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At Amsterdam's WorldPride Canal Parade, giant inflatables of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were displayed and moved together to resemble a kiss, a satirical installation called The Kissing Couple meant to pause power and highlight humanity, drawing wide attention.
At WorldPride Amsterdam's Club Confessions, Madonna brought Kylie Minogue onstage to preview a new remix of Confessions II's 'Love Sensation,' with a studio version reportedly forthcoming; Minogue also joined for a live rendition of 'Sorry,' her first since 2008.
Hundreds of thousands lined Amsterdam's canals for WorldPride's flagship parade, a boisterous LGBTQ+ celebration carried out under heightened security in the wake of Berlin's Pride attack and framed by messages of unity across the Pride events.
The Pro Tour Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes kicks off in Amsterdam from July 17–19 with 362 players vying in Modern for $500,000 in prizes and World Championship invitations. The event features booster-draft rounds, a five-round Modern slate each day, and a Sunday Top 8, with live streams on Twitch and YouTube. A detailed metagame breakdown shows Boros Energy and Izzet Affinity leading the field, along with top archetypes like Broodscale Combo, Eldrazi Tron, and Simic Neoform, plus a look at the most-played new-to-Modern cards from recent sets.
Wizards of the Coast announces Festival in a Box: Amsterdam 2026 for MagicCon, featuring a Mystery Booster 2 display with 24 packs, each 15-card pack including a white-bordered card, a playtest card, and a Future Sight-frame card foil; Wild in Bloom is a foil Secret Lair edition with garden-themed cards; notable inclusions include Nissa, Ramunap Excavator, Six, Tireless Provisioner, Titania, plus foil Llanowar Elves, Utopia Sprawl, Atraxa, Praetors' Voice, and a Bicycle Elemental Playtest Card; the set ships July 13, 2026 for $199.99, limited to two per customer, at MagicSecretLair.com.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.