Kruidkoek & Joost Oomen

Name: Kruidkoek & Joost Oomen
Start: 2026-10-22
End: 2026-10-23
Location: Merleyn

took place · 22 Oct 2026

Merleyn, Nijmegen

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Kruidkoek and Joost Oomen perform on the stage of Merleyn in Nijmegen.

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Fri, 13 Nov Leeuwarden

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About: Kruidkoek

Four conservatory-trained musicians paired with poet Joost Oomen: a live show where bananas fly, a pudding gets sawed in half, and the crowd ends up bellowing the poems back. Punkjazz and absurdism at full throttle.

~20.000

visitors second tour with Joost Oomen (2025)

~10.000

sold copies of Joost Oomen's most recent poetry collection

What's new

jan 2026
As a preview of their performance at ESNS 2026, Kruidkoek and Joost Oomen released two new singles: 'De Natuurlijke Vijand' and 'Heel Klein Raam'.
jan 2026
VPRO 3voor12 reviewed their ESNS performance positively: the audience was already singing along to 'Heel Klein Raam' even though the track had just been released.
2026
In 2026, Kruidkoek and Joost Oomen announce a new EP, of which the first single 'De Natuurlijke Vijand' is already available.

Tour

Den HaagNijmegenUtrechtGroningenHengeloZwolleLeeuwardenTerschellingVlieland

Tracks

De Natuurlijke Vijandsingle (2026) with Joost Oomen, preview of upcoming EP

Heel Klein Raamsingle (2026) with Joost Oomen, already performed at ESNS

Kruidkoekdebut album (2018)

Kruidkoek II: Snode PlannenEP (2016)

Luchtig Beslagdebut EP

Recent shows

Jul 18, 2026 Loungefest, Oosterduinse meer. Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout
Oct 16, 2022 Grote Zaal, Leeuwarden
Nov 10, 2019 Galerie Windkracht 13, Den Helder

About: Joost Oomen

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.

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