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19-414: [REDACTED] Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landgraaf, June 2015 A pop music festival called Pinkpop is held annually on the Pentecost weekend in Schaesberg , a town in Landgraaf. Landgraaf is home to the largest indoor ski piste in Europe, called Snow World. This Dutch Limburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pinkpop Pinkpop

38-454: A free pig roast and free apples were provided by the organizers. Inspired by the Monterey festival from 1967, a number of hip local bands were persuaded to come and play unpaid. Almost 10,000 visitors were attracted, ranging from pop music lovers to grandparents and their grandchildren. And families with empty shopping bags, loading up on apples. Pinkpop 2007 was held May 26–28. It was

57-541: A time, or even continuously, assignment editors have a steady appetite for ever-larger quantities of footage. News conferences are often held by politicians ; by sports teams; by celebrities or film studios; by commercial organizations to promote products; by attorneys to promote lawsuits ; and by almost anyone who finds benefit in the free publicity afforded by media coverage. Some people, including many police chiefs, hold press conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually. A press conference

76-432: Is a media event in which notable individuals or organizations invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions. Press conferences are often held by politicians , corporations , non-governmental organizations , and organizers for newsworthy events. In a press conference, one or more speakers may make a statement, which may be followed by questions from reporters. Sometimes only questioning occurs; sometimes there

95-413: Is a special press conference event where rather than holding a conference after an event to field questions about the event that has recently transpired, a conference is held for the sole purpose of making newsmakers available to the media for general questions and photographs often before an event or series of events (such as an athletic season) occur. In athletics, teams and leagues host media days prior to

114-479: Is a statement with no questions permitted. A media event at which no statements are made, and no questions allowed, is called a photo op . A government may wish to open their proceedings for the media to witness events, such as the passing of a piece of legislation from the government in parliament to the senate, via a media availability. American television stations and networks especially value press conferences: because today's TV news programs air for hours at

133-665: Is an annual music festival held in Landgraaf , Netherlands . It is usually held on the Pentecost weekend ( Pink steren in Dutch, hence the name). If Pentecost falls on an early date in May, the festival is held later in June. Starting in 1970, at Burgemeester Damen Sportpark in the city of Geleen , Pinkpop is the oldest and longest running annual dedicated pop and rock music festival in

152-627: Is often announced by sending an advisory or news release to assignment editors , preferably well in advance. Sometimes they are held spontaneously when several reporters gather around a newsmaker. News conferences can be held just about anywhere, in settings as formal as the White House room set aside for the purpose or as informal as the street in front of a crime scene. Hotel conference rooms and courthouses are often used for press conferences. Sometimes such gatherings are recorded for press use and later released on an interview disc . Media day

171-729: The 20th time the event was held at the Megaland Park. On February 28, most of the line-up was revealed. Pearl Jam was announced to make their 3rd appearance on the Pinkpop stage, but they cancelled, for two of their members would become fathers in the Pentecost weekend. Pinkpop 2008 was held May 30 – June 1 in the Landgraaf Megaland Park. Pinkpop 2008 had the largest audience of concert attendees to date, with an average of just over 60,000 people arriving each of

190-928: The Belgian city of Liège . Pinkpop 2019 was held June 8–10. This marked Pinkpop's 50th anniversary. Pinkpop 2020 was planned for 19–21 June but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Acts scheduled to appear included, in order of billing: Pinkpop 2021 was planned for 18–20 June but, like in the previous year, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acts scheduled to appear included: Pinkpop 2022 took place from 17 to 19 June. Acts that appeared: Pinkpop 2023 took place from 16 to 18 June. Acts that appeared: 50°52′50″N 6°1′23″E  /  50.88056°N 6.02306°E  / 50.88056; 6.02306 Press conference A press conference , also called news conference or press briefing ,

209-518: The Dutch word for Pentecost ( Pinksteren ) and 'pop' comes from pop music (or 'popular music'). But a later creative interpretation for the name combines the English word pink and the Dutch word pop , which means doll , thus forming the origin for the logo , a doll in a pink dress. The precursor to Pinkpop was held on Pentecost Monday in 1969. It was completely free, and called Pinknick because people were supposed to bring their own food. Only

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228-440: The festival. Sales were disappointing in 2005, so by shifting the 2008 festival, the organisation hoped to solve these problems. Pinkpop 2008 turned out to have had the largest concert attendance to date. The dates for the 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2016 edition have been shifted as well, for similar reasons. The 2020 and 2021 Pinkpop festivals were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The name consists of two parts. 'Pink' comes from

247-623: The police several hours later in Amsterdam. During the performance of the Foo Fighters on June 16, the disintegration of a large meteor was observed in the sky right behind the main stage and caught on video. The fireball and its disintegration was widely observed also elsewhere in the Benelux countries, Germany and France . An analysis of over 200 eyewitness reports suggests that the disintegration took place at 23:11 local time near

266-662: The three days, prompting the festival organizers to announce that 180,000 people had visited the festival. Because the 42,500 available three-day passes sold out completely, the actual number of unique visitors is 94,000. Pinkpop 2009 was held May 30 – June 1. On March 4, 2009, the Pinkpop Board gave a press conference in Paradiso in Amsterdam , to answer questions from the press and announce which artists will be performing on Pinkpop 2009 will be announced. Pinkpop 2010

285-442: The world. Pinkpop is a three-day festival, from Saturday through Monday when on Pentecost weekend, or Friday through Sunday otherwise, with a 60,000 people per day capacity, and with performances on four separate stages. From 2006 through 2011, Pinkpop sold out six years in a row. During 44 editions, more than two million people have attended Pinkpop. Some 700 music acts have played at the festival. In 1994 (the 25th edition), it

304-402: Was decided to sell only 60,000 tickets, to prevent overcrowding due to the popularity of the festival. In 1995, it was made into a two-day festival. Two years later this was further expanded to three days. 2007 saw a spin-off, later in the year, on 11 August, called Pinkpop Classic, for an older rock audience, with bands that had previously performed at the festival in past decades. This spin-off

323-410: Was held June 15–17. A fatal traffic accident involving festival-goers took place in the early morning of June 18. After the festival, at around 04:00, a group of persons sat on the road near Campsite B , which was not closed to vehicular traffic. A van travelling along this road could not avoid the group and ran into the group, killing one and severely injuring three more. The driver reported himself to

342-416: Was held May 28–30. Pinkpop 2011 was held June 11–13. Pinkpop 2012 was held May 26–28. Pinkpop 2013 was held June 14–16; the third time that it was not held in the weekend of Pentecost. Pinkpop 2014 was held June 7–9. Pinkpop 2015 was held June 12–14; the fourth time that it will not be held in the weekend of Pentecost. Pinkpop 2016 was held June 10–12. Pinkpop 2017 was held June 3–5. Pinkpop 2018

361-454: Was held again in following years, with the exception of 2011, when the organisation was not able to book enough artists. In 2008, Pinkpop was not held on Pentecost weekend for the first time. Pentecost occurred too early that year for the convenience of fans and performers alike. This was decided following the 2005 edition, in which the Pentecost weekend also fell early and therefore Pinkpop could not convince many great performers to come play at

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