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APRIL
BERLIN
Two-wheeled wonders take
over the O2World arena in the
German capital’s Friedrichshain
neighbourhood for two evenings
of motocross mayhemon 16 and
17 March. Night Of The Jumps is a
big-budget show, aimed squarely
Europe’s petrolheads, who love to
riders pull sick stunts, twisted jum
and all manner of other daring feat
on their modifiedmachines. There
even a high-jump competition – th
record stands at an astonishing 11
The winner receives a trophy and t
adulation of fans and fellow riders a
nightofthejumps.com
Night Of
The Jumps
LONDON GATWICK
Taking place in Brighton, The
Great Escape festival sits
alongside the likes of SXSW in the
USA and Holland’s Eurosonic as
one of the best places around to
see the big bands of tomorrow
before they strike it really big.
Alongside known names like
Friendly Fires and Sufjan Stevens,
the seaside festival on 10-12
May will play host tomore than
300 new acts. And it’s not just
gigs; the chance to hobnob with
music-industry bods makes
this the ideal festival for people
more interested in how the music
biz works than getting drunk
in a field, swaying to Coldplay.
escapegreat.com
The Great Escape
AMSTERDAM
On 30April each year, the streets,
squares and parks of Amsterdam
turn orange in a one-day show
of Dutch pride and nationalism
that brings the people of the
Netherlands together as one
giant, brightly coloured whole.
Queen’s Day is the official
celebration of the Royal family
and the Dutch nation, but it’s
evolved intomuchmore than
just a formal day of tribute. Now,
it’s also about partying – there
are carnival events across
town, which spill into nighttime
bashes with live music and DJs.
Remember to wear orange
and carry the Tricolour.
iamsterdam.com
Queen’s Day
MARCH
MAY
TRAVELLER
BOOK AHEAD
Planning a trip over the
next fewmonths?Make a
note in your diary and get
to one of these events
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