Stromae impressed at the Dutch Lowlands Festival

“Anyone who still doubts it beforehand will know then: Stromae is the headline in Lowlands 2022”, de Volkskrant from the beach. “The crowd is bigger than Saturday at Arctic Monkeys. Stage production in Alpha Our Smiles: This is the apotheosis.”

According to the Dutch newspaper, Stromae stressed that in addition to being a hip-hop boy, he’s also modern Jacques Brill from multicultural Brussels, “with the simple message that one day is simply better than another”.

also The password He watched a well-attended show, which was enthusiastically received. “And it’s true, because Stromae, the man who bridged the gap between old French chanson and the latest in electronic music, is in great shape,” it seems.

“He sings like contemporary Jacques Brel, with a gentle roar and powerful punches. The four musicians who accompany him show that electronic music can also be performed well. The futuristic-looking desks behind them seem to be interpreted as a nod to Kraftwerk, according to the report.” The passwordwho was only watched by audiences dancing fanatically when Stromae played “Alors on danse,” was a huge hit twelve years ago.

Life changing show

Norwegian Refugee Council He even talked about a “life-changing show” from our compatriot. “Circulation Centipede creator Stromae outdoes himself in the Lowlands with a visually stunning world-class show. Allowing people to dance faithfully to dark songs, that’s fantastic,” writes the Dutch. “The tightly oriented presentation of the Belgian-Rwandan artist is a cross-media work of art with its own narrative filled with movie-movie elements, a robotic dog the singer brought to three technicians and a creative team bigger than a football team.”

3voor12, Dutch public radio VPRO’s pop music platform, has seen “Belgian Maestro” lead the Lowlands to its heyday. “Stromae’s main show is everything you’d want from a final show like this: musically tight, visually stunning, drifting from emotional depth to blissful ecstasy. A true Back to the form to the Belgian gentleman.