Nederbeat

[citation needed] Among the best-known Nederbeat groups are the Golden Earring, The Motions, The Outsiders and Shocking Blue.

[2] The interest was further spurred on by the Beatles concerts in the Netherlands in 1964 that drew large crowds, followed by a performance by The Rolling Stones at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen disrupted by an excited audience.

[3] The emergence of pirate station Radio Veronica also worked to stimulate the Dutch music community to produce a great amount of 'Nederbeat'.

The clubs on its boulevard, from where Veronica's pirate ship was constantly visible, became the locus for Dutch talent.

[3] The Motions were the first Nederbeat band to produce charting singles in the Netherlands with their songs "It's Gone" released in late 1964, and "Wasted Words", in 1965.