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Harry Styles Opens the Together, Together Tour With a Stadium-Size Amsterdam Comeback
music9 days ago

Harry Styles Opens the Together, Together Tour With a Stadium-Size Amsterdam Comeback

Harry Styles kicks off his Together, Together Tour in Amsterdam with a stadium-sized show featuring an expanded band (horns, dancers, strings) for 56,000 fans. He blends new KissCo material with crowd-pleasers like Treat People With Kindness, Adore You, Watermelon Sugar, and Fine Line, delivering a high-energy encore that includes Matilda, Sign of the Times, and As It Was. The 10-night Amsterdam residency sets the tone for a global run to London, São Paulo, NYC, Melbourne, and Sydney, all anchored in a message of togetherness, dancing, and living with integrity through the joy of live music.

Harry Styles lights up Amsterdam with the Together Together tour opener
entertainment-music9 days ago

Harry Styles lights up Amsterdam with the Together Together tour opener

Harry Styles opens his Together Together tour in Amsterdam with a two-hour, 21-song performance featuring a massive stage with ramps, new material like Italian Girls, and a mix of hits such as Watermelon Sugar and As It Was. He weaves high-energy choreography with affectionate gestures toward fans and crew, promoting openness and respect as part of the concert’s ethos while delivering a high-gloss production to a near-50,000‑strong crowd.

Harry Styles Kicks Off Together, Together Tour in Amsterdam With a 21-Song Setlist
music9 days ago

Harry Styles Kicks Off Together, Together Tour in Amsterdam With a 21-Song Setlist

Harry Styles launched the Together, Together Tour in Amsterdam on May 16, 2026 with a 21-song opening-night set at the Johan Cruyff Arena, weaving new Kiss All The Time material into a mix of fan favorites and reimagined tracks (including a Matilda rewrite, a Carla’s Song/Satellite mashup, and Treat People With Kindness) for about 56,000 fans. The residency-style run will continue with ten more Amsterdam shows, then a June Wembley residency, and additional stops worldwide, with the setlist likely to evolve night to night.

Harry Styles Kicks Off His Ambitious World Tour in Amsterdam
music9 days ago

Harry Styles Kicks Off His Ambitious World Tour in Amsterdam

Harry Styles opened the Together Together tour in Amsterdam with a high-energy two-hour set that blends new material from Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. with crowd favorites, powered by an 18-piece band and inventive staging—including a mid-show walkaround on a central walkway and interactive moments with fans—culminating in a sprint down the runways during the encore with “As It Was.”

Harry Styles Launches Together Together Tour in Amsterdam with Opening-Night Set
music9 days ago

Harry Styles Launches Together Together Tour in Amsterdam with Opening-Night Set

Harry Styles opened his Together Together residency-style tour with a 21-song set in Amsterdam, kicking off a 50-stop May–December run across major cities and a Netflix-streamed Manchester warm-up; the set features hits from Watermelon Sugar to As It Was, and the tour partners with Choose Love, LIVE Trust, HeadCount and Green Nation to support charitable and environmental causes.

Amsterdam Expands Climate Push by Banning Meat and Fossil-Fuel Ads
world21 days ago

Amsterdam Expands Climate Push by Banning Meat and Fossil-Fuel Ads

Amsterdam has banned public advertising for meat and fossil fuels as part of a broader climate agenda aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 and halving meat consumption, replacing those ads with cultural promotions; supporters call it a necessary step in fighting climate change, while critics argue it overreaches and harms businesses and consumer choice, with other Dutch cities and European locales adopting similar restrictions.

Dutch Court Bans Grok AI Nudity, Imposes €100k Daily Fine
technology1 month ago

Dutch Court Bans Grok AI Nudity, Imposes €100k Daily Fine

An Amsterdam district court ordered Elon Musk’s xAI to stop Grok from generating or distributing AI-created nude images, including child sexual abuse material, in the Netherlands. The injunction imposes a €100,000 daily fine (capped at €10 million) and requires €2.2 million in Offlimits’ legal costs within 14 days; the ruling adds to mounting regulatory scrutiny as EU regulators, UK authorities and U.S. cities investigate Grok for safety and non-consensual content, with an estimated three million sexualized images generated by Grok between Dec. 29, 2025 and Jan. 9, 2026, including over 23,000 appearing to depict children.

Amsterdam Orthodox Jewish School Hit by Deliberate Blast, Security Tightened
world-news2 months ago

Amsterdam Orthodox Jewish School Hit by Deliberate Blast, Security Tightened

An explosion lightly damaged an Orthodox Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor called a deliberate attack on the Jewish community; no injuries were reported, and security at Jewish institutions will be increased. Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten condemned the act as unacceptable, and regional tensions over antisemitism have been noted following related incidents in nearby countries.

Targeted blast hits Amsterdam Jewish school, mayor calls it an anti-Jewish attack
world2 months ago

Targeted blast hits Amsterdam Jewish school, mayor calls it an anti-Jewish attack

An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam and the mayor called it a targeted attack against the Jewish community. Security was heightened as Dutch leaders condemned antisemitism and police released images of a suspected attacker. The incident fits a broader pattern of antisemitic violence in Europe, with related incidents in Rotterdam and Liège earlier in the week and expressions of solidarity from international leaders.

Deliberate blast targets Amsterdam Jewish school, mayor says
world2 months ago

Deliberate blast targets Amsterdam Jewish school, mayor says

An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam's Buitenveldert district, with no injuries reported. Mayor Femke Halsema described it as a deliberate attack on the Jewish community and said Amsterdam must be a safe place for Jews, as police review CCTV footage and security at Jewish sites was tightened amid broader antisemitism concerns in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam blast marks surge of antisemitic violence across Europe
world2 months ago

Amsterdam blast marks surge of antisemitic violence across Europe

An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam’s Buitenveldert, described by the mayor as a targeted attack on the Jewish community. The incident comes amid a broader wave of antisemitic violence in Europe tied to the Israel–Iran conflict, with related attacks and arrests reported in Rotterdam and Liège, and a separate synagogue incident in Michigan and a car-ramming attack in the United States under investigation.