Effenaar

The old Effenaar venue hosted many large (national and international) acts throughout its existence, including Bauhaus, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Sex Pistols.

[2] The Effenaar hosted evenings where young people could express their discontent with society, politics and their parents.

After five years the group decided to allow the Effenaar to grow more in the direction of cultural events, but still with criticism of society as the main focus.

In 1986 the decision was made to widen the target audience and to make the character of the place more open and welcoming.

[citation needed] Many rock and pop bands have played at the venue, for example A Certain Ratio, Bauhaus, The Fall, Joy Division, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Sex Pistols.

Her label Djax-Up-Beats and its subsidiaries played a large role in introducing Chicago-style techno to the Netherlands and promoting it around the world.

Roughly 50 artists, including members of Ramones, The Cure, The Birthday Party, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Butthole Surfers, The Jesus Lizard, Motorpsycho, Babyshambles and Elbow tell anecdotally about their shows in the Effenaar and thereby indicate the musical era in which they travelled to Eindhoven.