Amsterdam BeatClub

Amsterdam BeatClub (est. 2003, produced by Ir. Vendermeulen) is known for promoting the ultracool music of the fifties and sixties era. It is inspired by The Beat Generation Jazz, Alan Freed's 50's Big Beat, 60's Beat Culture and early tv shows like 'Beat Club' & 'The !!!! Beat'. Many clubnights and festivals are organized at different venues and apart from deejays & live-music the parties often feature Go-Go Dancers, Burlesque performers, sideshows and cult veejay-visuals.

Expect an un-Beat-able Cocktail of the very best Vintage Music!
Greasy Soul, Sleazy Rhythm ‘n Blues, Frantic Rock ‘n Roll, Swingin' Sixties Sounds, Mod-Jazz, Beat, Boogaloo, Twist à-GoGo, Garage Punk, FreakBeat, YéYé, Exotica, Finger Poppin' Popcorn, Ska, Surf, Big Band Jive and Cool Cover versions.

Numerous great artists have performed at Amsterdam BeatClub parties over the years: The Sonics, Arthur Brown, The Jackets, Bonnie St. Claire, The Spunyboys, Big Jay Mc.Neely, Otis Gayle, Natty Bo & the Savoys, Jacqueline Taïeb, Os Mutantes, Wyld Gooms, The Kik, The Fleshtones, GONN, The Hi-Stakes, Earl Jackson, Gizzelle, Los Moustros, Messer Chups, The Mocks, T-99, Wau Y Los Arrrghs!!!, Meschiya Lake, The Rhythm Shakers, The Uppertones.. just to name just a few. Check the ABC Hall of Fame for (almost..) complete list!

Amsterdam BeatClub: The Best Place to Go! Go!

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Saturday Dec. 27th.
Amsterdam BeatClub at Patronaat

live: Mark Foggo's Skasters (UK) +
Richard Nola (50's Jump Jive, FR) & the Savoys

dj's Asnavoura & Guzz spinning the grooviest 50's/60's wax!

Amsterdam BeatClub is bringing another fantastic party to the Patronaat!
Mark Foggo has been in the ska business for about 45 years. He's coming with his hyperactive Skasters to really shake things up, so... skank 'til you drop!
Richard Nola, aka "the French Big Joe Turner" & The Savoys guarantee a swinging 50's R'nB party, featuring repertoire from Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris and Louis Jordan among others.

Deejays Asnavoura & Guzz the Generous will be spinning the best dancefloor killers from them early days.

Dec 31st.
Amsterdam BeatClub "STARDUST NYE PARTY"
in Paradiso/Upper Room!!
Early bird tickets for NYE are all SOLD OUT, some regular tickets still available here!

Amsterdam BeatClub will be back in the Paradiso upstairs room with their sleazy 50's STARDUST nightclub, feat. live music, party deejays, glamorous burlesque shows, cult visuals, Bubbles 'n Balls, Twist Contest.. FUN! FUN! FUN!

Hosted by Ir. Vendermeulen, live: Black Elvis (UK), Richard Nola (FR) & the Savoys, burlesque starlets: Fay Loren & Natsumi Scarlett, Café Noir, La Sirène, Candygirl Sofie, deejays Asnavoura, Ir. Vdm & Miss Twist.. and more!!!

..and the 1st. ABC party of 2026!
Saturday Jan. 10th.
Amsterdam BeatClub at De Nieuwe Anita

live: Minko (Roots & Country Soul)
Album Out on Excelsior Recordings!

Call it style, sex or groove: MINKO has it all. Just listen to 'Back on the Road', the first single on Excelsior Recordings, the joy of playing and craftsmanship is palpable. The debut album simply titled 'MINKO' was produced by Pablo van de Poel (DeWolff). It's released in October '25 and makes clear why artists like Tim Knol and Danny Vera are already following the band with great interest: MINKO has something special. The band consists of brothers Dusty and Darryl Ciggaar (Dry Riverbed Trio, Ian Siegal Band), Nick Croes (Typhoon, Jett Rebel) and 'Dawn Brother' Tammo Deuling.

dj's Asnavoura, Yves of Destruction & Ir. Vdm spin the hot wax!
great music, fab cocktails, cool dancing & party-time!!!

