107-575: The Roadburn Festival is an annual music festival held each April in Tilburg , Netherlands . It was founded by Walter Hoeijmakers and Jurgen van den Brand in 1999, who ran a stoner rock blog of the same name. The festival has been held at Tilburg's 013 concert hall since 2005. In the earliest years before that, multiple events were organised in a year throughout various cities in the Netherlands, such as Nijmegen and Eindhoven . It evolved into
214-536: A Jägermeister glass. The drink originated in 1973 when Tilburgian entrepreneur Jan Wassing started experimenting with a drink with lower alcoholic percentage that was appropriate for his stomach. The result was successful. The drink is distilled now at Loven industrial area in Tilburg by the Eindhoven company Schrobbeler Ltd, without the è on the last vowel. The drink is especially consumed at Carnival . The name
321-522: A cavalry barracks on St. Joseph Street, now a monumental building of the City Archives . Although the King was always made welcome by the manufacturers he had befriended, he needed his own residence in Tilburg, and commissioned the construction of a palace , which would function as his country residence. Construction started in 1847 and was completed just days before William II died, in 1849. It
428-547: A loom —by the 17th century these numbered about 300. Enterprising people saw their chance. As so-called "drapers", they supplied the weavers with the raw materials for their "home working", and the first Tilburg "mill houses" came into existence. From then on, the wool industry underwent rapid growth, and in 1881 Tilburg had as many as 145 wool mills. Home weaving continued, however, until the early 20th century. Woollen textiles from Tilburg were known far and wide. After World War II Tilburg retained its place as wool capital of
535-496: A " Mecca for those seduced by the experimental dark arts of psychedelia and doom, a celebration of the avant-garde artists determined to push the boundaries of heavy music in extremis." Vice released a documentary in 2014 about co-founder Hoeijmakers titled Mr. Roadburn , featuring guest appearances from Roadburn musicians such as Aaron Turner , Scott Kelly and Mike Scheidt . Several bands have officially released "Live at Roadburn" performances as albums, including Wolves in
642-535: A Nice Life performed Deathconsciousness and Triptykon played Celtic Frost 's unreleased Requiem with the Metropole Orkest . Cave In returned to the stage after the death of bassist Caleb Scofield the year before. Holy Roar Records held a showcase. Drab Majesty , Daughters , Ulcerate , Anna von Hausswolff , Myrkur and Marissa Nadler were also on the lineup. The venue Het Patronaat closed immediately after Roadburn 2019; Imperial Triumphant
749-413: A band, and we were into a lot of bands that were influenced by Black Sabbath, like St. Vitus, Trouble and Witchfinder General. Phil Anselmo on Down's first album Down formed in 1991 with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera , drummer Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod , guitarists Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity and Kirk Windstein of Crowbar and bassist Todd Strange, also of Crowbar. All of
856-439: A collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe, arose from the band's "Blood Moon" performance at Roadburn in 2016. May Our Chambers Be Full (2020), a collaborative studio album by Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou , was the result of a live performance between Rundle and Thou at 2019's Roadburn, which was suggested by artistic director Hoeijmakers. Following Full of Hell and Nothing 's "Full of Nothing" collaboration performance at Roadburn 2022,
963-581: A fixed location. It manages the city's heritage collection and creates exhibitions at diverse venues. For example, the Peerke Donders Pavilion and Vincent's Drawing Room. The collection that Stadsmuseum Tilburg manages is part of Tilburg City Collection. In addition, it manages the Memory of Tilburg with more than 4400 stories. Parks and forests provide inhabitants from the Tilburg area with recreation. The Leijpark and Reeshofpark are
1070-558: A historical view in its former factory, but also a laboratory for design, production and development of textile as a material. It opened in 1958. There is also the Natuurmuseum Brabant (Brabant Museum of Nature), dedicated to natural history. Originally named the Natural History Museum of Tilburg ( Natuurhistorisch Museum Tilburg), the museum was established in 1935. The museum was originally housed in
1177-479: A lack of shopping facilities as compared to similar-sized cities in the Netherlands. Two smaller cinemas were replaced by a bigger one on the Pieter Vreedeplein in 2007. Despite being called Centrum , the district is some distance southeast of the geographical center. The district is connected by the Tilburg railway station . Oud-Noord is situated north of the railway that crosses Tilburg, and between
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#17327974865751284-504: A live album, Live at Roadburn 2003 , in 2019. The 2004 edition, headlined by Monster Magnet , remained in Eindhoven on 17 June. The tenth edition took place on 9 April 2005. The venue 013 invited the festival to come back to Tilburg, where it remains to this day. It was the first to feature multiple stages, and was headlined by Space Ritual and Electric Wizard ; other bands included Sunn O))) , High on Fire , and Brant Bjork and
1391-563: A lot of new stuff at sound check, just to feel it out. Hopefully, we can get back in the studio in the fall and work on something." On February 18, 2009, Down was announced in the lineup for the 2009 Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Following these live dates, the band toured the United States and Canada during August and September 2009. On March 30, 2009, Down posted a statement on their message board indicating that they will be back in
