attended by around 10,000 people and nominated for two European Festival Awards.[5][6] The three main stages – "Hotot", "Fuzzy Lop", and "Teddy Widder" – are named after rabbit breeds.[4]
- The 2014 edition saw Damon Albarn, The Black Keys, and Foals as headliners.
- The 2015 edition had Damien Rice, Iggy Pop, and The War on Drugs play.
- In 2016 the festival was headlined by PJ Harvey, The National, and Anohni.
- The 2017 edition was headlined by Moderat, Fleet Foxes, and Oscar and the Wolf.
- In 2018 Queens of the Stone Age, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds headlined the festival.
- In 2019 Editors, Underworld and Janelle Monáe played as headliner.
In 2020 and 2021 the festival couldn't take place because of the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
- In 2022 Disclosure, Gorillaz and The War on Drugs were the main acts.
- In 2023 Paolo Nutini, Idles, Fred Again and Burna Boy performed as the headliners.
- The 2024 edition saw LCD Soundsystem, Michael Kiwanuka, Jungle, and The National as headliners.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Down The Rabbit Hole.
- ^ "Down The Rabbit Hole in recreatiegebied bij Nijmegen" (in Dutch). NPO 3FM. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Broertje van Lowlands-festival op Groene Heuvels Ewijk: Down the Rabbit Hole" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Fontein, Just (14 November 2013). "Lowlands-organisatie komt met hippieësk festival Down The Rabbit Hole" (in Dutch). Volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ a b Judith, Laanen (27 June 2014). "Nieuw festival Down The Rabbit Hole: tips van de muziekredactie" (in Dutch). NRC. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Griffioen, Ingmar (30 June 2014). "Down The Rabbit Hole wil "naar 35.000 bezoekers met 40-jaren plan"" (in Dutch). 3voor12. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Down the Rabbit Hole Ewijk genomineerd voor 2 awards" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Deze festivals gaan allemaal niet door dit jaar". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.