Saturday Feb 21st.
Amsterdam BeatClub at De Nieuwe Anita
great music, fab cocktails, cool dancing & party-time!!!

live: The Renegade Bandits (Crazy Cool Cowpunks!) &
Rocky Tops (Mokum Country)
dj's Ir. Vendermeulen & Asnavoura spin the wild 50's/60's wax!

THE RENEGADE BANDITS
With the live album that just came out, loads of shows and working on the third studio album as well, you could say that these four outlaws from the south of Holland who formed in a hideout during a global pandemic are doing quite well. Playing their own brew of growling outlaw country mixed with a little shot of obscure twangy rockabilly blues and a punk attitude, a roaring buffoon, twangy gee-tar strings, a tommygun-like doghousebass and a Spastic behind the drums, but with members from punk, psychobilly and black metal bands you were not expecting your basic countryband right, they are the Renegade Bandits!

ROCKY TOPS
The Rocky Tops are a four-piece band from Amsterdam.The members have earned their stripes in illustrious bands like Julia P., Anacondas, Jack of Hearts, and Blue Moon Boys, and their diverse styles and influences converge in the Rocky Tops' unique style: indie-country.

"Mr. ABC" Ir. Vendermeulen was asked by Excelsior Records to make a spotify playlist with some of his favorite tracks.. Just Go!Go! HERE & enjoy! 🪐💫✨💥

available now:

Amsterdam BeatClub: The Best Place To Go! Go! vol. 3
2 LP-set on Sonic Rendezvous/Munster Records + 16-page booklet

Here's another cool 2 record-set, featuring 33 bands and artists that all performed at Amsterdam BeatClub over the last 20 years. You'll find the best in Rhythm 'n Blues, Rock 'n roll, Surf, Beat, 60's Garage and everything inbetween, all combined on this compilation. Also included is a wicked 16-page booklet full of photos, rare flyers, full length stories and inside information about 20 years of Amsterdam BeatClub: "The Best Place To Go! Go!" Incl. many previously unreleased tracks!

feat. Les Robots, Spunyboys, Earl Jackson & the Savoys, Jansen & de Vries 4-tet, Gizzelle, The WiseGuyz, Mischief!, Dry Riverbed Trio, The Uppertones, The Hi-Stakes, Georgina Peach & the Savoys, The Two Timers, Los Killer Tones, The Skepticals, Doctor Velvet, Bebo & the Goodtime Boys, Les Synapses, The Kryng, Frankie, the Mocks, The Wyld Gooms, The Hello Weeners, Howlin' Jaws, T-99, Phantom Frank, Fleur, Los Sustos, Messer Chups, The Courettes, Martin Draax, The Jackets, Los Moustros del Espacio Exterior, Le Chiffre Organ-ization.

produced & compiled by Ir. Vendermeulen
mastering by Arjan Spies
artwork by Yves Vaillant

available in our SHOP !

We have got some cool Amsterdam BeatClub merchandise for sale !

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Met een grote passie voor vintage muziek -en levensstijl is ABC Agency opgezet om zalen, festivals en bedrijven in contact te brengen met het neusje van de zalm van wat er in Nederland op dit gebied gaande is. Of het nu gaat om het boeken van een rock & roll-deejay, een boogaloo-band, een sixties soul-zangeres of een burlesque optreden.

Of moet er een compleet programma op maat ontworpen worden, incl. uitbundige acts en danseressen? Het is allemaal mogelijk bij ABC AGENCY !

Amsterdam BeatClub: official Tardam Records dealer!

TARDAM RECORDS is a vinyl record-label, based in Taranto & Amsterdam. A group of dj-friends join forces to release great 7″ records with a sixties dance feeling, like boogaloo, modjazz, soul, ska, r’n’b & funk. Music which can be enjoyed both on the dancefloor or at home, by collectors, music lovers and deejays.

Tardam Records catalogue is available at ABC SHOP