Donderstad Festival

The Donderstad Festival is a music festival held yearly in Donderstad since 1966. Originally founded as Donderstad Folkmuziek (Folk music festival), it became a counterculture era music festival in 1968 with the inclusion of rock and pop musicians. The original festival was last held in 1975 due to difficulty at organizing and managing the concert, and the efforts of the Donderstad city government.

The festival is held yearly at the end of July

History
For the 1972 edition, German Can was the headlining act. A standalone edition of the Donderstad Festival returned in 1986, with Talking Heads as the main act, along with The Dragons and the first large concert for Black Sheep.

Modern Festival
There was interest in continuing the festival after 1986, but the funds were not properly administered and there was not enough for another one in 1987. In the late 1990s, there was renewed interest in recreating the festival. A small lineup was announced for 2000, but this one got pushed over to 2001. Since then it has been held on an annual basis.