The Citizen Orphanage has now built up a good track record with special concerts and big names in the courtyard. For example, De Dijk, Danny Vera, Eliades Ochoa, Curtis Harding, MEAU, Spinvis and Karsu have already been seen in previous years.

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Program

The program for June 2026 is now complete and is on stage:

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Jungle By Night - June 5

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Jungle by Night plays a danceable mix of krautrock, jazz, dance and techno. The band is a welcome guest at festivals such as Lowlands, Sziget, Glastonbury and Into The Great Wide Open and if you've ever attended one of their rock-solid shows, you know that standing still is not an option.

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The Fatal Flowers - June 6

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After the successful 2019 club reunion, The Fatal Flowers will return in 2026! Fans have been hoping for it for years, and that wish is now coming true. The timing is no coincidence. The shows coincide with the 40th anniversary of the debut album Younger Days (1986), the record that made the Amsterdam guitar band's definitive breakthrough

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Diggy Dex - June 12

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After successful albums like Waves, Caravan and Carousel and countless sold-out shows, he's back with his eighth studio album Giusto pace (April 2025) and a brand new tour. A musical journey full of feeling, energy and recognition.

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Femi Kuti & The Positive Force - June 13

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With razor-sharp lyrics about political corruption and social inequality and an irresistible mix of funk, jazz and highlife, he creates an explosive, danceable sound that touches and wakes up.

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SNOT - June 19

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SNOT is a legendary American punk band from Santa Barbara that has been flattening everything with an explosive mix of punk, hardcore and funk since 1995. With the iconic album Get Some (1997), the band put themselves firmly on the map in the late 90s nu-metal scene.

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Lagwagon - June 20

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Lagwagon, pioneers of melodic California punk and a fixture in the genre for decades, will return to Europe in summer 2026 with an extensive tour. The band around frontman Joey Cape is celebrating the legendary album HOSS (1995), an album that became a cornerstone of 90s punk rock.

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Truckfighters & Yawning Man & Dwarves - June 26

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An evening where desert dust, fuzz pedals, punk chaos and psychedelic depth come together with Truckfighters in the all-scorching finale.

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MEROL - June 27

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MEROL burst into pop music with Lekker Met De Meiden in 2018 and has been unstoppable ever since. With her cheeky, stubborn Dutch-language electro-pop, she fillets the zeitgeist: sex, feminism and everything around it, wrapped in irresistible synth pop.

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In the coming weeks, supports will be announced for various dates, so keep an eye on the website and our socials!