1498-498: A lot of promise, and really they just need me in the fuckin' practice room. So all this is going to happen this year. It has to happen. I know there's a responsibility here. Down has a fanbase and they are very very very loyal. So I don't want to let those people down. They deserve some new music, we have it. We've demoed other songs, there's songs that haven't even been released that people have never heard, so there's always Down there. For all you people out there, don't you stress. We got
1605-711: A modern skyline. Because of new policy three buildings were built, which are considered skyscrapers in the Netherlands. These are the Interpolis headquarters, the Westpoint Tower and StadsHeer . The Westpoint Tower has an altitude of 143.1 metres (469.5 feet) and was the tallest residential tower in The Netherlands until the Montevideo in Rotterdam surpassed it. The 'StadsHeer' is the third one and
1712-541: A multi-day event beginning in 2006, and shortly after, tickets began to sell out for the festival in under an hour as its audience grew internationally. The festival estimates that around 75% of its attendees come from outside the Netherlands. The festival has grown since its stoner rock origins and is now focused on various forms of experimental and extreme music: its motto in recent years has been "redefining heaviness." Van den Brand, who runs affiliated record labels Burning World Records and Roadburn Records, parted ways with
1819-481: A new album. With a release date yet to be announced, the new album will be the band's fourth studio offering. After legal issues with Warner Brothers Records regarding the rights to the music, Down released the live album Diary of a Mad Band: Europe in the Year of VI on October 5, 2010, via Roadrunner Records. The title is a reference to Diary of a Madman , an Ozzy Osbourne album. In 2011, Phil Anselmo commented on
1926-823: A one-day event was held on 24 November, as Spirit Caravan , Beaver, and 35007 performed in Nijmegen at the Doornroosje venue. Three events occurred in 2001. Nebula , On Trial, and Rotor performed on 22 March in Nijmegen. Five Horse Johnson played in Den Bosch 's W2 on 16 September (Leadfoot and Raging Slab were forced to cancel as all flights were shut down following the September 11 attacks ). Lastly, Masters of Reality , supported by The Atomic Bitchwax and Terra Firma, played Tilburg's 013 on 4 December. The booking
2033-450: A platforming of queer issues, and a relatively high amount of non-Western performers. Hoeijmakers commented that "if you’re offering forward-thinking music and art, you attract forward-thinking people. We never set out to make Roadburn an overtly political festival, but of course it’s very obvious where Roadburn stands. We want to be inclusive, we want to be diverse." Tilburg Tilburg ( Dutch: [ˈtɪlbʏr(ə)x] )
2140-453: A row, night after night, you're going to want to change tastes here and there. Yes, we will record another Down record. Everybody's committed to it. It's just right now, everybody's committed to it." In November 2019, Down announced they would be reuniting for a series of shows in 2020, including Graspop Metal Meeting , set to take place June 18–21, 2020 in Dessel, Belgium. In anticipation of
2247-914: A short distance away from the actual park. Located within the city itself is Zoo De Oliemeulen , a small family run animal attraction housing over 1,000 different animals. Down (band) Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in New Orleans , Louisiana, in 1991. The current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo ( Pantera and Superjoint Ritual ), drummer Jimmy Bower ( Crowbar , Eyehategod , Superjoint Ritual), guitarists Pepper Keenan ( Corrosion of Conformity ) and Kirk Windstein (Crowbar), and bassist Pat Bruders ( Goatwhore ). Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice and has released five studio albums. The first three were LPs entitled NOLA (1995), Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (2002), and Down III: Over
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#17327974865752354-416: A vital annual landmark in the world of adventurous heavy music." Roadburn won the 2023 European Festival Awards honor for "Best Small Festival", a category for festivals with a capacity of under 10,000 people. Bandcamp praised how it "reliably coaxes landmark performances from the biggest and most intriguing names in extreme music, and regularly sells out in days, if not minutes." The Independent called it
2461-583: A year. The economy was concentrated on wool industry for centuries, however, since the 1960s, Tilburg has made more progress in having different kinds of industries, supported by the government to save the city from poverty after the decline of wool industry. Chemical company IFF has a factory in Tilburg. In the 1980s, the Japanese company Fujifilm came to Tilburg. Insurance companies like Interpolis and CZ are headquartered in Tilburg, as well. Iris Ohyama has its European offices in Tilburg. Since 2013,
2568-510: Is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant . With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands. Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences . There are three railway stations within
2675-414: Is a modern pop-centre. Paradox is a club for experimental jazz and improvised music. Fontys University of Applied Sciences started a pop academy in the beginning of the 21st century, and students often perform on local stages. Tilburg has a renowned museum of contemporary art, De Pont , which houses works from artists such as Ai Weiwei , Anish Kapoor and Richard Serra . The museum, which opened in 1992,
2782-632: Is along the Reitse Hoevenstraat with multiple secondary schools such as: Jozefmavo and Theresialyceum. The district is connected by train with the Tilburg Universiteit railway station , Previously known as "Tilburg West station" and has one of the two hospitals in Tilburg ( TweeSteden ziekenhuis [ nl ] ). The largest mosque of Tilburg, the Turkish Süleymaniye-Mosque built in 2001, stands in
