Maastricht 2017, all you need to know

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This page contains a lot of information for all fans planning to visit the André Rieu concerts in Maastricht. A click on each picture will bring you to detailed information on each subject. For tickets: follow the link on André's website: www.andrerieu.com In 2025 we stopped organizing the annual fan dinners and hanging out the banners on DuCasque Hotel. The fan picnics will take place in the City Park, on every concert Saturday from 12 - 2 PM. Come to the park and meet with your fan- / Facebook friends. Scroll down, click on the pictures, to read more information.

Maastricht city maps are on sale at the Tourist Office.

Tickets for concerts, terrace arrangements, accommodation, parking. We have created a comprehensive guide as to where and how to obtain concert tickets, terrace dinner tickets and accommodation. Click on the picture of the Theatre to the left to see all details (Ranks and prices).

Spare ticket mediation service. Tickets for the Maastricht concerts are always in high demand. Most concerts are virtually sold out right away! If you are still looking for tickets or if you have tickets to offer or want to see if tickets are available from fans, click on the seating plan to the right for more details. (“podium” means “stage”). 2025 prizes are A2: €175, A1 and A3: €139, B2: €115 B1 and B3: €105, C2: €85, C1 and C3: €69.

Travel by train. Many fans will travel by plane to AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT or Eindhoven airport and from there travel by train on to Maastricht. Click on the train to the left to see all details of these trips. Traveling by high-speed train from the UK, France or Germany to Maastricht, or arriving at Paris or Frankfurt airport? Click here for more information.

Fan Dinner 2024: Unfortunately, we have to conclude that the number of fans who register for our annual fan dinner is decreasing every year. We have therefore decided to stop organizing this event, starting in 2025 and onwards. Click on the ship to read the history of fan dinners from 2005 - 2024.

The Fan Picnics, on concert-Saturdays in July 2025.

Although we have also noticed a decline in the number of visitors here, we will continue to offer this fan meeting opportunity for the time being. Click on the picture to the left to see all the details for this event. Who will we see in 2025?

In between the concerts. What to do in Maastricht and surroundings.

For the days in between the concerts you can explore the city and its surroundings. Click on the coat-of-arms on the right to see all the details. A city center walk, a walk to and over St. Peter's mountain, a trip around St. Peter's mountain, which can be done either on foot or by bike, the Wonderland walk in the Efteling amusement park (in the province of Noord-Brabant, where André recorded the "Wonderland" DVD), and a walk in the footsteps of the French musketeer d'Artagnan.

A (full) daytrip to the original "Red Rose Café" in Hoorn

In 1976 Pierre Kartner wrote the famous song "The Red Rose Café", also known as "The little Café on the Harbor". This song became popular all over the world and numerous artists recorded it. In 2002, André and the JSO also recorded "The Red Rose Café" and presented the first copy of the CD to Pierre Kartner. The original Red Rose Café is in the town of Hoorn, named 't Schippershuis! There they have 178 different versions of the song available. In 2008 and 2012 we did organize a trip to Hoorn and the café. Every year we notice a renewed interest in visiting Hoorn and the café. Click on the picture to the left to open the document with a full description of this (full day) trip from Maastricht to Hoorn. To save the document on your own computer, click the small floppy disc icon at the top-left of the document.

Below a YouTube City film of Maastricht. Last update of January 2014. Thank you Eva van Beek! Duration: 20 minutes.

Below a nice video clip about the city of Maastricht.

Below another nice video clip “Dreaming of Maastricht” (historic and cultural city of André Rieu). Recorded in May 2012 by Harry Winthagen.

Lancashire Post, January 11, 2019. By Clare Kelly. Is André Rieu's orchestra key to a more peaceful world?? Very regrettably, 2019 seems to be starting off with so many disputes, wars, disagreements, famine, divisions and anger which politicians and others appear incapable of solving. One has only to look at Republicans versus Democrats in the US, the EU verses the UK, Russia versus Ukraine, Saudi Arabia versus Yemen, unions versus the private rail companies and many, many more. But there is a way tensions might be calmed. The amazing Dutch violinist and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, Andre Rieu, has, for 31 years, led his wonderful band all over the world. His orchestra contains folk from 13 different countries. There is never a row, no in-fighting, all successfully based on fun. Wherever his orchestra plays, everyone is full of happiness, goodwill, caring and love of their fellow man. After two or more hours of playing, there is hardly a dry eye in the audience. His music appeals to everyone. So, if his orchestra was booked for a two-hour session before all future ‘disputes and meetings’, the overall air would be calmer, far more pleasant, and a ‘nice’ outcome much more likely. Everything else seems to be failing right now - so why not give this a try?

For 2025: 12 concert dates on the Vrijthof 3,4,5,6 July; 10,11,12,13 July; 17,18,19,20 July.