Ziggodome

Estuve en el Ziggodome en el último concierto de Madonna en Amsterdam, y la verdad es que aluciné según llegamos, aunque, y esto para mí es un punto negativo, tuvimos que coger un taxi: parece ser que llegar en transporte público es fácil, pero a nosotros nos costó muchísimo enterarnos de cómo. Aunque peor fue salir, que había cero información, y menos dos información sobre horarios de trenes, Metro, etc. ¡Solo veíamos a la gente correr como una loca! MAL.
Pero por lo demás, el sitio es increíble. Está recubierto por una pantalla de LEDs, que va dando ambientillo al tema. Las colas son rapidísimas, y pese a haber un estricto control de seguridad (los atentados de París estaban bastante recientes), no sufrimos nada. Tiene guardarropa y unas taquillas donde puedes dejar tus cosas. Y además hay muchísimas barras, tanto de bebida como de comida. Y comida con buena pinta, ojo, que parece un oxímoron cuando hablas de un sitio de conciertos grande.
Por dentro, fenomenal. Amplio, con muchísimos baños y cero apreturas. No me gustó que hay que usar tokens para comprar la comida y la bebida, y no hay una guía de cuántos tokens cuesta cada cosa. Pero me reconcilié con el sistema después de que nos sobraran bastantes y hubiese una caja exclusivamente para devolver las fichas, en la que te devolvían el dinero inmediatamente. OLE.
Y por último, lo importante: ya me habían avisado que era uno de los arenas con mejor sonido de toda Europa, pero yo nunca llegué a pensar que lo fuera tanto. El Ziggodome suena ESPECTACULAR, increíble. De los mejores espacios para conciertos que he visitado en toda mi vida.

Sehr große Veranstaltungsarena mit super Akustik! Zu erreichen mit der Bahn oder dem Bus, auch Nachts kommt man mit dem Nachtbus noch weg. Die Abgabe der Jacke oder Tasche ist an der Garderobe kostenlos! Das muss extra erwähnt werden, gibt’s in Deutschland, speziell Berlin, leider nicht. Für das Bezahlen von Speisen und Getränken muss Geld in kleine Plastikchips umgetauscht werden. Bargeldloses bezahlen. Getauscht werden kann direkt unten neben der Garderobe oder an Automaten im ersten Stock. Auf jeder Etage kann man sich etwas zu Essen kaufen. Preise ok, ist ja nie billig in Veranstaltungsareas. Überall Sitzmöglichkeiten. Oben noch mal abgetrennt eine Bar und größerer Raum mit Sesseln zum gemütlichen warten auf das Konzert. Die Sitze innerhalb der Konzerthalle sind alle so steil angeordnet, dass man nie den Kopf des Vordermanns vor sich hat. Blick zur Bühne fast überall sehr gut vorhanden. Ein Konzertbesuch in Amsterdam lohnt sich!

Excellent venue.
Modern with all the comforts you expect from a first class concert theatre.
The main feature, sound quality, is excellent. I was on a pretty high stand and I could hear loud and clear with no echoes … just perfect.
Plenty of bars all over floors.
They use the buy coins system which I do not like much but is nevertheless simple and you can return for cash what you did not use.
The stage is quite high so even the short ones (like me) can enjoy a full view.
Tickets at this venue are a bit more expensive than others but service is 5 stars.
Easy accessible from the city by any means of public or private transport even late at nite.
From outside a great lighting system make this music box shine with great advertising and info.
Security felt top notch.
Well done

J’ai découvert le Ziggodome du côté «artistes».
Le lieu est une sorte de gros hangar type Sportpaleis à Anvers, mais le lieu est plutôt bien pensé. L’entrée est très large et permet à quasiment toute la foule de rentrer en même temps. Vu la taille du lieu, les personnes en gradin auront du mal à voir la scèné mais heureusement, il y a des écrans — pas géants mais grands.
L’accueil est professionnel, disponible et sympathique, les employés très efficaces.
Personnellement, je préfère des salles plus petites et intimistes donc je né mets que 3 étoiles. Mais vu les artistes qui y passent, c’est une salle de concert où vous devrez mettre les pieds au moins une fois.

I have been to the Ziggodome for all three of the Blue Planet concerts and the Fantasia concert. All big video screens with an orchestra playing along to the action on the screen. I really do like the venue! It is easy to get to, plenty big, but for these concerts, it was not so huge you missed out on anything.
There are plenty of options to get to the Ziggodome, even though it is outside of Amsterdam. I have ridden my bicycle and used public transportation. Easy either way to get there for your event. Coat check and lockers are available as well, although I have not used either for the events I attended.
There are several options for dining around the area and options inside. As others mentioned, they use the munten (token) system for food and beverages. The Ziggodome is not the only venue I have been to that uses the munten system, no matter where you are this system is annoying. So be prepared to figure out what you want and then buy the correct amount of munten before jumping in line. Unless you are a regular, the munten will expire about every six months.
All-​in-​all, I like the Ziggodome for its size, acoustics, cleanliness and access.

Ziggodome is cool. It has plenty of options and space for a multitude of different set ups. I’m surprised to see a building in the Netherlands that actually seems to be well thought out and designed appropriately to it’s purpose. Believe me, that’s a rarity in this country. Only the floor in the hallway is maybe a bit too slippery considering the high heeled shoes women wear and the amount of alcohol some people use here.
Love that there’s a la Place in here that stays open during the entire time of the concert you’re at. I wish I would have known this beforehand though, because then I wouldn’t have hurriedly stuffed chips and other junk down my face between work and the Mars concert…
Also, the Thirty seconds to Mars concert was great! Loved the acrobats and obviously the music. ;) Too bad the signing session was so horribly unorganized!

Armin Van Buuren was Excellent here his Armin Only Intense tour was the best ever. This venue was the best and nicest venue that we have ever been to. Plus they had free wifi and good free wifi with good speeds even with everyone on it during the show it was really nice to be able to upload and pictures. Overall the sound the stage and the lighting was perfect. Its a small place but extremely nice. The security was very nice and friendly.
I wish venues back in the US was this professional and nice and clean.

Cool venue.
The token system is dumb.
Too bad they built this place roughly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, the trains runs here, and a few buses. But food options are very limited. Check out the mall next door, they have a few that may be good. The rest in the area is shit.

Possibly the best venue I’ve ever been to. The perfect size.
17,000 capacity I believe, with two tiers of seating and a large standing section. Unbelievably good air conditioning throughout. I didn’t even break sweat in a sold out dancey gig, it was crazy.
Also, no security staff or anything anywhere. Yet, super clean and tidy. Madness.
Great acoustics as well.
One star knocked off for their ‘munten’ system where you need to buy tokens to use at the bar which is a far greater inconvenience than it sounds. Especially when you need to buy a minimum of 4 (10 euros). Only wanted water, which I had to buy. Was having none of it.
Some good eating spots nearby and excellent transport links from here, as per the rest of Amsterdam.