2889-440: Is derived from the profession of 'Schrobbelaar', in the textile industry in Tilburg. The profession was unskilled and had a low wage. Another known drink from Tilburg is Peerke's Nat, which has a higher alcoholic percentage than Schrobbelèr (25%) and was introduced at the beatification of Peter Donders (locally named Peerke). The drink is sold in bottles of 70 centiliters . The Koningshoeven Brewery brews trappist beer . It
2996-476: Is his replacement. The band spoke on their Facebook page and said they started recording new material on October 20. On January 16, 2012, they revealed track names for the new EP on Facebook. Initially, rumors spread about the possibility of Down releasing four EPs, instead of an album. However, when asked about it in an interview with Scuzz TV, Anselmo said that "It would be too pretentious, we try not to think as far ahead as that, and just go with what we feel at
3103-496: Is housed in a former wool mill, an important piece of Tilburg's history. Anish Kapoor's artwork ' Skymirror ' is displayed on the square in front of the museum. Also in the field of contemporary arts is the SEA Foundation Tilburg , an internationally oriented art foundation, exhibition space and artist residence for artists, writers and curators. Tilburg also hosts a significant textile museum , offering not only
3210-550: Is located north of the Wilhelmina Canal . The district has 23,340 inhabitants. Tilburg-Noord was built in the period 1966–1974. Therefore, it has many apartment buildings up to 16 floors, drive-in houses, green strips and industrial development. The streets in this district are mostly named after musicians from the Renaissance up to pop artists from the 1960s. The main shopping center is Wagnerplein, while there's also
3317-405: Is now part of Tilburg City Hall . In 1987 an obelisk was erected nearby, in memory of King William II. It replaced the old "needle" dating from 1874, which was removed from the street in 1968. After its restoration, William II's statue has got a place again in the heart of the city, where he felt happy among its inhabitants. The local football club Willem II Tilburg was named after
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3424-433: Is part of the 'Haestrechtkwartier' (Haestrecht quarter). The residential tower is nicknamed De Vogelkooikes (The Bird Cages) for its cubic balconies taped onto the building. King William II (1792–1849) was fond of Tilburg. "Here I can breathe freely and I feel happy", he once said about the town. King William II always supported Tilburg—he provided money to improve the sheep breeding, built new farms and founded
3531-399: Is still reflected in the layout of many places in Tilburg. Many districts, including Korvel, Oerle, Broekhoven, Hasselt, Heikant, De Schans, and Heuvel, bear the names of these old hamlets . The poor farmers living in these hamlets soon decided not to sell the wool from their sheep but to weave it themselves, and for a long time, much of the space inside their small houses was occupied by
3638-568: The Billboard 200 . AllMusic reviewer David Reamer gave the album a nearly perfect 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising the songs "Temptations Wings", " Stone the Crow ", and "Bury Me in Smoke". Reamer stated that "this is a landmark album that combines the talents of dedicated rock musicians, and should be included in any collection of heavy metal music." NOLA was supported by a 13-date tour, and afterward
3745-694: The Ringbanen (ring roads around the city center). The district has 33,915 inhabitants. Contemporary arts museum De Pont is located within the district. When the railway marshalling yard belonging to the Nederlandse Spoorwegen became obsolete, a considerable stretch of the railway across the city, the Spoorzone , became an urban renewal project. New premises for two courses run by Fontys University of Applied Sciences will be located here, as will Tilburg's new central library, replacing
3852-722: The StadsHeer as a small part of the urban renewal . This area along the railway is partly located in Oud-Zuid . Many important locations in Tilburg are located within the district, just out of the center, such as 013 music venue and the Schouwburg built in 1961. Also the Koningsplein with the main library and the Piushaven are located within the district. Old herd places include Korvel, Broekhoven and Oerle. Tilburg-Noord
3959-470: The 2019 edition of Roadburn, from 11 to 14 April, playing Sleep's Holy Mountain and The Sciences . The band rejected a much more lucrative offer to play Coachella instead at the same week. At the Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg was the curator. Thou was the artist in residence, performing four sets, among them a collaboration with Emma Ruth Rundle and a set of Misfits covers at a skate park. Have
4066-672: The Alimonies , Sólstafir performing Svartir Sandar , Full of Hell and Slift performing four sets as the artists in residence (including a Full of Hell x Nothing collaboration), and commissioned works from Cult of Luna guitarist Johannes Persson and Perturbator 's James Kent. The festival experienced difficulties in booking its lineup for 2023, leading to the lack of a curator. It took place from 20 to 23 April. Deafheaven played Sunbather (for its 10th anniversary) and Infinite Granite in full on separate nights. Giles Corey and Chat Pile made their European debuts. Wolves in
4173-580: The Bros . The 2006 edition, held on 21 and 22 April, was the first multi-day festival. It was headlined by a one-off Hawkwind performance. In 2007, Melvins and Blue Cheer headlined the first day on 20 April, and Neurosis headlined the second on 21 April. The festival expanded to a four-day event, from Thursday to Sunday, in 2008. Down headlined the first day on 17 April, a celebration of Rise Above Records ' 20th anniversary. Isis headlined Friday. Enslaved headlined Saturday, replacing Celtic Frost at
4280-661: The Down coming." On May 11, 2011, Down announced on their Facebook page that they "demoed a brand new tune." Down played at Download Festival on Saturday June 11, 2011. They played alongside System of a Down , Avenged Sevenfold and Alice Cooper . Rex did not tour with Down during their spring 2011 shows. Crowbar bassist Pat Bruders filled in for Rex during those shows. "Rex is not gonna be with us," said Keenan. "He's got things he needs to deal with, and we gave him an ultimatum and he's trying to work things out. We've got Pat (Bruders) from Crowbar playing bass, and he's ass-kickin' in
