Joost Oomen (born 1990) is a Dutch spoken word artist known for his high-energy, absurdist performances. He has appeared at major Dutch festivals including Zwarte Cross and Into the Great Wide Open, and has performed internationally as far as Cape Town. Together with the punk-jazz ensemble Kruidkoek he has been mixing poetry and live music since 2019.
Kruidkoek and Joost Oomen take the stage at Merleyn for an evening of music and entertainment.
House poet Joost Oomen performs absurdist poetry with the Frisian garage-jazz ensemble Kruidkoek - a chaotic blend of verse and hyperactive jazz punk.
Poetry and punk jazz collide in one explosive show: Kruidkoek and performance poet Joost Oomen bring absurdism, bananas and pudding to the stage.
Two acts perform in one evening at Neushoorn in Leeuwarden: the band Kruidkoek and solo artist Joost Oomen.
Voorheen Nacht van het Absurdisme brings together over thirty performances across Paradiso: theatre, music, visual art and dialogue featuring artists including Elmer, Marcel van Roosmalen and Jody Bernal.
An evening of secondhand embarrassment featuring Sanne Wallis de Vries, Eva Hoeke, Marie Koet, Johan Goossens and Joost Oomen sharing their most cringeworthy stories.
