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LEIPZIG. Sorry, Johann Sebastian Bach.
This weekend, it’s one thing considerably extra “celebration” and easy in the best way of music that dominates within the classical music metropolis of Leipzig.
The orange, Dutch supporter celebration (with an emphasis on celebration) has taken town by storm – leaping left and proper.
- The Oranje celebration takes over Leipzig along side the Netherlands’ soccer match in opposition to France, with tens of hundreds of Dutch soccer followers filling town with celebration spirit and the colour orange.
- The Dutch hit music “Hyperlinks, rechts” from 2017, carried out by the celebration band Snollebollekes, has change into a viral summer time hit in 2024 and is performed extensively through the festivities.
- Rob Kemps, lead singer of Snollebollekes, praises the Dutch celebration spirit, stressing that their music goals to unite individuals and create pleasure, somewhat than conveying deep messages.
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Footballs and seaside balls fly round within the air. One hat is extra enjoyable than the opposite. The beer and pyro smoke are flowing. Dance music thunders out of the audio system.
The constant coloration? Orange.
In reference to the Netherlands’ assembly with France, a Dutch folks celebration, consisting of tens of hundreds of supporters, has additionally made it to Leipzig. The truth that the Netherlands’ official fan zone at Wilhelm Leuschner Platz opened later as a result of climate didn’t stop it from being stuffed to capability – earlier than the orange crowd continued in the direction of the Redbull enviornment and tonight’s match.
Sportbladet turned its again on the orange crowd through the add.
How come you at all times handle to collect so many followers?
– It’s a Dutch speciality. You do not see different international locations doing that. After all different international locations have followers, however not on this approach, says Pieter from Eindhoven to Sportbladet.
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full display Dutch folks pageant at Wilhelm Leuschner Platz. Photograph: Makoto Asahara
“Simply good environment on a regular basis”
– We like to celebration. It is one large celebration. Then I hope we win too, says Dan from Utrecht.
– It is custom, it has been like that for a number of years. Individuals come and do it yearly, each event, it is the very best there may be, says Timior, a half-Swedish and half-Dutch supporter who notes Sportbladet’s pink microphone within the crowd.
What characterizes you Dutch followers?
– Good environment, music and that all of us go collectively behind a bus to the world. It is only a good environment on a regular basis.
Along with strolling in teams, in addition they bounce left in addition to proper.
It is because it has not solely introduced with it a folks pageant – but additionally what could very effectively be 2024’s large summer time day in Germany.
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fullscreen chevron-rightnextSnollebollekes carried out in Fanzone with their viral hit music.
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Viral summer time dung
It should be mentioned that the Dutch celebration band Snollebollekes launched the music “Left Proper” already in 2017, and that it has been well-known and infrequently performed within the Netherlands for a very long time.
This summer time, nevertheless, it has change into globally well-known.
Thanks to those photographs from Hamburg earlier this week:
And positive sufficient, the music, which on the time of writing is second on the German Spotify’s viral prime 50 record, was additionally performed on repeat in Leipzig. With the band themselves in place within the Dutch fan zone, furthermore.
– I really feel honored. Music unites individuals, irrespective of the place they arrive from. There isn’t a want for deep tones as in melancholic, classical items. It is easy celebration music that makes individuals completely satisfied, says Rob Kemps, singer in Snollebollekes, into German Spiegel.
– It is unpretentious music. Profitable songs often convey a message, whether or not it is about conflict or peace. For us, it can be crucial which you can dance to it.
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full display The Netherlands’ fanzone at Wilhelm Leuschner Platz was stuffed to capability. Photograph: Makoto Asahara
“We’re not ashamed to celebration”
Sure, in fact it is easy celebration music that makes Leipzig composers like Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner flip of their graves.
But when there may be an “orange celebration” on the town, so be it.
– Individuals from the Netherlands are merely free. They aren’t ashamed to celebration. Germany, for instance, additionally has a very good celebration tradition, in the event you consider Oktoberfest and different issues. However the Netherlands are merely Dutch. They’re simply completely satisfied, says Rob Kemps.