4387-712: The Executive MBA program at the university's TiasNimbas Business School ranked # 11 in the world according to the Financial Times . Tilburg is also the location of the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts (Dutch: Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten - FHK ), part of the Fontys Hogescholen . The School originated from the merging of various educational institutions that had existed in different capacity in Tilburg before being united under
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4494-709: The Fontys group, such as the Brabants Conservatorium, one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands, and the Academie voor Beeldende Vorming. Fontys School of Arts offers various bachelor and master programmes in English and in Dutch, across different fields in music , visual arts , dance , theatre and performing arts This institution is based in a building known as 'Kunstkluster', located in
4601-471: The Highway for its 10th anniversary, a second Converge set entitled "Blood Moon" that saw the band perform with Chelsea Wolfe , Stephen Brodsky and Steve Von Till while experimenting with post-punk , alternative country and post-metal , and Diamanda Galás ' "Death Will Come and Have Your Eyes" show. Roadburn 2017 occurred on 20–23 April. The headliner was Baroness , and vocalist John Dyer Baizley
4708-659: The Holistic". It featured a collaboration between Enslaved and Wardruna , performing Skuggsjá , a piece written by Bjørnson and Selvik for the 200th anniversary of the Constitution of Norway . The Heads were the artist in residence. Fields of the Nephilim , Focus , Eyehategod , Sólstafir , Anathema , Russian Circles and Kayo Dot were among the other prominent performers. On 28 January 2016, co-founder Jurgen van den Brand announced that he would be parting ways with
4815-526: The Netherlands, but in the 1960s the industry collapsed and by the 1980s the number of operating wool mills had declined. Present-day Tilburg industry consists of a wide variety of enterprises. The main economic sector has become transport and logistics with a variety of industry as a close second. When the wool industry collapsed in the 1960s, Cees Becht was the mayor of Tilburg. While he was in office, many old buildings were destroyed, including some precious monuments. The Koningswei neighbourhood (King's Meadows)
4922-465: The Netherlands, or when at least one of their parents was born outside of the Netherlands. The Tilburg agglomeration has the following religious makeup as of 2003: Tilburg experiences an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ) similar to almost all of the Netherlands. Thunderstorms occur in Western Brabant more often than anywhere else in the Netherlands, up to 31 days
5029-598: The Ringbaan Zuid, and is the southernmost district. Tilburg-zuid has 19,149 inhabitants. The district contains two neighbourhoods and many businesses. The football club Willem II is located within the district, as well as the ice-skating rink with a speed skating rink , the Ireen Wüst IJsbaan, which is located here. The main campus of Fontys University of Applied Sciences is located in this district, as well as St. Elisabeth hospital and Leijpark, one of
5136-464: The Throne Room revealed a special performance entitled "Shadow Moon Kingdom". Acts booked for 2020 finally played such as Julie Christmas , David Eugene Edwards , Brutus and Boy Harsher . Cave In , Backxwash and Elizabeth Colour Wheel performed multiple sets. The 2024 edition featured headliners The Jesus and Mary Chain , Chelsea Wolfe , Khanate , Lankum , Clipping and Health . It
5243-461: The Throne Room , Ulver , Enslaved , Zola Jesus , Godflesh , Oranssi Pazuzu , Chelsea Wolfe , Emma Ruth Rundle and Fu Manchu . Converge 's 2017 live album Jane Live features the band's full album performance of Jane Doe at Roadburn 2016. Artists often collaborate for exclusive Roadburn live performances, and some of these collaborative relationships are furthered in official studio recordings. Converge's 11th album Bloodmoon: I (2021),
5350-545: The Tides", and "Jail", along with a cover of " When the Levee Breaks " (written by Kansas Joe McCoy and his wife Memphis Minnie , and famously covered by Led Zeppelin ). On July 24, 2008, frontman Phil Anselmo mentioned in a post on the band's Myspace blog that Down had been "fucking around with some new material" and had "enough material already recorded"—at least six new songs in addition to those that did not make
5457-572: The Under (2007). In 2008, the band began working on additional material, which resulted in two EPs entitled Down IV – Part I , released in September 2012, and Down IV – Part II , released in May 2014. NOLA has always reminded me sound-wise and approach-wise as a really loud demo, and it was based on three three-song demos that we did just for fun. We were still growing and finding out what we were as
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#17327974865755564-608: The Verdiplein in Stokhasselt. The one at the Tartinistraat became defunct. Before the district was built, it was mainly an agricultural area attached to a few villages, including Heikant, which is still the name of the biggest neighbourhood. Heikant's former village square, including the old church, is still present. The northernmost part of the district is still agricultural with some forests. In this agricultural area,
5671-531: The album Mariner , Bell Witch performed Mirror Reaper , Godflesh performed Selfless and Boris performed Absolutego with Stephen O'Malley . Collaborations included Thou x The Body and Justin Broadrick x The Bug (as Zonal ) with Moor Mother . Earthless was the artist in residence and performed one set with Damo Suzuki . Other bands included Furia , Kairon; IRSE! , Kælan Mikla , Igorrr and Panopticon . Sleep returned to headline
