Di-rect

Name: Di-rect
Start: 2026-10-10T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-10T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Plato

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 10:00

Plato, Groningen

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Di-rect plays a show at Plato in Groningen.

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About: Di-rect

For over 25 years DI-RECT has been a fixture of Dutch rock - from early Top 40 hits with Tim Akkerman to the breakthrough of 'Soldier On' and three sold-out nights at De Kuip in 2025. The band from The Hague is known for live shows that run at full throttle from first note to last.

145,000

visitors at three sold-out shows in De Kuip (June 2025)

top-10 hits in the Dutch Top 40 (up to 'Through The Looking Glass')

29x

concerts performed in 2026 (tour history)

highest ranking Dutch Top 40 for 'Through The Looking Glass' (2022)

What's new

aug 2026
DI-RECT announces new studio album 'I: Keep The Fire On', which will be released on October 9, 2026, and is more personal than all their previous work.
jun 2026
DI-RECT receives the Buma Lifetime Achievement Award at the Buma Awards Gala in Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.
jun 2026
DI-RECT closes the North Stage as the first Dutch act ever at Pinkpop 2026.

Tour

UtrechtHamburgLeipzigBerlinMunichWiesbadenCologneHamont-AchelLeuvenGroningenAntwerpen

Tracks

Soldier Onbreakthrough single from 2020, first top-10 hit in 13 years

Through The Looking Glasslead single from album 'Sphinx' (2022), number 8 in the Dutch Top 40

Times Are Changingone of the best-known songs from the Veenendaal era

OMG It's Happeningrecent single, cited as one of the strongest from their career

Just the Way I Doearly hit from the Tim Akkerman era

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