Def Americans Johnny Cash Tribute

Name: Def Americans Johnny Cash Tribute
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-09
Location: Het Motorblok

took place · 9 Oct 2026

Het Motorblok, Zaandam

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Def Americans brings their Johnny Cash Tribute to Het Motorblok in Zaandam on Sunday, 27 September. The tribute band delivers an energetic show featuring Cash classics, pure country, and raw rock-'n-roll. This is one of five Dutch dates on their current tour; earlier in September they perform in Deurne and Venlo, with another show scheduled in Hoogerheide in January. Het Motorblok on Oostzijde provides an intimate setting for the evening. Tickets cost € 22,-.

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About: Def Americans

Since 2007, Eindhoven's Def Americans have been bringing Johnny Cash's catalogue to life with an authenticity that convinced even his brother Tommy Cash to hire them as his backing band. Their sets span the full arc from early Sun Records rockabilly to the stripped-back late American Recordings.

2007

Founded in year

2011

First theater tour started in year

Countries outside the Netherlands performed (including Belgium, Germany, Norway, England)

What's new

2026-08
Def Americans announces the new theater tour 'On the Road Again 26-27', with shows throughout the Netherlands until January 2027.
2026-06
Def Americans is scheduled at Cultuurcentrum Deurne on 8 January 2027 as part of the new tour.
2026-04
The band plays on 26 April 2026 at De Pul in Uden with the show 'God, Love & Murder', a program around the dark and lyrical side of Cash' repertoire.

Tour

BredaHaarlemHengeloUdenDeurne

Tracks

Walk the LineCash classic, permanent part of every show

Ring of FireIconic Cash number, always in the setlist

Folsom Prison BluesFrom the famous prison albums, live favorite

JacksonDuet with June Carter Cash, performed with female bandmember Kim Wolterink

HurtFrom the American Recordings series, emotional highlight of the theater tour

Recent shows

Mar 22, 2026 Willem Twee Poppodium, 's-Hertogenbosch
Mar 15, 2026 Grote Zaal, Breda
Feb 14, 2026 Het Posttheater, Arnhem

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