Sneeuwpop the great found name if you speak Dutch (the summer edition and bigger brother is called Waterpop). In The Netherlands Paaspop (Easter pop) usually brag that they open the outdoor festival season. They also sometimes state it can be cold. Well, in Wateingen people are build different and the festival season opens in January. Yes it was around 0 degrees, but who cares. There is snow for the children to catch a cold in and there is beer plus music. A great reason for many of us to gather around a table and feel the cold finding it's way upwards starting from your feet. After two corona years I forgot from three years ago it is wise to wear thick football socks, but we managed as Robert predicted until the bar closes. Well that was pretty fast after the last band finished the party around 20:30.
And then there is music. This year had a newby for me. Normally I go for the social and thirst aspect only, this time The Hague's finest OSDM band Melting Eyes were invited. Always good to see a general music festival reacting to some brutal death grunts. Their 2021 release My Final Resting Place makes part of The Hague's obligatory metal canon. Melting Eyes (recently called Melting Ice in an interview) did melt some speakers at Sneeuwpop as halfway through the second song we could only hear their sound from the stage monitors. Luckily all was fixed fast and it turned out that every time you see Melting Eyes they tend to be a bit tighter (if still possible) than the previous time. A good set of Death Metal, which was not for all at Sneeuwpop. Looking forward to see them again soon at warmer conditions.
Further musically there was not a lot going on. I recall an Alanis Morriset cover band and a band formed at the most sympathetic local football club closed the day. Outdoor Festival Season 2023 has been opened.
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