5778-470: The album, "for almost an hour, it's like the metal world was set right again." The release of Over the Under was preceded by a tour with Heaven & Hell and Megadeth . To further support their album, Down headlined a tour starting at the end of September 2007. On April 22, 2008, the BBC Radio 1 Rockshow broadcast a new session of Down recordings featuring alternate versions of "N.O.D.", "Beneath
5885-412: The album, Down toured on the second stage of Ozzfest in 2002. Also in 2002, the band recorded an acoustic version of " Stone the Crow " that was never officially released although it can be heard on YouTube. Afterward, the band once again entered an indefinite hiatus to focus on their respective bands. Newly signed to Warner Bros. Records , Down once again reformed in 2006. The band wrote an album over
5992-412: The band members were longtime friends, and shared interest in bands such as Black Sabbath , Trouble , and Saint Vitus , which would significantly influence the music they made. The band made a three-track demo for underground trading. In an effort to build a fan base, Anselmo and Keenan would ask heavy metal fans if they had ever "heard of this band, Down" and hand them copies of the tape without telling
6099-477: The band went on hiatus in order to return to their respective bands. In 1999, while Down was on hiatus, Strange left the band and was replaced by Pantera bassist Rex Brown . In late November 2001, Down came back from hiatus to make another record. The band wrote and recorded Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow in 28 "drug and booze induced" days in Phil Anselmo's barn called "Nödferatu's Lair." The album
6206-460: The bands released the material on the studio album When No Birds Sing in 2023. The festival attempted to reunite the American screamo band Orchid , offering the largest known reunion deal to them, but vocalist Jayson Green did not tell his bandmates about the requests. The Luxembourgish newspaper Woxx noted that Roadburn featured "many more women on stage than at usual metal festivals",
6313-526: The blessed Peter Donders was born; there still stands a chapel and a procession park. Tilburg-oost consists of primarily industrial development. Residential neighbourhoods are in a small strip east of the Ringbaan Oost rather than the whole district, however, it is not considered as a part of the city center. The district only has 748 inhabitants. Tilburg-Zuid is located between the A58 motorway and
6420-564: The centre of the city next to the Schouwburg and incorporating a Concert Hall. Tilburg is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the EU Intercultural Cities programme. Schrobbelèr is a local liqueur. It has an alcoholic percentage of 21.5%, slightly lower than most bitters and has a relatively sweet flavour. The drink is sold in a stone jar and is drunk cold from own glass, a high and tiny chalice glass, larger than
6527-532: The course of a year. The lyrical content of Down III: Over the Under covers subjects such as the breakup of Pantera, the murder of ex-Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell , the band's anger at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , and Anselmo's recovery from back surgery and drug addiction. Debuting at number 26 on the Billboard 200, the album was released on September 25, 2007, and received generally positive reviews. Kirk Miller of Decibel Magazine said of
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#17327974865756634-450: The curator, presenting "The Electric Acid Orgy". Acts included Primordial , Psychic TV , The Ocean , The Ruins of Beverast , Asphyx and Michael Rother of Neu! , while special sets were Godflesh performing Pure , Alcest performing Les Voyages de l'âme , a collaboration between Emperor 's Ihsahn and Leprous , High on Fire performing The Art of Self Defense , and two sets from reunited Die Kreuzen . Roadburn announced
6741-421: The dubious nickname Cees de Sloper (Cees the demolisher). In the 1980s, many locations, formerly occupied by wool factories had been filled with small-scale housing projects. This mostly happened when Henk Letschert was mayor of Tilburg. The Heuvel , one of the important squares, had its own lime tree until 27 April 1994, being chopped for a bicycle parking basement. The felling led to many protests, because
6848-569: The electric car-producing company Tesla operates their main EU facility for assembly and distribution in Europe in the industrial area of Vossenberg north of the suburb "De Reeshof" in Tilburg. Tilburg has a high concentration of transportation/distribution industries, specializing in value added logistics and services, due to being the geographical center of the Benelux countries and being located on
6955-490: The factory was demolished. In 1803, Goirle was separated from Tilburg and on 18 April 1809, Tilburg was granted city status . In that year, it had about 9,000 inhabitants. In 2009 Tilburg hosted several festivities in celebration of 200 years as a city. Tilburg grew around one of the so-called "herd places" or "Frankish triangles", triangular plots where a number of roads (usually sand roads) met. These herd places were collective pasturelands for flocks of sheep . Their shape
7062-506: The fences protecting the surrounding neighbourhoods. This small-scale nature project is called the Dongevallei, which literally means Donge Valley in English. The population of Tilburg was 222,601 on 1 July 2021. According to the Tilburg city council, the city will reach a population of 217,000 by 2025. Of these, 23.3% (47,964 people) are of foreign descent. People are classified as being of foreign descent when they were born outside of
7169-576: The festival in 2016. The current key staff involved with organising the festival are Hoeijmakers (artistic director), Becky Laverty (press and communication, booker), Mijndert Rodolf (business director), and Joel Heijda (booker). The first edition of the festival was a series of three shows held from 11 to 13 February 1999, with performances in Amsterdam , Tilburg , and Sneek , respectively. Its line-up featured Cathedral , Orange Goblin , Beaver , Celestial Season , Terra Firma , and 35007 . In 2000,
