Blackbird

Name: Blackbird
Start: 2027-04-02T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2027-04-02T23:15:00+02:00
Location: Podium Victorie

Fri, 2 Apr 2027 · 20:15

Podium Victorie, Alkmaar

concert Rock party

Blackbird performs at Podium Victorie in Alkmaar on 2 April 2027. Start time: 20:15.

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About: Blackbird

Performing as Blackbird - a direct English translation of her first name Merel - this Dutch singer-songwriter brings a live band steeped in 80s synths and rock guitars. A Pinkpop and Noorderslag veteran, she takes her third album on the road across the Netherlands in spring 2027.

6.5M

streams of 'Lean on Me' on Spotify

3×

NPO Radio 2 TopSong with debut album

tracks on 'Do You Read Me!?' (30 min.)

What's new

2026-07
Blackbird announces The Extended Album Tour for spring 2027, where she will visit various pop venues in the Netherlands with her third album as the starting point.
2026-05
Third studio album 'Do You Read Me!?' will be released on May 22, 2026 and will be presented with a show in TivoliVredenburg; NRC describes it as "a sparkling pop record".
2026-04
Blackbird announces 'Do You Read Me!?' and reveals that she collaborated with producer Niels Zuiderhoek on this album, known from DI-RECT and Ilse DeLange.

Tour

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Tracks

Tell Your Mamaradio hit and NPO Radio 2 TopSong from the debut album (2020)

Body Languagelead single from 'Do You Read Me!?' (2026)

Built and BrokenNPO Radio 2 TopSong (2022)

Lean on Mecover for Omroep MAX, over 6.5 million streams on Spotify

First In Linesingle from the run-up to 'Do You Read Me!?'

Recent shows

May 30, 2026 Concerto, Amsterdam
May 23, 2026 Cloud Nine, Utrecht
Dec 18, 2025 Lutherse Kerk, Groningen

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