Relatief + Fred Goverde

You won’t be bored when you listen to Relatief: an Amsterdam-based band consisting of five guys. Relative believes the Netherlands is fucked up, thinks everything that is not left is right and everything right is stupid. Little remains unthinking and they see through the game; they demolish the Lower House and the broken heart will prevail. In a world where truth is relative, Relative is absolute. The band is like Little Orchestra, but performed by The Clash. Are you a fan of primary colours, angular guitars and screeching organs? Then come and listen to Relative at Simplon UP!

Fred Goverde is known for songs like ‘YOU MAY BEST KNOW THAT I NEVER THINK ABOUT YOU’ and ‘HUISMUS STRAATKAT KUTWIJF’. Stimulating poetry with a hefty dose of guts, ADHD energy and lots of noise. But when performing solo, the headstrong songwriter usually leaves the noise for what it is. So during ESNS 2025, he surprised a packed Walter’s Bookshop with a concert consisting only of new songs.