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AFAS Live

Formerly Heineken Music Hall

Large-scale music venue with plenty of international stars having performed here. More "headliners" are booked in Amsterdam for AFAS Live than any other venue. Best reached by train or metro (station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA).

Address: ArenA Boulevard 590
Website: afaslive.nl (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Amsterdam/Zuidoost, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

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