Paard

Paard van Troje (Dutch for Trojan Horse), since 2016 known as PAARD, is a venue in The Hague, Netherlands founded in 1972 18 June with the support of the alderman of culture from The Hague.

The Paard van Troje began as a centre for youth culture.

The venue's programming policy focuses on 'quality pop' as opposed to mainstream acts.

Prominent artists including U2, Prince, Pearl Jam played their first Dutch shows in this venue.

The annual State-X New Forms festival is curated by the venue, focusing on avant garde rock, left field music and related cutting edge music.