De Tamboer Blues & Roots Festival

Name: De Tamboer Blues & Roots Festival
Start: 2026-11-27
Location: De Tamboer Blues & Roots Festival

Fri, 27 Nov 2026

De Tamboer Blues & Roots Festival, Hoogeveen

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The familiar blues festival from De Tamboer gets a fresh concept and name this year: the De Tamboer Blues & Roots Festival. The setting becomes more intimate - closer to the music, closer to each other.

The line-up includes Marlon Pichel, Leif de Leeuw band, Eric Johanson, The Hoochies, Sunken Lands, Blue Grass Boogiemen, La Ratte, Le Garage and Little Hat.

Line-up

The Hoochies
Sunken Lands
La Ratte
Le Garage
Little Hat

About: Marlon Pichel

Rotterdam's own Pichel handles both drums and lead vocals, backed by a seven-piece band with a punchy horn section that channels the Stax sound of the sixties with raw conviction. His second album Took You to the Movies came out in 2026, and the accompanying club tour sold out across the Netherlands.

35+

festivals played in 2025

4028

likes on Facebook

6816

followers on Instagram

What's new

2026-08
Marlon Pichel performed during the National Commemoration 15 August in The Hague, where he sang the song 'Aku jatuh cinta' together with the Royal Netherlands Air Force Orchestra - a song he always sang with his Indo-grandfather.
2026-06
Marlon Pichel performed at the Holland International Blues Festival 2026 in Grolloo.
2026-01
His second studio album Took You to the Movies was released on 23 January 2026 via PMD Records.

Tour

RotterdamGroningenAlkmaarEnschedeNijmegenEindhovenUtrechtDen HaagBloemendaalAmstelveen

Tracks

Good Ol' Lovingtitle track of the debut album (2023), with airplay on Radio Veronica and Radio 538

Took You to the Moviestitle track of the second album (2026), recorded according to Stax Records specifications

How Longsingle from November 2025, precursor to the second album

Heartbreak & Rosessingle from November 2025, released together with 'How Long'

Try Againsingle together with Danny Vera

About: Leif de Leeuw Band

Twin drummers, a roaring Hammond and two guitarists pushing each other to the limit - that is the live formula Leif de Leeuw Band has refined across a decade of European and intercontinental touring. Improvisation is at the heart of every set, so no two shows are alike.

31K

followers on Facebook

13.8K

monthly listeners on Spotify

10×

voted best blues rock guitarist of the Benelux (Gitarist magazine)

Guitarist of the year Benelux 2020 (Gitarist magazine)

What's new

2026-02
The band released the live album 'Leif de Leeuw Band Plays the Allman Brothers Band II' in February 2026, recorded at Marmelade Studio in Delft in August 2025.
2026-02/03
The new Allman Brothers tribute album was accompanied by a large-scale theater tour through the Netherlands in February and March 2026.
2025-09
In September 2025, the double album 'A Mighty Fine Live Album' was released, recorded in late August 2024 at Trypoul Recording Studios in Neerkant.

Tour

UtrechtGroningenBad NeustadtAschaffenburgPoortugaalArnhem

Tracks

Leif de Leeuw Band Plays the Allman Brothers Band IILive album from 2026, recorded in Delft; accompanied by theater tour through the Netherlands

Mighty FineStudio album from 2024, released independently

A Mighty Fine Live AlbumDouble album from 2025, recorded in Neerkant with Berget Lewis as guest, among others

Where I'm HeadingAlbum from 2020 with original repertoire, including 'Do Me Wrong' and 'Running'

Southern Man (feat. Berget Lewis)Single from 2024, collaboration with Berget Lewis

Recent shows

Sep 25, 2026 Kleine Zaal, The Hague
Sep 19, 2026 Gerd's Juke Joint, Joldelund (DE)
Sep 18, 2026 Arena, Leeuwarden

About: Eric Johanson

Eric Johanson is an American guitarist and singer from New Orleans whose music blends blues, rock and Southern soul. Raised in a musical family, he draws heavily on Delta blues traditions. His 2020 album "Burn It Down" brought him wider recognition in the contemporary blues scene.

About: Blue Grass Boogiemen

This Utrecht-based bluegrass quartet has been at it for 35 years, taking their fully acoustic sound from the streets of Utrecht to stages in Nashville, Austin and New York. Banjo, mandolin, upright bass, guitar and fiddle - tight harmonies and high energy, straight from the Netherlands.

5.3K

followers on Facebook

35+

years active as a band (founded 1990)

What's new

2026-07
The band performed on July 5, 2026 at the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival on the Noordplein in Rotterdam.
2026-03
In March 2026 the band performed on stage in Gouda, Franeker and Hoorn as part of the 35-year anniversary tour.
2025-2026
The band celebrated their 35-year anniversary in 2025-2026 with an extensive tour through Dutch theaters and venues.

Tour

BredaHengeloGoudaFranekerHoornRotterdamEindhovenHaarlemGroningenHarderwijk

Tracks

Grassifiedjubilee album from 2016 (25 years), released via Excelsior Recordings, with sixteen Dutch guest musicians

Delivering the Grassfourth studio album, praised by Het Parool and endorsed by Chris Hillman (The Byrds)

Watching Pain Go Wryone of the band's best-known songs

Hé, Hé Word WakkerDutch-language song, popular in the live set

Recent shows

Sep 6, 2026 Buitenpodium, Utrecht
Jul 11, 2026 Sportpark Galecop 4, Nieuwegein
Jul 5, 2026 Noordplein, Rotterdam

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