Sounds Like Roskilde Networking: Meet Belmont Bookings

Leading up to Sounds Like Roskilde, February 23rd, we’ll introduce you to some of the many international industry professionals that you can meet at the event. We’re looking forward to seeing Bob van Heur of Belmont Bookings

Name: Bob van Heur

Agency name: Belmont Bookings, Amsterdam / Le Guess Who? Festival / Beaches Brew Festival

Can you tell us a bit about your agency? 
We are an international booking agency based in Amsterdam, Netherlands since October 2000. We book European tours for artists like The Tallest Man on Earth, SUUNS, Julia Holter, Ought, Daniel Norgren, Oblivians and many more.
We are the promoter in the Netherlands for artists like Bon Iver, The XX, Black Lips, JUNUN, Protomartyr, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard a.o.
Besides this, Belmont Bookings is promoter for the Italian festival Beaches Brew and I am the founder/booker of Le Guess Who? Festival.

Can you name a few acts that you personally work with? 
Im the agent for Annette Peacock, Black Mountain, Cate Le Bon, Destroyer, DRINKS, Endless Boogie, ICEAGE, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Liima, Meatbodies, Moonface, Oblivians, Ought, Pink Mountaintops, Polvo, Royal Headache, Selda, Sleepy Sun, SUUNS, Tim Darcy, Tim Presley, Total Control, White Fence

Can you name a few acts that you have had/will have playing at Roskilde Festival?
SUUNS, Destroyer, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Black Mountain, ICEAGE

What’s the, hands down, best live show you’ve ever seen?
Pff so many, but i would say Rainer Ptacek in Tom Tom Heythuysen and Erykah Badu in Cascais Portugal