Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, New Zealand singer/guitarist Neil Finn and Wilco-drummer Glenn Kotche are the headliners of Cross-linx, the indie-classical festival touring four cities in the Netherlands from February 25 till 28. In Amsterdam the festival will take place on Friday night at the Bimhuis and the Muziekgebouw.

Andrew Bird will present his new CD which will be released next spring. Especially for Cross-linx, Kotche and Finn will bring together the Unlimited Orchestra consisting of 12 members, under which indie-classical ensemble Lunatree and a selection of special guests. Other confirmed acts at Cross-linx are American percussion group Third Coast Percussion, On Fillmore, guitarist Aart Strootman and British talent Luke Deane, the German cultband The Notwist, the Canadian harp-phenomenon Emilie & Ogden, violin player Diamanda Dramm & the Dutch sound artist Yuri Landman.

Other highlights of the festival:
– The Notwist
– Diamanda Dramm
– Perhaps Contraption
– Emilie & Ogden
– Third Coast Percussion
– On Fillmore
– Luke Deane & Ragnar Olafsson
– Dawn of Midi
– Yuri Landman
– Aart Strootman
– Dominique Vleeshouwers
– Marco Mlynek
– Exec

The festival will take place in four Dutch cities: Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen and Amsterdam. The Amsterdam edition of the festival will take place at the Bimhuis and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ. Follow this link to the program of Cross-Linx 2016 in Amsterdam.

Tickets via Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ

Prior to and after the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open – with DJ Shane Burmania (the restaurant will be closed).

Neil Finn & Glenn Kotche’s Unlimited Orchestra, Andrew Bird, The Notwist, Son Lux, Lunatree, Emilie & Ogden, Diamanda Dramm, Yuri Landman (3×3), Third Coast Percussion, Marco Mlynek, Exec, On Fillmore, Dawn of Midi, LUKE DEANE & RAGNAR
OLAFSSON, AART STROOTMAN, DOMINIQUE VLEESHOUWERS, PERHAPS CONTRAPTION