7276-494: The festival to focus on his affiliated record labels such as Burning World Records and Roadburn Records. The 2016 edition, from 14 April to 17 April, was headlined by Neurosis (celebrating the band's 30th anniversary) and Paradise Lost (performing Gothic in full). Lee Dorrian , of Cathedral and formerly Napalm Death , was the guest curator. Multiple special sets occurred: Converge performing Jane Doe for its 15th anniversary, Cult of Luna performing Somewhere Along
7383-487: The final cut on Down III: Over the Under . What or how much will be included on the tentative Down IV is uncertain, but according to Anselmo, there is "definitely enough for an awesome EP, with some surprises within." Asked in November 2008 what the current status of the new album was, bassist Rex Brown told Billboard.com that Down had been "writing constantly on the road. We still have all these ideas, and we play
7490-399: The follow-up album to 2007's Over the Under : "I have to focus on this new stuff for the time being because really, to clear it up and make it loud and clear for everyone: Down, when Down got together, we knew we were a band made up of many other bands. It's always been out of brotherhood and love that when any of our 'real' bands such as C.O.C. and Eyehategod, specifically get on a roll, at
7597-490: The former intendant residence of King Willem II, but moved in 1985 to its current location, a former technical school near the railway station. The collection consists of a large variety of stuffed animals, animals kept in formaldehyde, dried plants, stones, minerals, fossils and archaeological objects. The Museum Scryption was a former museum in Tilburg with the main theme 'written communication'. It closed in 2011. The Tilburg City Museum ( Stadsmuseum Tilburg) does not have
7704-545: The future of Down, stating: "Man, there will be a time for Down. Matter of fact we had a meeting this past week, and I know Jimmy's gotta go do an Eyehategod tour in February. But after that, I think we're looking to do some shows starting in March. Maybe local around here, maybe even some Mardi Gras gigs. But yeah, last week we sat around and they played me some new stuff they're working on, and it sounds good. Sounds like it's got
7811-431: The internet. Hoeijmakers, who is "still grateful to Homme for that," credits the show for being the moment when "people started to see Roadburn as a festival, while until then we were mainly a website about the thriving stoner, doom, and psychedelic rock scene." No event took place in 2002. The eighth Roadburn occurred on 27 June 2003 in Eindhoven 's Effenaar, headlined by Fu Manchu . Their performance would be released as
7918-477: The king. Tilburg Centrum is the downtown of Tilburg, and is situated between (clockwise) the Spoorlaan, Heuvelring, Paleisring, Schouwburgring and Noordhoekring, which is the same as the order of the one-way roads around the district. The district has 6,572 inhabitants, and most of the shops, hotels, restaurants and cafes of the city. In 2008, the refurbished Pieter Vreedeplein was opened to the public, addressing
8025-518: The largest parks. Leijpark was famous for Festival Mundial and lies next to St. Elisabeth hospital and a monastery, the Cenakel. Reeshofpark was created in the late 1990s, including some restaurants opened in 2011. Some older parks include Wilhelminapark in Oud-Noord, are built on the square of the former herd place Veldhoven. Tilburg offers, in comparison to other top-ten cities in the Netherlands,
8132-487: The largest public parks in the city. Tilburg-west was mostly built after WWII, and has 26,655 inhabitants. The district with its neighbourhoods consists mostly of small brick houses and apartment buildings, except for Zorgvlied, which contains more expensive, free-standing houses. The Westermarkt is the largest shopping center out of the inner city. Many higher educational buildings are standing here, like Tilburg University and Avans Hogeschool. Another place of many schools
8239-424: The last minute, who cancelled because frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer quit the band, leading to their eventual breakup. Sunday's lineup was headlined by Current 93 and curated by David Tibet . The 2009 edition, from 23 to 26 April, sold out 45 minutes after tickets went on sale. It was headlined by Motorpsycho , the reunited Saint Vitus , Neurosis and Wino . Neurosis, curated Saturday's lineup, presented under
8346-450: The library in Koningsplein. The railway yard is the largest area, though more areas along the railway will be reconstructed. Oud-Zuid is a district south, and also west and east of downtown Tilburg. The district has 38,659 inhabitants. As of 2012 , all the 'skyscrapers' of Tilburg, higher than 100 m (330 ft) are located within the district. The Hart van Brabantlaan is almost surrounded by high buildings like Westpoint Tower and
8453-665: The most forest area. In the municipality, Tilburg has the Wandelbos, a forest south of the similarly named neighbourhood in Tilburg-West, the Oude Warande, the Kaaistoep, a forest of 4.5 km , and partially, Huis Ter Heide in the northwest of Tilburg, a 6.5 km -sized natural redevelopment area. Out of the municipality, there's a national park called Loonse en Drunense Duinen which includes dunes of drift sand from
8560-413: The municipality: Tilburg , Tilburg Universiteit and Tilburg Reeshof . The 75-hectare (185-acre) "Spoorzone" area around Tilburg Central station, once a Dutch Railways train maintenance yard, has been purchased by the city and is being transformed into an urban zone. Little is known about the beginnings of Tilburg. The name Tilliburg first appeared in documents dating from AD 709, but after that there
8667-468: The name "Beyond the Pale". It was the first to feature a second venue, V39. The festival was held from 15 to 18 April in 2010. Tom G Warrior curated Friday's lineup, "Only Death is Real". The Icelandic volcanic eruptions shut down air travel throughout Europe , forcing bands such as Jesu and Candlemass to cancel. In 2011, Swans (who had just recently reunited) was named as the headliner. Sunn O)))
8774-532: The neighbourhood Gesworen Hoek. As of 2012 , the last neighbourhood (Koolhoven Buiten) is under construction. The district is connected by the Tilburg Reeshof railway station and multiple roads that encircle the district plus the industrial development Vossenberg north of the Wilhelmina Canal. The Donge runs through the district, including greenspace with some Highland cattle grazing between
8881-477: The nine-storey, modern-day, black complex. A part of the empty area was used to build the system of the inner Cityring . Another building that was demolished was the old railway station, which was replaced due to Hoogspoor (literally: high rails), a project bringing the railway on viaducts to reduce traffic congestion around 1960. The century-old station building was replaced by the modern one. Because of all of this and some more parts of Tilburg, Cees Becht gained
8988-605: The past years. TiU offers both Dutch-taught and English-taught programmes. The institution has gained a reputation in both research and education. In the field of economics, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ranked No. 1 in Europe for the second consecutive time in 2007 according to the Journal of the European Economic Association with regard to publications in top journals. In 2007
9095-406: The person that they were in the band. Eventually, the tape was distributed throughout the United States and Down played a small concert in its hometown. A record executive from Elektra Records was attending the show. When he found out who the members of the band were, he signed Down to a recording contract. Down released its debut album, NOLA , on September 19, 1995, debuting at number 55 on
9202-402: The reunited Loop as the main headliner for 2014, and Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth as the year's guest curator. Comus , Crowbar , Napalm Death , Nothing , Magma , Triptykon and Circle were some of the performers. The twentieth edition of Roadburn took place from 9–12 April 2015. The artists on Friday 10 April were curated by Enslaved 's Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik as "Houses of
9309-431: The same way. He plays with his fingers—which is really cool; he's got the whole Geezer Butler thing going on." When asked whether or not Brown was still considered a part of the band, Keenan was hopeful but hesitant: "I don't know what to really say on that; he's not out of the band, but he's not playing with us live." On June 22, 2011, Jimmy Bower announced that Rex Brown would not be returning to Down, and that Pat Bruders
9416-532: The southeastern corner of the district. West is surrounded by forests like Wandelbos and the Oude Warande , located west of the university. The Reeshof is the westernmost district and the most recent expansion of the city of Tilburg proper. and has a population of 42,994 inhabitants. Because of this, the Reeshof became the largest district of Tilburg by population. The first houses were completed in 1980, in
9523-623: The speed skating rink there's an ice hockey field. The hockey team Tilburg Trappers dominated the Eredivisie (Dutch Premier League) for years before moving to the Oberliga, the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. Tilburg is the closest major settlement to The Efteling , with the amusement park made famous by Python being located only 11km away from the city centre. A small fan owned miniature attraction called Mini Efteling can be found
9630-480: The studio from October through November writing and recording what will eventually become Down IV . In the summer of 2009, Down began a US tour without Rex on bass, who had developed acute pancreatitis. On January 27, 2010, it was announced that Brown had nearly fully recuperated from his fight with pancreatitis. Down had discussed reconvening in New Orleans sometime after the 2010 Super Bowl to begin work on
9737-554: The time, even Pantera, [...] we always make room for that band. A tour like for Superjoint, for what it's worth, when Superjoint is working, there's no real time for Down, of course. It's a complete and just, I think, clear, very crystal-clear understanding between all of us that the day will come when things will slow down and we'll feel primed enough and ready for it and moods will alter as they do over time, especially musically. If you play certain songs, no matter what band you're in, if you play those songs enough times and enough nights, in
9844-578: The time." In the summer of 2013, Kirk Windstein quit the band and was replaced by Bobby Landgraf. Down IV – Part II was released on May 13, 2014. Following Anselmo's white power and Nazi salute controversy during the Dimebash event in the United States, the organizers of FortaRock Festival decided to cancel the appearance of the band for the 2016 event. When speaking to Max Morin of Bucketlist Music Reviews in January 2018, Anselmo said about
9951-610: The transport corridor between Antwerp / Rotterdam and the Ruhr area. The 'Waalwijk-Tilburg' region has been in the logistics hotspots top 3 within the Netherlands for years now and finished third in 2017. Higher education is of significant importance, with Tilburg University attracting scholars from all over the world. It has a student population of about 13,000 students, about 8 per cent of whom are international students. With well-facilitated Library, museums and city center with many pubs and cafes, this percentage has steadily increased over
10058-403: The tree was still healthy. After the Pieter Vreedeplein reconstruction, plans were made to plant a descendant of the original lime tree. Three were placed, only one of them survived. The last living tree was moved to another location again, but died shortly after. As of 23 November 2011, no more descendants have been placed. The current one is just another lime tree. In the 1990s Tilburg developed
10165-419: The villagers. In the 15th century, one of the lords of Tilburg, Jan van Haestrecht, built Tilburg Castle. "That stone chamber at Hasselt" is mentioned in several historical documents. In 1858, however, the castle was pulled down to make way for a factory, but the name lives on, in the city arms and logo. A replica of the foundations of the castle was restored in c. 1995 in its original location, after
10272-420: The west coast. The local football team is Willem II , named in remembrance of King William II. Tilburg Ten Miles is an annual road running competition held in Tilburg. Students' sports like rowing and hockey are popular as well. Tilburg hosts three field hockey clubs that play in top national leagues. Tilburg has an ice skating rink, including the 400 m speed skating rink Ireen Wüst IJsbaan. Within
10379-399: The year's curator. The performers included Killing Joke , Chelsea Wolfe , Ulver covering '60s psychedelic rock and Yob doing two full album sets. The Midi Theatre, which had been added as a venue for the last two editions, closed on 1 January 2012 and was replaced by Het Patronaat. The 2013 edition took place from 18 to 21 April. Electric Wizard headlined and vocalist Jus Oborn was
10486-614: Was Khanate's first performance in 19 years, while Clipping played two sets. Blood Incantation played two sets, one focusing on their traditional death metal material while the other highlighted the band's electronic release Timewave Zero . Uboa performed three unique sets, including the live debut of The Origin of My Depression in full. Ragana and Drowse premiered a new collaborative piece titled "The Ash From Mount Saint Helens". The festival has been described as "prestigious" by numerous publications, including Revolver , Kerrang! and BrooklynVegan . Stereogum lauded Roadburn "as
10593-464: Was demolished and replaced by Koningsplein (King's Square). The reason for demolishing the neighbourhood was to replace slum with modern building. The new development, however, has not been successful and many feel that the square feels abandoned most of the year. Considered even worse was the demolition of the old city hall. This classicistic-styled building was a national-registered monument, but even that did not stop Becht's plans to demolish it to build
10700-908: Was founded in 1884 at Koningshoeven Abbey . Tilburg's open air art is mostly supported by KORT (Kunst in Open Ruimte Tilburg, Dutch for Art in Open Space Tilburg). One example is the turning house on the Hasseltrotonde, a roundabout, was erected in 2008. Besides being responsible for newer, modern art, KORT also gives information about older works of art, like the Willem II statue on the Heuvel. The city of Tilburg hosts many festivals, such as Incubate , Festival Mundial (world culture), Stranger Than Paranoia (jazz), Tilburg Students Festival, and Roadburn Festival . 013
10807-518: Was made possible by founder Walter Hoeijmakers' relationship with Josh Homme , who had lived in Amsterdam for a brief period between the breakup of Kyuss and the start of Queens of the Stone Age . Homme and Nick Oliveri both performed with Masters of Reality in the final show of Roadburn 2001. The Masters of Reality performance was broadcast live on 3voor12 , which spread globally throughout
10914-449: Was no mention for several centuries. In the later Middle Ages, Tilburg referred to a region rather than a particular town or village; its population was largely in a couple of hamlets, one of which was known as "Eastern Tilburg" ( Oost-Tilburg ), which was later reflected in the name Oisterwijk ("Eastern Quarter"). This village centred around a small (probably wooden) castle or Motteburcht on an equally small hill, which became derelict and
11021-400: Was released on March 26, 2002, but was not received with the same positive reviews as NOLA. Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borivoj Krgin stated, " Down II appears to have been thrown together more haphazardly, with much of the material falling short of the standard set by the Down's classic debut offering." Despite mixed reviews, the album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200. To support
11128-941: Was the curator, personally selecting Chelsea Wolfe , Oathbreaker , Amenra and Wear Your Wounds to perform on the same day as him. My Dying Bride performed Turn Loose the Swans , Ahab performed The Call of the Wretched Sea , Warning performed Watching From a Distance , and Bongzilla performed Gateway . The Bug collaborated with Dylan Carlson of Earth , while David Tibet and Youth of Killing Joke joined forces. Coven , Deafheaven and Dälek also played. The 2018 edition of Roadburn took place from 19 to 22 April. Jacob Bannon served as curator, and Converge played both You Fail Me and The Dusk in Us in full on separate nights. Godspeed You! Black Emperor played two sets. Cult of Luna and Julie Christmas performed
11235-554: Was the last band to play there. The 2020 lineup was curated by Emma Ruth Rundle and Perturbator , but was cancelled on 3 April because of the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021, the festival did not happen and virtual performances were held. Roadburn returned in 2022 from 21 to 24 April with a lineup curated by Milena Eva and Thomas Sciarone of the Dutch band GGGOLDDD. Special projects included Alcest performing Écailles de Lune in full, Liturgy performing H.A.Q.Q. and Origin of
11342-401: Was the year's curator, and the festival featured special performances such as Candlemass performing Epicus Doomicus Metallicus , Godflesh performing Streetcleaner , and two unique Voivod sets. It was one of the first international performances for the anonymous Swedish band Ghost . Sleep headlined Roadburn in 2012, which took place from 12 to 15 April. Voivod's "Au-delà du Réel" was
11449-476: Was torn down after a few centuries at most. Of this first "Tilburg Castle", nothing remained c. 2000, except for a few remnants of its moat in the suburbs of Oisterwijk. In the 14th century, Tilburg was proclaimed a manor ; together with Goirle , it acquired the title of "The Manor of Tilburg and Goirle". Successively, the manorial rights fell into the hands of several lords of noble lineage. They derived their income from taxes, fines and interest paid by
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